Drunken Botanist is a really fun and informative read, so I heartily endorse that plan.

Right, it's justification by plot point, so just as open for criticism—and deservedly so.

The story briefly focuses on the lives of the people trapped by her enemy, but does not examine why the monstrous women are considered unfit for queenhood, while Misty, conventionally attractive and youthful, is a catch their king just can’t do without.

Thanks for the recs, because I am! I've actually been reading the new versions of Master Keaton as they come out, but since they're the only manga other than Yotsuba&! I've read in the last ~5 years, I hadn't counted them as "reigniting" my interest. In all likelihood, I'll stay on this Urasawa track and pick up those…

-Batman & Robin Eternal #24
-Black Canary #9
-Captain Marvel #3
-Monstress #4
-Scarlet Witch #4
-Silk #6
-The Spirit #9
-Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons #4

Echoing all the praise for Dana Delaney, but I've got to give a shout out to Joan Alexander, who played Lois in the radio show and the Fleischer Superman shorts, too.

While admittedly it focuses more on Mister Miracle than Barda herself, "The Ties That Bind" episode of Justice League Unlimited is a pretty good summary of their corner of Kirby's 4th World stories. It might whet your appetite even more.

I'm leaving for my LCS in 15 minutes to pick up Batman & Robin Eternal #23, Gotham Academy #16, The Mighty Thor #5, and Spider-Gwen #6.

Well I think so, Brain, but Zero Mostel times anything still gives you Zero Mostel.

Street Gang is a great book that makes you think the most depressing part is going to be Jim Henson's death, but BAM! It hits you with Northern Calloway.

GUTS or GTFO

Seconding the recommendation for Aliens: Salvation—I read it a few weeks ago and it's fantastic (short, too, but fantastic). Gibbons and Mignola really emphasize the cosmic horror aspects of the franchise in a way that works really well.

Glen Weldon's rundown on how that story was gradually revised over the years to make Superman's involvement more and more pro-establishment each time was one of the stand-out segments in his Superman: The Unauthorized Biography book.

Slashfilm tells me "that song in the trailer is a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising” by Palestra, featuring Candace Devine."

On the bright side, I'm now really excited about a cover of "Bad Moon Rising," which is also unexpected 16 years into the 21st Century.

Bizarrely, the opening sequence when Jon Stewart hosted, with the montage of previous hosts all turning the job down—and specifically, the segment with Mel Gibson, apparently on location filming Apocalypto, as he and a group of extras all say "No Way" in ancient Mayan and then run away screaming as a jaguar puppet…

That's certainly the best explanation for it I've heard.

You are not alone in that, Your Scaliness.

Hey, you forgot Banner!

*Ink-mixed-with-the-blood-of-celebrity-tie-ins taps crowbar against palm, threateningly*