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This post will remain at the top of the journal as a pointer to relevant posts--mostly comics stuff. Comics comments as of November 2006: DC rundown Marvel rundown Reminder to add: more accurate credit list.
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[Apr. 14th, 2008|09:01 am]

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Read the new Dresden book, Small Favor, over the weekend. I liked it better than the last one--and, as always, Harry is an utter dork. *heart!*

Bit that left me terribly, nay, even violently amused: ( cut for your protection )

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[Mar. 5th, 2008|03:02 pm]

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I just spent some hours going through the last galleys of the 4th Edition Player's Handbook. They bit me and I bled. Fitting, that.

It looks fantastic. I'm biased, granted. But. I have a proudness.

And though everyone else said it faster and better, nevertheless: Thanks, Gary. I wouldn't have had a career--much less one this satisfying and enjoyable--without you. Wouldn't have had a *life* this satisfying and enjoyable, for that matter.

Not "just a game." Ever. Thank you.

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palate cleanser	[Feb. 20th, 2008\|03:40 pm]
Lists are therapeutic. The hot comics list this month: 1. All-Star Superman (on months that it's out) 1. Fables 2. Detective (Dini's issues) 3. Wonder Woman (Simone FTW) 4. Checkmate (....sniff) 5. Captain America 6. Immortal Iron Fist 7. Superman 8. Brave and the Bold 9. Flash 10. X-Men First Class (so. CUTE) (+ Daredevil, which I buy in trades. But like Captain America and Immortal Iron Fist, it's full of Brubaker goodness.) Changes since last time: Loved Cooke's The Spirit, but can subsequent authors sustain it? It's off the list until I know for sure. And Welcome to Tranquility is over. Sigh. Other Marvel yay: Nova is ridiculously good. Who knew? I like The Order, but that's cancelled too, go figure. The Dark Tower translation is tremendous. Ms. Marvel is still reaching for greatness and not quite getting there. Ellis makes me enjoy psychopathic Thunderbolts. First two issues of The Twelve intrigued. And slow pace or not, I still like Thor. Other DC yay: Tiny Titans AW YEAH!!!! (And Titans Year One, too.) Salvation Run is wrongfully entertaining. Morrison's Batman has moments. Nightwing is good again! I sort of can't believe it and I'm afraid to jinx it by saying so. Shooter's Legion of Super-Heroes is giving me double vision, but it's swell. Lots of other stuff that falls in the "okay, not GREAT" category, but I have to get back to work now.
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skip this post	[Feb. 20th, 2008\|02:25 pm]
As with all things of this kind, it's not for you. It's for me. ( this was my cat )
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[Feb. 15th, 2008|03:24 pm]

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Oh. Hi, neglected journal.

Update: another time.

Instead: a list.

A librarian friend of mine keeps showing off her list of current books read. I thought that was a cool idea, so I kept track last year.

2007 books
Really a very short list. I blame Warcraft. And 4th Edition. OTOH, a number of long plane rides and enforced periods without internets made up for some of the pixel-addiction. In retrospect it seems ridiculous to list graphic novel trades and not the thousands (yes) of individual issue comics read over the year, but there you go.

(Reread) I reread things a lot, especially when I want to refresh my memory before a sequel or media adaptation.

