Hey everybody. I hope all of you had as excellent a weekend as I did in Beantown, kicking it (kicking it? Who am I?) at the WizardWorld Convention with Tim Sheridan, Jamie Hatton, Danielle O’Brien (our newest columnist…look for her perspective within the next week or so), Megan Sherlock (Ben’s propertâ€â€erâ€â€lady, of recent JSA fame, she’s the one Jordan is scamming on…friggin’ home wrecking, ring wielding lothario) and, of course, the one, the only Benjamin “COLOSSAL TALENT” Morse!!!!. Boston is significantly smaller than San Diego and many of Wizard’s other cons, which makes sense since this is its first year and it comes at the tail end of convention season. It is a credit to Jodie Westhoff (who’s name, I fear, I have misspelled by throwing the “e” on the end of “Jodie”. If so, sorry Jodie (or Jodi). Shoot me a line at parallax2@juno.com and I’ll see the problem rectified) who handled much of the planning for the convention and pulled it off smashingly. For those who care about the highlights unrelated to comics (those highlights are here too, scan down and you’ll find ’em), here’s what I dug.
1.) Going with Tim to his first “real” convention. We’ve been friends for 10 years, but have never gotten to attend a convention together. Good times.
2.) Seeing Ben. Always a pleasure
3.) Seeing Ben’s parents. Always a pleasure times 30! Plus, good cookies!
4.) Eating shark at Fire & Ice and thus absorbing its spiritual powers
5.) “Batting the cycle” at Fire & Ice by consuming (with my partners in crime, of course) a Scorpion Bowl, an Ice Bowl, and a Fire Bowl. The winner? The Ice Bowl and not just because it was blue (although, mostly). Oh, and remember kids, drinking alcohol is bad.
6.) Tim’s notepad written comments as substitutes for his lost voice. Personal favorite: Oh, snap!
7.) Meeting The Rucka for a second time…more on that later.
8.) Meeting Ethan Van Sciver (no nickname at the moment) for the first time and seeing some sweet black and white Black Hand sketches that he had done for other folk. IN-CRED-IBLE.
9.) Experiencing driving in Boston while sitting next to a man who spoke stream of consciousness for what was probably 35 minutes but felt more like 80.
10.) Getting a Boomer Heroclix in my free bag of stuff.
Okay…not so much on that last one.
Because of the convention, however, I do have two apologies to make. First, to fellow Nexus-er Kevin who I didn’t realize lived so close to the convention. We’ll stop by next time and mooch off you, we promise.
To all of you who check on Mondays to read What’s Shipping. It’s my responsibility and I forgot to do it. It’s up now so please check it out and try to forgive me.
Alright, enough nonsense then. Now it’s time for news!
Infinite Cash Crisis
So – with Day of Vengeance and The OMAC Project wrapping up last week and this week, respectively, are you left with the feeling that something’s a little…dangly? Not that the stories in and of themselves weren’t set with beginnings middles and ends, but that the stories that were marketed as preludes to Infinite Crisis, bridges between Countdown the seven issue miniseries debuting next month didn’t reveal everything about how they’re tied to the Crisis?
Don’t close the longbox on Day of Vengeance, The OMAC Project, Rann-Thanagar War and Villains United just yet. Each of the four miniseries that led up to Infinite Crisis will have a 32-page one-shot special released during Crisis which will tie the miniseries storylines in to the unfolding, larger story.
Ahh, you gotta love six issue miniseries that spawn 32 page one shots that lead into a seven issue miniseries which then leads into a weekly year long series at Newsarama
I hate to be flip here, but damn! They sure are after my cash, aren’t they?
The kneejerk reaction to this whole thing is, of course, why are we having an issue #7 to a six issue miniseries? If this was planned for two years (or is it three now?), why do we keep getting things like this (see “Sacrifice”) that seem to indicate that that just isn’t so?
Not so fast, Didio has an explanation. “They take the themes from the miniseries, and wrap up some of the points from the stories as they tie into Infinite Crisis,” Didio explained. “The four specials are much more Infinite Crisis-centric than they are miniseries centric. The one that will probably show this the clearest will be the Villains United Special which doesn’t focus on the Secret Six as much as it does the villains of the cabal, and their role in Infinite Crisis.”
