Just wanted to post a scan of an image of me and my wife, Cynthia, over at The NFL Experience. Superbowl XXXIX was held at our home town of Jacksonville, Florida, this past February 6, 2005, and this picture was taken the day before on Saturday, February 5.
That's one hot looking babe next to me, eh?
Well, not much to report regarding WildStorm this week, but we do have Jim Lee's work on DC Countdown To Infinite Crisis, as shown above. Check out more information on this new story line from DC here at their official web site.
However, prior to this year's story line, we had last year's Identity Crisis. I myself was not reading the story when it originally came out, but working at Borderlands Comics and Games recently allowed me to catch up and read the story for myself. I personally would rather get a hard cover edition of the series, but DC, with all their marketing madness, has decided to redo the mini-series one last time with Final Printings, all in a red color scheme, to be released through out the month of April. Check out the images of Identity Crisis #1 and #4 Final Printings, plus the thumbnails of the entire reprinted series below.
Thanks everyone, and happy belated Easter to the Christian world!
WildStorm Universe June 2005 Releases:
THE AUTHORITY/LOBO SPRING BREAK MASSACRE One Shot
Written by Keith Giffen & Alan Grant
Art and cover by Simon Bisley
The team that delivered one outrageous crossover is back for another round - and this time, the kid gloves are off!
In 2003's THE AUTHORITY/LOBO: JINGLE HELL, Jenny Quantum, after finding a copy of the Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special, brought Lobo to the WildStorm Universe to punish him for killing Santa. The only problem? After bringing Lobo into the WildStorm fold, she forgot to put him back - and he's been rampaging there for well over a year!
So what would everyone's favorite Czarnian do? For starters, he'd go looking for the Easter Bunny, who still owes him the money from the Santa hit. Only one hitch: There's no Easter Bunny in the WildStorm Universe! Chaos ensues!
On sale June 22
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US
MATURE READERS Edited by Ben Abernathy
THE AUTHORITY: REVOLUTION #9
Written by Ed Brubaker
Art by Dustin Nguyen & Richard Friend
Cover by Nguyen
As the Authority comes together at Jenny's urging, learn what the mysterious one-time Weatherman Henry Bendix has been doing in their absence. What mad schemes has he hatched, and is he ready to face the team head-on? Plus, learn the fate of a missing teammate!
On sale June 22
9 of 12 - 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Mature Readers
THE INTIMATES #8
Written by Joe Casey
Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli & Sandra Hope
Cover by Camuncoli, Hope & Rian Hughes
Summer vacation begins here! Where does Punchy go between semesters? Who are his parents? Who does he hang out with? Does he get any action? Find out all this and more. Plus, there's a new super-powered teen on the block - say hello to the mysterious Flora!
On sale June 1
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MAJESTIC #6
Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Art by Neil Googe & Trevor Scott
Cover by Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines
Get ready for wall-to-wall action as Majestic, alone on a world full of his darkest enemies, squares off with one of the few beings in the galaxy who can match him in power and combat skills! What makes matters worse is...they
used to be friends.
On sale June 8
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
And coming from WildStorm Signature Series...
WILDSIDERZ #0
Written by J. Scott Campbell & Andy Hartnell
Art and cover by Campbell
Fan-favorite artist J. Scott Campbell (DANGER GIRL) makes a super-heroic return to comics with one of this summer's hottest new series - WILDSIDERZ, as seen on the cover of May's WIZARD #165!
A new breed of heroes is born when five teenaged friends create holographic forcefields which allow them to duplicate the powers of the animal kingdom. These high-tech heroes are the WILDSIDERZ, and this is the action-packed issue where the fun begins!
This low-priced special - $1.99 for 32 pages - introduces the entire WILDSIDERZ cast in their own fully illustrated
bio pages. Join Campbell and Wildsiderz co-creator Andy Hartnell as they take you inside the studio. From exclusive concept sketches to an in-depth interview with the creators, you'll learn all the secrets behind their latest creation.
But this extra-special issue is much more than that, with all-new, full-color, cover-to-cover artwork created for
this book, including a Hollywood-style first look at the ongoing series in an 8-page preview story that's exclusive to this issue! And be sure to reserve your copy of the extra-sized first issue, on sale August 3rd!
Please note: This issue will ship with two covers by J. Scott Campbell that will ship in a 50/50 ratio.
On sale June 15
32 pg, FC, $1.99 US
Edited by Scott Dunbier
Just a reminder: TWiWS stands for This Week in WildStorm.... This is for those of you joining us late and are wondering, "What the heck does TWiWS mean???"
