Well, I may have been stupid to go get them, but I might as well review them.
Aquaman #1: Not the most gripping start for the general public, but definitely full of mystery for the Aquaman fan. A solid start to what I hope is a very long series. 4 very happy starfish.
There's a much more detailed review, with lots of spoilers, here. I really wish they'd gone with the cover from Previews. This one just doesn't do it for me... *sigh*
Robotech #0: I bought this for one page, and I'll review that page next. However, since I bought it, I went ahead and read it. Not bad. There is a nice summary of the story so far to get people like myself who haven't followed this series up-to-date. There's plenty of action, and a typical flashback. Lots of pin-ups in the back, too. Not something I intend to buy at all, but not bad. 2 1/2 uninterested starfish.
Wildstorm News Page: Astro City Rocket Clipping: Yup, I bought a whole comic book for the one page. And, frankly, it was worth it just for the bit about the squirrels. 4 eager starfish.
Hawkman #10: I want to like this book. There's always a promising start, then it falls apart. This book fits the rule. Interesting enough start, but what the heck happened at the end? 2 bemused starfish.
Green Lantern #157: "Faerber-Igle Machineworks"? A little too obvious, boys. Anyway. Nice fill-in story. I like Igle's artwork on this one, too. Good stuff all-around, as long as you aren't looking for something deep and meaningful. 3 silly starfish.
Powers #26: Less profanity than usual in the pages, although the letter column is still mostly unreadable. This issue is an ugly look at what happens as super-heroes age. Very interesting. 3 1/2 frightened starfish.
Still up for review: Amelia Rules #8, Colonia #8, Courageous Princess III, and Tuesday #2. When it comes in to my store on Friday, I'll review Avengers #61.
Mark Evanier has a bit on Billy Barty that my hubby-Eric might be interested in.
There is a reprint of a very sweet "But I Digress" column on Peter David's site. It's topical now because PAD just named his new daughter after the person the article is about. Check it out.
I've managed to read four more pre-Silver Age Aquaman stories thanks to a couple of good friends on-line. Reviews will someday make it to my website, but for the moment I'm just savoring the "new" tales. One Ramona Fradon story, Two John Daly's, and a Paul Norris. Good stuff all around! I'm down to only two more of Norris' stories left to read (More Fun #79 and #80). I've read all of Louis Cazeneuve (the second Aquaman artist), but I'm missing tons of Daly and Fradon stories still. You can check out my wantlist if you are curious about what I am still missing.
You may have seen this quote floating around the 'net: "Christmas is weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?" My sister-in-law made this observation upon hearing it: "You could think of every major holiday that way. We could be threatening people for candy on their own doorsteps dressed in disguises or eating candy out of basskets full of grass surrounded by hard boiled eggs that are more likely to be lost somewhere in the house during the hunt than be eaten before all the candy is gone. There is a definite theme of eating candy from odd locations." Methinks she has a point.
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