Tenerence

Been reading a lot of comics lately. In the actual book front, I finished Supergods, by Grant Morrison. It's a pretty fascinating series of essays on comics and their effect on popular culture. In comics, I finished my annual re-read of Scud: The Disposable Assassin. It isn't the most thought provoking comic by a long shot, but it has a maniacal glee that makes it extremely fun to read. And when the story suddenly decides to get emotional, it's actually quite competent. I also recently got into The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, which is a great example of a comic with low ambitions that turns out way better than expected. It's a throwback to the old power fantasies of yore, but also happens to be the most violent comic I've read since Preacher. Seek it out.

At any other moment, I would have been pissed. But it was so perfectly timed that I couldn't help but laugh. The guy knew what he was doing, I'll give him that.

I just got back from watching The Raid: Redemption. The only bad thing I can say about that movie is that the fact that they had to tack on that fucking subtitle for America is stupid. Everything else about this movie is brilliant, and is probably one of the best action movies in years. Also, when the final kill happened, somebody in the theater played the Achievement Unlocked sound on their phone at the most perfect moment. Several people in the theater, myself included, applauded. The rest just looked confused.

Tell me about it. I'm in the same boat, been listening since the original run. I sure am excited about the big-budget reboot of Thumbs, though. I hear that they're resetting the continuity and getting Rob Liefeld on board. I'm a little apprehensive about that last one, to tell you the truth...