The Wulfs Den

[wolf_2099]

Post whoring is tiring, so for now, sleep.

[Fasheem]

You only have seven posts, you lazy whore!

[Stocky Boy]

You wouldn't want him working the streets of your message boards, would you. ;D

[MGM]

I would. The money is appreciated.

[wolf_2099]

I just had to test the waters.

15 seconds between posts!?!

[Stocky Boy]

Are you packing your signed issues back in the boxes they were filed in, or are you keeping them separate? I don't know what to do. I kind of like having all the signed stuff together.

By the way, I thought the safety razor was the straight edge one! What's the big difference between the safety razor and the modern Gillette/Wilkinso variety?

[wolf_2099]

I keep them in a serperate short box, next to my short box of rare/expensive comics.

[wolf_2099]

Normal Gilette Razor
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Gillette_razor.jpg/450px-Gillette_razor.jpg

Safety Razor
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Merkur_heavy_duty_safety_razor.jpg/800px-Merkur_heavy_duty_safety_razor.jpg
http://www.momentumgrooming.com/site_assets/www.momentumgrooming.com/images/dynamic/colconk_DEblades_lg.jpg

Straight Razor
http://www.theartofshaving.com/taos6/images6/products/310/68020.jpg

[MGM]

What's safe about a safety razor?

[wolf_2099]

It`s safer than a straight razor.
Straight razors have been around forever.
Safety - Late 18th Century. Much safer than straight razor.
Gillete plastic. WW1 ish.

[MGM]

Oh, it's safe compared to a straight razor? Yeah, okay.

[Stocky Boy]

My point being that th safety razor looks like one evolutionary step behind the modern, Gillette Fusion variety of razors. So, how is the safety razor safer?

[MGM]

Well, obviously it isn't. It's just an archaic name for something that USED to be safer than the other stuff.

[wolf_2099]

Well, obviously it isn't. It's just an archaic name for something that USED to be safer than the other stuff.

Ding ding ding.

It went\
Straight
Safety
Modern Gillette

So it is an old term for a safe razor, when your only other option was a straight edged blade.

It was just never re named.

[XIII]

I went electric ever since I stopped being clean shaven. I really have to be, I'm using Wilkinson Sword with way too many blades on it.

So, Cameron, I meant to ask : how many comics did you get during your NYCC trip?

[wolf_2099]

135 regular comics, about another 35 bought and signed. And 1 copy of the Kickback trade by David Lloyd.

[XIII]

What are those 135 comics?
And how did you pack that?

[wolf_2099]

Put them in a plastic (3 actually). taped them in bricks of comics, then stuck them in my backpack.

JSA 1
JSA 4
JSA 5
JSA 6
JSA 10
JSA 22
JSA 30
JSA 33
JSA 36
JSA 37
JSA 38
JSA 39
JSA 40
JSA 41
JSA 42
JSA 43
JSA 43
JSA 44
JSA 46
JSA 48
JSA 49
JSA 50
JSA 51
JSA 52
JSA 53
JSA 54
JSA 55
JSA 56
JSA 57
JSA 58
JSA 59
JSA 60
JSA 61
JSA 62
JSA 63
JSA 64
JSA 65
JSA 66
JSA 67
JSA 68
JSA 69
JSA 70
JSA 71
JSA 72
JSA 73
JSA 74
JSA 59
All Star Batman & Robin 10
Teen Titans Vol 3 2
Teen Titans Vol 3 4
Teen Titans Vol 3 5
Teen Titans Vol 3 6
Teen Titans Vol 3 7
Teen Titans Vol 3 10
Teen Titans Vol 3 11
Teen Titans Vol 3 12
Teen Titans Vol 3 13
Teen Titans Vol 3 14
Teen Titans Vol 3 15
Teen Titans Vol 3 16
Teen Titans Vol 3 17
Teen Titans Vol 3 18
Teen Titans Vol 3 19
Teen Titans Vol 3 20
Teen Titans Vol 3 21
Teen Titans Vol 3 22
Teen Titans Vol 3 23
Teen Titans Vol 3 24
Teen Titans Vol 3 25
Teen Titans Vol 3 26
Teen Titans Vol 3 27
Teen Titans Vol 3 28
Teen Titans Vol 3 29
Teen Titans Vol 3 30
Teen Titans Vol 3 31
Teen Titans Vol 3 32
Teen Titans Vol 3 33
Teen Titans Vol 3 34
Teen Titans Vol 3 35
Teen Titans Vol 3 36
Teen Titans Vol 3 37
Teen Titans Vol 3 38
Teen Titans Vol 3 39
Teen Titans Vol 3 40
Teen Titans Vol 3 41
Teen Titans Vol 3 42
Teen Titans Vol 3 43
Teen Titans Vol 3 44
Teen Titans Vol 3 45
Teen Titans Vol 3 46
She-Hulk 2 3
She-Hulk 2 4
She-Hulk 2 5
She-Hulk 2 6
She-Hulk 2 7
She-Hulk 2 8
She-Hulk 2 9
She-Hulk 2 10
She-Hulk 2 11
She-Hulk 2 12
She-Hulk 2 13
She-Hulk 2 14
She-Hulk 2 15
She-Hulk 2 16
She-Hulk 2 17
She-Hulk 2 18
She-Hulk 2 19
She-Hulk 2 20
She-Hulk 2 21
JSA All-Stars 1
JSA All-Stars 2
JSA All-Stars 3
JSA All-Stars 4
JSA All-Stars 5
JSA All-Stars 6
JSA All-Stars 7
JSA All-Stars 8
House of Mystery/Young Liars Double Shot 1
House of Mystery/Young Liars Double Shot 1
Secret Invasion: Thor 1
Air 2
Alan Moore: Saga of the Swamp Thing 1
Unknown Soldier 1
Silent War 4
Losers 13
Kingdom Come 4
All Star Superman 8
Ultra 8
Powers Vol 1 Annual 1
Generation X 64
Generation X 65
Daredevil Vol 1 321
Daredevil Vol 1 323
Superman: For All Seasons 3
Batrman: Gotham Noir 1

[XIII]

That's quite a list though I don't think Teen Titans was worth it, past issue 25 anyway.

