New Comic Bookstores!

I went to a new comic book store today. I thought I read about another one in the area but then never came across it and it only shows up on google if I put in something about cards and games which is strange. It's also closer than the other crap one. I've been planning on going to Pittsburgh Comics in McMurray, PA. Saturday and I am still doing that but was curious about this new place.

I was able to get two of the five issues that I wanted to pick up today, Wonder Woman #10 and Doom Patrol #3 as well as ODY-C #10. Kind of disappointed by their selection and how they didn't have any Black, Glitterbomb, or Chimera Brigade. I hope to get these at Pittsburgh Comics Saturday. I might also go to another comic shop in Pittsburgh since I will be that close anyways.

With the new shop I found, it wasn't bad but the selection was just okay and they didn't seem to have any dollar bins. It was also one of those comic shops that is small and cluttered kind of, that I've read so much about with how a lot of comic shops are but it wasn't bad really. It had a lot of good reviews that made me feel more comfortable with checking it out. It also did just seem kind of cozier in a way and is really the size of a comic shop that is not going out of business in a year or two like the one that I am not going to anymore. The person running it seemed nice but I still feel awkward about going to a new comic shop and not sure what to expect really. I think I will stop there on Wednesday's to pick up what I can find and the stuff I can't get, I'll get on Saturday's at Pittsburgh Comics.

I am still super excited about going to Pittsburgh Comics Saturday. I am already fantasizing about how I will be going there on Saturdays after my drum lesson and maybe going into Pittsburgh at times too to have fun there. I also love the idea of picking up a bunch of comics and stopping at a coffee shop somewhere and drinking a bunch of coffee and reading comics. We don't even really have any coffee shops around here too which is weird. I also love that Pittsburgh Comics has a podcast and they have a show all about new releases and things called Comics Now. Looks like it might be a cable access show which would be too awesome to live in that area and to be able to watch it but you can also check it out online.

Comic Books Oh Yeah! is on twitter.

If anyone is interested, I'm on twitter. Sometimes it's better to share stuff in 140 characters or less and retweeting awesome comic book things is even better than that.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #013 Review

Writer: Ryan North

Artist: Erica Henderson

Color Artist: Rico Renzi

Letterer: Travis Lanham

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Rating: 9.5

I continue to love the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Every issue is so good and if you are ever in not the greatest mood, just read an issue of her and you will feel a lot better no matter what. #013 is a continuation of the Enigmo and his tiny offspring wrecking havoc everywhere, taking over the government, and everything else.

Squirrel Girl in the beginning of this issue was still in Canada, at her mother's cabin with her friends. Brain Drain is still in NYC and this character is so hilarious, he is as lovable as Squirrel Girl. In this issue, looking for help from other superheroes, decides that Ant-Man is the best option and kidnaps him in his sleep. Ant-Man is pissed the entire issue and upset about his security firm since he's not the best at it he realizes since he and the things he protects can be swiped so easily. I am not familiar with Ant-Man at all but wondering if he is always a dick like how he is in this issue. I can see them being peeved with the whole kidnapping thing and sticking him in Canada so it is kind of funny.

And Brain Drain has the best line ever when arguing with Ant-Man, “Borders are but imaginary lines, the dreams of wild men who once thought they could impose their will on an indifferent wilderness.” I feel the same way.

The gang starts to make their way to New York and get stopped by a bunch of Enigmos. A fight ensues and they win this small skirmish because the police cruiser that the Enigmo's had was full of explosives for some reason and they went off, stopping them. Ant-Man is into helping them which is cool and it looks like they are about to get to New York and that is where the issue ends.

I continue to just love everything about this series, the art, the hilarious, zany characters, the mixing it up with other superheroes, and in every issue you learn some peculiar facts that you would not know otherwise like that Canadian lawyers call canoes “human-powered pleasure craft” and there is no Canadian law requiring people to wear life jackets when they are in the pleasure craft although life jackets do have to be on the boat and equal to the number of passengers on said pleasure craft. And did you know that squirrel bites are one of the few animal bites that aren't treated for rabies? LIAR! YOU DID NOT ALREADY KNOW THAT! But now thanks to Squirrel Girl, you do. It's also hilarious knowing the difference between how Squirrel Girl communicates and talks to squirrels and how Ant-Man does not have as great of a consensual relationship with ants. Seriously, this series is nothing but hilarious.

#StandWithChelseaCain - Representation and Health

The misogynist comics trolls have been busy this week. Chelsea Cain was treated so badly on twitter this week that she deleted her account and as a result, even more ignorant, sexist trolls came out from under their rocks. There is a really great article by Allen Thomas at Comicosity that discusses a lot of problems that has been a constant in the comics industry. I am thankful for Thomas' article and for Comicosity for putting it out which is a million times better than how Bleeding Cool dealt with the issue and which is why I am no longer a fan of Bleeding Cool.

Here is the article that Thomas wrote.

Faith #4 Review

Writer: Jody Houser

Artist: Pere Perez

Color Art: Andrew Dalhouse

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Publisher: Valiant

Rating: 8.5

Issue #4 of Faith is the second part of Faith and her boyfriend Archer going to a Comic Con. A villain sees the con as the perfect opportunity to steal things worth a lot of money and to rob people. At the very end of the last issue Faith came face to face with another Faith and at first it looked like this was who she was going to have to fight but the awesome part is that the other faith is a duplicate of some sorts but is also a good person and they both realize that they just want to do good and fight evil.

I am really loving this series. I hate that some people are writing this series off just because the superhero is “overweight” or whatever or think that is all that she is about because there is so much more to this character and series. For one, it is such a fun comic! I love the humor, the foibles of being a super hero, there is a lot of humor about comic culture, and having fun with the super hero genre as a whole. Also with this issue there are some helpful tips with going to a comic con like in the last issue which is helpful to people who have never been to a con before.

The villain in this story is capable of creating copies of things. Villains with creepy teddy bear heads who are wreaking havoc at the convention and that is how there is a copy of Faith. I love that there is a copy of her and that there are two of them. By the end of the issue the Faith copy had to go for reasons that I would rather not say so I don't spoil it for you but I really wish that she could have stayed. It would have been awesome if there were two Faith's and that they were best friends maybe and an awesome super hero team.

The artwork by Pere Perez and Andrew Dalmouse is so spot on. I love the detail and even more so how there is a freshness to it which is hard to describe. I like that there are not a lot of dark tones and it compliments this comic. I also like the views from above with some of the frames. There is a lot of creativity put into all the different angles with the frames and the detail with the characters is just nice.

