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This post is 5 days delayed. A new record woo! This would have been only 4 days delayed, but I spent most of my creative/writing juice making a blog post for the Dota Startegy Blog yesterday.

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This post is 3 days late. As expected.

Firstly, Detective Comics’ recent awesome streak hit it’s third straight issue. Dr. Crane aka Scarecrow’s ‘revival’ was well written, he no longer relies purely on his fear gas and has Bats confused and frustrated since he can no longer predict his moves. Perfect timing too, can you Imagine Dr. Crane, with a Sinestro Corps ring? No one understands fear like he does! DC better not screw this up!

Speaking of Bats, I’ve gathered rumors that there’s going to be a Batman Animu. No, not Big-O. It’s supposedly to take place in between Batman: Begins and Batman: The Dark Knight. Warner Bros. Animation declined to comment, so we’re still gathering more info.

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Yet another rumor is that George Miller will be directing the JLA movie. This is more farfetched than the Batman animu, but we’re crossing our fingers on this one.

I’m actually more excited waiting for confirmed news like the animated features Superman: Doomsday, JLA: New Frontier(Silver Age JLA) and a still unconfirmed Teen Titans animated movie(No, it won’t be that weaboo Teen Titans GO crap. Hurray!). Note that non of the stories are in any way related to the current DCAU story since all of these are separate events based from the comics alone. The icing on the cake is that all of these are being presided over by Bruce Timm(creator of Batman: The Animated Series). Hurray!

Black Canary #3(of 4) was good, though I don’t think Ollie’s gonna have any teeth left on the next issue with the stunt he just did, too bad the made one too many clues on his true intentions.

Nightwing #135 and Outsiders: Five of a kind #1

I love it when Dick gets flashbacks.

Bonding sessions with old man Bats is fine too~

But with an ending like this, one must wonder where the Man Wonder will wind up next. I’m pretty sure he will leave the Outsiders. But this is only the first(of five) issue, DC has four more chances on making this win or fail.

This week’s countdown was actually amusing, but STILL nowhere near epic. The art improved dramatically though.

last week’s issue:

this week:

I half expected her to moonwalk though. Maybe next week.

I’ve ignored the New Atom until someone forced me to read issue #14.

Then I saw this:

HITLER WITH A JETPACK! HOW AWESOME IS THAT!?

Also, Ted Kord!

AWESOME!

Added this to clarify things. Yeah, I cried too.

The Metal Men’s revival was good too, I really liked the art. Hopefully, we’ll see more of Dr. Magnus and his Metal Men in other books too.

What the hell DC? What’s with you and bees?

And lastly, I was surprised at WWH#3, I really expected Sentry to step up this issue. But oh well, Super Saiyan Strange’s inevitable downfall will cover at least 1/3rd of the next issue, then hopefully Namor will do something. Anything. At least show up dammit!

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Back on the mysterious world called real life, I’ve learned a few life lessons the past 4 days:

1. Spending a week’s worth of money(for food and other expenses) in one day. Bad idea. Worth it, but still not a good idea.

2. Surviving for 6 days with P80 worth of coins is plausible, but hard.

3. I’m a fucking lucky bastard who doesn’t need to live with instant noodles for 6 days anymore.

4. Duty Free’s meat section = Heaven. I ate around 2 full german franks and the free sample guy just kept on giving more!

5. I shall never EVER eat at Tokyo Tokyo again.

6. And last but not least, crossing the street at night without glasses. Bad idea. Stupid bike…

1. Click this link: http://www.sectorseven.org/

2. Enter this password: Deceptibot

3. Curse/Praise Michael Bay

4. ????

5. PROFIT!

Damn you Michael Bay!

Our favorite Drunkard in a metal suit:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/744740/iron_man_trailer/

EDIT: Apparently, Paramount hates free publicity, so if ever this clip gets removed again, just download the clip from either here or here. It’s a .flv file so use VLC player to view it.

And of course,

Batman: The Dark Knight:

http://www.whysoserious.com/
preview images:

Oh, and here’s a very lazy short summary of this week’s comics: The Amazons Attack arc is still sucking balls, I can’t believe DC thought this was actually a good idea/story. Countdown is FINALLY picking up, the story is interesting now, but it’s still nowhere near epic levels yet. And lastly, Hulk #108 is sorta meh, Rick Jones being useless as usual. Didn’t spend much on comics this week, blame the Simpsons movie(I have the Spider-Pig theme song! Wooo!) and randomly treating girls.

PS. Darksied is Awesome!