Huh…alright. The first part of that statement makes, well, very little sense to me. When I distill it I end up with something like, “It’s part of the miniseries, sort of kind of.” The second part, specifically referring to Villains United makes things a bit clearer to me although I’m still not entirely sure if we are just playing semantics when it comes to whether or not this truly is an epilogue one shot or a Pre- Infinite Crisis one short or a one shot that explores themes but dare not be called an epilogue. Also, if they aren’t epilogues, why use the name of the minis?
I, of course, ask that last question knowing full well the answer is “marketing”. And, honestly, there is nothing wrong with that. DC’s job is to make money. They’ve got something people like, why shouldn’t they follow up on the product with still more product to be consumed. It is undeniably frustrating from the planning ahead aspect where you thought by making it through as six issues of the minis, you now just had Infinite Crisis to plunk down money for. And it does make one question if this whole thing is as strictly regulated as they would have us believe. At the end of the day though, this is nothing more evil than a company looking to use the popularity of some of their stable of characters to increase profits and market share and hopefully keep their consumers ever psyched about what is coming down the pike. How evil that really is is a matter of one’s own personal view.
For me, I’m less worried about the cash issue (I am lucky enough to be able to handle four more issues), or the “is there really a big plan here” issue (I don’t mind a little flying by the seat of one’s pants, good ideas can come from that) than I am with the “I have a finite amount of space” issue. The more I buy, the more I have to store. The more I have to store, eventually, the more room I’ll need for that storing. So, sure this is only four more issues, but if DC keeps this up, I could end up sleeping on my long boxes.
Giffen’s 52* Pickup
If you’ve been reading comics for the last 30 years, you’re likely well acquainted with the work of writer/artist Keith Giffen. The prolific writer’s body of work is large and varied, having made a lasting impression on fandom with his work in the ’80s on “Justice League International” with co-writer J.M DeMatteis and on a popular run of “Lobo” mini-series with co-writer Alan Grant. Still other fans remember him best for his run on “Legion of Super-Heroes.”
Without a doubt, his work in the ’80s built a devoted and loyal fan following that sticks with him today as he embarks on a variety of new projects. Books like “Drax” and “Howling Commandos” for Marvel, “Common Foe” for Image Comics, “Gutwrencher” and “Hero Squared” for Boom! Studios, or his recently announced role as part of the regular crew on the tentatively titled “52” from DC Comics, the weekly comics event that’s set to launch in May of 2006, the month following the conclusion of “Infinite Crisis.”
Help Giffen clean up the mess at Comic Book Resources
First, I really like this story based almost entirely on the way Giffen ends it: “Spencer’s been a friend for years. He’s a great guy. I always call him when I’m pissed off, “I’m leaving the industry!” He always responds, “No, no, don’t be an @$$h0!e!” It’s his mantra. He’s the one who convinced me I could do it. He mounted this really annoying campaign. Then it dawned on me, “1-800-Superfriends.” I agreed to do it and it snowballed from there. Spencer’s still a friend. Raspler got fired.”
Poor, poor Raspler.
This was pointed out on Fanboy Rampage, but I’m stealing it for here. With the announcement finally setting in that Giffen is not mad at DC, he has changed from martyr for the cause to sellout shill. Isn’t weird how quickly fandom can turn on creators for essentially not acting the way we’d like them to; for not taking things done to the characters we associate with them to heart as much as we do. Lo, look upon our fickleness and shudder.
Neal Before Variants
Adding his name to the list of artists producing variant covers, Neal Adams has announced via his website that he will be drawing an alternate cover for DC’s All-Star Superman #1 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
Catch one out of nine fever at Newsarama
To all of you DC boosters that fought back at those who putted to DC as having started the latest round of variant covers with a “At least we’re doing them 50/50”, I have bad news. This and last week’s announcement about limited availability All-Star Batman and Robin covers will be putting a dent in that argument of superiority. It took awhile but it appears that the Marvel Way of variant covers has finally found its way to DC’s shores. Awesome, no?
More Liefeld/Titans Articles?
Artist Rob Liefeld helped return Hawk and Dove to comic greatness in the late ’80s limited series. Now he’s working with Gail Simone on the newest incarnation of the team, running through the pages of a two-part Teen Titans story arc. Which Titans are his favorite? What does he think about working with Simone? Will he work on the Titans again? What’s this about a Titans East? Find out here ….