Malorie tells me your trip back was quite epic. How come I don't know about this?

[wolf_2099]

Not so much epic as frustrating. I forgot a bad on my connection, and I was very ill when I got back. it sucked.

The teen titans issues were a buck each, so who cares?

[XIII]

You forgot a bag? How did you get it back?

[wolf_2099]

I just forget it when passing through customs of the conveyor belt. I called the airline and someone brought it through for me.

[Stocky Boy]

Christ. Looking at that list of comics in a straight list. Christ! Did you have to buy them a seat of their own? ;)

[wolf_2099]

Christ. Looking at that list of comics in a straight list. Christ! Did you have to buy them a seat of their own? ;)

No, they did, however, have their own bag.

(Which I forgot)

[XIII]

Madness! I made sure my bags containing comics never left my eyesight during the trip back.

My checked luggage was lighter than my carry-onboard bags. :D

[wolf_2099]

I kept my signed comics with me,.

[MGM]

Madness! I made sure my bags containing comics never left my eyesight during the trip back.

My checked luggage was lighter than my carry-onboard bags. :D

How many comics did you get?

[wolf_2099]

How many comics did you get?

Not as many as me, I don't think.

[MGM]

That seems impossible, yes. Again (since I don't think you saw my wuestion previously): how many comics do you get monthly?

[wolf_2099]

oh, sorry, I did miss that.

I am working on a new list right now... literally.
Monthly List
ACTION COMICS
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN
ASTONISHING X-MEN
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN
AUTHORITY
AVENGERS/INVADERS
AZREAL: DEATHS DARK NIGHT
BACK TO BROOKLYN
BOYS
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
CAPTAIN AMERICA
CRIMINAL 2
CROSSED
DAREDEVIL
DEADPOOL
DMZ
DYNAMO 5
EX MACHINA
FABLES
FALLEN ANGEL
FANTASTIC FOUR
FELL
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS
GEMINI
GRAVEL
GREEN LANTERN
GREEN LANTERN CORPS
IGNITION CITY
IMMORTAL IRON FIST
INCOGNITO
INVINCIBLE
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN
JACK OF FABLES
JIM BUTCHER'S DRESDEN FILES
JUNGLE GIRL
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
KICK-ASS
KILLER OF DEMONS

That is 76 comics.

I am possibly adding
Possible Drops
SECRET WARRIORS
MIGHTY AVENGERS
INCREDIBLE HERCULES
GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13

I dropped
ANGEL
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS
ENDER'S GAME
SPIDER-MAN NOIR
STAND
ROBIN
NIGHTWING
THE OUTSIDERS
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA
HULK
BOOSTER GOLD
RUNAWAYS

LONE RANGER
LONE RANGER AND TONTO
MAN WITH NO NAME
NEW AVENGERS
NO HERO
NORTHLANDERS
POWERS
PROOF
RESIDENT EVIL
SCALPED
SHE-HULK
STORMING PARADISE
SUPERGIRL
SUPERMAN
SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON
THE BOYS
THE SWORD
THE TWELVE
THOR
THUNDERBOLTS
TITANS
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
UNCANNY X-MEN
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE: REVELATIONS
UNKNOWN SOLDIER
WALKING DEAD
WAR HEROES
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT
WOLVERINE
WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS
WONDER WOMAN
X-FACTOR
X-FORCE
X-MEN: LEGACY
YOUNG LAIRS
ZORRO

[wolf_2099]

I'd actually like to cut that down to about 60 comics, but I think there are a few mini series ending soon and heavily delayed titles on that list.

Comics are too expensive and not good enough, as of late.

[MGM]

True. I've always made budget for 10. I might change that, found a shop which ships comics for way less than my shop, but I'd have to order each month from Previews. This means I might get 15 comics/month, but since I'd have to look every month what I'd want, I'd be much more pickier and change my list more often.

[wolf_2099]

I was considering looking online to see what comics cost for online subscriptions.
I would not stop using my store completely, but might cut it down to 30 books in the store and then order online.

[MGM]

Can't help you there, the online store I'm thinking about is in Holland. They do ship outside Holland, but I doubt that with shipping costs it would really be worth it to you.

[wolf_2099]

I`d be looking at a US site like mycomicshop.com, or, fuck, even midtown.

[MGM]

I know you said milehighcomics is expensive, but quite a few people I know here use it. Maybe they don't know about other stores, but I doubt it. I guess the dollar/euro rate has something to do with that as well, though.

[wolf_2099]

I never looked at it for subscription, just back issues.

Just found a whack of comics to add.

FLASH: REBIRTH
LITERALS
SEAGUY
DARK REIGN HAWKEYE
SPIDER-WOMAN
MARVEL ZOMBIES 3
WOLVERINE WEAPON X
DESTROYER

[wolf_2099]

Holy crap my crotch has been sore for the last 2 days. I should see the doctor, and yet, I am supposed to be on a plane tomorrow.

[XIII]

but I'd have to order each month from Previews.

You don't already do that? No pre-order for you?

[MGM]

Uh, yeah, but I've simply got a list at my shop. And I hardly ever change that since I'm too lazy for it and don't really like hopping around and get only bits and pieces. That, and I'm usually a bit behind the curve, so hopping on with the third issue of a run seems so... hopeless. If I've got to look at it each month, I know I'll be much more critical at what I get. That'd be a good thing, though.

[wolf_2099]

The 5 minute on the hour radio news report, reported a murder in Madagascar, just a regular run of the mill murder.

How much do you want to bet the only reason it was reported was because there is a rather successful movie franchise named after said country?

[wolf_2099]

In Montreal!

[William McDert]

On the moon!

[wolf_2099]

How is the cheese?

