Super Fast Update

[jdotmi]

Bought some comics today.

JSA#1
Okay I'm hooked on this one already. The artwork was excellent, the story was very good (even if it really is a low-key Intro of EVERYBODY story), and there were a couple of nice big surprises for the first issue. I laughed so lound I snorted when Power Girl had to shut little miss motormouth up. The final twist wasn't unexpected, given the way the beginning of the issue played out. And the teasers for what is coming were flat out EVIL. Especially (and this is huge, y'all) the Kal-L thing.

Birds of Prey #100
This is an excellent jump-on point for Birds of Prey. Loved the story, which was both funny and dramatic and action packed. And the side-story at the end showing Dinah packing up her house to move with Sin was fantastic. I'm not too clear who the lady at the end of the main story was, but from what I've read from various sources on certain subjects, I wasn't really given any sense that she has anything remotely resembling logical priorities or even necessarily sanity. I get it, they need a main bad-guy thread for the opening of the new-new team, but, eh, it was all pretty "Meh" to me. Before that? All excellent. I'll have to pick up the next issue which will probably make the end of this better.

Also picked up the two latest issues of Batman, but I haven't read them. Apparently the one I picked up last week was older than I thought. The issues I nabbed are #659 and #660. I'll read them tonight, I'm sure.

Also picked up 5 boosters for the WoW CCG for myself and a Starter deck and 5 boosters for satyr_mi. He's napping right now (he's still working off the icky-gunk of doom he's been dealing with) but we'll go through what we've got and get his deck in order. The happy thing is that his pre-made deck is a Tauren Shaman, which is exactly what he wanted. Couldn't have planned it better if we tried.

Well, I'm going to sort out cards and re-build my Priest deck now.

Comments

[mat-t.livejournal.com]

I recently picked up all the JSA trades, after first buying it starting with OYL. So I'm loving the new series :) I'm wondering if the "Sandman" we see is Sandy/Sand or not. I'd be curious as to why he changed names if he did.

I started picking up BoP with issue 99. I mostly did it because I like Manhunter and I'd heard she was joining the title.

[jdotmi.livejournal.com]

I've never read JSA before. I looked at the "Final Issue" of the last run and was horrified by the artwork (they looked like Play-Dough). I was very excited about the new book, though, and I loved it. Most of the characters? No clue who they are. I used Wikipedia to catch me up. :p

[mat-t.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed going back and reading all the back issues of JSA. And now the single issue of Justice Society of America is keeping me happy too :)

[rubicontiger.livejournal.com]

After you bought it, I had been debating purchasing a WoW CCG starter deck myself. However, I just have a few qualms about, since all of the Magic cards I bought over the years ended up gathering dust (and are now misplaced somewhere), plus I am not sure if I like the idea that your class and race are just randomly chosen. But seeing as you have played it already, what are your thoughts on those?

[jdotmi.livejournal.com]

It really doesn't matter on the race/class bit. Seriously. Yeah, it means there are different cards available for your deck, but overall the strategies are solid any way you go. And it's not so much a race/class combo thing, but more of a "Here is your Hero. This is their unique special ability. They're an Alliance/Horde character." Every class has some really cool stuff available to them.