I enjoy reading comics that has 15yr old girls as it’s target audience. I also enjoy lobotomizing people to read such comics. And I’m proud to say that I’ve converted two manly men into giggling teenage girls after forcing them to read SMLMJ. Yes, after reading this series, even Arnold Schwarzenegger would transform into a teenage girly girl, you’d stop growing facial hair and would suddenly have the urge to gossip! Yes, this is the effects of reading Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane!

And now I’ll do what I do best when I read this: I gossip!

Like OMG! I can’t believe Parker dumped Gwen and Firestar over that bitch MJ Watson! Gwen was so hurt, semen came out of her eyes!

I’m not mocking the artist, no I’m not!

*subliminalmessage*comebackmiyazawa!*subliminalmessage*

I’m sooo glad Firestar hooked up with Ice man though, they’re like sooo cute together! Ohmygosh! I’d pay to watch them have some steamy action!

*this is a reenactment*

That was TOTALLY worth it!

So MJ dumped Harry again(that bitch!) to be with Peter, Parker doesn’t deserve that red-head! I’d like totally die if Liz came after Parker, they’re like sooo perfect for each other! Poor Harry’s probably gonna get sloppy seconds from that slut Felicia Hardy, did I say MJ Watson’s a total bitch yet?

GAAAAH!

*reaches for Testosterone pills*

losing…y chromosomes…must not…gossip!

ARGH! IT’S TOO LATE! SAVE YOURSELVES!

There are five levels to being a comic book reader. Try to see where you fit in.

DC:

Level Zero is where you think this is Manga. You need to kill yourself now.

Level One is where you don’t read DC and is only familiar with the big three, Justice League and Superfriends.

Level Two is DC Neophyte, where you’ve read a couple of issues of Batman or Superman and know that he’s Clark Kent or Bruce Wayne. You have no idea what the multiverse is and the thinking of the number of Supergirls made you epileptic.

Level Three is Average DC Reader. You know there’s been more than one Robin, you read comics other than the Big Three or Justice League members, and you know some facts about the past. You’ve encountered most of the crises and big events but is still somewhat confused due to all the retcon that happened.

Level Four is DC Fan. You’ve read all the Crises and Big Events (Crisis on Infinite Earths, Zero Hour, the Kingdom, Identity Crisis, Infinite Crisis, 52, Countdown etc) and actually understand what’s going on. You can recite all the Robins, at all the human Green Lanterns, all the Flahes and their secret identities. Hatred for DC’s Senior VP-Executive Editor Dan Didio is a requirement to be promoted to this level.

Level Five is DC Fanboy. The test to become a DC Fanboy is to understand not only Hawkman’s continuity, but also the Legion of Superheroes and the history of DC’s Limbo. You fully understand the secrets of the Multiverse, How the Golden and Silver age was handled and how every retcon affected the DC Universe. You have a dart board with Dan Didio’s face on it and you’ve read things like the entire run of Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld(All three volumes). You need to get laid. Fast.

I am only a Level Four DC reader. Not that hardcore, sorry.

Marvel:

Level Zero: See DC’s Level Zero.

Level One is the same as DC’s level one. You don’t read Marvel stuff but is familiar with it’s popular characters like Spider-Man and Wolverine. You have no idea who Thor is.

Level Two is Marvel Neophyte. You read one or two Spider-Man issues, and know he’s Peter Parker. Read a couple of X-Men issues and maybe Fantastic Four.

Level Three is Average Marvel Reader. You know that Spidey has more than one costume, bunch of clones, a hot wife and a hot sort of sidekick. You’ve read Avengers, and know who the Vision is. You have a working knowledge of the Marvel Universe. And you use a god damned hyphen when spelling Spider-Man.

Level Four is Marvel Man. You’ve read all three Secret Wars, the complete Infinity series (Gauntlet, War, Crusade, Abyss), and read things like Ant-Man and Alpha Flight. You somehow understand Marvel’s sliding timeline, the difference between 616, Ultimate and Zombie Universe and is secretly gay for Deadpool.

Level Five is the Merry Marvel Marching Society. The test is to first get the reference in the title itself, along with being able to explain time-travel in the Marvel Universe, who Satan is, the history of the New Universe, and the sliding timescale as it applies to the Marvel Universe. You read titles like Terror, INC., and Night Nurse. You know who the original Hulk was, and who the Original Human torch was and how superior he is to the current one ‘coz he killed Hitler. You need to get laid more than the Level Five DC reader, but only by a bit.

Sadly I am only a level Three and a Half Marvel reader, but that’s gonna change in the near future.

