Monday, February 09, 2004
As I start to write this, it's almost exactly twenty-four hours before my flight to L.A. takes off. I'm getting a bit nervous about missing connecting flights and going through customs (getting lectured last May for having caps in my backpack -- that I'd completely forgotten about being there -- makes my customs trips even more freaky now; I really don't want a repeat), and I haven't exactly been sleeping well the last few nights. Damn, I hate traveling. It's too stressful. I'm guessing I'll barely sleep tonight, probably waking up every hour on the hour or some such thing.
The weekend was good. Proving my geekdom all over again, I hit Wyldstar in the 'shwa (for those who don't live in Durham, that's what we call Oshawa) with Logan and grabbed a few recent issues of comic books. I forgot how much I missed reading comics. I scanned through the whole lot when I got home.
So I'm sure you're asking yourself: What comics did Chris buy? Did he keep his vow of not picking up any of the titles he used to read as a teen?
Well, I kind of broke the vow. I did pick up the first two issues of the new Marvel MAX version of The Punisher. Two words: Fuckin' cool. Micro, who had ditched the Punisher way back in the mid-Nineties when I was still reading (for all I know, he's come and gone several times since then, though), is back ... and the guy's back with a vengeance. At the end of issue two, it looks like Frank Castle just took a shotgun to the chest, courtesy of his old partner. I am so frickin' hooked again on The Punisher, it's just not funny. I can't wait for the next issue to hit the streets. Unfortunately, it's a month away before the next issue comes out.
In addition to the first two Punisher issues, I grabbed the first issue of a four-part miniseries: Wolverine/Captain America. Issue two should be out by the time I'm back from Hawaii. I also grabbed the first issue of a Tales From the Crypt rip-off written by Rob Zombie. Okay, but I don't think I'll bother picking up any more issues of it. I also bought the zero issue of Dark Horse's new Conan comic (I'm really looking forward to this) and the first two issues of the four-part Return of the Jedi: Infinities series, which Jacquie and I read together last night.
I think it's safe to say I'm hooked once again on reading comic books. Heheh.
The weekend was good. Proving my geekdom all over again, I hit Wyldstar in the 'shwa (for those who don't live in Durham, that's what we call Oshawa) with Logan and grabbed a few recent issues of comic books. I forgot how much I missed reading comics. I scanned through the whole lot when I got home.
So I'm sure you're asking yourself: What comics did Chris buy? Did he keep his vow of not picking up any of the titles he used to read as a teen?
Well, I kind of broke the vow. I did pick up the first two issues of the new Marvel MAX version of The Punisher. Two words: Fuckin' cool. Micro, who had ditched the Punisher way back in the mid-Nineties when I was still reading (for all I know, he's come and gone several times since then, though), is back ... and the guy's back with a vengeance. At the end of issue two, it looks like Frank Castle just took a shotgun to the chest, courtesy of his old partner. I am so frickin' hooked again on The Punisher, it's just not funny. I can't wait for the next issue to hit the streets. Unfortunately, it's a month away before the next issue comes out.
In addition to the first two Punisher issues, I grabbed the first issue of a four-part miniseries: Wolverine/Captain America. Issue two should be out by the time I'm back from Hawaii. I also grabbed the first issue of a Tales From the Crypt rip-off written by Rob Zombie. Okay, but I don't think I'll bother picking up any more issues of it. I also bought the zero issue of Dark Horse's new Conan comic (I'm really looking forward to this) and the first two issues of the four-part Return of the Jedi: Infinities series, which Jacquie and I read together last night.
I think it's safe to say I'm hooked once again on reading comic books. Heheh.
// posted by Chris @ 9:12 AM 
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