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The Wednesday haul.

In Scott’s Bag (1/2)

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

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It’s a classic story: Boy gets bag.  Boy looks into bag.  Boy finds all the books he was hoping to find.  Boy closes bag.  Boy opens wallet.

B to the A to the G

  • Colder #3 (Another gorgeous cover from Juan Ferreyra.  And just underneath, a little hide and seek with Nimble Jack.  I’ve been starving for this one, so it’ll be my primo for the evening.  I mean, why wait?)
  • Fatale #11 (Gosh, I don’t think I’ve given enough credit to the colorist, Dave Stewart.  Friggin’ brilliant.  He’s just as much a part of setting the tone for this Top Ten book as the superstars whose names adorn the cover.)
  • Fury: My War Gone By #8 (Kicks off with a killer splash and a deadly hook: “You should have killed the little boy.”  Best first page of the year–so far, anyway.)
  • Justice League Dark #15 (Janin’s back and, thoughtful as always, brought a lot of Zatanna with him.   And, umm, Lemire’s got a co-writer: one Ray Fawkes.  I hope that doesn’t Fawke up the flow.)
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (I just don’t care about Venom.  Thumbed through.  Still don’t care about Venom.  Potential saving grace: more Miles than Spidey-Miles.)
  • Daredevil: End of Days #4 (The promise of Bullseye is enough for me.)
Daredevil: End of Days #4 Cover

Daredevil: End of Days #4 Cover

Not a bad batch.  Might as well get to it.

What did you get in your bag today?

Turning pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (12/26)

26 Wednesday Dec 2012

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As I mentioned, my pull-list and this week’s batch didn’t intersect at a single book.  So, I racked:

  • Mara #1 (The shop guy shared that it’s “[effing] good” as he handed it to me.  Yeah, he was pretty excited about it.  That’s gotta count for something.)

One book!  And I scoffed at the Mayans and their silly little calendar.

Turning just a few–but supposedly a few effing good–pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (12/19)

19 Wednesday Dec 2012

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Saw it coming, and I still couldn’t get out of the way.

Something to Bag About

  • Batwoman #15 (The first page is pretty.  So’s the last page.  In between, Trevor McCarthy.  Sigh.)
  • Wonder Woman #15 (Cliff Chiang’s back!  Yay!  And look!  He’s brought Orion with him!  Sigh.)
  • Daredevil #21 (Chris Samnee makes me happy.)
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #18 (Quick flip: Mask-free Miles.  Promising.)
  • Comeback #2 (After a crisp first ish, I’m back for #2.)
  • X-O Manowar #8
  • Harbinger #7 (Building momentum with Barry Kitson!)

I’ve Add It!

  • Indestructible Hulk #2 (Love Yu!)
  • FF #2 (Allred had me at Medusa’s ringing a bell with her hair.)
  • Nowhere Men #2 (Definitely want to see where it goes, man.)

No Comic Left Behind

  • Avengers #2 (And…it’s the first one I’ve read.  Go figure.)
  • Avengers Arena #2 (Like the classic Lord of the Flies cover.  Love the honesty.)
  • Thunderbolts #2 (She slashes a throat.  Close enough.)

Derekommendation of the Week

  • The Black Beetle #0 (Love, love, love the retro vibe.  I guess I really like Francesco Francavilla.  Why wouldn’t I?  I mean, if Samnee makes me happy…)
The Black Beetle #0 Cover

The Black Beetle #0 Cover

If I know what’s good for me, I better start

Turning pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (12/12)

12 Wednesday Dec 2012

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A solid sack, indeed–with a dynamite surprise!

Bilbo Bag Ins

  • Batman #15
  • Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #15 (This title is making a run at our Top Ten.  I stitch you not.)
  • Archer & Armstrong #5 (Wastes no time gettin’ to it!)
  • Bloodshot #6 (Gamma’s back!)
  • Winter Soldier #13 (Oh, yeah: DD!  Another book I’m gonna miss, darn it.)

An IaN Explosive!

  • Battlefields: The Green Fields Beyond #2 (Silly me forgot to check Dynamite’s listing for the week.  In a way, I’m glad.  It’s like Christmas came early!)
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Battlefields: The Green Fields Beyond #2 Cover

A small week, sure, but it’s big on quality books.  Isn’t that really the best kind?

What did you get in your bag?

