(sung to the
tune of Ratt's "You're in Love")
You step inside your local comic shop
You're lookin' for somethin' hot
You flip through Xombi
You're in love
Why the heck stop at only one
The Walking Dead is all kinds of fun
You want to read 'em lyin' in bed tonight
A kick in the pants you'll love alright
You flip through Xombi
You're in love
Obie came over
to the house this past Wednesday and when I explained to him that my LCS had not
received their allotment of The Sixth Gun #12 (thanks Diamond Dist) he gave a vacant Boston Terrier stare of
frustration and promptly upchucked all of his Acana brand dog food all over my
couch. Now, don't get me wrong, I
understand his frustration completely, I was the one who made a trip downtown
specifically for that title, but there is a time and place for that sort of
behavior...Casa Del Donist World is not it. All is fine though, and we are dealing with the tragedy of
having to wait for only (hopefully) an additional week, but that doesn't mean there weren't some amazing things to read.
***POSSIBLE
SPOILERS***
Friday Slice of Heaven
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| The Walking Dead v.13 Too Far Gone |
The Walking Dead Volume 13: Too Far Gone TPB - Written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Charlie Adlard,
published by Image Comics. I
haven't talked about The Walking Dead for a long while, but that doesn't mean it is not one of the best series in publication. Period. This
series was the one that I read issue one many months after its initial release
and immediately ordered the first four graphic novels that were available. Years later, I am still loving this
gruesome, heart wrenching story that continuously leaves me feeling emotionally
mugged, yet I always come back for more; read the prison issues...damn.
I was actually
two TPBs behind, but my LCS had a sale so I decided to catch up with Rick,
Michonne, Carl and the rest. This
installment finds the crew adjusting to the new community and bringing their
unique experiences and completely understandable paranoia to the town that has
grown soft in their comfort. This volume provides a breather for the group and allows the reader to
reconnect with the characters after so many tragedies in the past, but as the
reader expects with The Walking Dead,
the good times rarely last and things begin to go wrong in a bad way. In a world overrun with zombies, the biggest threat to human existence is humanity itself. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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| The Walking Dead v.14 No Way out |
The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out TPB - Written by Robert Kirkman and
illustrated by Charlie Adlard, published by Image Comics. Okay, here it comes. This volume ups the stakes to a
heart-stopping degree and believe me when I say, "the shit goes down"
in this volume. I will do my best
not to spoil this.
Rick's walled
community is completely surrounded by a massive zombie horde that threatens to
break through the wall and descend upon the terrified community. Not only that, but Andrea is
trapped in a tower with no food or water leaving Glenn and a small crew to attempt a
risky rescue while not becoming food themselves.
Other than that, you just need need to read this volume and then try to
pick your jaw up from the floor.
Oh man, oh man, oh man.
Crap. This is what comics
strive to be: amazing, addictive, and thought provoking. A fantastic series and a nerve-racking
read. After 80+ comic book issues, The Walking Dead continues to be one of the most important books on the stands. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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| Xombi #4 |
Xombi #4
- Written by John
Rozum and illustrated by Fraser Irving, published by DC Comics. Dear DC comics, I am totally onboard
with your reboot and the 52 issues about to be unleashed on the good 'ol US of
A, but I have a simple request...please do not end Xombi. That's it. Simple. I don't care if you keep it in the DCU or, better yet, go
full-Vertigo on this title, just keep 'em coming. Please.
This issue finds
David Kim (Xombi) and his crew listening to Annie's tale as to why she
released the Maranatha into the world, and how she used to reside in the Ninth
Stronghold that gave her near immortality as well as her eventual downfall with her twisted involvement with the evil Roland Finch.
Rozum continues
his intricate and at times confusing tale, but more and more answers are
revealed as this fascinating story progresses.
I will also continue to gush over Irving's lovely art and striking color
palette, but these two creators have something special that not enough people
are reading. You need to be reading this. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Witch Doctor #1 - Written by Brandon Seifert and
illustrated by Lukas Ketner, published by Skybound, an Image Comics imprint. The prepress on this title adequately
describes this miniseries as Dr. House meets the supernatural and that sums this book up quite nicely.
Dr. Vincent Marrow is the man to call whenever someone suffers an affliction of parasitic supernatural origins, and a mixture of medicine and magic is the vaccine. Marrow is accompanied by his human assistant Eric Gast, who seems to suffer the brunt of the otherworldly encounters, and Penny Dreadful, Marrow's anesthesiologist who is also a...I'm not certain what she is actually, but I'm sure we'll find out soon enough. In this issue, the good doctor seeks to surgically remove a demonic possession from a young boy, but this particular case is not quite as "text book" as everyone believes.
Seifert and Ketner have created an odd, gross, interesting and unique
series that is just what the doctor ordered for those ailing from an overdose of capes and tights. A hell of a lot of fun. I will definitely be picking up the rest of this series. RECOMMENDED!
Slice Into the Woods
Amazon Affiliates Might Vanish For Those in California - *Sigh* I received a letter this week from Amazon saying something to the
effect that if a certain law changes in regard to how Amazon and its affiliates
are taxed in California, then Amazon will close the affiliate program for those
individuals living in California; this includes poor little Donist. Don't get me wrong, I haven't made a
dime from all of the images or links in my posts, or anything from the
Donist Amazon Store, but if this happens then all of those images and links
will be broken and probably lead to nowhere, damaging the look of my site. On the other hand, if all of my links and such remain intact, then they will be successfully sending shoppers to Amazon.com to earn them sales that they no longer are required to pay me a percentage for the referral that I would be more than happy to pay taxes on. The situation is more dire for countless small businesses in California who actually make money
through the affiliate program.
Of course there are many
more factors involved than what I currently understand, but I know that there
are plenty of small businesses, the supposed backbone of America, that are
going to take a hit that they might not recover from. Thanks Amazon for cutting all of your affiliates on a whim because of your squabbles with California and the fact that you don't want to collect sales tax; this is why I continue to pay more to my LCS (including paying sales tax), mostly because they are not YOU.
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