Friday, May 18, 2018

Free Comic Book Day 2018 - Madman

Ah yes, Free Comic Book Day is the one thing I will willingly stand in line for that does not involve emptying my bladder. I’m being 100% honest here. I don’t wait in lines. I don’t wait for a table at a restaurant. I just don’t wait period. I have the patience of a toddler and willingly admit that…

The irony here is my wife is 7 months pregnant, so I guess I have been waiting for that to happen. Soon enough I’ll have actual data and first hand comparisons of an infants’ patience compared to my own. The main point here is that I simply do not wait.

FCBD is not that day. I arrived an hour and five minutes early at Comics Cubed and attained the coveted first spot in line. Again, being honest here, I could really care less about the free comics. I mean, the majority of the books are reprints, glorified advertisements, or a weird little mixture of both. Don’t get me wrong though; it sure is a lot of fun taking part in the geeky festivities. Hanging out with friends and other like-minded geeks is always a good time. The real reason I go to Comics Cubed every May 5th with a pocket full of cash are the ridiculous deals and “flash sales” that go on, starting an hour before the doors open for the freebies.   

Sunday, May 13, 2018

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2018 – ART BEE

What a grand idea and holiday.
A day devoted to putting comic books in the hands of the masses for absolutely no cash.

My LCS, Comics Cubed, runs many sidewalk deals while the masses wait to gather free comics. This year I acquired a Fearless Defenders trade paperback for $3 as well as an original Dick Tracy tpb for $1. With deals like this on top of free comics, how could I stay away?
Luckily, Madman was able to grab the first spot in the line for us and we had our choice from the word go, something to which I could get accustomed.
Let’s dive into the floppies I nabbed.   

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Star Wars Day ‘18

Words: Will Dubbeld

Darth Vader #14

Writer: Charles Soule
Pencils: Giuseppe Camuncoli
Inks: Daniele Orlandini
Colors: David Curiel

I was ecstatic when Star Wars bounced back home to Marvel Comics.
Dark Horse had a long, storied history with the franchise, but most of what I’d read was uninspired and bland.
It represented my inherent dislike of the Expanded Universe in that it utterly was without regulation and went off the rails.

Luckily, Star Wars has a rudder these days. That’s not to say there haven’t been some serious misses in the new comics; in fact, there have been some arcs that felt severely...
UnStar Warsy.

The Darth Vader comic tows the line between capturing the Star Wars spirit and fringe science-fiction.

Vader #14 is an inherently great issue with a shadow cast over it by my own bias.
More on that later...