thE Read Pile - 7/16/08

My apologies for not being around but this week. We are going to talk millar, have 3 movie reviews, and have multiple pre-post Batman blogs. 

 
#1 MARVEL 1985 #3(OF 6) - Love this series Millar is really making me happy. I will talk about him more this week. 

#2 FINAL CRISIS ROGUE'S REVENGE #1(OF 3) - Johns is god. 

#3 MIGHTY AVENGERS #16 - meh.

#4 TRINITY #7 - This series is working for me even the Tarot back ups. 

#5 TINY TITANS #6 - This series is perfect for toilet reading.

#6 JOKER'S ASYLUM POISON IVY #1 - I'm not loving these Joker Asylum as much as I should. 

#7 DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #4 (OF 6) -  This is  a pretty dumb series I think I'm dropping it, 

#8 TANGENT SUPERMAN'S REIGN #5( OF 12) - This series is really poorly planned. This series should be an event. You shouldn't schedule this at the same time as Final Crisis when is this supposed to be happening?

moment of weekness

I'm hyped about The Dark Knight a great deal of my excitement is to see Ledger's performance. So see how his co-workers talk about him.

Now over here at the Weekness we love the 1987 Fred Dekker classic Monster Squad and really hope the Rob Cohen produced remake never-ever gets made. 

George Carlin

George Carlin has been dead for a while it's time to cross him off as per his wishes. 

thE Read Pile - 7/09/08

I need to spend less money on comics. For real.

#1 BOOSTER GOLD #1,000,000 - I gave my brother Sam the issues up to this one and he has no knowledge of DC history and he loved it. Thats how good this series is. 

#2 GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #10 - I like the book but I want this story line to wrap up. So we can see some Deathstorke or some of Green Arrow's new married status quo.

#3 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #17 - Wow It's been 17 issues. Alot has happened yet nothing has happened. Wierd. 

#4 FINAL CRISIS REQUIEM #1 - Morrison is sucking hard. The Martian still hasn't gotten his due and this cover is crap. 

#5 SECRET INVASION #4 - This series is sucking. 

#6 TRINITY #6 - I'm really negative. I stille haven't read issue 4 or 5 but I still like this book. I had no clue it would be better than Final Crisis. 

# 7 ACTION COMICS #867 -Johns is the best. Last issue was fantastic jump on this book. 

#8 CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #0 - Heard good things about this. 

#9 HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #5 (OF 6) - This series is actually good. Great art, quality plotting, and story telling. 

#10 ULTIMATE ORIGINS #2(OF 5) - This is the first ultimate book i've ever read. I'm confused.

#11 YOUNG X-MEN #4 - This is sucking. I'm going to drop it. 

#12 LAST DEFENDERS #5(OF 6) - Meh.

#13 IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #4(OF 4) - I'm really not happy with the books this week. People write doom wrong in this.

#14 JOKER'S AYLUM THE PENGUIN #1 - The first one was okay. The art grew on you but Joker not killing people feels wrong. 

#15 DETECTIVE COMICS #846 RIP - I don't know if I'm picking this up if it'll help me understand RIP I will.

moment of weakness

Wolverine and the X-men has another trailer. Atomic Romance found it first. Check it out. 

also comic overload has done a bang up job to keep me entertained this weekend with 24 consecutive posts check it out. 

erislaughs and stephen watches: chapter 4

Sorry for posting so many you-tubey filled posts, but I enjoy the format. Do you like it or not?

Avengers Invaders - Namor is a bit dreamy. I like timetravel. It's to much to add on to Secret Invasion with out calling it a crisis.

Detective Comics - Haven't read it. I might start grabbing it if the Dark Knight throws me into a bout of batmadness. 

Catwoman, The Goon, Captain Britain, Tank Girl, Invincible Iron Man, Thor, - Doesn't catch my eye.

Secret Invasion - Meh, Fury wasn't that bad ass. I like your Skrull theory.  

Young X-men - Crappy indeed. 

Cookiness- Genius observation. I know what you mean. I feel more familiar with the DCU so I enjoy the characters and archetypes more than marvel which to me seems like it's cooky in a 90's way as opposed to a silver age way like the current dcu.

Hulk: Raging Thunder, Young Avengers, red Hulk, Cable - is of no interest to me.

X-force - How do you like this book? It's so crappy and dumb. I hate the art!

Abe Sapien - Might have to pick it up.

Gen Next - I will have to pick it up now. I love New X-men. 

Congrats on your A's I am proud. 

GO TEAM VENTURE! AND TEAM AMERICA!!!

Venture Bros. is quite frankly the best show on TV this summer. The third season is breaking ground and sculpting the Venture-verse in new and exciting ways. Arch-villainy has never been more cool and fun than the way it's depicted on the show. If you don't know, you can watch all the new episodes in their entirety right here on the internets. This fourth of July let's celebrate with the most American show ever made in Korea. THE VENTURE BROS!!!

Also the guy who puts Samson on Venture duty is Sgt. Hatred. 

GENIUS!

y-the movie lines. 5

This Y-lines day is extra special becuase tommorow is our Independence Day. The perfect day to tell our monkeys that we love them.

If you have your own favorite Y-moment you want me to put up I will take requests. 

link to the skies/mental maintenance

I wasn't going to check out Hellcat but Pulp Secret sold me on it. When I go to get my comics tomorrow I'll grab it. 

Also I'm due to grab Planet Hulk. The Hulk movie piqued my interest enough and I want to see the prologue to World War Hulk. I hope Avengers looks like this.