Vertigo:

Being a Vertigo Reader is a bit different from the Marvel and DC variations. Mostly because Vertigo books aren’t that popular but is equally(or more) awesome. Being a Vertigo reader only has two levels, binary in fact.

Level Zero: Vertigo Comics? wuts that? There is a special hell waiting for you when you die. You don’t want that to happen do you? Well get going and read Vertigo stuff so you can go to regular hell like the rest of us.

Level One: You recognize Spider Jerusalem as your one true Messiah. Meaning you’ve read everything you need to read that Vertigo made. End of story.

I am obviously at Level One. duh.

So what did ya get? Post ‘em in the comments!

Well that’s it, I hope this post enlightens y’all.

AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!

I’m always broke on Thursdays. I was supposed to blabber about the F4 movie but I’m too lazy right now. Here it is in a nutshell: Galactus(or should I say Gah Lak Tus) is a cloud, Surfer CHARGED HIS LAZOR and shot his employer and Jessica Alba was just there to be hot.

On to more important matters! I bought 3 Marvel titles today(I ran out of money to get my DC stuff so I’m going back tomorrow) and wasn’t really satisfied Two of them are Tony and Amadeus Cho’s perspective on the events of WWH#1. Oh well, I saw Iron Man getting his ass kicked again, so I guess it was worth it.

Hulk#107: Cho contacts(via email lol) Hercules and Angel where they get ‘ambushed’ by SHIELD agents. They then went to see Namor to ask if he’s willing to help the Hulk. Naturally, he refuses but Namora does and joins them. So basically the Green Scar has the 7th smartest person on the world, a Demigod, a guy with wings, Namor’s cousin and a bunch of puny humans who are willing to help him. The question is, will he let them?

Iron Man #19: What Tony was doing while Hulk was beating the shit out of Blackbolt. Then, Iron Man getting his ass kicked. In his perspective! YAY!

See!

Captain America #27: Bucky steals teh Shield. The end.

Next Post: Justice League of America#10, Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #13 and Countdown week45(I hate Thursdays!)

Gonna play DoTA now since I’m broke lol.

I went to my local comic book store yesterday morning(Yes, I woke up early. Horrifying ain’t it?) and got the last copy WWH#1. And let me just say YOU’RE ALL FUCKED NOW! BWAHAHAHAHA!

*ahem*

For those who doesn’t know what happened to our green giant, here’s a little recap.

Planet Hulk in a nutshell:

After wrecking havoc and destroying most of Las Vegas, Tony Stark and Reed Richards put the Hulk into a rocket and shot him supposedly to a planet without sentient life. Shit happens, and Hulk lands in Skaar, a planet with plenty of sentient hostile life.

Thus starting the Planet Hulk series.

Red king dude enslaves Hulk into a life as a gladiator. Hulk wins many bloody matches and becomes wildly popular. Red king dude becomes afraid that he may have to give hulk his freedom due traditional laws, so he throws at the arena his latest acquisition: the Silver Surfer. Hulk beats Surfer, but refuses his offer to get back home. Hulk and his friends escape and started a rebellion. So Red king dude sent his bodyguard after the Hulk, a super tough hawt alien chick(who looks like Freeza). After fighting, Alien chick slowly changes her opinion about Hulk and her changes loyalties. Hulk made many more friends and allies, and launches offensive against red king dude. They do battle, Hulk beats Red king dude fair and square. Red king dude plays dirty again, pushes button, world is fucked. Hulk shows supreme awesomeness, flexes muscles and unfucks the world. Hulk is crowned new king of Skaar and takes hawt alien chick his queen.

Awesome, yes? Yes it is.

But then, the warp core on the the ship Reed and Stark sent him in detonates and blows away everything in sight, all while his last message of ‘We are doing this for your won good’ plays. Killing a whole millions his subjects and including his wife and their unborn hulk-spawn.

*recap ends here*

So he takes his warbound comrades and goes back to Earth. A little detour to the moon so he can beat the shit out of Blackbolt. You heard me, Blackbolt.

He’s even nice enough to give a warning for everyone in Manhattan to evacuate for 24hrs before he turns it to rubble. So Tony Stark steps in with his Hulk Buster armor, they do battle.

Then, seventeen pages of Tony Stark getting his ass handed to him by our you know who. Yes, half the issue is about Iron Man getting his butt kicked and I wouldn’t have it any other way!

YOU’RE ALL FUCKED NOW! HAHAHAHAHA!

Next post:

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer(watched it today, here’s a spoiler).

PS. I’ll be in Hong Kong for 3 days, no post till Tuesday.