The next issue coming out November 2^nd is going to be a new arc with the title Dark Star and one of the covers has Hillary Clinton on it with Faith which I do not like at all. No, it's not because I'm a Trump supporter. I am also really disliking how Trump is popping up in comics lately but I don't think that Clinton is a factor in the next issue. I think it's just happening because of the election and nothing more, hopefully. I will definitely have to get an issue that has a different cover on it for sure.

Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #1

Writers: Jon Rivera & Gerard Way

Art: Michael Avon Oeming

Colors: Nick Filardi

Letters: Clem Robins

Rating: 8.5

The first issue of Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had been looking forward to it for a while and I wasn't let down at all. Cave Carson recently lost his wife, has a daughter, a weird cybernetic eye that is like the Doctor Manhattan of eyeballs, and is a little glum in the first issue.

The story goes that he and his wife after ten years being underground getting into all kinds of situations decided to live a quasi-legit life above ground since they were about to have a daughter. Now that is wife is dead for reasons unknown, he is getting the itch to go back underground and this first issue is setting things up very nicely with that. There is a lot of little bits and pieces about Cave's life with his wife, his job that he seems to still be working at, some situation in which he got involved with some situation with Superman, how his family were kind of celebrities to some degree, kind of like Jacques Cousteau but instead of being underwater they were underground. And his cybernetic eye is hilarious. I love the way it's mentioned in his bio, “It is important to note that Cave has a cybernetic eye. Its origin, abilities, and circumstances surrounding its implantation are a complete mystery and should not be addressed in polite conversation.”

This comic has an old school Johnny Quest feel to it. More the adults of that cartoon with how the characters are and how this is an adventure, sci-fi kind of thing with it although it has been a long time since I've seen that cartoon but it's the first thing that came to mind. I also like the mix of humor in this, definitely adds another side to things and more realistic with the people involved with their situations.

With the art, I like it although the characters are drawn in a way that is a bit too cartoonish and not much detail but it's not bad. I do love the detail with the environments and things happening in it. There is also a really cool frame that has people really blurry looking like you are in a fun house of mirrors because of Cave's eye that is really interesting. There is also a pulp noir feel to the artwork that I like.

I am excited for the next issue and excited about Cave going underground and seeing what kinds of adventures he gets involved with and hopefully there is more with the back stories of the characters.

He-Man Thundercats #1 Review

He-Man Thundercats #1

Publisher: DC

Writers: Rob David & Lloyd Goldfine

Art: Freddie Williams

Colors: Jeremy Colwell

Rating: 8

This is a fun comic. I found out about this happening the day before it came out and I was skeptical but I had to at least check it out. Also, if my eight year old self ever knew that this would happen at some point in the future and that my 21^st century self didn't get it, that kid would be so pissed. If this comic had come out when I was eight years old, it probably would have gotten me into comics a lot sooner. And googling the cover I found that He-Man did team up with the Thundercats once before along with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and G.I. Joe which is a bit overkill but maybe it turned out pretty good as well.

I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable this comic was. It's only going to be a series of six issues and the story looks fun. Mumm-Ra because he's kind of a dolt is never able to get the sword of omens but the higher ups in his creepy pyramid thing want him to instead get a weapon that is supposedly even more powerful, He-Man's sword of power. That's what it's called? Kind of bland but whatever. Somehow dimensions get kind of screwy and Third Earth ends up landing on He-Man's planet and Mumm-Ra tries to get the sword. I don't want to get too into the story but it's cool that the Thundercats and He-Man and his friends are going to join forces. And going by the cover that I chose, the one with the villains (there were at least a few, the good people, the villains, and a coloring book version) it looks like all the villains from both worlds are going to get together too.

Another couple of things that I like about this book is that they don't treat women like sex objects. I really cannot stand how difficult it is to find a comic series that doesn't do that. There is Teela, Cheetara, and Evylin and they are not depicted in a lame way. It's kind of surprising too because when I was little, the little He-Man comics that came with the toys would show women in such an objectifying way and considering they were marketed to little kids, it was really freaking disturbing. I'm glad they cut that out for this series or at least with this first issue.

The other thing that I like about this comic is that the artwork is insanely phenomenal. Williams and Colwell did such a great job with all the characters and environments. I haven't seen any other comic yet with this attention to detail and it really is just amazing. The nuances with almost everything is just great.

It's also fun to see so many of the characters again from both worlds. Especially so with the characters from He-Man that were kind of minor or that I forgot about. Fisto is there, Man-E-Faces, freaking Ram Man is there! And the characters from both worlds are drawn in their 80's incarnations which is the best thing of all. The characters are also true to the original cartoons which is good.

The only thing that is a bit difficult to believe with the story, more so than that both worlds would collide somehow is that Skeletor looks to be stronger than Mumm-Ra. Skeletor is such an idiot, the suspension of disbelief is pushing it a bit too much for that. It's like saying Gargamel could beat Mumm-Ra or something.

I am happy that this comic has come out though. It's definitely a nice trip down memory lane and interesting that it's coming out within the few months of me just getting into comics.

Someone Should Start a Kickstarter Project to Create a New Comics Distributor

Reading more about how Diamond Comic Distributor has such a ridiculously bad monopoly as a distribution company for the comics industry, watching a youtube video recently where a comic shop owner tried to question a couple people from Diamond at a panel and was treated very rudely and with such weird contempt, talking to someone from my lcs in which they get tons of damaged product from them. There is even a subreddit about how Diamond sucks.

Diamond seems like one of the worst businesses and I do not understand how they have a monopoly the way they do. I can understand how it might be difficult for someone to step up and start a whole new distributor, there used to be another distributor but they went into bankruptcy years ago.

What I am wondering though is that with how bad Diamond is, if there did happen to be another distributor that came up, Diamond would lose so much business so fast just because I can't see people really wanting to stick with them with how they've been treated over the years. As soon as some other company came up, so many comic shops would drop Diamond immediately I would think.

I can see it being difficult starting up a new distributor but why don't some people interested in starting a new distribution company get together and start a Kickstarter project for it? Can you imagine the number of people that would support such a thing? So many comic readers, collectors, so many comic shops, just everyone who knows how there is such a need for this and it would reach it's goal in less than a week probably. You could set the goal to be raised at like a million dollars and they would still get it within a week I bet. If not, it would surely reach it's goal within a month.