Turning pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (12/5)

05 Wednesday Dec 2012

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I’m proud of myself.  So very, very proud of myself–mainly for what I didn’t leave with.  That, of course, doesn’t mean I got all of the books I wanted.  Here’s the super skinny:

The Gift of Bag

  • Action Comics #15
  • Animal Man #15
  • Dial H #7 (Looks like Lapham’s still on art duties.  Nothing wrong with that–especially after last month’s home run.  I thumbed through it and found some serious smile material.  Oh, Mr. Mieville, what pray-tell are you on?)
  • Swamp Thing #15 (Marco Rudy’s layouts look crazy!  I wonder how well they carry the story.)
  • Comedian #4 (Ugh.  Looks like it survived the pull list purge.  There’s a $4 oops.)
  • Fury Max #7 (Ennis shows ’em–including Azzarello on Comedian–how it’s done.)

Counterpicking

  • Daredevil: End of Days #3 (Worth the purch–if only for the spread across pages 2-3.  I’m such a slut for Elektra.)
  • Thunderbolts #1 (See previous comment.  Plus, I told Derek I’d probably buy it if, while thumbing through, I came to find Elektra stabbing someone in the face with her sai.  How about in the back of the head and out the forehead?  How about–on the same page as the aforementioned skewering–through one temple and out the other?  Close enough!)

Shelf Love

  • Adventure Time #10 (Derek really liked it, and, fortunately, my guy still had a copy sittin’ on the shelf.  Looks like a lot of fun.)
Adventure Time #10 Cover B

Adventure Time #10 Cover B

I missed Amazing Spider-Man #699 (sold out–already!), Colder #2 (none ordered for the shelf), and Secret Service #6 (possible non-ship?).  You know what that means: Fourth World here I come!  (It’s becoming a weekly thing.  Yikes!)

Oh, yeah: I passed on Avengers #1 and All-New X-Men #3.  Go me!

What did you get in your bag?

Turning pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (11/28)

28 Wednesday Nov 2012

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My bag was so light, I had to add a couple bricks to keep it from blowing away.

Bag Buddies

  • Justice League Dark #14 (Uh oh.  The art’s different!  Arrrrrgh!  It’s not Mikel Janin.  Hmm.  One of the selling points on this book: Janin’s ladies.  Woman oh woman oh woman.  Not a good sign.  I hope this doesn’t turn into Justice League Jetsam.)
  • Fatale #10 (A page turn or two…  OK.  Its papers seem to be in order.)
  • FF #1 (Took a friggin’ flier on it.  Could be fabulous.  Could be a fail.)

A Brick for My Baby

  • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #1 (Like I said: IT’S FOR MY DAUGHTER!)

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #1 Cover

Just Another Brick in the Bag

  • All-New X-Men #2 (I had no desire to purchase this.  None.  But as it turned out, my guy didn’t have a couple of books I wanted, and I had some room on my $20 as a result.  So…  I gotta get some credit, though: at least I passed on Uncanny Avengers.)

Guess a Little Trip’s in Order

  • Bedlam #2 (I was actually looking forward to it.  That’s right: I’m giving Nick Spencer another shot.  Just might take me a while to give it to him.)
  • Nowhere Men #1 (It was nowhere to be found.  Oh, well.)

What did you get in your bag?  What did you miss?

Turning some pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (11/21)

21 Wednesday Nov 2012

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Another monster bag–and I didn’t score all the books I wanted for the week!  This, dear reader, is not a wallet-friendly trend.

Bag, You’re It!

  • Wonder Woman #14 (Gone with the wind?  I hope not.)
  • Daredevil #20 (Poor Matthew!)
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #17 (The last two haven’t been too good.  I hope Bendis hits a high note somewhere in here.  Gotta get back to Miles!)
  • Wolverine and the X-Men #21 (My last pulled issue.  And, you know, I don’t care if it’s good.  I’m done with the “ebb and flow of [mutant] misery.”)
  • X-O Manowar #7 (Could do without Ninjak.)
  • Harbinger #6 (“Oh, mama, I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law.”)
  • Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #4 (Gonna miss ya, Cliff!)

Shelf Sitters

  • Captain America #1 (I’m prepared for disappointment.)
  • Indestructible Hulk #1 (Waid and Yu make this a no-brainer–for at least one issue, anyway.)
  • Judge Dredd #1 (Duane Swierczynski is on fire!  He’s pretty much the reason why I’m giving this a shot.)

Judge Dredd #1 Cover

  • Clone #1 (Already read it.  Could’ve done without.)

Forgot to Grab

  • Batwoman #14 (I know, right?  What an ass.)