[William McDert]

Rocket saucey

[Stocky Boy]

Will you be going to the Canada Expo convention Wolf?

[wolf_2099]

Most certainly. It falls on my girlfriends Birthday.


MY TESTICLES ARE OKAY!

[MGM]

Uh... what? Yay?

[wolf_2099]

My testicles have a lot of issues.

It is sad.

[wolf_2099]

It would not surprise me if I was infertile by now.

[MGM]

I don't want to know, but... what issues?

[wolf_2099]

Torsion Surgery 6 months ago, then the recovery. A week or so ago I aggravated them again, along with pulling my groin. Had to get another exam and ultrasound. Unpleasant.

[MGM]

What's torsion surgery exactly?

[Mr Wallstreet]

It would not surprise me if I was infertile by now.

It's probably for the best. ;)

[wolf_2099]

What's torsion surgery exactly?

Your sperm cord that brings the blood to your testicle gets wrapped around it, cutting off blood flow and causing excruciating pain.

[Stocky Boy]

You pulled your groin? Ouch.

Why must all your pain happen in your loin area? :D

[wolf_2099]

Apparently since I had a problem when I was a few months old, I was likely to later in life, get a torsion testicle. The torsion then made me likely to suffer other injuries in the area.

[Stocky Boy]

Fucking hell!

Better make sure you do your stretches before kicking anything!

Did you parents only tell you about the problem, when you were younger, recently? This kind of reminds me of my uni friend who started having panic attacks at uni. Turns out it's heriditary and so his folks always knew there was a chance he'd get it.

[wolf_2099]

Naw, I'd known all along. I did not know it made me likely to get a torsion though, but neither did they.

[Stocky Boy]

By the way, how are your high kicks?

Can you do the splits in any direction?

For grappling, I do a few stretches to help me out with some of the 'guard' work we do there.

I've never done much high kick work other than with pads. I mostly stick to hands, when I did do sparring.

Which is your favoured leg?

[Tyran-ne]

Your sperm cord that brings the blood to your testicle gets wrapped around it, cutting off blood flow and causing excruciating pain.

....what?
http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt9/Tyran-ne/Yotsuba_ScaredAndSad.jpg
...sorry...I don't think I have a pic that illustrates condolences for your nads....

[wolf_2099]

By the way, how are your high kicks?

Can you do the splits in any direction?

For grappling, I do a few stretches to help me out with some of the 'guard' work we do there.

I've never done much high kick work other than with pads. I mostly stick to hands, when I did do sparring.

Which is your favoured leg?

My favored leg has switched to my left. It is now more powerful and smoother than my right, thanks to over working my right. I can kick someone my height in the head, although not as well, as I am not as limber as I was a month ago. Working on that.

I can do the splits to about a foot off the floor, which is pretty good for a guy my height. My instructor cannot do the splits, although he is close.

[Stocky Boy]

Very interesting. I think my split level is also a foot off of the ground, but then I'm closer to the ground than you, so this is clearly relative.

How about putting your foot behind your head? :D I can do both feet - not at the same time though!

How much time do you dedicate to sparring and padwork?

Incidentally, did you get your NYCC09 t-shirt?

I've pinged them over another email. Fuckers aren't replying!

[wolf_2099]

Very interesting. I think my split level is also a foot off of the ground, but then I'm closer to the ground than you, so this is clearly relative.

How about putting your foot behind your head? :D I can do both feet - not at the same time though!

How much time do you dedicate to sparring and padwork?

Incidentally, did you get your NYCC09 t-shirt?

I've pinged them over another email. Fuckers aren't replying!

I have also had a lot of groin injuries lately, so my stretching has not been great.

Lately it's been all padwork, I'll start sparring again soon, I've just been too sick/injured. What about you?


I've yet to receive it. I'll see what happens this week.

[Mr Wallstreet]

I have also had a lot of groin injuries lately, so my stretching has not been great.



That sounds like something Junk should have written

[wolf_2099]

I was consistently, and with great force, been kicking someone my height in the head. It's awesome.

I was making such a nice, loud snap, when I connected, everyone in the class stopped and looked. To top it off, I bruised my partners arms through the pads. Yay!

[wolf_2099]

Another car accident.

This guy backed into me.

Fucker.

[Stocky Boy]

Shit man!

How are you and what's the damage?

[wolf_2099]

I am fine. The guy backed into my headlight.
He was stopped at an intersection and decided to back up.
Idiot.

[MGM]

What? Who the Hell does that?

[XIII]

Probably someone who thought he could jump a red light and realized he wouldn't make it so he stops and backs so as to not block the incoming traffic from the crossing street.
I hate that kind of people.

Did you smash his head on his bonnet?

[CBKA]

claim whiplash.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Glad you didn't get hurt man.

[wolf_2099]

He fucked up my car worse than I though. He knocked my fender out of alignment, and now my passenger side door will not open.

[wolf_2099]

I am in a home, on a corner lot. We share a wall with 1 other house, who is on the corner itself.

Some guy in a white truck managed to knock over a telephone poll on the corner, which splintered badly on the street. Which then possibly took out the bus shelter in front of my house. It was either the pole or the truck. It was 2:40 am.

His truck then proceeded to drive over my lawn, and into my neighbors tree. If there had been less snow, or if he had been driving a little more to the right, he would have taken out the front of her home.

After doing all these, he then proceeded to flee on foot.

[Fasheem]

Drunk?

[wolf_2099]

Talked to my neighbour. He was drunk, and ended up returning to his truck. After the cops had showed up though. He was early twenties and male.

He's fucked.

Reckless Driving
Speeding
DUI
Fleeing the Scene of An Accident
Property Damage
Reckless Endangerment?
Anything else?

[XIII]

Can you charge someone for being a moron?

Say, don't you a talent to attract terrible drivers around you?

[wolf_2099]

Yay! Heard from the agent today. he claimed fault! Woohoo!

God I wish you could Arn, I really wish you could.

