#WhatIsItWithRicks

To this day I can't say whether he was doing it for comedic effect or because he was genuinely surprised and/or disgusted with me.

In that case, I guess I can put off the subscription a while longer!

I've never read the Marvel Conan stuff—should probably spring for an Unlimited subscription at some point—but I really liked the Dark Horse Conan by Busiek & Cary Nord. That was another palate cleanser for me when I first read it.

Incredible Herc was the book I got them to sign, natch.

Snyder did a fantastic interview last year on Kate Leth's "Less Than
Live" podcast—fantastic less because of their talk about his writing
Batman, more because they spent a ridiculously long time talking about how he used to work at Disney World and almost became the Prince Charming of Japan.

I've already shared my best "good" creator story—getting Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente's autographs separately for the same book, and each of them being really excited that I was enjoying the book and was planning to get / had already gotten the other to sign it—so here's my favorite creator interaction:

Rats, sorry I couldn't point you to something new. In that case, taking a break makes sense.

So when you say "most of the classics (including Kirby/Lee and Eisner)," is that just classics of the superhero genre? Because if so, my advice would be cast a wider net and try different classics if you haven't already—stuff like Walt Kelly's Pogo, Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse, Carl…

I'm calm, I'm calm.

So if things really are building to "Born Again"—and agreed, it appears that they are—what are the odds they'll go all the way for the full crossover with the cinematic side of the MCU if / when they tackle that story? Having the budget to cover cameos and extended supporting roles is one thing. But given how…

Hoch hech!

I finished the collected first volume of Tellos (the initial 10 issue run) by Todd Dezago & Mike Wieringo yesterday, and while I knew there was a meta element to the story… boy did that go in a direction I was not expecting. I can't tell if it's a great, dark and clever twist that didn't get explored quite as…

His Journey Into Mystery run is great, and Young Avengers, while good, doesn't quite live up to the hype (only because the hype was so great). Still worth a read.

Well, now I don't feel so bad about that time Tim Allen hit Bob Vila in the head with a 2x4.

Wow, thank you for summing them all up like that!

I liked Tron: Legacy just fine, but I also saw it in 3D in an otherwise empty theater. When the film paused midway through the opening credits, I sat there for 5 minutes before realizing 1) it wasn't going to restart on its own, and 2) no one else was going to do anything about it, since I was the only person around…

Yeah, Mignola mentioned that in the little preface before "House of the Living Dead." Is that series any good? Up til now I've generally shied away from the wider Hellboy-verse books like BPRD and its spin-offs.

So I've heard, but I appreciate the reminder!

Those doodles are great—I bought it as an e-book, but if I'd known he was doing them as a pre-order benefit or whatever, I definitely would've gone for the physical book.