(He Who Was Once) Diddy Report -- 8.25.04

Brendan Deneen · **Joined:** 17 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 772 **Location:** NYC

Astonishing X-Men #4 Regular Cvr (just a really enjoyable title)

Bloodstream #3 (decent first 2 issues.... will give it another)

Brit Red White Black & Blue One Shot (gotta love robert kirkman)

Deep Sleeper #3 (again, decent first 2 issues)

Doom Patrol Vol 4 #3 ('nuff said)

Fierce #2 (enjoyed the first issue)

Flash #213 (geoff johns, need i say more?)

Forsaken #1 (am curious)

Ojo #1 (by the guy who did THE MAXX)

Secret Skull #1 (more steve niles, i think)

Superpatriot War On Terror #1 (captain america ripoff but it's by robert kirkman)

X-Statix #26 (i thought the last issue was the final one.... glad i was wrong)

Darren · 03 Aug 2004

You got this up so early, I can plan my visit to the LCS! Thanks! Anyone else?

Brendan Deneen · **Joined:** 17 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 772 **Location:** NYC

I order on Saturdays from Midtown Comics and they usually ship on Tuesday nights, so I have the books on Wednesday, Thursday at the latest. Also, they offer discounted books and free bags and boards, which is pretty much offset by shipping costs (not that i pay for any of it myself... yes, you can hate me).

Mike Nebeker · **Joined:** 11 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 2551

Have you made your pitch for Doom Patrol the Movie, yet?

Brendan Deneen · **Joined:** 17 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 772 **Location:** NYC

DC properties are next to impossible to get from WB.

Ed Sanders · 22 Aug 2004

Brendan Deneen wrote:

I order on Saturdays from Midtown Comics and they usually ship on Tuesday nights, so I have the books on Wednesday, Thursday at the latest. Also, they offer discounted books and free bags and boards, which is pretty much offset by shipping costs (not that i pay for any of it myself... yes, you can hate me).

Is it like a business/research expense?

Edward

Brendan Deneen · **Joined:** 17 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 772 **Location:** NYC

Ed Sanders wrote:

Brendan Deneen wrote:

I order on Saturdays from Midtown Comics and they usually ship on Tuesday nights, so I have the books on Wednesday, Thursday at the latest. Also, they offer discounted books and free bags and boards, which is pretty much offset by shipping costs (not that i pay for any of it myself... yes, you can hate me).

Is it like a business/research expense?

exactly

Fraxon! · **Joined:** 22 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 40603

Brendan Deneen wrote:

yes, you can hate me

Like we needed a reason.

Brendan Deneen · **Joined:** 17 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 772 **Location:** NYC

Fraxon! wrote:

Brendan Deneen wrote:

yes, you can hate me

Like we needed a reason.

don't worry, it's mutual. :twisted:

Fraxon! · **Joined:** 22 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 40603

Brendan Deneen wrote:

don't worry, it's mutual.

BLUSH
I just can't stay mad at you!!!!

C'mere and give me a big, wet, sloppy one....

MWAH!

Gator · 03 Aug 2004

DC Giant Weird Secret Origins
Doom Patrol #3
DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America #1

And when I got home, in my mailbox was a copy of...
Superboy's Legion #2

Darin · 14 Aug 2004

Astonishing X-Men #4: The last three pages made me positively giddy.

Doom Patrol #3: Have't read it yet. Could be strike three, or JB could have hit it out of the park... I'll get back to you on this one.

The Flash #213: Geoff Johns.

Bart Simpson Comics #19: Gotta have my Simpsons.

Savage Dragon: God War #1: Robert Kirkman (My shop didn't get any copies of SuperPatriot this week and I'm steamed.)

Conan #7: Crom!

Superman #208: Why am I reading this again? Oh yeah, Jim Lee.

Hector · **Joined:** 09 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 5574

Brendan Deneen wrote:

DC properties are next to impossible to get from WB.

that's quite sad. why not give options, to other companies they don't seem to be doing a whole lot with the DC properties.

Michael Ridd · 22 Aug 2004

Astonishing X-Men #4. It made me as giddy as a schoolgirl. If one could hug a comic book, this one would've gotten a big ol' embrace.

Ultimate Elektra #1. I love Mike Carey but don't care much for the Elektra character. This was good though. I hope Marvel showers him with work.

Ultimate Fantastic Four #10. This is a very fun title. Who would've thought Ellis could write such a fun book?

Amazing Spider-Man #511. The art was gorgeous, the story itself still seems to be flirting with really bad ideas.

Silver Surfer #12. It felt a bit like the writers were rushing to finish a longer story before the final issue, but this was another excellent issue.

We3 #1: Perfect.

I also bought Previews.

Michael

Comp · 19 Aug 2004

Amazing Spider-Man #511
Venom vs. Carnage #2
Powerless #3

-Comp

Brendan Deneen · **Joined:** 17 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 772 **Location:** NYC

Hector wrote:

Brendan Deneen wrote:

DC properties are next to impossible to get from WB.

that's quite sad. why not give options, to other companies they don't seem to be doing a whole lot with the DC properties.

Not sure. I think they'd feel stupid if, say, Paramount did GREEN LANTERN and made a bazillion dollars.

Brendan Deneen · **Joined:** 17 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 772 **Location:** NYC

i read a few issues last night...

Doom Patrol Vol 4 #3 (enjoyable issue; looking forward to a good arch-enemy for the DP though)

Fierce #2 (very good 2nd issue... the series is kind of like BOURNE IDENTITY, in a good way)

Ojo #1 (not all that impressive... very little actual story)

X-Statix #26 (a very satsifying and not altogether surprising last issue)

Mike Nebeker · **Joined:** 11 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 2551

Brendan Deneen wrote:

Hector wrote:

Brendan Deneen wrote:

DC properties are next to impossible to get from WB.

that's quite sad. why not give options, to other companies they don't seem to be doing a whole lot with the DC properties.

Not sure. I think they'd feel stupid if, say, Paramount did GREEN LANTERN and made a bazillion dollars.

But at the same time, if they license it properly the cut they get of that bazillion is free money and the anciliaries would be another bazillion all theirs.

Brendan Deneen · **Joined:** 17 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 772 **Location:** NYC

Mike Nebeker wrote:

Brendan Deneen wrote:

Hector wrote:

Brendan Deneen wrote:

DC properties are next to impossible to get from WB.

that's quite sad. why not give options, to other companies they don't seem to be doing a whole lot with the DC properties.

Not sure. I think they'd feel stupid if, say, Paramount did GREEN LANTERN and made a bazillion dollars.

But at the same time, if they license it properly the cut they get of that bazillion is free money and the anciliaries would be another bazillion all theirs.

You're right. The real answer: WB is dumb. Just like Paramount for letting Rick Berman run STAR TREK into the ground.

Mike Nebeker · **Joined:** 11 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 2551

Hell, we already knew that! Why else would they merge with AOL?

Fraxon! · **Joined:** 22 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 40603

Mike Nebeker wrote:

Hell, we already knew that! Why else would they merge with AOL?

I'm $ure that there i$ a perfectly $ound rea$on for them doing $o, but $omehow I ju$t can't $eem to think of what it could po$$ibly be.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:39 pm

Fraxon! wrote:

I'm $ure that there i$ a perfectly $ound rea$on for them doing $o, but $omehow I ju$t can't $eem to think of what it could po$$ibly be.

Makes cents to me.

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