Well, since you asked so nicely, here you go, courtesy of The Pulse
I got a kick out of this quote. “I have a small sense of ownership to Dove,” Liefeld continued. “I designed the character in the late ’80s and originally her costume would reveal no hair at all if I didn’t throw down with the Kesel’s over it. We finally compromised on the ponytail-do, but you have no idea the effort that took.”
Really? That was a big deal? Really?
I’m sorry. I think it’s perfectly valid (and sort of cool) that Liefeld has a sense of ownership about a character that he helped create and that helped launch his career. What I don’t understand is why Dove’s hair being visible and how much of it is the sort of thing that inspired that. Then again, I’m not an artist so perhaps it just isn’t something that I have the experience to draw on to understand.
Jones Stands Astride DC Like a Colossus
Writer Bruce Jones is bringing not one but two classic characters back to the center of the DCU. He’s working on the six issue Vigilante limited series with artist Ben Oliver and also scripting the return of Travis Morgan, the Warlord with artist Bart Sears. In the first of a two part interview, we catch up with Jones to learn a little about the Vigilante. Is this the Golden Age hero recently seen in Seven Soldiers or any of the others seen in DC comics? Is this even a hero at all? Along with chatting about the Vigilante, Jones said his upcoming work includes: “Man-Bat, Deadman, OMAC, Nightwing, Warlord, and, possibly, Jack O’Lantern or something else with Sam Kieth.”
Remain vigilant at The Pulse
My god! Why so much work for Mr. Jones. It is at least five books and as many as seven he’ll be working on in the months to come. That means he’s going to leap from just getting his toes wet to Geoff Johns level of productivity with no delay. That seems…nutty to me. I think DC is probably doing right with the untraditional choices (Man-Bat, Deadman, Warlord), but Jones on Nightwing is a hard thing for me to envision and Jones on OMAC reminds me of how his vast government conspiracy work on Hulk never really satisfied. I hope this isn’t a case of too many eggs in one basket.
Justice For All, All Over Again!
After selling out its initial print run at DC Comics, the blockbuster debut issue of JUSTICE is going back to press for a new printing, scheduled to arrive in stores in October 19.
JUSTICE #1 Second Printing (AUG058187) reprints the first issue, written by Alex Ross & Jim Krueger, with art by Doug Braithwaite & Ross. The cover of this new printing features art by Braithwaite & Ross never before published by DC Comics.
Because one shot to see Aquaman on a seahorse isn’t enough, you’ve got to click on over to Newsarama
Makes sense to me. It keeps a bimonthly miniseries on the shelves so the month without the book doesn’t kill interest (or is less likely to anyway). It is also good to see that DC is still offering that Superman figure with this printing as well.
I’m not sure if it’ll make those of us just not interested in “Superfriends: Dark” pick it up, but I’m still confident that enough people will try it (or double dip) on this to make it worth DC’s while.
The Woods are Now Exclusive
Pete Woods, artist on CATWOMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS, has signed a 3-year exclusive agreement with DC Comics.
Try not to get stuck at the rope line of the new exclusive Woods at Newsarama
I like to see this kind of exclusive contract. Woods was more or less exclusive to DC for some time now and it is great that they’d step up to the plate with benies and such to reward Woods for his loyalty. A win-win all around, I say.
Power to The Classifieds!
The thrill-packed origin of Power Girl continues to make waves, leading to quick sellouts of JSA CLASSIFIED #2 Second Printing and JSA CLASSIFIED #3 at DC Comics!
Now, DC Comics is sending both of these ultra-hot issues back to press for new printings! JSA CLASSIFIED #2 Third Printing (AUG058214) and JSA CLASSIFIED #3 Second Printing (AUG058213) are available for order now. Both are scheduled to arrive in stores on October 19.
Got a gander at covers that are the same, yet different at Newsarama
Nice speech bubble on that cover. Doesn’t answer the question it poses, but it makes me smile.
BOSTON: A MAGICAL TOWN (IN THAT IT WAS OVERRUN BY WIZARD-y FOLK
Here’s that promised convention coverage. Normal “rules” apply.
It’s Time for Group Therapy
Dan DiDio, Greg Rucka, and Bob Wayne conducted another “Crisis Counseling” panel to a packed room at Wizard World Boston Friday afternoon to discuss the buildup thus far to “Inifinite Crisis” and to discuss their vision of the future of the DC Universe.
