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.