36 icons from the movie Sinners here at gwenhazel. Spoilers in the icons at the link.

36 icons from the movie Sinners here at gwenhazel

Writer: Mark Gruenwald

Pencils: Ron Lim

Inks: Danny Bulanadi

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Bernie Rosenthal has been kidnapped by the Watchdogs.

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Writer: Len Wein

Pencils: Ross Andru

Inks: Danny Bulanadi

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All the reanimated furniture is giving me Inferno vibes. Although, this time it is because of mad science as opposed to demonic possession.

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Writer: Doug Moench

Pencils: Jim Aparo

Inks: Bob Wiacek

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Poison Ivy hijacks a Wayne Foundation fundraiser.

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Writer: Stan Lee

Pencils and inks: John Romita, Sr.

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Trouble has followed Flash Thompson home from Vietnam.

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This is the first self-published book I have ever read a good chunk of without realizing it was self-published. The book is as well written as a number of recent traditionally published books; it’s well edited, proofread, designed, nice cover art. It looks professional. Indie publishing can do it!

But in retrospect, it had to be self-published because it’s a Silmarillion fan fic with the names changed, and a traditional publisher wouldn’t take it for fear of being sued. (Not really spoilery: this is clear quite early.) Its premise (I’ll just render this in Tolkien terms) is one of the exiled Noldor returns to the Undying Lands after dying (?) in Middle-earth. That’s a fantastic premise for a fic! With some alterations, it’s a great premise for an original story. That’s why I bought it! I don’t think it fully exploits this premise, though. It’s a goldmine for psychological and philosophical development, and it has fairly little of either, in my opinion.

It does have a great original addition in the idea of a male and female elf who are well-matched “professional/vocational” rivals to such a degree they can be almost interchanged with each other. That concept may be the story’s strongest, and again, I felt it wasn’t fully exploited.

But some of my discontents are discontents with the source material (The Silmarillion): 1) the style is, for my taste, too expository—too much “telling,” not enough “showing”; 2) I just don’t get the concept of the Undying Lands on any deep level, because my cosmology is very different from Tolkien’s. Goddard is, I think, trying to follow Tolkien here, and part of my difficulty suspending disbelief may come from my just not getting it. I give her marks, on the whole, for showing respect for Tolkien’s work and not altering his Elves in any bizarre ways.

One the whole, I find the book conceptually fascinating but not developed deeply enough to fully engage me.

Spoilery review at my DW.

Sorry to post this stuff all out of order, but hey, at least it's not Barry Allen.

( How better to end a run than at a wedding? )

Writer: Roy Thomas

Pencils: Rich Buckler

Inks: Jerry Ordway

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Grundy crush deep cut Golden Age heroes!

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Ghost in the Tombs by Jonathan Moeller

Caina's 32nd book. Spoilers ahead for the earlier ones.

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Writer: Chris Claremont

Pencils: Marc Silvestri

Inks: Dan Green

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The X-Men sacrifice their lives to defeat the Adversary.

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Writer: John Francis Moore

Pencils: Adam Pollina

Inks: Mark Morales

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Dani Moonstar: Friend or foe?

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Writers: Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio

Pencils: Keith Pollard

Inks: Pablo Marcos

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It won’t surprise you to find out that this is all part of a plot by Immortus.

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Despite what the cover may tell you, no, it's not Deadpool. His appearance I attribute solely to a marketing gimmick to justify putting him on the cover. No, this is really an overdue follow-up to what happened in last year's FCBD issue, and sometimes it's nice to see anti-mutant assholes get what's coming to them...

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The Suicide Squad capture Wonder Woman. This will surely end well for them.

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In far Carcosa, beneath a pallid mask, the truest servant of H****r is... Loki?!? Given the prominent 'bad guys' label on the cover, a slightly more sinister take on their title of 'God of Stories'.

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