I'm also thinking about grabbing Noble Causes. Faerber is right up their with Johns as far as top writers in comics currently. I'm currently reading Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One. My brother lent them to me and he's reading Wanted which he has got me interested in. I'll probably polish off Wanted by the end of the month. Haven't checked out the movie yet, not that interested.  It's sad to say because Hellboy is one of my top ten favorite movies, that I am now more looking forward to The Dark Knight than Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. 

I'm in a Batman mood. I've been watching the Batman the Animated Series and Justice League episodes. 

 

top Ten Superhero casting

The Movie Blog has the Top Ten best super hero movie casting.

I agree with all their pics and would like to add my own. 

10. The Riddler - Jim Carey in Batman Forever was stupendous he brought a lot of energy and insanity to the role. If his plot was more realistic and less sci-fi would make Carey's performance perfect.

9. Poison Ivy - She is the sole bright spot in Batman and Robin she was sexy, alluring, and seductive. She acts like a bond girl and her transformation form nerdy to sultry is perfect.  She reminds me of Weird Science. 

8. Howard Saint - John Travolta is one of our cheesiest actors but he was gold in The Punisher. As an audience memebr he comes off as such an a-hole that you're happy to see him destory his family and business. Also his death is one of the coolest action movie deaths ever.

7.  Doc Ock - Alfred Molina gives a layered and menacing performance as the bad doctor. The audience can buy him as the mourning crazy husband. Also the cgi of watching him rob a bank is beautiful. 

6. Ra's Al Ghul - Liam Neeson is perfect. The Watanabe fake was believable and Neeson has all the charm and sophistication to play Ra's. 

5. Beast - Kelsey Grammer is great casting. I hated this movie but Kelsey's voice and demeanor fit beast perfectly. The Make-up was off though. 

4. Lt. Gordon - Gary Oldman is one of my favorite actors he is always solid from Dracula, to True Romance, to the good guy Jim Gordon.  He is honest and you feel for him as a character. 

3. The Trickster - Mark Hamill gives a beautiful performance as the Trickster. A wonderful preview of his voice acting skills. He is the master of comic book villainy.

2. Jean Grey - Famke Janssen is hot and looks wonderful in red. They never truly used her acting skills and would love to have watched her and Cyclops really fall in love on screen but it never panned out. 

1. The Caretaker and General Thunderbolt Ross - Sam Elliot is not only the bomb in westerns and in The Big Lebowski. He also has the perfect comic book exposition voice. His mustache is majestic and his eyes are enthralling. He is the best part of a lot of border line movies. 

What's your top ten super hero casting, blogosphere?

THE Read Pile - 7/02/08

Huge week my wallet  mourns.

#1 ALL NEW ATOM #25 - This book is ending and it's a shame because this character is great. I hope he gets a JLA roster spot. 

#2 BLUE BEETLE #28 - I hope this book does not go the way the Atom does this character is gold if someone who reads this blog isn't reading this comic you should be a shamed and you're really missing out.

#3 DYNAMO 5 #14 - I love this book. It's original and fun. I highly recommend it for all readers.

#4 AVENGERS INVADERS #3(OF 12) - I like the premise of this issue and can't wait to see which Namor wins my money os on the young one. 

#5 WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #3(OF 12) - I like this book it has me a little confused but it feels like lost but more sci-fi.

#6 TRINITY #5 - They're not disappointing.

#7 BATMAN #678 RIP - I don't understand what's happening. 

#8 STAR TREK YEAR FOUR ENTERPRISE EXPERIMENT #3 - I like this comic the art is great and the story is solid. 

#9 JOKER'S ASYLUM THE JOKER #1 - I have recently been in a Batman mood reading all his villains wikipedia entries and watching every bit of dark knight footage that is out there I am happy this book is coming out. 

#10 JSA CLASSIFIED #39 - Meh.

#11 HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN#1 (OF 3) - I like Hellboy stories don't love them but they pass the time well enough. I'm hyped for the Hellboy flick though. 

#12 STAR TREK MIRROR IMAGES #1 - Don't know what tot expect  but I'll buy it on name alone. 

#13 HOUSE OF MYSTERY #3 - This book is weird but I'll give it six issues before I make a call to keep or drop. 

#14  HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6) - I like this book it's really good and under the radar one of the best Year One's they've done. Way better that the Green Arrow at least. 

#15 JONAH HEX #33 - Darwyn Cooke's story. I am happy. 

#16 TOR #3 (OF 6) - I'm not up to date on this mini I'm picking it up and we'll blow through it when I have them all.

#17 SECRET HISTORY THE AUTHORITY HAWKSMOOR #4 (OF 6) - I am behond on this to but I'm not happy with the books quality or wordy title. 

#18 DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL REIGN IN HELL 80 PAGE GIANT - Let's give this the old college try. 

moment of weakness

I found this on the youtubes on my quest for info on The Dark Knight. This would totally work and I'd totally buy it and dig it. These are pics of what Harley could look like as a counterpart to Nolan's Joker. I love the Diamond tattoo and multicolored hair.  Also this fan vid of the Battle of the Batmen is genius and really well done, although I wish they would've thrown in a little Adam West.

erislaughs and stephen watches: chapter 3

So erislaughs was missing for a while. The only word she left was this. 

Which is cute and all, but with the Hulk out I got to know what erislaughs thinks. 

You know what I think.

She has comic book reviews up also but I'll get to those later. 

Nice to have you back erislaughs.