The Best of the Spirit, Will Eisner
Sandman Mystery Theater v4: The Scorpion, Matt Wagner
PS 238 v3: No Child Left Behind, Aaron Williams
Catwoman: The Life and Times of a Feline Fatale, Suzan Colon
(Perfect Dark: Initial Vector), Greg Rucka
Perfect Dark: Second Front, Greg Rucka
(My Enemy, My Ally), Diane Duane
(The Romulan Way), Diane Duane
(Swordhunt), Diane Duane
The Empty Chair, Diane Duane
The Devil You Know, Mike Carey
Vicious Circle, Mike Carey
The Good Fairies of New York, Martin Millar
(Proven Guilty), Jim Butcher
The Man Who Ate Everything, Jeffery Steingarten
White Night, Jim Butcher
(Blood Price), Tanya Huff
Ysabel, Guy Gavriel Kay
(Blood Hunt), Tanya Huff
Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, Ed Brubaker
Wonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told, Marston et al
Huntress: Dark Knight Daughter, Paul Levitz
Gloomcookie, Serena Valentino and Ted Naifeh
It Must Have Been Something I Ate, Jeffery Steingarten
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, David Petersen
Rats Saw God, Rob Thomas
(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, JK Rowling) [skim-reread]
Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations into Veronica Mars (Smart Pop series), Rob Thomas et al
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling
Helltown [DC Universe], Denny O'Neil
Soon I Will Be Invincible, Austin Grossman
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 1, Jack Kirby
(Stardust), Neil Gaiman
(Keeper), Greg Rucka
(Finder), Greg Rucka
(Smoker), Greg Rucka
(The Golden Compass), Phillip Pullman [audio book]
Devil's Cape, Rob Rogers [ARC]
(Shooting at Midnight), Greg Rucka
(Critical Space), Greg Rucka
Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out v2, Ed Brubaker
Grimm Fairy Tales, Ralph Tedesco [not recommended]
Television Without Pity: 752 Things We Love to Hate (and Hate to Love) About TV, Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting
Patriot Acts, Greg Rucka
Spin, Robert Charles Wilson
Greywalker, Kat Richardson
Blood and Iron, Elizabeth Bear
Whiskey and Water, Elizabeth Bear
PS238 v4: Not Another Learning Experience!
(His Majesty's Dragon), Naomi Novik
(Throne of Jade), Naomi Novik
(Black Powder War), Naomi Novik
Empire of Ivory, Naomi Novik
(The Subtle Knife), Phillip Pullman [audio book]
Hammered, Elizabeth Bear

2008
4th Edition still devouring all reading time, so a pathetic list to date:

Torchwood: Border Princes, Dan Abnett
Grant Morrison: The Early Years, Timothy Callahan
No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain
Heroes: Saving Charlie, Aury Wallington

Currently flipping between: Scardown, Elizabeth Bear; Heroes, collected webcomics; Torchwood: Another Life

On top of towering pile: last Daredevil trade; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier; Queen and Country: Operation Red Panda

In conclusion: if it's comics or superhero-related, I read it. Not much room in brain for other material, barring work from the couple of authors I follow obsessively. I would make a resolution to elevate my material, but you know what? My free time, my melted brain. The underwear perverts* make me happy. So there.

*[tm Warren Ellis]

Friday, why aren't you over yet?

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[Dec. 21st, 2007|03:12 pm]

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uh!

hello!

I've been a little busy.

*lapses into hysterical giggling*

ahem. The Player's Handbook just went into Kim Mohan's (the managing editor) most capable hands. That doesn't mean I'm done working on it, not by a long shot. I'm going to be reviewing every inch of it over our winter "break," and diving into the Dungeon Master's Guide as well.

I'll sleep in...March. Let's say March. March sounds good.

(I'm a little. manic. maybe a lot.)

I've very, very proud of the work that my fellow editor Jeremy Crawford and I have done on the PH. It's a great system, a great book, and I can't wait until everyone else gets to experience the D&D we've been playing for a few months now. It's ALL NEW! And ALL DIFFERENT! And yet, as the French guy says, Ze game remainz the zame.

I owe some of you communications! And possibly hugs and kittens. And possibly I should stop typing now, because seriously, incoherence is close.

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woot!

[Oct. 26th, 2007|03:33 pm]

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If you can brave the Gleemax boards (I know, I know), I posted about getting my name on a cover for the first time HERE.

(See? SEE?)

It's pretty awesome, I must admit. :)

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oy, I say

[Oct. 17th, 2007|08:19 am]

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Can't even keep up with one blog, and I'm supposed to maintain another over at Gleemax as well. I hadn't started it yet because, well, repeated "Player's Handbook not on my desk yet. Not on desk yet. Not on desk yet. Still not king*" would have gotten old fast.

