Thanks, yeah I'll check it out at some point. I read every issue of the first two volumes of Uncanny Avengers (amounting to 30-something issues and both from Rick Remender IIRC) but then I dropped it after they relaunched it again. It's a strange cast of characters they've assembled for this iteration of the team, it…

I've wanted to check out the latest iteration of Uncanny Avengers for one reason: Rogue. Shocking, right? Is she much of a focal point of the run? I really miss having Rogue in any of the X-books for the past several years.

Eh, dude or dudette it's all good!

Bandette! Thanks for reminding me about that one. I've wanted to check it out for a while.

Ah I bought it yesterday but haven't read it yet! So it hooked ya?

Thanks for taking one for the team on Civil War II #0. I flipped through it at the shop yesterday and was tempted but ultimately decided I didn't feel like getting pissed of so I passed. I'll check out your review soon. I did note that Jen didn't die…yet. And as always Coipel was on fire. He draws a beautiful She-Hulk.

So I stopped at the LCS at lunch and picked up the Cooke & Connors Before Watchmen trade. I flipped through Twilight Children (it looked great) but decided to curb myself at one trade today. I'll likely pick it up later. And yeah, I want Graphic Ink badly and it's only 25 bucks on Amazon, so…

That's how I've been approaching it too. I flipped through Civil War #0 at the shop today and while it featured She-Hulk prominently and had nice art from Olivier Coipel it was your standard Marvel event stuff with people talking seriously about stuff I don't really care about.

I never read Daniels' book but my own intro to the history of comics came from The Comic Book Heroes by Gerard Jones and Will Jacobs. I must have been around 10 when I saw it in the local bookstore and begged my mom to buy it. I read that thing constantly and it opened my eyes to so many great comics that I'm still…

Comic Book Men, which isn’t a comic book show as much as it is a show about comics

You know, we had a Harry Dean Stanton-esque bartender actually. One time he was driving me and another kid back from a far-flung off-premise wedding and we were astounded at his musical knowledge as we all listened to the radio on the drive. This guy had to be 40-something, no way he could have a clue about music or…

They had an arcade game, and I played it!

Also comics: I fell down a rabbit hole on Tumblr the other day (I'm okay, thanks for asking) looking at scans of full golden age stories. Of note was a fun sci-fi story with Wally Wood art (so it was gorgeous) and then a Blonde Phantom story with art by…I have no idea. Anyone know who drew those early Blonde Phantom…

Interesting. I must admit I still miss the old bullet logo from Milton Glaser, partly because it's the one I grew up with, of course. This new one's definitely calling back to the bullet. Still, it is strange that they'd change the logo so soon after their last redesign.

Yup, I read it. That was the first story arc at the start of the New 52 relaunch, written by Geoff Johns. It's not one of my favorite Aquaman stories - and yes, I've read quite a bit of Aquaman over the years - but it kept my interest for sure.

So true on the addiction. Comics: the hobby that makes fools of us all on a regular basis.

I think those deaths might happen, yes. And you are correct, sir, I don't want any part of that nonsense. Thank you for talking me off that ledge!

Which Aquaman trade is it? I might have read it.

What's everyone picking up this week?

Yeah, the thought of spending some time with a book featuring art by Darwyn Cooke and Amanda Connor? No brainer. I'm in, DC crassness be damned.