[wolf_2099]

The guy who backed into me on the road took claim for the accident. I am happy he didn't try and screw me over and say I rear-ended him. Unfortunately, my car is a lot more damaged than I thought.

The cleaned the debris from the car accident in front of my house has been cleaned much faster than anyone though.

To top it off, the comics I bought came in the mail today, and it's a very nice day outside. It is shaping up to be a good day.

I do seem to be a magnet for car accidents, though, which is somewhat disconcerting.

[wolf_2099]

I also got somewhat of a diagnosis on what was wrong with my man parts, too!

[Captain Jack]

Holy crap, man. This makes me glad I live on the back side of an aprtment building. Back in the fall when we had crazy winds, several of my neighbors got trees through their windows and through their roofs and such.

I guess that's what they get for living in "Tree City, USA" (24 years running!)

[wolf_2099]

Are they giant ass oak, or similar, trees?

[Captain Jack]

Yeah. They downed some of the power lines a while back when they fell, it was like that tree in the road during the T-Rex chase in Jurassic Park. They had my street blocked off for about a week.

[Stocky Boy]

Any more mishaps or misfortunes in the last few days or do you reckon you'll be able to make a week without any bother? :D

[wolf_2099]

Good so far! Go me! We'll see though, still need to get through till tomorrow night.

[Stocky Boy]

Well dude, you've apparantly made it through a full week with no serious mishaps.

Well done. :)

[Fasheem]

Well dude, you've apparantly made it through a full week with no serious mishaps.

Well done. :)

I seriously expected that something horrible had happened again when I saw that the thread had been updated.

[Stocky Boy]

What like I'm some sort of harbinger of doom? :(

[wolf_2099]

I seriously expected that something horrible had happened again when I saw that the thread had been updated.

That makes me so sad. I'll be running outside today, so maybe then.
Went out for Ian birthday friday night, that was fun.
I am doing sparring 3 times this week, which is cool.

I also really want to find girl guide cookies.

[Stocky Boy]

I also really want to find girl guide cookies.

Sorry, my perverse mind can only suspect the worst here. :D What?

[wolf_2099]

http://www.girlguides.ca/cookie_faq

[Stocky Boy]

I see.

If they're not bad, you could throw me a pack my way and I'll knock off some postage for the velour dressing gown. :D

[wolf_2099]

Bwahaha. I'll let you know. I love the damn things, but apparently they have changed them somewhat over the last year due to fats.

[Stocky Boy]

No trans fats is a good thing. We just hope it doesn't affect taste.

[wolf_2099]

$2000+ damage for the guy that backed into me.

[wolf_2099]

Mom ordered me 75 bucks of shaving cream!

[Stocky Boy]

Are we talking $75 wirth of expensive cream, which amounts to the size of a fist?

Cool on the damages front! Does it more than cover the damages?

[wolf_2099]

That was the estimate. If it goes over, they still have to pay it. And rent me a car for the week!

It's probably 10 ounces of soap. Enough to last a year. Or more.

[CountD]

Nothing like a good shave.

[wolf_2099]

So uh, the (Teen) Titans exist solely to deal with Raven's family problems, eh?

[wolf_2099]

Went to the show for only 3 hours today.
Raging success.

[wolf_2099]

Bets on how many comics I will have ended up buying, anyone?

[wolf_2099]

Also, Darwyn Cooke is the awesome.

[XIII]

Oh my God, I'm so so jealous!!! Did he have preview pages of The Hunter? Did you get goodies for your NYCC mates? ;)

You got 224 comics.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Which creators, aside from Cooke, were at the Con? Make like its the Red Scare and name Names.

Did you get around 70ish comics?

[wolf_2099]

Mike Allred, and his wife. Steve Niles. Frank Cho. Darwyn Cooke.
Dave Johnson, Bruce Timm, Mike Choi, Sonia Oback, Mark Johnson.

[wolf_2099]

Jebus. 221 Comics.

Mike Allred and his Wife are both very nice people. Stopped and chatted with every person who came up to them. Personally signed everything, quite cool.

Steve Niles and Frank Cho were also very awesome. I noticed that at these smaller con the people seem to enjoy chatting a bit more, as it is much more low key.

I got there about 11:15 Saturday morning, and found Mike Allred and his wife, he had a line up. My girlfriend stood in line for 5 or 10 minutes while I tried to track down where everyone else was.

Steve Niles and Frank Cho had no line-up, neither did Darwyn Cooke. I ended up getting all the autographs I wanted in the first 45 minutes, and had chats with them all at some point through the day. Darwyn Cooke and Mike Allred were the nicest.

Dave Johnson was also awesome, funny seeing him stuck between Allred and Cooke though.


Oh, and the surprise special guest, since Tahmoh Penickett had to cancel?

Admiral Adama.

[wolf_2099]

I got...
The X-Force comic I had signed by Peter Milligan, and Fables 57 signed by Mike Allred and his wife, Laura.
Catwoman 1 signed by Cooke and Allred.
30 Days of Night I had signed by Templesmith, signed by Niles. Steve Niles was at NYCC this year, by the way.
100 Bullets that was signed by Azarello and Risso, also signed by Dave Johnson.
Green Lantern signed by Ron Marz.
Ultimate Spidey Annual 2 signed by Mark Brooks
Ult. Marvel Team Up 14 by Terry Moore
Ult. X-Men 84 by Yanick Paquette
X-23: Target X by Mike Choi and Sonia Oback
and a Liberty Meadows comic by Cho.


Wally, I got your Frank Cho comics signed. I could use your address, too.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Jebus. 221 Comics.

Steve Niles and Frank Cho were also very awesome. I noticed that at these smaller con the people seem to enjoy chatting a bit more, as it is much more low key.

I'm looking forward to Niles' Gotham After Midnight to be released trade.

