Girls With Comics

This one shot comic, with writer James Patrick and Joe Quinones as the artist, focuses on the Joker’s sometimes girlfriend, Harley Quinn. The story opens up with Harley breaking out of Arkham to visit the Joker on Valentine’s Day. After breaking out and back to their old hide out, Harley finds out that all is now well with her world. Spider informs her that the Joker has been kidnapped, and she becomes royally pissed that someone would kidnap him on Valentine’s Day. Harley sets out determined to get the Joker back and to celebrate Valentine’s Day properly. After many guns, some blood, and explosions, she gets what she wants, but not exactly in an ideal setting.

The comic is pretty funny too. In one of the panels, a cop tells her to surrender. She yells back at him telling him to surrender. The story is cute and fun, and a great quick read. These one shots are a great way to be introduced to a character, or are a great addition for any fan of a character. The first Joker’s Asylum comics were great, and so far the ones I’ve read have been just dandy.

-Lauren

Can’t get enough True Blood? Well you’re in luck. Starting next month there will be a six issue True Blood mini series, being released by IDW. The comic will debut at San Diego Comic Con 2010. I personally am excited to read the continued struggle of how many times Sookie can scream “BEEEEEEEL” while Bill in turn struggles with sayings such as “WE CAN NAWT BEH TOGETHA SUCKEH FOHR I AHM A VAHMPAHR.” Maybe Tara will off herself too, because she annoys the hell out of me.  Maybe Eric will be naked through much of the comic. Maybe Sam will figure out this shit is whack and leave town for something less stupid.

In other exciting comic book news, Mulder and Scully will be in 30 Days of Night! Yay! I love me some Mulder and Scully. I just wish the last movie didn’t stink. 😦

-Lauren

So in issue number 3, Aquaman summons what he thinks is a fishy friend of his. Instead he gets a dead and rotting whale that appears, and chomps down on him. That is awesome. What’s not awesome is that he lives through it, and he and Mera hug it out. But wait! Mera has a look of despair in her eyes! LEAVE THE FIHSY BASTARD, MERA!

Also, the new Green Arrow series looks like it will be 10 kinds of bad ass. Maybe I’ll go pick up a copy sooner or later.

Last but not least, I’m on the market for a Sailor Moon wig. I still love you Sailor Moon.

-Lauren

So recently on YouTube (or within the pat year), I saw a video of some guys breaking a CGC case because they don’t like CGC. Fine, whatever, I understand why people do and don’t. However, in the comments section, people were going on about how comic books are not a hobby. Now, I’ve been collecting and reading comics my whole life. I have always called it a ‘hobby’. I have never looked at comic books as literary adventures (although that is a good point), since I save that scholarly title for books such as “Pride and Prejudice” and “A Tale of Two Cities”. Granted, there are comics that are up to literary standards; Watchmen, Persepolis, and Maus. However, if I tried to pass my Detective Comics as such, all of my English teachers would probably burn them on sight.

So I went to www.dictionary.com and looked up the word ‘hobby’:

“an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.”

Well golly gosh darn to all of you “IT’S NOT A HOBBY” people out there! I totally collect and read comics as a form of pleasure and relaxation, and this is not my main occupation. My main occupation is working at a gym and being a senior in college! Trust me, I’m not doing either for relaxation, even though I do enjoy both a great deal.

-Lauren