The people involved would have to know what they are doing but I am sure if the right group of people wanted to do this, they would be heavily supported by the comics community. And can you imagine just how many comic shops would pop back up if they were not having to deal with Diamond who has put so many comic shops out of business over the years with how they keep sending crap products, charging shops to send back damaged crap, and one of the worst things, forcing shops to order a minimum amount of product every month. If the new distributor just cut out that part of the situation, they would definitely have people jumping ship to them. Me personally, I would like to start a comics shop at some point but I wouldn't as long as Diamond are the only distributor for the majority of comics.

Doom Patrol #2 Review

Doom Patrol #2

Publisher: Young Animal/DC

Writer: Gerard Way

Artist: Nick Derington 

Rating: 10 

I am really enjoying the way Doom Patrol is rolling along. This second issue is better than the first. I like how the first issue was a bunch of fragments about some of the characters involved with this new group and this second issue continues with that and includes a few others. Larry Trainor gets into some weird situation with some street toughs. I also like the Niles Caulder scene, another random, quirky scene kind of out of nowhere. He is in another situation by himself, kind of and it's just funny how kooky his situation seems to be. Casey seems to be the one that is very involved with getting everyone together. Being an ambulance driver and coming across a few of the characters in their own messed up ways and in this issue we find out that Danny is communicating with her through the dispatch system. Some villainous robot-looking things come for Cliff. Cliff and Trainor meet again. There is a scene that shows Trainor turning into Negative Man. Casey and her coworker get in trouble for having the ambulance on their day off in which Danny has them going around the city. Flex Mentallo, Man of Muscle Mystery shows up. And it ends with Casey going to what appears to be a very happy place. I love how this comic is just all over the place. It's such a jumbled mess of goodness.

I am only a little familiar with some of the characters in previous series' so I am not sure which characters are recurring like Cliff, Trainor, Danny, and Niles but the others might be new?

The artwork with this is also really good. All kinds of colors kind of popping out all over the pages and I really like how the characters are drawn. Kind of an 80's, early 90's cartoonish feel to them. Nick Derington is a really good artist. I should really check out more of their other work if there is any.

I can't wait for the third issue, with how some of the group met one another in this issue, the next one should finally, hopefully get them all together and from there we will see what kind of crazy things they get into.

Wonder Woman #8 Review

Wonder Woman #8
Publisher: DC
Writer: Greg Rucka
Artist: Bilquis Evely

Rating: 9.5

The newest issue of Wonder Woman and it's all about the beginnings of Cheetah whose name is Barbara Ann Cavendish. Wonder Woman doesn't appear in this issue at all, that I am aware of. Who knows, with her powers, maybe she is lurking somewhere in the background. This story veers off to a degree by what has been going on with Wonder Woman teaming up with Cheetah but it's a good story and I like that Cheetah gets a whole issue. The beginning shows her as a child and her interest in Greek myths. Her dad was lame of course and tried to pressure her away from it but it didn't stick. Later it shows her trying to find out more about Amazons, where they might have lived.

Barbara Ann is an awesome character, she is a mix of both Indiana Jones and Marion even more so from Raiders of the Lost Ark movie. She drinks a lot, argues with assholes, is mostly on her own doing her thing. She goes on expeditions with people who are more than skeptical about her work and they try to ruin her findings. She goes from one place to another, trying to find out more. She eventually finds evidence of a twelfth queen, Lysippe which means there might possibly be eleven other queens with shrines of their own somewhere. Going from one place to another trying to figure out the key to what she is trying to find. Eventually she finds an uncharted island and believes it to be the island of Amazons but doesn't find anyone there so she is not sure if she actually found it or not.

I really liked this issue. I kind of hope there could be a spin off series or some one offs of Cheetah/Barbara Ann at some point because I can see there being so much that can be done with this character and all the stories of things she could get into, even before she became Cheetah. It is cool that a whole issue is devoted to her.

And with every issue of Wonder Woman, the artwork is one of the things that I always look forward to. More than any other comic, Sharp, Scott, and now Bilquis Evely who is new to this series, the artwork is always amazing. This newest series of Wonder Woman has been a total treat when it comes to great writing and great visual art.

Black #1 Review

The first issue of Black and I like it a lot. There is supposedly a lot of faux-controversy about this comic which is pretty funny. Too many people complaining about how racist this is and supposedly how there is bad symbolism, or people cashing in which is absurd. To clear things up, the only part of this comic that is racist in any way is in the very beginning where three racist cops shoot black kids. That's it! There is no other racism in this comic. I read somewhere one person's claim that every single white person in the comic is depicted in only an evil way which is definitely not true. That kind of bias and dishonesty is ridiculous. The degree to which so many people do not like this comic shows just how backwards and racist this country is. If a comic writer has a problem with racism, that doesn't make them a racist. If a comic book writer wants to bring up racist issues, that does not make them racist. Weird to explain just basic things but when it comes to racists, people who want to turn a blind eye to racism, or even more absurdly claim that people who bring up racist issues are being racist. I've already heard too many bad strawman arguments about this comic that are really just empty and nothing but people who want to continue turning a blind eye to racism. I am amazed at the amount of ignorance about this comic. People who are giving it very low ratings but to feel like they are not racist, complain about how it's because of the writing not being that good or that they don't like the artwork but it seems pretty weak. You can say that about any comic really with how little dialogue there is or about any style of art but when people rate it at like a 2 or 4 out of 10 it makes you wonder why they actually have a problem with the comic.

Now to the actual comic. I really like how it blends realistic issues like racist cops along with fantastical elements of the super hero genre. It does this very well and the fantastical elements are pretty funny. The person who shows up out of nowhere to help the main character who just got shot, he is sitting in a chair that just popped up along with him. I found that very amusing for some reason and it kind of sets the tone for the super hero element of it in a way really well. Another thing that is interesting with bringing up realistic racist issues up in a comic book is that with the sequential art form.  With how racist people can be and completely out of nowhere someone can find themselves in a whole lot of trouble in just the tiniest of moments, just driving their car, walking down the street, etc. and with how happens all the freaking time, in just a few frames this can be executed very well, which the artists have done with this comic. It's interesting how a lot of other realistic scenes can't be summed up in such a small amount of space but racist situations are literally that ridiculous and in just the shortest amount of time. 

