Diving for Dollars

It’s rather amazing how automated banking services have gotten these days. I got an email from my credit card company asking about a $27.27 charge to an online dive shop based out of Minnesota. If it was valid, I clicked one button. If not, click another. Click “Not Authorized” and BAM!! the charge halted, my card is canceled, and they’re calling me to tell me when I’ll get my new card.

In a way, I was very disappointed. If someone was going to take the time to steal my credit card number, I’d hope that they’d go buy something extravagantly expensive to give me a great story to tell. I mean, what can you really get for 27 bucks in a dive shop? A mask? Maybe a snorkel? Can’t be much.

This week was a really awesome week for comics. Wonder Woman started the new arch with a BANG! POW! THUD! and I really like where they’re going with it. Generation Lost took a turn for the dramatic and changed the tone of the whole story. We weren’t sure about this run of Detective from the solicitations, but having read it I really like where the story is going. I believe that Hine is permanently taking over Detective for a while and that has the potential to be a very good thing. Green Lantern started rolling, Flash was great, CNV was hilarious as always, and Action Comics was a very fun adventure. Basically, I liked all of the comics that I read this week that weren’t the one I bought.

I’ve loved Paul Dini’s work on Gotham City Sirens, but since he seems to have taken a hiatus on it, it’s been very disappointing. Tony Bedard’s a great writer as evidenced by his run on the original Birds of Prey and what he’s doing now in Green Lantern Corps, but his GCS run has been very weak. Kris thinks it’s because instead of writing it as a team book, with Harley, Selina and Ivy working together for fun and profit, he’s focusing on one character at a time. What made this book really fun was the dynamics of the three playing off each other. Without that, it’s just not the same. Hopefully, things will improve soon.

Travis, what’s on your pull list?

* Gotham City Sirens #14 - Call me when Paul Dini comes back.

Kris, what’s on your pull list?

* Action Comics #891 - This book is going to be something. Luthor is written differently than I’ve ever seen him, but it works. One more thing, in the ‘stealing the fire’ story, are the three statues representative of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman?
* Cowboy Ninja Viking #7 - The greatest book out there, hands down. The madness continues at a good pace, strong enough to keep you hooked, but not too break neck that you get confused with it’s inconsistent release schedule.
* Detective Comics #867 - Very surprising. Although there was a section in the middle that seemed to be titled “Batman is awesome, and Gotham Police are stupid,” I was very impressed by the story and art work. Glad to see the Jokerz integrated into current continuity, as well as a cameo by the Question.
* Flash #4 - Awesome book, Johns and Manapul are quickly making this the top book in the DC line-up.
* Gotham City Sirens #14 - CRAZY ALIEN PLANT GUY! Waaaah! ::Kermit Flail::
* Green Arrow #2 - Good read, but felt unnecessary considering the fast paced first issue. The ending on this book could have been the ending of the last book with no harm done.
* Green Lantern #56 - Yay Larfleeze! Yay Saint Walker! Yay actually progressing the sotryline! AND another Question cameo. RIP Vic Sage, All Will Be Well.
* Green Lantern Corps #50 - I love how they make Cyborg Superman interesting and deep without making him sympathetic. He is a monster, pure and simple. They just want you to understand, if you were him, you might be a monster too.
* Justice League: Generation Lost #6 - Woah! No what I was expecting at all, but amazing. Captain Atom just became an interesting character.
* Justice League of America #47 - I like the writing in this book, even if the whole story is a little sill— AHHHH! :Eaten by wild dogs::
* The Outsiders #31 - Dan Didio is obviously having a lot of fun writing this book. I’m glad at least someone is having fun dealing with this book.
* Stellar #1 - Decent read, good art, and I’m a supporter of the Pilot Season comic program. But I don’t think this one will be picked up beyond this issue.
* Teen Titans #85 - Please just end already. This arc is weak and killing a good book. I want Krul to take over and bring this book back to greatness. Second feature is still finding it’s feet, but I think it could be good.
* Wonder Woman #601 - Wow, JMS is coming out swinging with this book. Do you have any gum? :-)

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