Ungrabbable

  • Number 13 #0 (My guy didn’t have it.)
  • Revival #5 (Ditto.)
  • Comeback #1 (Arrrgh!  Ditto again!  Looks like a job for Fourth World.)

Sorry for being so short; I’ve got some reading to do.

What did you get in your bag today?

Turning pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (11/14)

14 Wednesday Nov 2012

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As expected a haul as superhumanly possible.

Dagbagit

  • Batman #14 (This’ll be my first read for the week.  I need to either slap away or confirm the iffy in a jiffy.)

Batman #14 Cover

  • Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #14 (I’d like to see Kindt’s Frankenstein take on Othello.  I bet he’d kill it.)
  • Suicide Squad #14 (To make matters worse, a super-special, die-cut Joker cover.  Kill me now.)
  • Wolverine and the X-Men #20 (This is the little comic that could, isn’t it?  It’s completely irrelevant, yet it keeps clawin’ its way to my heart with all its–in terms of the other X-books–homo superior irreverence.)
  • Archer & Armstrong #4 (Yes, please.)
  • Bloodshot #5 (This may be gong the way of Suicide Squad: a book I want to unbag but just can’t bring myself to do it–mainly because of my nanite-supported laziness.)

Had to Add

  • All-New X-Men #1 (Open mind…open mind…open mind…)

Looks like I’ll have to find my Zaucer of Zilk zomewhere else. Zucks for me.

What did you get in your bag today?

Turning pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (11/7)

10 Saturday Nov 2012

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Two of the biggest weeks in a while collided–as a result of Super Storm Sandy–and blew up into a Super Bag, which I call Candy, ’cause this haul is pretty sweet.

I’m going to keep it simple so I can get to reading.  I pray you’ll understand.

A Little Heavy Reading

  • Colder #1 (This book looks hot!  No, really: it starts off with a fire, for goodness sake.)
  • Winter Soldier #12
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #16.1 (What’s the point, Mr. Bendis?  I mean, really.)
  • Swamp Thing #14 (Flipped through.  Some far-out layouts.)
  • Swamp Thing Annual #1 (Bogged down by Swampy, but in a good way–I think.)
  • Animal Man #14
  • Dial H #6 (Very different look on the book thanks to Dave Lapham.  I wonder if I’ll be so free with my thanks after reading it.)
  • Deadpool #1 (Shh.  Don’t tell DerekNerd.)
  • Batwoman #13 (A reorder.  A beautiful reorder.)
  • Fatale #9
  • Bedlam #1 (Not high on Nick Spencer, but figured why not?  I’ve come to learn from some why they did not, from others why they shouldn’t’ve.  I’ve also read a Tweet or two celebrating it.  We’ll see.)
  • Happy #2 (There’s potential here: potential for really good or for really awful.  I’m not sure Grant Morrison’s allowed this book any middle ground.)
  • The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #3 (I don’t care what you’re holding.  This pair–Waid and Samnee–beats it.)
  • Wolverine and the X-Men #19 (The mutant of all the mutant books: it’s actually good.)
  • Action Comics #14 (Hoping for another perfect moment.  Not expecting.  Just hoping.)
  • Shadowman #1 (Are you down with the Zirch?  I am.)

Valiant Entertainment’s Shadowman #1

  • Daredevil: End of Days #2 (We’re still at the beginning of the End, so I guess it’s OK that I’m not too sure what’s going on.)
  • Justice League Dark Annual #1 (Oooh, Frankenstein!  Back in Jeff Lemire’s hands!  Now I really want to see how this war plays itself out!)
  • Action Comics Annual #1 (Oooh, Sholly Fisch.  Not Grant Morrison.  Yeah, looks like I used up all my exclamation points on the last entry.)

What did you get in your bag?

You know what?  You probably didn’t get anything in your bag.  Why?  Because I got it all.  By God, I got it all.

Turning pages–lots and lots of pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (10/24)

25 Thursday Oct 2012

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My comics were held hostage over night, but I was able to liberate them with a kind word and a couple of bucks.

A Bag of One

  • Justice League Dark #13 (Jeff Lemire’s tweeting it up, and I’m eating it up.)

Justice League Dark #13 Cover

Pick My Knows

  • The Flash #13 (I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m done with The Flash–after this issue.)
  • Batman Incorporated #4 (Keep putting off having it pulled.  Must be the dollop of doubt; I mean, where’s this thing headed?)
  • Wolverine Max #1 (Thumbed through.  Could be a one and done.)

Used a twenty; had enough left over for dinner.  Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.

What did you get in your bag?

Turning pages,

Scott