Another thing that I like about the comic is that there is an actual reason for why there is so much aggression and murdering that is always going on with how racists treat black people. Only black people somehow are able to gain super powers and no one is completely sure why. Reminds me a little of the movie Unbreakable in which a character has tragic accidents happening to find people who are incapable of getting injured in any way. And this makes a whole lot more sense than the reality of the situation in which racists mistreat and kill blacks because they are so afraid of them or want to treat them like they are beneath them. I really like how there is this kind of reason in the comic for why there are these kinds of tensions. And how some people are treated like they are beneath others, it creates an interesting dynamic and idea that is interesting to explore.

In just one issue so many things going on with the comic and the cast of characters is set up so well. And I really like the artwork with this issue. Jamal Igle did a great job. And it's interesting that it's done with only black, white, and grey colors.  

The only thing I didn't like about the comic was a comment by the main character Kareem Jenkins describing a woman as fine or whatever. Seemed completely unnecessary and weird to have him objectifying someone in that kind of way. Hopefully the character doesn't keep that kind of shitty attitude.

Black Hammer #3 Review

The third issue of Black Hammer and it's another good issue. There is so much that I love about this series and this is what got me into checking out more of Jeff Lemire's work. With this issue we find out more about Barbalien. Their back story and how they came from Mars and their current situation of feeling like they don't fit in anywhere.

I really like how with this being a comic about golden age super heroes that it is also incorporating elements of martians. We now know that there are not martians but in the past during the golden age, there was more excitement and things going on with the sci-fi genre that people liked to believe that there were martians. Maybe they knew back then that there weren't either but people liked to think about it a lot it seems and I like that it's a part of this series. It has some of the fun elements that I like about stories with martians and the unknown about that planet. I also like the variety with this group of characters, there are earthlings, a robot of some sort, and a martian.

Barbalien was known as Mark Markz on Mars, his father had united the Red Tribes on Mars but he is looked at as a coward there. A spaceship from NASA lands on Mars which worries some there so Mark is sent there to check it out and is how he came to inhabit Earth. His first day on earth he stops a couple criminals and takes on the appearance of a police officer, he seems to be able to change his appearance and it looks like he has kept the cop who actually happened to get shot and killed by one of the criminal's.

Also in this issue Abe and Tammy's relationship is escalating even though it's kind of a complicated thing because of his “family” back at his place. Also in the present time Barbalien goes to church for the first time, has a little run in with Tammy's ex Trueheart, the sheriff. Gail and Barbalien chat for a bit about how they don't really fit in. And at the very end, it looks like a satellite or ship of some sorts has landed on earth and a new character named Dr. Trigg might know where it came from.

I really like how the beginning of this series is giving us bits of information about people's back stories, some of what was in the past back in Spiral City, what is happening now with this group in this small town, and other things going on in the present time and I am super excited about where this is going and how it's going to play out. It feels like there is going to be a big collision of sorts with all these stories happening.

At the end of this issue, Dean Ormston who continues to do such a great job with the artwork goes into part of the process with designing the cover, putting in elements of Mars and Barbalien. I do hope there is more about Mars and seeing Ormston's depiction of Mars with the architecture and environment.

There is also big news recently about how there is going to be an annual for this series coming January 18^th in a few months. Seems like Dark Horse is investing in this comic a good amount and they are bringing a lot of people on board for the annual. I am happy that Nate Powell (March, Any Empire) will be doing some of the artwork. I know him more as the tall lanky dude with the awesome band Soophie Nun Squad that isn't around anymore. Dustin Nguyen (The Authority), Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, Dept. H), and Ray Fawkes (The People Inside) are also involved.

I am so curious about what the annual is going to be about. Maybe it will be the big moment when more information is given about Black Hammer or that they are finally reunited with this group. Hopefully with a few more issues coming out, more might be known about what to expect from the annual.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #12 Review

The newest issue of Squirrel Girl! I don't know why more people are not reading this comic. Every issue is hilarious, Squirrel Girl really actually is unbeatable, and you learn random facts as well. In this issue I learned that squirrels are color blind when it comes to red and green.

In this issue Squirrel Girl, Tippy, and Nancy visit Squirrel Girl's mother Maureen in Canada. Her mother is renting a log cabin out in the middle of nowhere, with no electricity. Squirrel Girl is worried that she will die from boredom but Maureen does have a mystery that needs to be solved and it's connected to what is going on back in NYC. The issue in New York is that Squirrel Girl's friend Brain Drain who helped them capture some bank robbers in the beginning of the issue are having problems with a villain named Enigmo who first appeared in 1994 and has been in a few other comics.

I really like the new friend Brain Drain, a silly character made up of a brain inside a robot body. He seems kind of new in dealing with humans but he seems like a fun, cool character.

The humor in this issue is hilarious like always too. Love the picture of boring "cabin-ish" magazines in Canada. Magazines about bird watching, gardening, and painting called Painting Quietly with silly headlines on the covers. I also really love the artwork with this series too. Erica Henderson and Rico Renzi do such a great job with it. I really like how there are a lot of solid colors used, a nice aesthetic that compliments this series very well.

Reading Squirrel Girl always puts me in a good mood. It's like a superhero version of Archie comics or something.

Black Hammer Giant Sized Annual Coming Out in January!

I am excited about this and so happy that Dark Horse is putting more into this awesome comic. It's only three issues in but it is by far my favorite comic already. I'm also excited that Nate Powell is doing some of the artwork. I've been a fan of his since his Soophie Nun Squad days and so happy that he is doing so well making comics! And Jeff Lemire is my favorite writer and artist. I just finished Vol. 1 of Sweet Tooth the other day and just picked up issues #13, 14, and #15 today. There are a ton of other people involved with this issue too including Matt Kindt which is super nice as well.

I'm curious to know what the annual is going to be about. Maybe this will be the moment when Black Hammer finally appears? No matter what it's going to be good. Only three more months and it's coming out January 18th to be exact.

More info. can be found here.

Tank Girl Gold #1 Review

The first issue of Tank Girl Gold finally came. Continuing from Two Girls One Tank and I am starting to wonder if with every story arc, this series is going to start back at #1 since this is how too many comics publishers try to sell more comics these days. I like Tank Girl and I did like this issue but there is also the thing with how in the last issue of Two Girls One Tank in which Sub Girl died.

What the fuck Tank Girl, or more specifically, Alan Martin? Sub Girl died in the last issue. It was really sad. Now in this issue Sub Girl is alive again. This is the other problem I have with comic books. Deaths mean absolutely nothing. It's like the worst aspect of the worst soap operas and hyping a death, only to bring them back again. I just started getting into Tank Girl, starting with a few issues of Two Girls One Tank and supposedly Sub Girl died a couple decades ago but came back in the last mini-series, died in the last issue, and in this first issue, is back again. And with how she came back to life, she seems to have lost her memory of the last two decades and has no recollection of being the creepy Sub Girl in which she had to be killed because she wanted to kill everyone. And there is hardly no interest from Tank Girl and the others in knowing what that is about and just accepting that she supposedly lost her memory of being the creepy Sub Girl.