Well, I'm still unemployed from a decent IT job as a recent interview and possible opportunity with a good mortgage company fell through. Oh well. But I did have a good meeting with Shane and another good friend, Dave Chapman, from Stacking The Deck. We talked about Shane and Dave's upcoming plans, including Dave's own Visionary Ink. This is the current link for now, but look out for more from Dave and Shane on this interesting endeavor.
And as for the image above-- done by WildStorm's head honcho, Jim Lee, with painter extraordinaire, Alex Ross-- or those wondering when DC Countdown #1 is coming out, it's due to come out at the end of March, on March 30. So hold your horses, folks!
Das it for now. Gotta run. Will be back for more a bit later. Good night, y'all!
Just a quick update at this time. First of all, Majestic #3 is due out this coming Wednesday, March 9, so be sure to get your copy. Borderlands Comics and Games has the preview copy, so I was able to read it before this Wednesday, and I must say, the mystery of the ark continues...
Well, above you'll see a nice photo of the Obi-Wan Kenobi figure from the upcoming Attacktix miniatures/action figure game from Hasbro. I must say, it looks kewl, and I figure I post the link to the news blip from Hasbro just so all of those folks I mentioned this to in person will know what I am talking about. Just another game and item to collect from the upcoming merchandise madness from Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Can't wait to get mine.
And as for Shane, I'll be sure to pick up the slack, but I'll also be sure to prod him along with his rebuilding of sorts. We all know this place can't just live on posts from me alone, can it now?
You folks have a great start to the week now!
What is love? Is love waiting in line at 4:00 AM on a Saturday morning at the local mall, in the cold and wet North Florida February weather, trying to get my hands on the Limited Edition Air Jordan XIII Retro "Altitudes"? Is love paying almost $300.00 for them because you didn't want to risk getting a cold, or risk being mugged since you'd be out there by yourself, amongst many other younger Jordan fans? Or is love just settling for the fact that you're unemployed and out of work since April last year, married with a beautiful and loving (and sexy) wife, and have other priorities and responsibilities in your life? Well, I guess I choose the last, huh? Above is the infamous shoe, as offered on UptempoAir.com. I did not get my hands on this shoe, and I doubt I will.
Oh well. *sigh*
My last pair of Air Jordans, much like my other buys, was when I could get the shoes at a respectable discount. I usually wait to buy shoes on sale or at an outlet. The below shoes, the Air Jordan XIX SE "Olympic Edition", I got on sale for $129.00, with an additional 35% off discount during Footlocker's Friends and Family Sale. Not bad, since it was originally $165.00. Well, when I do land the next good job, I do hope to get me a pair of the newest Air Jordan XXs, and the next new Retros, and the next... Here's hoping for that job, eh?
Okay, I'll admit, the above image is a deliberate swipe. It's direct from the WildStorm Blog, Gelatometti. It's kewl to see Jim Lee over there regularly posting, along with the others from the WS crew. And it's also doubly kewl to know there's still Gen13 and Fairchild fans out there. Here's a direct link to the specific posting I am referring to. And here's a blatant plug to my out dated Gen13 WebSite, which I do plan to resurrect...
It's the morning after Wednesday's new comics day, so I have yet to read the latest issues of The Intimates or Razor's Edge: Warblade. The new X-Men: Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversary issues are out, and I plan to maybe post about that, if I can find some WildStorm angle to it. But I did want to plug DC's Seven Soldiers story line. You need to be reading this, trust me on this.
I'll be back with more, soon enough!
So where are we? Well, hopefully, you fellow readers can read this post. For me, I'm posting blindly as for the past week, I have not been able to get into NearMintHeroes.com. Well, in any case, I have a mission to fulfill, so here's the latest This Week in WildStorm.
Tomorrow, on Wednesday, March 2, we will see the release of the next issues of The Intimates and Razor's Edge: Warblade. At the shop I work at part-time-- Borderlands Comics and Games of Jacksonville, Florida-- another customer said that The Intimates was just too hard to follow, with all of the extra color text and such. Well, I figure you just have to be in the right mood to read such a book. To me, it's a good read, and is not a bad outlet for the musings of Joe Casey and company. With R.E.: Warblade, you have some great Simon Bisley art, and a great story following the tale of the former WildC.A.T.s hero.
I also got in my inbox this morning an EMAIL from JScottCampbell.com:
Hopefully, the hype will be followed by a regular scheduled book. We can only hope...
And just in case, here's a link to my own personal blog, which also mirrors posts that I make over here, but has links to my own stuff I have been working on, that's not all entirely related to WildStorm and comics.
Well, till next time, y'all take
