as promised, a few reviews of some stuff i got at comic con. this is just the beginning.
lava punch: first launch - a compilation of comics from different artists. a mixtape of comics if you will. i liked some of the comics in this, but not all. it’s a fun little read. and there is a comic about a girl who has a conjoined twin who has to be removed and then returns from the dead to kill the people she loves. and how can you turn that down?
serenity: those left behind (dark horse) - the comic. i’m usually not one for a comic post-television show or post-movie, but i was such a big serenity fan that i decided to give it a chance. i forgot some of the characters so i was a little confused, but overall, a good continuation. apparently the screen-to-comic works in the whedon world (ala buffy the vampire slayer - which has turned out to be a brilliant series).
hack/slash: first cut (devil’s due publishing) - a girl who escapes a horror movie-type situation to turn around and hunt serial killers, monsters, slashers, etc. i had never read this but i’m now a huge fan. a great premise. i can’t wait to read the rest of them.
i’m not too familiar with devil’s due as a publishing company. i liked the first issue of rest. so any input people have on the subject would be cool.
finally, a comic con update of sorts. i’m without a computer right now so my internet time is more limited than usual. but i will get my new computer in 3 days…i’m dying over here…
at the hellboy 2 booth.
a bike made of humans
me and a dude (or lady) in a predator costume. i’m supposed to look nervous/happy.
yes, there was an earthquake this morning. i thought it was a big truck because my windows were rattling. my dog didn’t notice. but it was kind of scary.
comic con was very fun. i will update soon with photos and some comic reviews of new stuff i bought!
have yet to see dark knight but wall-e was pretty awesome. any movie that can hold my attention span without actual talking for the first half gets five stars from me.
my phone and computer simultaneously died last night. no contacts, no back ups because they were backed up on my computer, no music, no photos, all gone. my phone is working (on a limited basis).
dear apple, i’m really not liking you and your products’ insistence on breaking on me at least once a year and around the time i’m going to bed. love, brea.
currently listening to: the new girl talk album. it’s pretty insanely good. to be honest, i thought i was over anything that resembled a mash-up but it turns out, i’m not. plus, this is not your typical song-over-another-song - it’s much more interesting. just when you think, i may skip forward, he plays a clip of the jackson 5. and y’all know how i feel about the jackson 5.
just saw: Hellboy 2. for some reason, i’ve only seen parts of Hellboy on television but now i feel like i should go back and watch it for real. this was amazing. seemed to be cut a little short in parts but the characters alone were worth watching. and selma blair, i love you.
currently reading: about writing by samuel delany. a suggestion from neil gaiman’s blog. it’s a good non-fiction, informative book for those interested in writing. plus this guy wrote it:
and he looks like a wizard so i trust anything he says.