Other than that which isn't the worst really, this is a good comic and I am curious to see where this goes. Maybe I am just not that familiar with the zaniness of the Tank Girl world although I do like it and the humor is great. In this issue Tank Girl and her friends deal with Booga and Barney after they realize how Tank Girl lost her tank as a result of them losing it in a bet sometime in the past and with how it was Booga's fault in some way with how Sub Girl died years ago. Booga gets sent down Furry Road which is hilarious and kind of fucked up. At the end of that road are a bunch of sex crazed people with some kind of awful std that Booga ends up getting which is beyond messed up. So bizarre and funny in a totally creepy kind of way. I use the word creepy a lot when it comes to Tank Girl I guess. Barney has to write an apology for her mistakes and it's actually quite nice what she wrote.

By the end of the issue everyone is on good terms and there is a small scene about what they are doing with all that nazi gold that they got in the last series. They are wasting it in the funniest of ways it seems.

I did actually like this issue other than a couple of complaints and I liked the artwork a lot in this issue. All the scenes were under a different kind of murky shade which is interesting. Curious to see how the artwork keeps up with each issue.

Doom Patrol #1 Review

I had been waiting for two months for the new Doom Patrol series to start and really like this first issue. The first thing is that I love the cover. There were so many other variants including one from Brian Chippendale of the band Lightning Bolt but I had to get the normal cover. 

I wasn't setting my expectations too high and when I first read it, it was kind of a letdown at first. I've read random issues of DP in the past, some of Morrison's run, and some more recent and like Morrison's craziness with it but this didn't grab me at first. Some of the dialogue seemed spotty, I still can't get over the “I just blew up your roommate, do you need a new roommate?” “Yes, I do need a roommate.” That seems like just very bad one dimensional dialogue to me. Even Squirrel Girl which I like a lot would not have such silly, hollow dialogue.

A day or two later I read more about DP's back story, things about Danny and other characters. And it seems with each new series there are different characters for the most part but it helped with having more of an understanding of this group. Then I read Azzarello's #1 from a few years back and it wasn't as good as this series with how it was all over the place. I reread this issue again and did like it a lot more. Some people have complained about how it's all over the place and it is but this is the first issue about a group of people and one's in which we don't even know who is part of the group yet. And I like the way it was all over the place and showing snippets of where some of the characters are at.

Another thing I didn't care for was how there are entire worlds inside something like a gyro. It's been done to death. At the end of even the first Men In Black movie where at the end, it's as if we are just inside a marble inside some aliens board game or the world inside the jewelry of a pet, among other stories. It is believable and I do like how things can be connected in all kinds of ways which is the point and it's not bad but a little overdone.

Overall I do like the randomness of this issue, some of the characters are definitely interesting and I definitely want to see more of where this is going. The funny dialogue and randomness is probably fitting for Doom Patrol and hopefully this becomes something really great and isn't just another series of DP that gets axed within a couple years. I also liked the artwork by Nick Derington, there is a cleanness and colorfulness about it in a way that I like a lot.

There is also a video on youtube where someone breaks down the scenes of this issue which might be of interest to some.

Hellboy 3 the Movie

There is some internet buzz about there being a Hellboy 3 movie. At the moment it looks like it's just Ron Perlman continuing to push for it being made but there totally should be another movie. The first two movies were good in every way and I don't get how studios are not into green lighting a project like this. The sequel made more money than the first which is kind of rare and how often do you get many of the people involved with a movie that would love a third movie being made?

http://www.screengeek.net/2016/09/25/ron-perlman-confirms-hes-working-on-hellboy-3/

More Comics This Week

This has been a good week for comics. Wednesday I went to the lcs to pick up some new comics, saw that they had like ten new long boxes in the dollar bin section which was awesome. I like that I am stalking this place enough that I can tell when they get new stuff in the dollar bin section. They had some Dark Horse Presents comics too which I'm glad I am able to finally see what those are like. New issues of them sell for $5 which is a bit too much and older issues sell for $8 which is ridiculous. $5 or more comics will be the one's that I will just wait for when they of course make it to the dollar bin.

What I got Wednesday:

New Issues:
Black Hammer #3 which was another excellent issue of Black Hammer. This is by far my favorite comic to be following.
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth #145
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1954: Black Sun #1 (of 2)

Dollar Bin:
Baltimore: The Play 
Deadly Class #3
Deadly Class #5
Deadly Class #6
Dark Horse Presents #5
Dark Horse Presents #31
Dark Horse Presents #36 

Saturday Dollar Bin Comics:
God is Dead #8 Finally get to see what this comic is like.
B.P.R.D. Killing Ground #5
Doom Patrol #52 92'
Frankenstein Underground #2
Frankenstein Underground #3
Stray Bullets #2  
Stray Bullets #41
From Hell: Vol. 3

Comics this week

I haven't had a chance to update about the stuff I got Wednesday or Saturday. I have gotten the least amount of single issue comics this week than ever so far. Although I have picked up two really good trades.

This week I got:

The new Doom Patrol #1 which at first I wasn't sure about but it's definitely growing on me and then some.

Wonder Woman #6. The last of Frank Cho's variants for Wonder Woman and this issue was okay but not great. It's definitely continuing with the story of Wonder Woman leaving the island for the first time and I am sure it will be more interesting.

I also got a trade of Watchmen and just started reading it yesterday. I like it so far. I also finally got Alan Moore's Writing For Comics which is interesting as well.

Then yesterday I was at the lcs for so long, going through all the new issues, dollar bins, trades, back to the new issues, then trades, debating on whether to get Vol. 1 of Morrison's Doom Patrol or Lemire's Sweet Tooth Vol. 1 hardcover. I was wanting the Doom Patrol but for some reason Vol. 1 starts at like issue #13 for some reason, only covers fifteen issues, and is pretty expensive considering I can find probably every issue in the dollar bins. I finally decided on the Sweet Tooth and it's only Vol. 1 of 6 which is a bit disappointing considering the price. I am at a crossroads about trades. I am just getting into them and like them in some ways but some are crazy expensive for how little is in them. I am really enjoying Sweet Tooth though and happy that I did pick it up.

