June 6, 2023

It is summer vacation.

One of the issues with summer vacation is that I sometimes lose track of what day is what. Especially on a day like today. I went to Cinemark for a double feature of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. I had already seen both of these movies, and they are my two favorites of the year so far. I am not sure which way they are. They feel as if the are 1A and 1B. Guardians was more emotional, but Across the Spider-Verse had more fist-pumping moments.

Anyway, as I was saying, It has been a long time since I went to Cinemark on a Tuesday. The double feature made it feel like a Saturday instead. I have to keep telling myself that tomorrow is not Sunday, it is NEW COMIC BOOK DAY, nd I get the chance to go hang out at Comic World and read some of the new books there. It is always a blast during the summer.

Oh, and by the way, I was FINALLY able to find Where Monsters Lie #1. I had been searching through every box that I had even remotely put something new into recently, but I found it in the pile of books I have yet to box. I did not think it would be there, but right there it was.

Because I was searching for Where Monsters Lie #1, I was going through one of the number one boxes that I keep issue #1s that I do not collect. While in there, I came across a book that I did not remember seeing, and one that was interesting to read.

Damn Them All #1. Written by Simon Spurrier and illustrated by Charlie Adlard. This book from Boom! Studios was one that drew my attention in Previews last week, but it was listed as #7 so I was not sure if I wanted to jump in. However, after finding number one, I went to eBay and bid on the rest of the series. Issue #1 was really engaging and fun with a magic world.

Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #4. “Earth’s Most Furious” Written by Tini Howard with art by Vasco Georgiev. Erica D’Urso & Matthew Wilson are the cover art team. There are a ton of guest stars in this issue, trying to contain Morgan Le Fey. The Avengers. Dr. Doom. Betsy had a fencing match with Tony Stark. There is some fun to be had here.

X-23: Deadly Regenesis #3. “The Past Haunts Us All Part 3” Written by Erica Schultz and drawn by Edgar Salazar. Kalman Andrasofszky (whew, what a name) was the cover artist. Laura found herself back in the clutches of her old handler, Kimura. She wanted to make an offer for an assignment for Laura, but she had to go about the process of having her agree… and that was not going to be easy.

Year Zero: Volume 0 #1. Written by Daniel Kraus and drawn by Goran Sudžuka. Another short series that I am ready to jump into this summer. This is a prequel to the first Year Zero book that I enjoyed quite a bit. This book continued its way of jumping around the globe and checking in on how the world is going with this zombie strife. Plus, a grandmother gnawed off her foot. Ooft.

Sleeping Beauties #7. Adapted by Rio Youers and art by Alison Sampson. Based on a novel by Stephen and Owen King. Getting back into this series, which only has a handful more issues to go. There is a plan afoot to launch an attack on the prison in order to get to the woman who can sleep. Meanwhile, all kinds of trippy-dippy things are going on.

Strayed #1. Written by Carlos Giffoni and drawn by Juan Doe. Another short series that has been in my ‘Too Read’ pile for quite awhile. Scientist Kiara Rodriguez developed a device that allows her to translate brainwaves into language and so she communicates with her cat. Lucky for her, her cat can travel the astral plane. It is a bizarre book.

Darkland #1. “Episode One: Stay Awhile.” Written by Nicholas Black and featuring art by Serg Acuna. Darkland was a number one in my pile of books too read so I figured to give it a chance. It was okay. There are some interesting character designs, especially Zed. There was one guy who reminded me of the Unknown Soldier. I did not find myself interested enough to go searching for any more of the series from Scout Comics. This will take its place in my number one box.