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Name: Adam Stone
Tuesday afternoon pull-monkey for a comic book store chain, I also do retail work for them, and OCD restructuring.
Yes, I often write reviews late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning. This doesn't make me evil or psychic, it makes me someone who gets to read comics early.
Sticking bunnies in blenders is what makes me evil.
Drinking the mutated blood of Charles Francis Xavier is what made me psychic. Also, possibly, evil.
Top five favorite comics/TPBs/GNs:
The Nightly News by Jonathan Hickman. Love the layout, and the story. Really, any intelligent story about a cult killing off reporters seems tailor-made for me.
Scott Pilgrim by Brian Lee O'Malley. I was totally Twelve self-contained stories about a girl struggling with her identity. It sounded exactly like the kind of story I wouldn't enjoy, but Kelly's pencils and Wood's grasp of characters hooked me in. It is, by far, my favorite comic with the whole "indie movie" feel.Wallace to at least two Scott Pilgrim's in my life. I also may have been someone's evil ex-boyfriend. Bunnies in the blender.
Invincible by Robert Hickman. In my opinion, the best superhero comic being written right now. Imagine if the Superman myth was told by one writer, starting from his teenage years. Imagine if that one writer was really good, and worked with solid artists and colorists. Invincible. I also like that this isn't an outlined story, but an open ended mythos.
Daredevil, starting with the Kevin Smith/Joe Quesda relaunch, all the way through the current issue. Not every issue is fantastic, and a few of the storylines have been a bit drawn out. But, for the most part, a great series of tragic superhero stories.
Local by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly. Twelve self-contained stories about a girl struggling with her identity. It sounded exactly like the kind of story I wouldn't enjoy, but Kelly's pencils and Wood's grasp of characters hooked me in. It is, by far, my favorite comic with the whole "indie movie" fee
For Comics shipping on 11/18/09
Air #15 Amazing Spider-Man #612 Batman Streets Of Gotham #6 Cowboy Ninja Viking #2 Dark Avengers #11 Dark Reign List Amazing Spider-Man One-Shot Dr Horrible One Shot Invincible #68 Irredeemable #8 Kookaburra K #1 Nomad Girl Without A World #3 (OF 4) Punisher #11 Spider-Woman #3 Superman Batman #66 Wolverine Weapon X #7 X-Men Legacy #229View details of my comics Print Your Pullist
"Rise Up" - The Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic Music Video
On Oct 27, 2009 10:03 PMI don't get why comic book people suddenly seem to think this sort of rap/rock hybrid that was so prevelant in 1998 is cool. Did we not learn the lessons of Limp Bizkit and Korn? Was Quesada the one person who saw the revamp of The Transformers theme that floated around Youtube who thought it was actually good? The animation, at least, is perfectly acceptable.
Go to CommentGreat Moments in Comics History: Astonishing Tales featuring Ka-Zar and Dr. Doom #2
On Oct 23, 2009 9:00 AM@bedhead: Yes, yes, and yes. That's a comic that needs to happen.
Go to Comment10.18.2009 - Episode #206 - Liberty Comics #2
On Oct 18, 2009 12:39 PMI was a little creeped out that when I clicked on the play button, it synced up with what I was listening to in the store. Great episode. Personally, I thought Beast Of Burdens was a beautiful mess of an issue. The art was gorgeous, but Dorkin's writing was a big turn off for me. And I did read some of the anthology stories, so it wasn't that I couldn't follow it, I ...
Go to Comment10.11.2009 - Episode #205 - Irredeemable #7
On Oct 11, 2009 3:42 PMHow can you possibly call The Traveling Wilburys the best supergroup of all time when Tinted Windows exist. I mean, Adam Schlesinger from Fountains Of Wayne, ex-Smashing Pumpkin James Iha, Cheap Trick alumn Bun E. Carlos, and the brother from Hanson that we all thought was a chick when the MMM Bop video came out. Who was more important to musical history, Fountains of Wayne or...
Go to CommentReview: Tom Strong Deluxe Edition
On Sep 30, 2009 8:45 AMI feel Moore has made more of a name for himself by being "cranky and cooky" than writing. As a result, I look at his better than average books and, generally, think "this isn't nearly as good as he wants us to think it is". And that's a shame. About a week ago, someone came into the store and sold us a complete set of Tom Strong trade paperbacks, and I flipped...
Go to CommentMoore Takes a Step Too Far
On Sep 24, 2009 3:00 AMI think what surprises me about Moore's comment is the ignorance it shows about his own writing process. ALL of his ideas are rooted in/inspired by stories that came before. Such is the essence of writing in poular media, you take a preexisting story idea, improve upon it, and make it your own. He didn't invent Swamp Thing, he just wrote it really well. And the idea of ...
Go to CommentThe iFanboy Letter Column - 09/18/2009
On Sep 18, 2009 1:00 PMI got my job in comic book stores due to my OCD. I'd been shopping here for about a year and the trade section was atrocious. The manager had an idea that she would keep the section just about alphabetical, but anything she had doubles of, she would just throw on top of the section in random order. The problem being, when a book was sold, there was no way of knowing where it ...
Go to CommentTake Dr. Doom's wife... please!
On Sep 17, 2009 2:38 PMSo, based on Marvel continuity, this takes place right before The Civil War, right?
Go to CommentNew Comics for 09/10/09 might still be drunk from the party on Friday
On Sep 8, 2009 2:15 PMAnother small week for me. Still excited about the Blackest Night titles, and I"m hoping Adventure Comics stays awesome. I'm also still looking forward to X-Men Forever, but please don't tell anyone but Ron about that. BQ: The universe inside that autistic boy's head. You know, TV land.
Go to CommentThe iFanboy Letter Column - 09/04/2009
On Sep 4, 2009 1:00 PMHow has no one mentioned Garth Ennis's "The Pro" as a strong female character?
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