Steve Niles and Frank Cho had no line-up, neither did Darwyn Cooke. I ended up getting all the autographs I wanted in the first 45 minutes, and had chats with them all at some point through the day. Darwyn Cooke and Mike Allred were the nicest.

Cho didn't have much of a line up at his table at the NYCC either. Weird.

Oh, and the surprise special guest, since Tahmoh Penickett had to cancel?

Admiral Adama.

That is balls to the walls awesome. Did you get a chance to chat with him?

[Mr Wallstreet]

Wally, I got your Frank Cho comics signed. I could use your address, too.


You, sir, are the awesome. Thanks so much for that. I'll get you my address asap.

[wolf_2099]

Allred!

[Fasheem]

Fuckin hate that guy. No offense.

[wolf_2099]

How come?

[XIII]

Oh my God, I'm so so jealous!!! Did he have preview pages of The Hunter? Did you get goodies for your NYCC mates? ;)

You got 224 comics.

Jebus. 221 Comics.


I think I win. :coolgleam:

[XIII]

I got...

Catwoman 1 signed by Cooke and Allred.


I want to be you.

[wolf_2099]

I think you do Arn.
It was a lot of fun.

Arn, are those cons you go to in France very busy? How many creators go?

[XIII]

Cons in France? The only con I've ever been to was the Crime/Noir convention last month. It had about 20-30 writers.

[wolf_2099]

Maybe I am just thinking of signings at comic book stores then?

[wolf_2099]

I have another belt test on the 9th, yay!

[wolf_2099]

So, at the comic show I finished my JSA and JLA runs.
Got a bunch of Waid Original Captain America run.
Titans first series.
Finished Young Justice.
A bunch of Frank Millars Daredevil.
Some Queen and Country.
A fair chunk of Waids Impulse run.
Batman: The Long Halloween 2 to finish the mini.
Waid's Empire Mini Series.

And the highlight...

The entire run of Preacher, plus one-shots and specials. It was not cheap, but it cost me less than cover price.

[Stocky Boy]

Great stuff Wolf! Good luck with the belt test, too!

Oh and like Wally asked, did you get to speak to Bill Adama?

[wolf_2099]

Mm, yeah, I did. Very, very nice man.

He was there with the gal who plays Duealla.

He had long hair though, looked bizarre.

Jewel Statie, from Firefly and Stargate was there. So pretty.

[Mr Wallstreet]

He was there with the gal who plays Duealla.



I am very, very jealous right now

[wolf_2099]

I would be, too.

[XIII]

What's a belt test?

[wolf_2099]

Muay Thai grading for the next level belt.

[Fasheem]

Jewel Statie, from Firefly and Stargate was there. So pretty.

She's on Stargate?? I only watched the first season.

[wolf_2099]

Stargate Atlantis, actually. The last season, season 5.

[wolf_2099]

I finally read Final Crisis 7.
I have no idea what Final Crisis was about, nor do I have any idea what the impact was/is on the DCU.
What the fuck?

[XIII]

Bruce Wayne is dead/lost in time. That's about it. I think.

[wolf_2099]

I seriously couldn't even tell Batman died in Final Crisis. Between all the paralell universes, and black supermen, and it not making any sense, I didn't get it.

Such a fail.

Bigger fail than the Spirit.

[wolf_2099]

So, after completing (though not reading, so many issues to read):
MK Punisher
Young Justice
Impulse
Titans
Waid's Captain America
JLA
JSA
Impulse
Ronin
Marvel Boy
Teen Titans
Millars DD
Queen and Country

I need to find more things to read/collect:
I was thinking of:

Animal Man 1-26 - Morrison
Doom Patrol 19-63 - Morrison
100 Bullets 1-100 - Azarello
Stormwatch Vol 2 1-11 - Ellis
Starman 0-80 - James Robiinson
Swamp Thing 20-64 - Alan Moore

Anyone have any thoughts on these series, any good? Anything else I should look at?

Anyone read Millars Give Me Liberty stuff?

I also want to go back and re-read Planetary, Authority, and maybe re-trying the first few issues of invisibles.

[MGM]

Not sure about Stormwatch, but the rest is definitely great.

[wolf_2099]

Oh, and Hellblazer I think, too. I think I see a lot of it at flea markets.

But it's 250 some freaking issues.

[XIII]

I read the first 16 issues of Starman and it's awesome.
Give me Liberty is MillEr, not MillAr.

[wolf_2099]

Damn. None-the-less, any good?

Starman might be next then.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Having only read 100 Bullets, Swamp Thing and Animal Man, those are the ones I'd reccomend.

I'm collecting 100 Bullets by Azzerallo and it lives up to the hype of being a fantastic noir series. Its got a gritty setting, great characters, and a huge bastard of a mystery that spins several different ways.

The drawback is that, like many other Vertigo titles, this one should be read in paperbacks/storylines or what have you or else it may not make as much sense and also has several different smaller stories going on at any given time that in some way feed into the larger story.

I continue to collect the 100 Bullets paperbacks but haven't read any in a year or 2 because the paperbacks are released so far apart, I'd forget everything that happened in the last X paperbacks. I'm waiting for the last paperback to come out, then I'm going to re-read the entire series.

Animal by Morisson is also a great read. People call it some of Morisson's best work due to a few extra unusual issues he wrote; I didn't get that level of depth from those issues, but definitely an interesting and entertaining run.

Alan Moore's Swamp Thing is okay; I have his entire run in paperback and am slowly making my way through it. It's enjoyable, and people have called it the definitve interpretation of Swamp Thing, not sure I'd agree with that wholeheartedly but it does stand apart from other interpretations of ST.

[wolf_2099]

All these comics I couldn't read until I have the series complete, and read them in a row.

I can get pretty much all of Starman online for 120 bucks, which is tempting.
I am also leaning towards getting 100 Bullet off ebay in a lot, that one will have to wait though, it's slightly pricier.
Animal Man is also short, so I am leaning towards it as well.

[wolf_2099]

Well. I got most of Starman and Animal Man.

