For the love of comics...

Brian K. Vaughan's phenomenal Y: The Last Man is supposed to end with issue #60, and since we don't have many issues left I've been wondering a lot about how it will end. I've been tradebacking the early volumes, so I checked out the Wikipedia entry to catch up on a few issues I've missed. While there, I stumbled over this reference to Hamlet's Yorick:

Yorick, the deceased court jester whose skull is exhumed by the gravedigger in Act 5, Scene 1, of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The sight of Yorick's skull evokes a monologue from Prince Hamlet on the vile effects of death. The contrast between Yorick as "a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy" and his grim remains is a variation on the theme of earthly vanity (cf Vanitas): death being unavoidable, the things of this life are inconsequential. Though this theme of Memento mori ('Remember you shall die') is common in 16th and 17th century painting (see especially Mary Magdalene), Hamlet meditating upon the skull of Yorick has become the most lasting embodiment of this idea.

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Anyone interested in an X-Men rpg, I've just started a new one...
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I have been loading up a gallery of images from my comic art collection and I'd like some feedback on what you see. To go there just go to my main LJ profile page and click pictures or follow the link below.

I don't have everything loaded in yet so it is a work in progress, but I'd like to know what you all think so far.

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to the marvel fans out there...
what are your thoughts on secondary mutations? Good, bad, neutral? Who has the best? Who has the worst? Why is beast a giant cat man? Thoughts, feelings, comments?

Get yourselves a copy of Lone Ranger #1. I've got a feeling this is going to be something good. Issue one was pretty solid and a different opening take than I expected.

Dynamite are knocking out some interesting licensed books. I think Dark Horse may have some competition.

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With a never-before-seen mix of history, mythology and the supernatural, writer C.B. Cebulski and acclaimed Japanese illustrator Sana Takeda bring you DRAIN, an exciting new series about ninjas, vampires and one woman's centuries-spanning quest for vengeance.

Debuting in November from Image Comics, Drain follows the story of Chinatsu, a woman whose life is irrevocably changed when her and her ancient clan of Japanese assassins is ravaged by vampires. Rather than take her life, Chinatsu was turned and left as a witness to the fate of her clan in order to spread the legend of the vampires in Japan.

I'll be picking up #1 just for the cover.  Hopefully the story inside is just as good.
Ninjas, vampires and vengence!  Oh my!

The Loners, a spinoff from the superhero self help arc in Runaways.

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CBC: It is still a superhero self-help group. Vaughn put them back in the costumes, and they were mentioned in Runaways and a few other books in the aftermath of the defeat of The Pride. However, what we're doing is putting them back in the superhero self-help group, and part of that has to do with some things that are happening in Civil War. When you open with issue #1, they're going to be back in the church basement, back in the support group, trying to deal with not getting into costume and not using their powers.

I think this could be really great if written in the same tone as Runaways.  I thought this group was a cool idea when introduced and thought it was strange it was just left to fizzle after the arc ended.h

Apparently Joss Whedon will be taking over from BKV as of issues 25.

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But today it’s official. Whedon will indeed continue the series after the original creative team of Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona exit with issues #24, picking up immediately with issue #25 and joined by artist Michael Ryan (“Very cool, very grounded but with style. He's sent sketches of the kids and they made my heart go pit-a-pa,” said Whedon).

This is good news!

Groan! The holidays are coming (it is September, I have kids, so I must start thinking about this.) So in an effort to make some room, appease my wife and save a few quid (bucks for you state-siders) I had to bite the bullet today and reduce the FP subscription. Realized I'm spending waaayyyy too much on the funny books and, more to the point, I've concluded that a lot of what I've been reading is total rubbish anyway!

I'll let you decide what went for financial OR "It's rubbish!" reasons.

So...adios, goodbye, so long and farewell to:

Moon Knight
Civil War: Frontline
Civil War
Ms. Marvel
Supergirl
Aquaman
Shadowpact
Secret Six
JSA: Classified
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters

Also nixed some pre-order for the upcoming Zombie and Son of Satan MAX series.

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Tomorrow though I am picking up a copy of Lone Ranger #1 a friend put aside for me. Love me the Lone Ranger!!