Moon Knight #6 Review

I got into Moon Knight about a month ago and got the first five issues, and didn't want to read #6 until I read 4 and 5 last night as well but I really like Jeff Lemire's Moon Knight series. Lemire is my favorite writer so far. I really like Black Hammer, Trillium, Plutona, and Descender looks to be good too although I am waiting to get it in trade but I am glad Lemire is doing this most recent series of Moon Knight. It's definitely better then Bendis' work.

This issue is the first one of the Incarnations arc although it still very much continues with the first arc since Marc or whichever name he happens to be using is still completely lost and trying to figure out what he is supposed to be doing. I especially like the way he kept stepping into different places from one moment to the next. At one point, on the set of a movie for Moon Knight actually because he is the producer which was kind of funny, next to the inside of an Egyptian pyramid, to being a taxi driver,  then ends up on the moon, and back and forth between these places and others. And his friends who had to leave him or be left behind while he continues on his journey seem to pop back up every now and again which I like. There was even a point when he gets into a fight with Moon Knight. I liked this issue more than any other so far and really like where this series is going. Another thing that I liked was that there was definitely a lot more content than previous issues. The last five barely took more than five or so minutes to read, I like a comic to not go that incredibly fast and to be able to enjoy it for more than a quick moment almost.

I also like the humor with this one, making jokes about the movie, poking fun at how Moon Knight shouldn't even be made into a movie because he is a third rate superhero, lol.

Glitterbomb #1 Review

I liked this first issue of Glitterbomb, written by Jim Zub whose other current projects include Wayward, Thunderbolts, and Dungeons & Dragons. He also wrote Skullkickers. I am a bit worried Glitterbomb will become too sexualized with the characters, one or two of the variant covers seems like they might be going down that path and one or two frames but I really hope it doesn't. If they do so, it will ruin it for me for sure. I want to wait and see what the second issue is like before I really know if this is worth following or not but for the most part this first issue was good.

The story is about Farrah, an actor trying to get more acting work and dealing with the Hollywood industry. It reminds me a bit too much of the theatre industry which is a bit of a downer but it does show both in the same way in how they are filled with scumbags that mistreat others. Hopefully I am not constantly reminded of how the theatre world is and why I have been taking a break from it for a while and can just enjoy this comic, lol. I do love how Farrah takes care of people trying to screw her over even if it is a bit extreme in that moment in which she seems to have no control over once someone has passed that personal boundary of hers. This comic also kind of reminds me of Kill Or Be Killed in which the one's getting killed are horrible human beings that maybe had it coming. This is definitely more horror filled though and I love how this person takes care of assholes. I am curious to know how she got this power exactly. It's definitely intriguing and so far, has something to do with water which has me completely clueless at this point. I also like how Farrah has a kid and work to deal with while she is dealing with this crazy tongue of hers. I like the combination of realism and everyday life along with this fantastical set up. It's one of the things that makes me like Plutona a lot too even though that is slightly less realistic than Glitterbomb.

The artwork is really great too. Djibirl Morissette-Phan did the artwork and colors by K. Michael Russell. I read somewhere that Morissette-Phan was into making the environments a bit off like showing the sky in different colors and whatnot and I think it compliments the story line very well with how messed up this world is. Someone mentioned how they were hooked by the second page and I can see how. The artwork and scene on the second page is just perfect. The first two pages show you where this is going in as short a time as possible and just how fucked up and crazy this comic is going to be. 

Paper Girls #9 Review

I freaking love this comic! This issue just reaffirms how incredibly great Paper Girls is. It's really not surprising that this comic won an Eisner Award for "best new series" this year. They also won an award for "best penciller/inker or penciller/inker team" although there is a typo on one page which is odd.

This has been the best issue I've read so far although I haven't read all of them but it's so good. There is so much going on and with this issue and it's just all over the place. I am also just constantly amazed by the artwork. The full washes of color that are used which I cannot get enough of, the huge ship flying in the sky is awesome, like something out of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The environments are done so well also. And it's funny seeing downtown Cleveland from high up in the sky. I lived in Cleveland for a couple years, in Ohio City right next to downtown Cleveland and it's just funny to think that they are totally showing my street and my landlords glass blowing place if the scenes were drawn accurately, lol. They are pretty close enough too with the skyline of downtown Cleveland although they probably make Cleveland look a lot nicer than it really is since it's such an awful place. Maybe it wasn't back in the 80's but it's never evolved past 1987 anyways so it's fitting that Paper Girls takes place there.

If you haven't gotten into Paper Girls yet, you really should and usually it's not the best idea to start off with a comic with some random issue but this one will have you trapped into loving it.

At the Comic Shop Saturday

I stopped at the lcs yesterday and got some good things. There were a lot of people there which was surprising. They had some type of card game going but there were lots of people looking through comics which was surprising.

New Releases:
Glitterbomb #1 which was really good. I am glad I picked this up after hearing about it from others. It will probably end up on my pull list if #2 is good.

Dollar Bin:
B.P.R.D. Garden of Souls #3
B.P.R.D. Garden of Souls #4
B.P.R.D. Garden of Souls #5 

I also bought my first trade book. Black Science #1. I really liked the one later issue of Black Science that I read and so happy to get the first volume and start at the beginning. I've been spending a lot more time going through the books section but it's so hard to choose a whole book of something because I'm still new with finding series to follow and most of them are maybe newer things. Also, I really like floppies. 

Wednesday Comics

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday but it was new comics day although it was another week with not much to get with the newest releases. I did add Moon Knight to my pull list, got some more bags and boards because I already ran out with the last batch. I liked the last issue of Plutona and wanted more and usually back issues are still on the rack but not this time. I was able to find #1 and #2 in the section of comics individually priced. I got them both for $3.25 each and they didn't have #3 or #4.

I also finished vol. 2 of Incorruptibles and didn't really like it even though I did just finish it. Not going to check out anymore of Mark Waid's stuff most likely.

I am almost done with vol. 2 of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and like it a lot.

And I've still been hanging out in the comic books section of Reddit but it's starting to be kind of a disappointment, it's pretty much just a cesspool of extremely sexist, mostly racist white dudes. Anything even remotely questioning anything blatantly sexist or racist gets downvoted, and people seem to really love racist Mel Gibson there, lol. I don't get it.