Now the Player's Handbook IS on my desk, and there's no time. Ironical!

But as usual when I have a big project, the need to blather about non-work things becomes stronger than ever, and I mean to start writing an updated comics round-up over lunchtimes. That'll probably take a few days, give or take a month. :p

Oh, and Pushing Daisies? INSANE. In the best, most twisted way. Someone called it "Lemony Snicket for adults" and that's just about it: morbid, funny, dark, technicolor, Tim Burton on crack fun.

Big, belated *hugs* and love to Stan!, just because.

More later. (And by "later" I mean...yep.)

ETA: oh, wait! I haven't done a comics top-ten in awhile, that's fast and easy.

Top 10 Comics (subject to change on the moment):

1. All-Star Superman (on months that it's out)
1. Fables
2.The Spirit
3. Detective (Dini's issues)
4. Checkmate
5. Superman
6. Captain America
7. Brave and the Bold
8. Flash
9. Immortal Iron Fist
10. Welcome to Tranquility

Birds of Prey is temporarily off the list because I'm waiting to see what McKeever does with it; I have high hopes. Ditto for him on for Teen Titans, which needs...help. So does Nightwing, but my hopes have been dashed so often with that book that it's difficult to keep faith. Peter Tomasi says the right things in interviews, but so have others. VERY excited for Gail Simone on Wonder Woman.

Also of note: Batman, JLA, JSA, Legion of Super-Heroes on odd months, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, Jack of Fables, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Daredevil, Ms. Marvel, Runaways, She-Hulk, Thor, Thunderbolts, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

* 2 internets geek points for the reference.

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[Sep. 3rd, 2007|09:43 pm]

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Before the Crazy starts up tomorrow morning:

Checkmate 17: Really nice character (obscure! bonus points!) spotlight, and yeah, it answered a pretty vital question about Checkmate's security. LOVE the callback to last issue, with Draper looking at Sasha and thinking she's beautiful. More hints about the scariness of the Rooks, but what I like best is the theory that many supervillians--minus the psychotic ones--could be "rehabilitated" just by giving them something *challenging* to do. (It's working for the Riddler...for now. Of course, his intrinsic craziness will out.) Sharp ending, too. Good work, Eric. :)

...of course I'm so frazzled these days I didn't even THINK of checking on the webaddress; thank goodness for comics message boards. Looking forward to browsing through that highly impressive database as well.

Started rewatching: DVDs of Star Trek: The Animated Series. The animation is craptacular, but the stories are damn fine. I have fond memories of checking the Alan Dean Foster narrative Logs out from the library as often as possible, cementing my love of all things Trek from an early age.

Got all excited about posting on ENWorld and screwed up on the very first post. AWESOME. Back to not talking again on message boards, ever.

And on that note, good night.

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posting in a rush

[Aug. 31st, 2007|02:20 pm]

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Shocking, I know.

Saw Young Frankenstein on Wednesday up in Seattle and enjoyed muchly. Both as funny and as raunchy as a Mel Brooks production should be. It should do smashingly well on Broadway. I knew Roger Bart mainly as the crazy-eyed psycho stalker pharmacist on Desperate Housewives (oh, shame) and he's perfect as FRONKENstein, just as crazy-eyed and wonderfully intense; Megan Mullally is her usual dramatic and squeaky self (yes, it's a good thing); Sutton Foster's Inga is a real standout with a fantastic voice; and Andrea Martin's Frau Blucher (*neiiiiiigh!*) is terrifically quirky and strangely touching. I wasn't as drawn in by Christopher Fitzgerald's Igor, but it's only in comparison to Marty Feldman, and that's not fair. And the production nails the one really essential moment, so everything else is gravy.

Review of Checkmate 17...will have to wait because it's at home. Sorry again, Eric. But I DID really enjoy it! Pinky-swear!

