more l'il bits

Conception, Girls Vol 1 - Wow, what an intriguing beginning. There's something viscerally disturbing going on in this, it's too subtle to name right off the bat, though. Something about small town creepiness, maybe, or there's got to be something going with how normal conceptions of sexuality are being turned on their head, then there's an element of Silent Hill-esque way-beyond-isolation. Basically, it's good.

Gen13 5 - I think I might actually have to go back and get a couple of the prior comics to this, I actually think I like this reboot; it's not as wacky or irreverent as in the past, but it's got some interesting points

Star Wars Legacy 4 - ah, here we are, no Skywalkers here, just a very interesting one-shot from the point of view of StormTroopers, and it's pretty much the last thing one would expect

The Boys 2, 3, 4 - Wow, it's apparently very hard to find a website or even a listing for buying these puppies. They're just that filled with gratuitous violence and sex, hilariously unique characters, and are completely subversive to nigh every mainstream comic book in the worst possible ways. I'll say it again, it's great!

Also, in a second viewing of Music and Lyrics, I noticed a few things. As much as all of Cora's songs were like to make my head explode, you really couldn't have that fun or irreverence with, say, Judaism, Islam or Christianity. There was a funny little thing going on with introductions - maybe I'm just not used to people introducing themselves with both first and last name around here, or being put off if they just get the first name, did anyone else notice that? And I think it made sense for Sophie to go for an older guy, she'd already established a pattern of sorts with the jerk author, which could kind of be an argument for consistent characterization.

-from Wyatt, keep an eye on the candidates for '08

-bwa! (apparently, we weren't the only ones who had that idea)