And my new comics! My comic guy thinks he has almost all of 100 bullets, too.

I <3 comics.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Your books arrived in the mail. Thanks a lot for that!

[wolf_2099]

Went to Montreal this weekend. Was awesome!

Apparently my comic book guy has a warehouse (not unusual, apparently), that has pretty much everything I want in it.

[wolf_2099]

Your books arrived in the mail. Thanks a lot for that!

Not a problem!

It was quite easy, happy you like em, and they are your books.



Also, Mike and Laura Allred are going to Montreal for a show in the fall. Might try and go out to dinner with them if I can swing it with my comic book guy. He seems to like me.

[wolf_2099]

War of Kings is fucking awesome.

[MGM]

Wulf, how many SIM-cards do you have/have you used? Are you even remotely aware what I'm talking about?


Just checking up on something. :D

[wolf_2099]

SIM card for my cell phone?

[wolf_2099]

Just the one, ever.
My mom just had to replace 1 in her phone though. A trip to Europe screwed it up somehow.
My brother and father have never had to replace one.

[MGM]

Ah!
And in how many phones did you use that one card?

[wolf_2099]

Just the one. I have yet to bother switching over a sim card, as I don't keep anything on my phone. That changes now with my crackberry.

What's up?

[MGM]

Nothing much, Jess'd never heard of a SIM card, so I figured I'd try you. :D

[wolf_2099]

Ha, alright.

[Fasheem]

It's not that I never heard of it, it's that I never had any reason to find out anything about it beyond "something to do with cellphones (expensive ones)".

[wolf_2099]

Thats about all I know, Jess. That and it stores all data in the phone.

[Fasheem]

I'm pretty sure we don't have those in Korea. When I changed my cell phone, they transferred the data on the computer. They didn't take anything out of the old phone and put it into the new phone. (At least that I saw.)

Except the battery, cause they were trying to rip me off selling me a phone with no battery just because it was the same as the battery in my broken phone. Motherfuckers. Sadly they found a battery somewhere so I didn't get a discount.

[XIII]

SIM card doesn't mean expensive cellphones. Hell, I didn't even know they were doing phone that don't require SIM card.

[Fasheem]

SIM card doesn't mean expensive cellphones. Hell, I didn't even know they were doing phone that don't require SIM card.

They do in Canada because the majority of phones are locked to a provider. The phones still have a SIM card but you don't really know about it and can't do anything with it.

[wolf_2099]

Has anyone read the Batman: Knightfall/Quest/End and Death/Return of Superman storylines? Any good?

I was thinking of trying to pick them up.

[XIII]

I haven't read them.
Though I'll probably get them one day as they are milestones in comics history.

[MGM]

I've got the Batman storyline. It's been ages since I read it, I rather liked it back then. No clue if it holds up today, but I think it would still remain as a good storyline.

[wolf_2099]

I have the issue list for
No Man's Land (With Aftershock/Cataclysm)
Knightsfall/End/Quest
Death and Return of Superman

if anyone wants them, for their own hunting purposes.

[wolf_2099]

I'm sick, and I have another belt test in two and a half weeks.

Ugh.

Need sleep.

Anyone know a way to track down old TV pilots? Ultra, the comic series by the Luna Bros, had a pilot made back in 2006, starring Lena Hedley of 300 and Sarah Connor Chronicles fame that I'd like to find.

[Stocky Boy]

Woah Ultra? Ultra is fantasti-co-amaza-listic! Would have picked someone younger than Lena to play the lead though.

No ideas where you'd find it other than exhausting the obvious searches.

[wolf_2099]

Yeah, if I find it, I shall let you know.

In other news.

I've been reading more Morrison, and in turn, Quietly.

Holy crap, the majority of Morrison stuff, makes so sense. He writes a dense story, with good bang for your buck, when it makes sense. When he hits the mark, it phenomenal, but I find the majority of his work far too confusing to even follow.

I've noticed something similar with Quietly. When he is good, it's awesome, but you can tell when he is getting sloppy, and his work goes to absolute shite. But again, when it's good, I love it.

IE - http://www.mycomicshop.com/comicbooks/item?IID=8578851

I have no idea whether I should be making new threads in the comic forums for this stuff, but oh well.

[wolf_2099]

Oh, and Starman arrived!
I get the nasty feeling I bought too many full series, too fast, and now some of them will get filed away without ever being read.

Especially with me going back and reading stuff I already own, again.

Still haven't read Preacher. Sigh.

My LCBG managed to find me pretty much the entire run of 100 Bullets. I was surprised.

[wolf_2099]

Also.

Warren Ellis comics are so very, very basic for the most part it's ridiculous. But he is so goddamn entertaining.

I <3 Ellis.

[CountD]

Yeah, if I find it, I shall let you know.

In other news.

I've been reading more Morrison, and in turn, Quietly.

Holy crap, the majority of Morrison stuff, makes so sense. He writes a dense story, with good bang for your buck, when it makes sense. When he hits the mark, it phenomenal, but I find the majority of his work far too confusing to even follow.

I've noticed something similar with Quietly. When he is good, it's awesome, but you can tell when he is getting sloppy, and his work goes to absolute shite. But again, when it's good, I love it.

IE - http://www.mycomicshop.com/comicbooks/item?IID=8578851

I have no idea whether I should be making new threads in the comic forums for this stuff, but oh well.

man, the mod of Hidden Fortress better not find out. Fuuu uuuck

[wolf_2099]

After reading the Rock of Ages storyline from Morrisons JLA run, the similarities between it and his Final Crisis are huge.

More so, after reading it, and I am shocked no one mentioned it with Final Crisis, or was even surprised at how Final Crisis panned out.

[wolf_2099]

I just noticed that Millar and Hitch both named and drew G. Bush Jr in Ultimates.

I remember that getting no news coverage, yet all that Obama crap? Damn media.

[wolf_2099]

Orange Belt ho!

Exhausted, post more tomorrow.