Finally got my copy of Patriot Acts and am devouring it in stolen moments. ( So far... )

zomg, I can't believe I haven't done a comics rundown since last November. To do in my copious spare time! *cough, choke*

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Proof

[Jul. 2nd, 2007|08:16 am]

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...that

scans_daily is a force for Good and not Evil:

1) I post about liking the Transformers movie;
2)

haetmunky reminds me that the ~~director~~ writer, John Rogers, also writes the Blue Beetle comic (which I don't currently buy) and directs me to his blog;
3) said blog is entertaining;
4) very soon thereafter, a couple of pages from Blue Beetle #16 are posted on

scans_daily, which are also very entertaining;
5) finding myself in my LCS, I pick up a copy of Blue Beetle #16 and find it good, which will likely lead to purchasing subsequent issues.

True story swear to God!

In other news, watched Pan's Labyrinth last night. Holy shit.

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movie and a show

[Jun. 29th, 2007|11:11 am]

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As if I didn't already have the coolest job in the world, sometimes it gets even better: this morning, all of WotC was treated to a free viewing of the Transformers movie. Thanks, WotC! Thanks, Hasbro!

So, straight up: I had no expectations. I have zero Transformers attachment; never played with the toys, never watched the cartoons, never read the comics. The entire phenomena passed me by. At most, I was hoping for something like Independence Day (I liked it, shut up) with robots: things blowing up, robots fighting, rah rah.

It was better than that.

It was, in fact, AWESOME.

It had GIANT ROBOT SPLODY ACTION.

And! Funny! For reals, actually funny. Surprising and pleasing.

Plot? Who cares about plot? STUFF BLOWS UP! Great, great summer fun movie. Turn your brain off and enjoy.

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So, GenCon. You guys know I have never gone by choice, right? It's not the show, it's the whole..."stand up in front of a roomful of people and entertain" thing. I still have demo nightmares. And the GONG. You oldtimers know whereof I speak.

But I'm sort of thinking about tagging along this year on my own dime just to see it, catch up with folks, watch the spectacle. Good idea or bad, Y/N?

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	[Jun. 21st, 2007\|04:35 pm]
Found myself at home with a pile of comics and the urge to comment on at least one. (PLENTY of stuff to talk about, but this is one I can do without incoherent ranting.) Previously: The forces of Checkmate and the Outsiders went on a combined mission that ended badly, with three of their members--Nightwing, Sasha "Black Queen" Bordeaux, and Owen "Boomerang" Mercer--left in the hands (so to speak) of the villainous Chang Tzu. Things go downhill from there. ( Checkmate #15 )
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oops

[Jun. 18th, 2007|01:54 pm]

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Heh, LJ neglect is funny.

Let's see: Hawai'i was awesome, natch. Still writing up the trip report and pictures are available, hidden online, for them what wants 'em.

STILL killing brain cells playing WoW.

Saw FF: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Man, that was dumb. The Surfer himself looked fantastic, and I loved every moment he was on--but everything else blew.

I think I owe another comics rundown, but that'll have to wait. Quick shots:

Among the interesting current news, Waid's return to the Flash -- which, considering that Waid was the one who made me fall in love with the Flash to begin with, ought to fill me with glee. And I have no doubt that he'd write any of the speedsters well. But is he going to be writing the one I want to read about?

(Hint: Not Barry.)

Oh, and of course, all the Black Canary/Green Arrow wedding hoopla. Isn't that exciting? Gosh! One of my favorite heroines, marrying one of my least favorite loudmouth jackasses! .... I just. It hurts me, really.

Countdown would be more fun if it wasn't starring Jason Todd, Murderer. Cannot STAND the fact that he's running around and no one cares.

Wonder Woman is dead to me until Gail Simone starts her run. Both Robin and Shadowpact have gotten more readable of late; All-New Atom fell off my buy list and as much as I wished it, even Marv Wolfman hasn't made Nightwing anything more than not-offensive. (A step up, granted.) And when the Supergirl comic takes an entire issue to preach how much cooler the current version is than "dull, perfect" Original Kara? It does not convince.