In homage to the Boston crowd, Dan DiDio mentioned that he was a New York Mets fan and hated the Yankees just as much as anyone else in the room, a comment which gathered a great deal of applause. Once the commotion died down, an abashed Greg Rucka noted that he was from Oregon, and so he followed the Mariners, so he had no dog in the fight.
Meet Doctors DiDio, Rucka, and Wayne in their offices at Comic Book Resources
-Good man, Didio, way to support the right New York baseball team. No need to hate on the Yankees though
-People love anthologies in theory, but almost never support them in reality. And yes, I am most certainly part of those people that act in this manner.
-I have no idea how Infinite Crisis relates to Crisis of Infinite Earths in the same way that Two Jakes relates to Chinatown. Except, perhaps, the amount of time between the original and the sequel. Also, I think Roman Polanski cuts someone nose pretty badly in Crisis on Infinite Earths, but I could be remembering that incorrectly.
-Black Kryptonite?! Ugh…why do you hurt me so DC?
-If Gotham Central #37 is being promised by The Rucka as mindblowing, who am I to question that. I guess I’ll hang with the title a little longer than I was planning to.
-A return to multiple earths? Surely DC wouldn’t. Then again they did bring back Black Kryptonite. Wow…I don’t feel so good anymore.
A “Future of the DCU” Panel without Announcements is Like…Umm…
Performing in front of a virtual horde of comics fans, Bob Wayne, Dan DiDio, Ethan van Sciber, and Greg Rucka talked about what’s happening next in the DC Universe.
The first part of the show was an announcement of upcoming projects. There were no new announcements, but there were some interesting details of some upcoming projects that were worth nothing.
…umm…something that shouldn’t be. Yet it is at Comic Book Resources
-BLACK HAND
-Hal Jordan/Batman: Round 2? As illustrated by Van Sciver? Sign me up!
-Supergirl against the whole JLA? Are they really going to make that fight last longer then thirty seconds? It’s not like she’s Wonder Woman here.
-Looking forward to the conclusion of the Ruin mystery in Adventures of Superman. I can’t remember the last time there was a mystery in a Superman book that I cared about.
-I didn’t know that Checkmate already had a Task Force X that we’d been introduced to. Interesting.
-Wait, I thought Didio commented weeks ago that Hypertime was not and would not be part of Infinite Crisis. Again, DC, why would you hurt me with such threats.
Imprinting to Last
Sunday afternoon at Wizard World Boston, DC Comics’ VP of Sales Bob Wayne hosted a panel that gave some details on the future of the Wildstorm and Vertigo imprints at the publisher. Here’s a run down from the presentation and Q&A that followed.
Check out what dancing in the forest outside the main DCU at Comic Book Resources
-Is that new Vendetta volume the one that is about to be released or is this yet another new V is for Vendetta volume?
-The guarantee of multiple issues of Planetary in a row has now become a “hope”? Wonderful. Just wonderful. Not like I won’t wait, but I had just gotten excited for it to finish strong and with a, roughly, consistent schedule. Guess I should probably know better.
-Stan Lee? That kind of snuck its way on there, huh?
-Too bad about Sandman Mystery Theater. That’s some very good, very different stuff and those trades are pretty cheap. I was hoping they’d sell well enough that we’d get the whole series that way. Seems pretty unlikely now. That’s too bad.
The Rucka, In the Spotlight
Wizard World Boston was swarming with people on Saturday, many of whom took time out to attend a One-On-One panel featuring DC’s Dan DiDio and Greg Rucka. The format of the panel was interview style with both DiDio and fans in the audience asking Rucka about his work.
After the introduction, the first question put to Rucka was: Why did he get into comics in the first place?
Travel to center stage with Comic Book Resources
There isn’t a lot of “news” here, but I wanted to include it as an excuse to talk about it. Tim and I attended this panel and both left incredibly impressed. It isn’t like we didn’t like his stuff to begin with, but I love writers who can talk about their craft with intelligence and he certainly can. Listening to him talk about anything and everything did as much to rekindle my interest in Gotham Central as the most recent storyline has (which, for the record, I am really enjoying.). Great panel.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
GOTHAM CENTRAL #36
Like I said before: between The Rucka’s panel and this newest arc, I am really digging Gotham Central again. This is the book’s strongest storyline in some time and I am interested to see how it all comes together, Plus, this one leads in mindblowing #37!
