gigamatic

i'm just rambling.

so, I read a rumor this morning that there will be an unofficial continuation of the Kingdom Come line of figures, including Jade and Spectre, made in the "Elseworlds" line of figures. This was apparently in ToyFare, but since I have yet to read it in any detail, I cannot confirm.

That, my friends, would be sweet. Perhaps then we could get Norman McCay or Human Bomb, or NightStar or whatever her name was. (I've seen a custom, and it kicked ass. I was not going to spend $40 for a custom though, at the time. Looking back, it was probably worth it.)

I've seen LOTS of complaints about the JLU Black Canary (Target Exclusive) figure. and my retort is "Hey, at least you got a figure of a female character. And she looks like the maquette. And, she's painted well." Alas, apparently, like most of the other JLU figures, she has trouble standing. I havent taken mine out of the package yet. Canary, Orion, and Bizarro were meant to be the Target exclusives, but due to a shipping error, some Targets got exclusive 3-packs meant for grocery stores, featuring silvery repaints of Supes, WonderWoman, and a Brainiac figure. The Targets in question seem to be limited to the East coast.

This week, I picked up #2/5 of the Alex Ross Justice series 2 for half price: Parasite. Last week, I paid full price and got a Canary before she sold out. She's BEAUTIFUL -- just like the Alex Ross rendering. Then again, so is Black Manta, but I'm saving him, Batman, and Aquaman for another time. Parasite, like all the Ross villains in the Justice book, is disgusting. No, really, I mean it. Did you read issue 2? Did you see the Brainiac in a labcoat dripping blood?

I hate to say it, but it gives me high hopes for the appearance of Brainiac in the Smallville show. Oh wait, did I spoil that for you? Too bad, because he's Spike from Buffy and he KICKS ASS. Well, not yet he doesnt, since he's only appeared as a liquid-but-crystalline pool which congealed into a naked Spike, but hey... what a way to show up in the series.

I also watched the first 2 minutes of this week's Smallville this morning, and dog-faced Arthur Curry (no, he's not just "AC" -- that's his nickname) saves Lois's life. I thought that bitch was gone. She's supposed to be in Europe, dammit, looking for Lucy Lam. I mean, Lucy on the lam. Because the General is pissed. But, there she is, hitting her head on the raft while diving into the water... and then getting CPR from ole Piranha-teeth Curry himself. Seriously, his original press shot was hot looking, but somebody beat him with an ugly stick in the meantime. I'd blame the bad ceasar haircut, but that's only distracting me from his chomp-a-chewy-chompers. And sure, he has a nice body, but even then, whatever hunkyness he has looks like it's artificial now. Like he "cut" too much or something. Now, Clark, however, still looks damn good, despite having lost the thin flat-stomach of youth and maturing into the manly-muscled body of ... well ... Superman. He's solid now, and it seems to have happened when nobody was looking. Dammit -- his time is now limited. 2 more seasons to beergut, I tell ya. And Lois? Her bikini wasn't flattering... bad costume choice on someone's part. Yeah, we like the boobies, but girl wasnt shaped quite right for it.

On to comics: Birds remains one of my favorite books, because, unlike most, it's about the people, not so much about the villain of the week. And I'm thinking the rumor I read about Ollie getting married might be true.

Ok, enough analysis. Time to get back to work.