World War Hulk previews looked...surprisingly fun. Color me shocked. (But then, Tony's needed a good asskicking for months now....)

Top 10 Comics (subject to change on the moment):

1. All-Star Superman (on months that it's out)
1. The Spirit
2. Fables
3. Birds of Prey
4. Detective
5. Checkmate
6. Superman
7. Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born
8. Captain America
9. Brave and the Bold
10. Welcome to Tranquility

Also of note: Batman, JLA for the Real Legion stuff, JSA ditto, Legion of Super-Heroes on odd months, Manhunter, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Daredevil, Runaways, She-Hulk, Thunderbolts.

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What month is it, again?

[Apr. 19th, 2007|10:48 am]

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I *said* I wasn't going to post much.

Work has been, as usual, insane. I got a mini-promotion to "Lead Editor" (that's sort of like "Lead Monkey") -- what it boils down to is my representing the editing team at meetings so that our team has a voice and a say. I've never gone to this many meetings in my *life.* :p But it's worthwhile, I think.

Reading: Jeffrey Steingarten's The Man Who Ate Everything, highly entertaining. Next up, probably to take on trip (see below): White Night, Jim Butcher's new Harry Dresden novel. Also might take along Tanya Huff's old Blood Price book (the first in the Vicki Nelson series, first read back in college) to remind myself about the differences with the Blood Ties tv series.

Starting to see Demonweb reviews and comments:
http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=821996
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=192879
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=193701

Still playing WoW, still hooked. I ~~expect~~ hope (for the sake of doing anything else!) to burn out in a couple of months, as usual.

And oh, the big news is that Bill and I are headed to HAWAII for an honest-to-God vacation for the first two weeks in May. OMG, still so much to do!

Top 10 Comics (subject to change on the moment):

1. All-Star Superman (on months that it's out)
1. The Spirit
2. 52
3. Birds of Prey
4. Fables
5. Detective
6. Checkmate
7. Superman
8. Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born
9. Captain America
10. Brave and the Bold

Also of note: Batman, JLA for the Real Legion stuff, JSA ditto, Legion of Super-Heroes on odd months, Manhunter, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Welcome to Tranquility, Daredevil, Runaways, She-Hulk, Thunderbolts.

So. Busy! My icon looks like I feel.

(p.s. to

montecook, I did repeat some of this in my letter, sorry -- too much to do to be creative with updates. :p)

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*yawns, showing teeth*

[Feb. 2nd, 2007|11:16 am]

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Well, January was a wash. I've got my eye on you, February.

Scattershots:

Check out

doodlestan's entries for yesterday's Hourly Comics Day-- super cool!

Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (by

the_monkey_king and

gkestrel) galleys look awesome. Can't wait to see what the fans think of it.

Happy belated birthday to

montecook! I'd tell you in your own journal if you hadn't diabled comments...but I'm very much enjoying the Ptolus comic book. I keep feeling it's a shame our characters didn't interact with her more. She would have gotten us into all kinds of additional trouble.

...and reading further back into my flist finds that even more belated but utterly sincere congratulations are due to

brainstormfront! All the bestest, man, you deserve it.

p.s. to

mercuryeric: Spent a cross-country plane trip rereading Perfect Dark: Initial Vector and the just-released Second Front...and now I'm kicking myself that I didn't pick up Janus's Tears beforehand. The trade can't get here soon enough.

Won on (evil, evil) ebay: The eight issues of Alan Moore's The New Adventures of the Spirit, because after reading the Best of... collection and Cooke's new Spirit comic, I had a hankerin'. If only the Archive editions weren't $50 a pop....

Currently burning out braincells playing Knights of the Old Republic. I can only load these things in when I have a relatively normal workload, because nights and weekends immediately become given over to giving myself carpal tunnel as rapidly as possible.

Last and least important, I finally went and got my hair colored-and-cut and hey, it looks good again. I kind of liked my white streak but you know, there's no reason to *remind* myself that 40 is coming up fast.

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