OPINIONS ON THE WORK OF PEOPLE FAR MORE TALENTED THAN I
BATMAN #645
I would have liked it a lot more if we hadn’t already slogged through two months of fill-in issues. It was a decent look back from Alfred’s perspective and it is great to have the creative team back on the book. Sadly, the forward momentum of this issue was minimal and that makes three months in a row that this formerly kinetic book has been left idling. Fill in issues or not (those first two were, this one isn’t) I’m still a bit disappointed.
JLA #119
Love seeing Red Tornado coming up huge! Dug Zatanna doing the “wrong” thing for the right reasons and knowing that it was wrong. Did not love the post game wrap up between J’onn and Batman that tells us that Batman’s anger has little to do with his own mind wipe and more to do with the possibility that Catwoman was mind wiped also. I would never claim that Batman wouldn’t be upset about this sort of thing. I just think that it would take a backseat (or a complementary shotgun seat) to Batman’s own brush with the mind wipe. In other words, he’d just be doubly pissed. But, I could be wrong.
OMAC PROJECT #6
Look for my review Thursday.
VIGILANTE #1
Look for my review Thursday. In fact, build your life around that day. It’s gonna be awesome!
NOSTAGLIA TIME (Brought to You by the Re-release of The Outsiders on DVD)
Batman: Prodigal (Batman 512-514, Shadow of the Bat 32-34, Detective Comics 679-681, Robin 11-13)
One of the big rumors on the ol’ internet is that Batman is going away (kicking it, Arkham Style) and that his ward and chum, Dick Grayson, will be taking up the vestiges of the Bat while Bruce “works things about.” For some people this sounds really interesting. The only problem? It has already been done. Dick played Batman about eight years ago in an arc called “Prodigal” (and Batman went to Arkham in the first arc of Shadow of the Bat, but we aren’t worried about that at the moment).
I figured that, with this rumor floating about, now was as good a time as any to revisit that Bat crossover and find out if this move was all that interesting the first time around. In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that I am reviewing the trade paperback, not the original issues. I was “waiting for the trade” back in the day, before it was cool, so much of my collection of Bat crossovers (Legacy, Contagion, Knightfall, Knight’s End, etc) is in collections, not floppies.
Alright, let’s do it.
What Worked
It sounds girly, but the relationships are what I appreciate in this story. Dick and Tim, of course, have a great sense of camaraderie and chemistry and it is interesting to see how little that changes when they are cast in new roles (Dick as the “boss”, Tim as his sidekick). Tim’s relationship with his girlfriend Ariana is a treat as well, watching how well (or poorly) he balances his need to be Robin with his desire to be with her. Even Alfred’s oft-mentioned absence (perhaps too oft-mentioned) fits into this mold as the Manor does seem…less in his absence. The fractured partnership between Gordon and Batman in the wake of Knightfall also gets a fair amount of play although some of it (particularly when it concerns Gordon and his wife) lapses into melodrama too easily.
The real highlight for me though, is a resolution of sorts between Dick and Bruce. Although it gets very little play these days, the former Dynamic Duo come to understanding about who they are, what they mean to each other, and how that relationship has evolved. Bruce’s last line about the ways fathers and sons grow apart and then together again is a heart string puller.
Beyond that, since several of these books were written by Chuck Dixon, there is a great sense of action throughout. Although the whole arc encompasses about 12 issues, I doubt there would be many who would label it “decompression”. That a lot of the action swirls around Two-Face is just an added bonus to me.
What Didn’t
Man… when the heck did Dick get so whiny and insecure? We get these are big shoes to step into, but man, you’re Nightwing! Stop being such a wet blanket and buck up. The writers were going for a Nightwing that had reverence for the role and was not sure he was worthy of it, but ended up with a guy that seemed unsure of being good at anything. It was just too much to swallow a lot (most?) of the time.
There are some big blips in logic, including how Two-Face manages to escape back into Gotham. I can write off a lot of things as comic book logic, but that one just made me giggle too much.
The story loses much of its drive when Dick confronts and defeats Two-Face without any collateral damage. It happens about seven issues in and you are still left with five to go with the sense of narrative structure having drifted off. Plus, not to belabor the point, but if the whole thing was about Dick confronting the demons of past mistakes, why doesn’t he feel better about being Batman after he beats Two-Face? Instead, he remains mopey, apprehensive, and continues to think of himself as a “failure.