What I got:
Moon Knight #6
Kill Or Be Killed #2
Paper Girls #9

Back Issues:
Plutona #1
Plutona #2

Wonder Woman #5 Review

This issue continues with the story line of Wonder Woman trying to find out the truth about her life. This issue picks it up a notch and is at a faster pace than the other two issues which is good since it's been so slow and dragging it out a bit. This is my favorite issue so far with this story and this issue is really making me enjoy this whole Wonder Woman series. The artwork is amazing. The first shot of the city at night with the lighting is just perfect. I want a print of that shot so badly.

I am also loving Steve Trevor. The line he questions the villain about how he has a messed up view about masculinity is making me swoon for Steve right now. I really hope this comic and Steve continue with questioning these kinds of things with gender because I love it. I love that comics are bringing these issues up, a lot more than in other forms of media it feels to me and in this way, comics from some creators are doing a really good job of questioning gender that I haven't been seeing much of lately in other areas. Getting off on a bit of a tangent on this but it's something that I really like to see in comics.

Wonder Woman so far is the only comic I am following with the whole Rebirth thing at D.C. I am kind of curious about other comics I could be following but there really is nothing that piques my interest. Maybe I should ask about any other D.C. titles that are as good as Wonder Woman over at reddit.

Saturday Comics Day

Saturdays are the best day to spend with comics and being obsessed with them, lol. I went to the comic book store today, and they, New Dimension Comics has a new podcast episode up if you want to listen to it at http://ndcomics.com/podcast/ They talk about the newest comics that they are into and about the Suicide Squad movie. At the store, it was Free Graphic Novel day so I was able to pick one from the table. It was odd, really late in the day and there were still a lot of free books on the table. It's sad that more people are not going to this comic book store because it's so great. I got Incorruptible Vol. 2 by Mark Waid and Horacio Domingues.

And I got some good comics I think today.

New-ish Issues:
Tomboy #4. I've been wanting to check out this comic and finally did today.
Plutona #5. I am really getting into Jeff Lemire's work and wanted to see what this comic is about.

Dollar Bins:
Mildly Microwaved Pre-Pubescent Kung-Fu Gophers #1 The title is just hilarious and is probably a funny, loopy comic. Hopefully there is more than just one issue of this if it's good.

Doom Patrol #1 2001
Smax #4 I liked the few comics I read of Top Ten and curious about this since it's about one of the characters from that getting their own comic.
Moon Knight #1 2011
Moon Knight #2 2011
The Dreaming #54 The cover of this made me want to check it out. Creepy mouth eyes!
Promethea #15
Promethea #16

I am listening to Fatman on Batman #36 tonight where Kevin Smith is talking to Jim Lee and it is so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_YGfp2oid8

I am also loving the book Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. Everyone should read this book, even if you are not into comic books it is so freaking intriguing and makes you look at a lot of things different. 

Comics I'm getting into lately.

I really loved 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1. Weird that the shop had one issue of that and #2 but nothing more. I plan on getting #2 Saturday. The kids remind me of a dirtier version of the kids from Bob's Burgers. I also like that I have no clue where this comic is going in terms of plot but the characters are awesome. One thing though is I am trying to find out more information about this comic and supposedly there are only going to be five issues of it? I forget where I got that number but I hope it's not just that few.

Also today I went to the library. I stopped going to the main library here because it's like the Walmart of libraries but I really wanted to see what kind of books they had about comic books and what kind of trades that they have and they do have a small selection. There is Wonder Woman and they even have Sleeper which is surprising. I picked up the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 2 and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1910. I've been wanting to read more of Moore's stuff since I did actually like the movies of the Watchmen and V. LXG was okay but probably better in comic book form. They also had his series of Swamp Thing. I was hoping to get a book about comic books, something non-fiction-ish but there was nothing at all. I am glad I got to see what trades are actually like, they seem so much better than with the single issues with all the crap ads and I like the paper quality too. And omnibuses are just amazing, I didn't know they were of like an entire series. They had an Ant-Man omnibus and one or two other one's. I think I would still prefer single issue comics to trades but maybe for something out of print I would get a trade.

Also when I was at the comic book store the other day, I ran into a co-worker while I was checking out. Weird, usually there is no one even in the store, lol but we chatted a bit and did so more at work about comics. He said he mostly reads Marvel and DC with the exception of also Saga. We talked a good bit about comics and I told him that I've only been into them for a couple months now and he is going to write up a list of some recommendations which I'm curious about. I still haven't checked out much with DC or Marvel yet.

And I am really enjoying B.P.R.D. the Black Goddess. So happy that I was able to get all the issues from the dollar bins.

Wednesday Comics

I went to the comic shop today even though there wasn't anything new to pick up but I was hoping to find something new among other things that I want to get. I was hoping to get Frontier #1 and thought it was possibly coming out today for some reason, lol but supposedly it doesn't come out until November?

I really liked Trillium #1 and #2 and got #3 and #4 today. I'm also really enjoying Moon Knight so I got the others as well. I would have tried to find more in the dollar bins but I had to go to the bathroom so badly from drinking too much coffee earlier, lol. And yesterday I ordered some books that I am excited about. Alan Moore's Writing For Comics Vol. 1, Understanding Comics and Making Comics by Scott McCloud. Curious to read about writing comics and what others writing on the subject have to say about it.  


What I got today:
4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1
Moon Knight #3
Moon Knight #4
Moon Knight #5

Dollar Bin:
Trillium #3
Trillium #4

New Comics Today

I haven't been posting as much here lately. Usually I write about something once a day but this week has been kind of exhausting. Also, I love the comic books section on Reddit. I spend most of my time posting on there lately. It's the best place to talk about comics, find out about anything news-wise, way better than any websites that are supposedly devoted to that kind of thing, and there are all kinds of interesting discussions going on there. I have a link on the left with comic sites if you haven't checked it out yet.

I also stopped at the comic book store today. I am starting to get the impression that they don't like me, they are definitely not that friendly to me but I get that a lot around here. When I first walked in today, I heard some weird whispering right as I walked by a couple workers which was odd. I usually keep to myself though and maybe they think I am kind of creepy. I also added a few more to my pull list, Paper Girls, Hellboy, and B.P.R.D. Last week they said if I added three more I would be able to get a 10% discount and I was planning on adding those anyway but they said this week that I need to add three more to get the discount, lol. I didn't think I needed just three more because they said you need fifteen on your pull list for the discount and before the three that I added today I only had ten on my list. I'm starting to get bad vibes from this place, lol.  

With the comics that I got today, I picked up Moon Knight #2 third printing. They also still had Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 #1 so I got that. I was also able to find some good copies of Deadly Class, Black Science, and Trillium in the dollar bins.

