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As a subscriber to Marvel's Digital Comics Unlimited service, I'm disappointed that Marvel is pushing forward with this initiative while still not supporting portable devices for Digital Unlimited subscribers. I guess "unlimited" means unlimited as long as you don't consider being tied to your desktop as a limit.  That being said, I think this is a positive step, and I'm eagerl...

Big trade week: Battlefields Tankies, Sleeper Season 2, Umbrella Academy Dallas, Magneto Testament. BQ: I helped my old roommate move to Machais Maine not too long ago. The move went fine, but man is Machais far away from... anything.

I came for the Rucka, but it was J.H. Williams who blew me away with his work this week. I especially liked what he  did with his panel layouts. By using something closer to a traditional grid layout for the out-of-costume and down tempo moments, then shifting to non-traditional, angular, almost shattered layouts for the action sequences, he really raised the level of tension and exciteme...

I'm very optimistic about Detective Comics. Big week all around.  BQ -  Crisis on Infinite Deadlines Aftermath: Sleepsplosion    

One of my favorite uses for the iphone is viewing my ifanboy pulllist at the comic store. Bookmarking the printable pulllist view has often saved me from the media-buying amnesia I always suffer at comics stores, record stores, etc. I guess its not iphone-specific, but it still rocks!

I am psyched for Final Crisis. I'm thinking of picking up the Phonogram book, but I didn't read the original series. Should I wait to read that first? BQ: I'm pretty sure 3 years as a rugby prop on already shredded knees wasn't the best choice I've ever made.

I've never seen them either, but it looks like there are are a some older Bond books out there: http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/comics/    

@ TheApeThatEscaped - I'll be disappointed if Gutsville never finishes. Earlier this month, on Frazer Irving's blog he did say he was "wading back into Gutsville," whatever that means.  Final Crisis is my #1 jam this week. BQ: If I don't eat the people, then the bugs probably will, and then I'll be eating them indirectly anyway.

In regards to graphic novels in High Schools, my wife's English Department uses American Born Chinese. I believe it's with 9th graders.

One comics-related iPhone use I've come to love is the bookmark I have on my home screen to my printer-formated pull list on iFanboy. I pull it up whenever I'm in my LCS on Wednesdays, and I never have to worry about forgetting a book.