[XIII]

Congrats!

[Stocky Boy]

Nice!

You got pics this time?

[wolf_2099]

They took a ton, I need to find out what they plan on doing with them, but hopefully yes.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Congrats on the Orange Belt

[wolf_2099]

I wanted to try to find good books on J Edgar Hoover and Al Capone (obviously not the same book).
The ones I tried reading were like reading a text book, which I did not enjoy.

Has anyone read any well written biographies on them and who wrote them?
Many thanks.

[wolf_2099]

Hiked in the mountains today.
Why? Because I am awesome like that.

I'll link to the pictures when I upload them.

[wolf_2099]

Awsome - Evil Dead the Musical
Awesomer - The Splatter Zone

[XIII]

Hey, your pics of the mountain hiking were great. Made me want to go there.

[wolf_2099]

It's awesome. I love the Rockies, come see them.

I guess my brother my was in the 4th row for U2's opening concert in Barcelona.
He was there while my parents were in Ireland. Bastards.

[wolf_2099]

http://www.montrealcomiccon.com/english/g.htm

I should be going to this.
I should also be having beers with:
The Incredible Hulk
Mike Allred
Darwyn Cooke

[Stocky Boy]

http://www.montrealcomiccon.com/english/g.htm

I should be going to this.
I should also be having beers with:
The Incredible Hulk
Mike Allred
Darwyn Cooke

You sure Lou's gonna let you drink with him for anything less than, "30 bucks"? :D

I'm guessing Laura Allred does Mike's colours? If so, she's awesome too!

[wolf_2099]

You sure Lou's gonna let you drink with him for anything less than, "30 bucks"? :D

I'm guessing Laura Allred does Mike's colours? If so, she's awesome too!


Are you kidding me? It'll probably cost more than 30 bucks. I think we'll be buying the booze, and he is a large, large man.

See does do the colors! She is also very, very nice.

[wolf_2099]

On a random note.

Batman from issue 400 to about 440 has a shitload of awesome Batman stories. I've been finding them in dollar bins, and apparently the issues are worth a lot.

Been picking up a lot of good 80's stuff.

[wolf_2099]

I miss the Swayze.

[XIII]

Nobody puts baby in a corner.

*cringe*

[wolf_2099]

Let's dance! Dirty!

[wolf_2099]

Cameron Stewart is drawing Batman and Robin 7-9.

[XIII]

And you didn't know that?

[wolf_2099]

And you didn't know that?

I did after he told me last night.

[XIII]

I'm still so jealous.

[wolf_2099]

NEED MORE TIME TO TYPE STORY! SO EXCITIED!

[wolf_2099]

I figure I need to take pictures and type up the whole story, which will need to wait till tomorrow evening. Sorry!

[XIII]

Damn it!

[wolf_2099]

Dinky little comic and toy expo here this weekend.

http://www.comicandtoy.ca/

I have no idea who the guests are. (Well, what they did.)

Apparently though, John Byrne stopped in at my LCBS this week and hung out for a while. He was apparently a great guy.

Also went to a film Festival this weekend to see Trick R Treat and saw Gaslight Anthem play a concert.

Also topped it off with a little z-trip.

http://www.winsportcanada.ca/cop/activities/ztrip.cfm

[XIII]

Out of all this list of guest, I'd kill for a Kaare Andrews sketch. He did some stuff in the early issues of Ultimate X-Men, a Spider-Man mini and very cool Hulk covers during the Bruce Jones run. Very singular style. Meek? loves him, I think.

[wolf_2099]

Maybe if he us bored I'll ask him for one.

[Stocky Boy]

I was going to say Kaare Andrews sticks out on that list.

Z trip looks fun!

[Mr Wallstreet]

Only one I recognized from that list was Norm Breyfogle.

[wolf_2099]

Kaare!

[XIII]

Nice!!

[wolf_2099]

Nice!!


He sketched the head shot without asking which was really cool.

[Stocky Boy]

Awesome!

Are you starting to be known at Cons, Cam? :D

[wolf_2099]

I doubt it, not enough of the same guests, not enough involvement in the cons on my part. The only people who might, and I say MIGHT remember me are Cooke and Allred.

[XIII]

Cooke is all I need!

[Mr Wallstreet]

I just hope Cooke feels as strongly about Arn, as Arn feels about Cooke :D

[wolf_2099]

Paranormal Activity was freaking AWESOME!

[wolf_2099]

I saw Nosferatu (1922) in the theatres last night, with a live band. Despite being 85 years old, it was still quite enjoyable.

I also managed to find 1 set of Magician Apprentice and Master, which kind of sucks, since I also want to read it now.

[wolf_2099]

Bwahahahaha.

[wolf_2099]

For shits and giggles.
I saw these movies in theatres this year.
Maybe missing a new.
17 Again
Adventureland
Angels & Demons
Armored
Bruno
Confessions Of A Shopaholic
Couples Retreat
Crank: High Voltage
Daybreakers
Defiance
District
Drag Me To Hell
Duplicity
Fanboys (Limited)
Fast and Furious
Friday The13 th
G.I.Joe: Rise Of Cobra
Gamer
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
I Love You, Man
Inglourious Basterds
Jennifer's Body
Knowing
Last House On The Left
Law Abiding Citizen
My Sister's Keeper
Observe And Report
Outlander
Pandorum
Public Enemies
Revolutionary Road (Wide Release)
Star Trek
State Of Play
Sunshine Cleaning (Limited)
Taken
Terminator Salvation
The Brothers Bloom
The Hangover
The Informant
The International
The Man Who Stares At Goats
The Proposal
The Road
The Step Father
The Surrogates
The Taking of Pelham
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Ugly Truth
The Ugly Truth
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans
Up
Watchmen
Whip It
Whiteout
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Zombieland

Nosferatu
Trick R Treat
Daybreakers
The Thing

[XIII]

Fuck that's a lot! Which was the best of them?