The art hurts the flow of the book as well. I understand that it was cobbled to together from several different titles with several different art styles, but that isn’t exactly what bothers me. The problem is that all the art is not of equal quality. You’ve got some great work by people like Lee Weeks, Graham Nolan, and Phil Jimenez co-existing with some disappoint Brett Blevins efforts (he’s usually reliable, but not so much here) or just down right bad work from John Cleary. It hurts.
Finally, beyond Two-Face and Killer Croc, the villains just aren’t all that compelling. The Ratcatcher is a pet favorite of Dixon’s that never seemed to live up to the confidence and the Tally Man is a Knightquest holdover that does not work any better here than he did there. He does wear a pretty dress though. The worst offender is, of course, Steeljacket who is some armored flying guy that drips generic-ness over every page he appears on.
Stand Out Issue
No doubt about it, it has to be Robin #12. Phil Jimenez’s art is dead on in an issue that sees Tim reconcile with his girlfriend, have to get beat up in front of her by some local toughs so as not to out his secret identity, meet his future stepmother (though we didn’t know it at the time), get called a wimp by Ariana’s guardians, take revenge on the aforementioned hoods and, finally, comfort Ari in the wake of another attack on the family business.
It is Dixon in his Robin prime. The book has never read better than it did those first two years and this issue is a perfect example of way. Strong, intelligent characterization, great action sequences, the perfect level of soap opera elements, and the dichotomy between Tim’s two lives are also tossed into the mix with equal aplomb.
Bottom Line
From this story we learn that it is mostly sort of boring when Dick is in the saddle. There are some good issues and/or moments in the collection, but overall everything is quintessentially mediocre.
SHOOTING BACK AT THE GRIMACE
Hey there, enjoy your stuff keeping up on the DC stuff coming out, etc …
Anyway, I noticed your little aside about J’onn J’onnz being the Rook. I had the same reaction but my friend pointed it out to me.
Rook is the tower … which fits J’onn as being voted most likely to be living in the Watchtower. And of course as lame as Aquaman is, he’s royalty, and the whole Dark Knight thing, etc …
[Probably already knew this but thought I’d e-mail anyway].
Diana’s royalty too so she’d be the queen … not sure who the bishop would be…
But it’s the people that get called pawns that are going to be insulted.
Your Friend and Mine,
Ryan Alarie
Hey, Ryan, thanks for the response. Your theory justifying J’onn as the Rook makes sense to me. As you now know, the rest of it didn’t work out quite as you expected (Wonder Woman never showed up, so I guess Black Canary took her place…again) but I kind of would have dug it if Despero called out what each role the characters he subverted would be taking over. It would have made for incredibly awkward dialogue, but I still think it would have been neat.
Any theories on what chess pieces the others who had been subverted stood in for? Ryan, or anyone else, please let me know.
Good column as usual.
I really like DOV. I think the narration of the last two issues was somewhat disappointing, because we really didn’t learn much about the powers and personalities of Nightshade and Nightmaster. I hope this will result in magic being more fun in the DCU, rather than just sordid, which it became in the ’90’s.
-Glen Davis
I suspect that you are about the lack of personal revelations about the two Nights is what led to the disappointing narrative style in their respective issues of focus. I don’t think it had to happen that way though since we are talking about a mini that made Ragman seem cool and interesting right off the bat. Certainly, it could have been done for these characters as well. But, sadly, it was not.
I’m all for magic being fun again, but the people seem to really like this David Blaine fella (thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week). Seriously though (yeah for comedian cliché number 2) I am all for a sense of fun returning to magic in the DCU, provided it isn’t Silver Age sense of fun. That’s the kind of fun that makes me laugh at the comic not with it and I’d prefer not to plunk down that money when I can watch the trajectory of Paulie Shore’s career for free and have the same reaction.
Hooray for the return of long columns! I hope you dug reading it as much as I dug writing it. Please let me know what you thought at our thread on the message board and, since I enjoyed WizardWorld, please feel free to send all your “Wizard is killing the industry” e-mails to parallax2@juno.com. Thanks for your time, I am out of here!
Having Tasted Their Flesh, Un Gajje Now Possesses the Strength of Ten Sharks!
