Since there are a lot of comic book bloggers out there, guys like Chris Sims, Kevin Church and the guys over at Second Printing, I thought about who there are not a lot of. Comics retailer bloggers. In fact Mike Sterling is the only one who comes to mind. So that's where I want to take this blog. There will still be reviews of stuff I'm reading (not essentially weekly reviews, but maybe a review of a good TPB or something) but it will mostly be stuff about the store and amusing minutia about comics. Oh and Thor. There will be stuff about Thor. You know what, speaking of Thor...
- This weeks issue of Thor gives us a look in on whats going on in the world of Balder the Brave, and from the looks of it, he's just as dumb as always. And even though Loki is MUCH less attractive in this issue (which is a good thing) Balder still falls for the same ole' Loki shenanigans. But it does feature Oliver Coipel on pencils again, which of course gives us this great scene:
Thor picking up Loki and Balder at a Police Station after they slayed Frost Giants on a highway road in Colorado. If you're going to use your one phone call, I guess the God of Thunder is a good one.The good news is customers are really enjoying this title. I'm a little bit worried because there is a lot of Norse stuff being thrown around here, and to be honest that's what got this book canceled in the first place, but for now its one of the top sellers.
- In other news Final Crisis #1 came out, totally getting me excited and confused at the same time. I can also sense the skepticism in the readers. We ordered a lot of these, but its not selling anywhere near as fast as Secret Invasion #1 and I have seen a lot of people pick it up, churn the gears, and then put it down. But by far, the best thing to come out of Final Crisis was indeed the caveman showdown in the beginning, which led Employee Pat to make this astute reference:
If you need help getting the joke let me know. Part 2 tomorrow!
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