- Saucer Country #1
- Knights of the Dinner Table #184
- Mega Man #11
- Fantastic Four #604
- War Goddess #6
- The Shade #6
- Legion Lost #7
- Resurrection Man #7
- Green Lantern #7
- Batwoman #7
- Demon Knights #7
That's it!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
New Comics Day - 3/14/2012
I've mainly been reading a bunch of back issues I've picked up on the cheap recently, but I still have new comics coming in..
That's it!
That's it!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
New Comics Day - 3/7/2012
Picked up a few tryouts this week.
That's it..
- Fairest #1
- Irredeemable #35
- Hell Yeah #1
- Superbia #1
- Night Force #1
- Red Lanterns #7
- Justice League Intenrational #7
- Stormwatch #7
- Action Comics #7
That's it..
Thursday, March 1, 2012
New Comics Day - 2/29/2012
Small day for comics, but I had a batch of toys come in too.
That's it.
- FF #15
- The Shade #5
- Batman Beyond Unlimited #1
- Legion : Secret Origin #5
- Justice League #6
That's it.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
DC Comics
Damn it, DC - I was all excited for the announced 'Earth 2' titles, but now it looks like they're going to be doing some kind of Grimdark version of Earth 2. It's like they're actively trying to get me to quit the hobby.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
New Comics Day - 2/22/2012
Decent haul this week!
And Voodoo joins Teen Titans and I, Vampire on the bubble of dropping, and Justice League Dark better warm up soon, too.
- Knights of the Dinner Table #183
- Danger Girl : Revolver #2
- Atomic Robo : The Ghost of Station X #5
- Fantastic Four #603
- Teen Titans #6
- I, Vampire #6
- Voodoo #6
- Justice League Dark #6
- The Flash #6
- Green Lantern : New Guardians #6
- Superman #6
- Aquaman #6
And Voodoo joins Teen Titans and I, Vampire on the bubble of dropping, and Justice League Dark better warm up soon, too.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Campaign Ideas : Legion 41
As campaign ideas go, this one couldn't be more simple to explain - a successor version of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 41st Century. I love super-heroes, and I love science fiction, and they're two great tastes that taste great together. This is another idea that's been kicking around in my head for a while, and the fires were stoked further by the release of the new DC Adventures licensed role-playing game.*
* Of course, the wait for the second book dampened the flames down again. And now we're waiting on the third (of four).. Sigh.
Of course, that thousand-year gap isn't just there to clean the stage so that the newbie player heroes aren't overshadowed by 'real' Legionnaires. I've got some history and backstory to fill in that gap. Specifically - in the 38th century, Earth geneticists created a supreme metahuman being that, true to form, ran amok*. This nearly omnipotent being was finally brought down, but not before it destroyed Sorcerer's World utterly - unleashing a flood of magic back into the cosmos.
* And why is it they never walk amok? Always in such a hurry.
The incident caused the United Planets to outlaw metagene research (with the exception of certain already-proven lines) and to form a task force to deal with the chaos caused by the return of magic. Metahumans and aliens with meta-abilities are somewhat distrusted as a result, except the U.P.'s genetically enhanced soldiers that protect everyone. Of course, after I came up with this, I got into Warhammer 40K a bit, and realized that except for dropping an order of magnitude on the year, this all sounds pretty similar.*
* Seriously, some of the backstory that I can't put on here, in case I use this idea? The parallels are even more obvious, though unintentional.
So in this grim, dark, grimdark future where There Is Only War, a new version of the Legion is founded, providing positive examples of metahumans and a dash of optimism. The NPC pulling it together at first would be a princess of the newly-returned city of Atlantis, a descendant of Arthur Curry, AKA Aquaman, thus giving her a tie to that first age of heroes. 'Hydro Lass'* would bring together a new group of heroes to fight the enemies of the United Planets, protect its citizens, and deal with the occasional magical problem, or forbidden research.
* Hero name is a work in progress. May vary in actual gameplay.
Unlike some of my campaign ideas, I've even got a few of the adventure notions down for this one. Such as :
Just as soon as they finish the damn thing.
* Of course, the wait for the second book dampened the flames down again. And now we're waiting on the third (of four).. Sigh.
Of course, that thousand-year gap isn't just there to clean the stage so that the newbie player heroes aren't overshadowed by 'real' Legionnaires. I've got some history and backstory to fill in that gap. Specifically - in the 38th century, Earth geneticists created a supreme metahuman being that, true to form, ran amok*. This nearly omnipotent being was finally brought down, but not before it destroyed Sorcerer's World utterly - unleashing a flood of magic back into the cosmos.
* And why is it they never walk amok? Always in such a hurry.
The incident caused the United Planets to outlaw metagene research (with the exception of certain already-proven lines) and to form a task force to deal with the chaos caused by the return of magic. Metahumans and aliens with meta-abilities are somewhat distrusted as a result, except the U.P.'s genetically enhanced soldiers that protect everyone. Of course, after I came up with this, I got into Warhammer 40K a bit, and realized that except for dropping an order of magnitude on the year, this all sounds pretty similar.*
* Seriously, some of the backstory that I can't put on here, in case I use this idea? The parallels are even more obvious, though unintentional.
So in this grim, dark, grimdark future where There Is Only War, a new version of the Legion is founded, providing positive examples of metahumans and a dash of optimism. The NPC pulling it together at first would be a princess of the newly-returned city of Atlantis, a descendant of Arthur Curry, AKA Aquaman, thus giving her a tie to that first age of heroes. 'Hydro Lass'* would bring together a new group of heroes to fight the enemies of the United Planets, protect its citizens, and deal with the occasional magical problem, or forbidden research.
* Hero name is a work in progress. May vary in actual gameplay.
Unlike some of my campaign ideas, I've even got a few of the adventure notions down for this one. Such as :
- What is the source of the metahuman DNA used to build the United Planets' superhuman soldiers?
- A mysterious temporal disturbance is detected in Colorado - forbidden temporal research, or the arrival of a time traveler?
- An immortal human warlord has emerged with the return of magic, called 'Ghul'. He's conquered a dozen planets already, can he be stopped?
Just as soon as they finish the damn thing.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
New Comics Day - 2/15/2012
I guess I'll just have to get used to a smaller pile of comics each week.
The Trek/Legion crossover is awesome. And there's a splash page of time machines belonging to other time travelers who've tried to stop the main bad guy. And whatever fictional time machine you just thought of, it's in there. I love it!
- Warlord of Mars : Dejah Thoris #10
- Fables #114
- Green Lantern Corps #6
- Legion of Super-Heroes #6
- Wonder Woman #6
- Batman #6
- Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes #5
The Trek/Legion crossover is awesome. And there's a splash page of time machines belonging to other time travelers who've tried to stop the main bad guy. And whatever fictional time machine you just thought of, it's in there. I love it!
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