[wolf_2099]

District 9
Star Trek
Inglourious Basterds
The Hangover
The Proposal
The Road
Zombieland
Taken

[wolf_2099]

http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/2010/01/subterranean-press-contest-winner.html

[MGM]

Nice!
What'd you do to win?

[XIII]

Congrats!

[wolf_2099]

Sent in an e-mail with my name.

Tough contest.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Congrats!

[wolf_2099]

Would any of you blokes mind doing me a favor and next time you are at your local comic book establishment, check and see if they have a copy of Catwoman: Selina's Big Score for (or close to) the cover price?

It's by Darwyn Cooke, and has a section that takes place in Montreal. I can't find this damn thing in store, and don't way to pay the high prices on the net, and hoped somewhere not in Canada might have a copy kicking about.

[MGM]

I'll definitely look around for you.

[XIII]

Wouldn't you be interested in getting Batman: Ego and other tails, which contains Batman:Ego et Selina's Big Score, both from Darwyn Cooke?

[wolf_2099]

I actually have that. I was trying to hunt down the original Selina's big score, thank you though Arn.

Oddly, I had no idea Selina's big score was in it, as it's been sitting on my bookshelf for a couple months. Do'h. I think I may still try and find the original.

I feel like a doofus.

[Stocky Boy]

Mr. Wolf spits on the trade paperback format. :) Don't you remember?

[wolf_2099]

It makes me sad when I find out there are only trades of a comic.

On another note. Kick boxing has started after the winter break. We are going to be focusing more on traditonal Muay Thai rather than American Kick Boxing.

What does that mean you ask?

More upright grappling, flying kicks, knees, elbows, clinches, and other fancy, hard to do stuff. It's going to be hard. Very, very hard.

I am now off the banana republic to try and return washed merchandise since it shrunk from something that fits me to something that would fit Stocky after one wash.

And no, it did not go through the dryer.

Fuckers.

[wolf_2099]

It makes me sad when I find out there are only trades of a comic.

On another note. Kick boxing has started after the winter break. We are going to be focusing more on traditonal Muay Thai rather than American Kick Boxing.

What does that mean you ask?

More upright grappling, flying kicks, knees, elbows, clinches, and other fancy, hard to do stuff. It's going to be hard. Very, very hard.

I am now off the banana republic to try and return washed merchandise since it shrunk from something that fits me to something that would fit Stocky after one wash.

And no, it did not go through the dryer.

Fuckers.

[wolf_2099]

Double post.

[Stocky Boy]

Will you be doing downward elbow strikes? Those are very, very, very nasty. Only bad people do those. MMA says no.

Have you got a change in instructors or something?

Incidently, which trade were you talking about?

[XIII]

Asked my retailer, he doesn't have "Selina's Big Score". The contrary would have highly surprised me.

[wolf_2099]

No change in n insturctors! How did I not notice before.
Fights in Calgary are changing from more traditional kick boxing to Muay Thai, so he is switching the training to more Muay Thai.


Also, it seems like I am going to Vancouver Saturday to watch a hockey game, yay!

[wolf_2099]

This years comic show in Calgary.
No Darwyn Cooke!

And Twilight stars!

Me no likey!

http://www.calgaryexpo.com/

[Mr Wallstreet]

Your gonna take him to dinner again?

[wolf_2099]

That meant to say no Darwyn Cooke, I'm surprised.

And sad.

[XIII]

I'm reassured, I thought you wall post on Facebook was about the NYCC. Twilight at NYCC would make me reconsider going.

[wolf_2099]

I'm reassured, I thought you wall post on Facebook was about the NYCC. Twilight at NYCC would make me reconsider going.

Thanks. That makes me feel better about this con.

[wolf_2099]

Do any of you gentlemen happen to frequent used book stores?

[XIII]

My comics shop is also a used book store.

[wolf_2099]

That's awesome.

So, is your comic guy grumpy or nice?
Was talking to a gentleman yesterday and we agreed comic store owners tend to be very grumpy while used books stores guys are generally very nice.


Arn, did you ever read the Hunter that Darwyn Cooke adapted, or tried the Parker Novels?

[XIII]

He is kinda grumpy but stays nice for regular customers.

I read the first Parker novel and also the Cooke adaptation. I liked both. I have the 2nd and 3rd Parker novels in my "to be read" pile by my bed.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Hey Wulf, I got your Gotham Central issues. I'll try and get them to you as soon as possible and will PM you for your shipping address later.

[wolf_2099]

I am starting to believe, after reading some current Grant Morrison and Alan Moore stuff, that some of these comic writers might have just done too many drugs, and cannot really tell a coherent story any more.

[XIII]

What's Alan Moore writing these days?

[wolf_2099]

Not much currently except a little thing here or there for Avatar Press.

I was reading a little of his avatar stuff, the new neonomicon issue, then some older stuff, Supreme, Wildcats, etc.

[wolf_2099]

I just had drinks with Chris Claremont.

Woo and hoo.

[XIII]

Do you ask him what he was hoping to achieve back when he came back to the X-Men with the dreaded 6-months gap?

[Mr Wallstreet]

Did you ask him why he hates the X-Men so much?

[XIII]

Did you ask him why he always writes those horribles long speech bubbles that cover 75% of the pages?

[wolf_2099]

No, but I will tomorrow.

In what order should I ask?

[XIII]

Mines first.

Take some pics will you!

[Mr Wallstreet]

And get an autograph for Stocky. You know how much he loves Claremonts work.

I remember how much Stocky usd to rave about Claremont's stuff, in fact I bet he still enthusiastically collects Claremont's work.

[XIII]

Meek too.

Meek worships Claremont. So does Mitch. Oh and CBKA!

[Mr Wallstreet]

Ask Claremont what his fucking problem is.

Please

:)

[wolf_2099]

Are you guys joking, or do they really like Claremont?

[XIII]

CBKA and Meek! do like Claremont.

Mitch read X-Treme X-Men so I guess he likes him too.