From the dollar bins:
Deadly Class #1 1987
Black Science #13
Trillium #1 I've been wanting to find more sci-fi stuff and someone recommended this and it's from Jeff Lemire.
Trillium #2 

New Comics Wednesday

Another nice day at my local comic shop. I've been reading a lot of good things about Moon Knight and wanted to check it out so I was able to get #1 of the most recent series and found a couple back issues in the dollar bins. Hopefully it's good. And supposedly I have a pull list but every week there is something not in it.

What I got today:
Wonder Woman #5 Frank Cho Variant
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #11
Tank Girl - Two Girls One Tank #4
Hellboy in Hell #10 
Moon Knight #1 If I had known they were charging $5 for this I wouldn't have picked it up.

Dollar Bins:
Moon Knight #12
Moon Knight #14

New Comics Today

I just got home from the comic book store. It's really difficult not stopping by on Saturdays. I am still looking for more comics to get into which is still kind of difficult a bit.

I got Sex Criminals #15. I had been curious about this and read great things but hadn't picked anything up until now. Hopefully it's good.

And I have been enjoying a lot of B.P.R.D. this week. I also like that there is a good amount of this in the dollar bins. I've been curious about checking out the Abe Sapian series but haven't yet.

Dollar Bins:
The Manhattan Projects #14 Curious about this comic.
The Manhattan Projects #15
B.P.R.D. #3 The Black Goddess
B.P.R.D. #4 The Black Goddess
B.P.R.D. #5 The Black Goddess
East of West - The World. I've been wondering about this comic too and found this here so I thought it was worth a dollar to check out.

Black Hammer #2 Review

I really loved issue #2 of Black Hammer. This is now my favorite comic to read even though there have only been two issues so far. This issue was even better than the first one which I loved as well and already had me hooked but this one confirms it already.

This issue goes into Golden Gail's back story and how she got her powers. As well as her current situation with being in school and dealing with how she went back to being a small child. It is really interesting seeing Gail's past with her growing up when she first got her powers to aging through the years into old-age. Although no matter her age, when she becomes Golden Gail, she always reverts back to her nine year old self which is the age she is stuck at now. There is also a little more information about how this group of superheroes is stuck in this small town unable to leave because of some kind of force field. And there is a little snippet of information about possibly another member of this group who is maybe not with them anymore who went beyond the force field and that's how they know they can't go beyond it. It will be interesting to know what that is about in later issues. Jeff Lemire really knows how to write great characters. The pace of the story and building up of the suspense of the story is perfect. I wish this comic came out every two weeks. Having to wait a whole month is too much. I also feel a need to check out all of Lemire's work.

And the artwork continues to be too good. Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart doing the coloring compliments the story so well. The fall-ish colors I like a lot and the whole feel of this comic art-wise, especially with this issue more so than the last is even better.

Wednesday Comics

I got most of what I was wanting to get. I was hoping to find a cheap issue of Pretty Deadly because I haven't checked that comic out yet but other than that it was a good comics day. The person working at the store said if I add three more to my pull list I will be getting 10% off of everything for now on. Most likely next week I will be adding Paper Girls, Descender, and Briggs Land. And I wonder if t his store is going out of business at some point. I rarely ever see anyone in there on Wednesdays or Saturdays when I'm there. That and how they order tons of new issues every week. It's a part of a pretty big chain and they seem to know how to operate comics shops though so hopefully there are no problems with that. I love this place though. If I wasn't so awkward and shy I would ask if I could work there part-time or even volunteer, lol.

New issues:
Black Hammer #2
Briggs Land #1
Descender #14

Other stuff:
Paper Girls #2
Paper Girls #7

Dollar Bin:
Criminal #2
Hate Annual #2  
Lobster Johnson #1 of 5 The Burning Hand. I still want to check more of this out, the back issue I got last week was okay but I hope it's better than that one issue.
Mind MGMT #8
 

Looking Forward to New Comics Tomorrow

It's almost Wednesday and I can't wait to get the next issue of Black Hammer finally. It feels like so long ago when the first one came out. Both covers look awesome but if I can, I will pick up Jeff Lemire's variant. I like the creepiness of it. I am also getting Once Our Land but the person at the store said it wouldn't be there until next week most likely. I'll probably also pick up B.P.R.D. #144. I haven't gotten any new issues of B.P.R.D. but like all the back issues I've come across so far.I'm also curious about Briggs Land #1. I like the idea of a comic that deals with people who are anti-government and set up their own space. Hopefully the main character/s are not authoritarian socialist types and more actual anarchist but I can't tell from the brief synopsis of the comic. It will be nice reading a comic that doesn't have the main character or group helping out a government or military department.

I asked some people on Reddit for some recommendations and with what people mentioned, Descender looks like something to check out. I also want to get more Paper Girls comics if I can.

I Saw Suicide Squad Tonight and Loved It!

I loved Suicide Squad, so much that I might have to check out the comics now. I really don't know why people are making it out to be like it's not very good. There will always be people like that, especially on the internet and it's getting kind of old. I also loved the new Ghostbusters movie. I still don't know why people care what "critics" think anyways. Most don't seem to actually like movies to begin with or they are people who are not into movies involving comedy or action. And most people who write about movies for whatever publications or news outlets write more from the perspective of what their silly market is with who they work for.

I also don't get why people are acting as though this movie is bombing. Making millions and millions, and millions of dollars and being number one two weeks in a row, already surpassing their budget, and breaking records for their daily intake on days like Monday and Tuesday is hardly bombing. I also saw an article earlier about a movie that came out this week and only made it to third place and they wrote about it saying something about how it came out at a "healthy third." Really??? No one wrote about Ghostbusters when it was in third place and Ghostbusters is still playing in movie theatres.

And for those who hate the movie even though they didn't actually see it or people that did and didn't like it, yeah, maybe you should have instead gone to see Nine Lives or the Secret Lives of Pets, I'm sure those would be better than Suicide Squad, lol.

The only thing I didn't care for about Suicide Squad was the music they chose for it. It's been so overdone with summer movies, since all the way back with freaking Con Air and Armageddon. It's like they decided to pick songs from Shrek 1, 2, and 3. Also, where was Batman in all of this? The whole city had to be evacuated and this group of villains was put together but Batman had no interest in stopping what was going on, weird.

Other than that though, this movie was so good and just solid. I don't even care for super hero movies much. I never got into the X-Men movies or Spiderman much, especially after the first one's and Suicide Squad has been the best one compared to anything else for sure.