Who'd Like A Cocktail? #255

Yeah, you tell . . . hey, hang on, that's what I do . . .

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #252

I hear that all the time, though thankfully never from Mrs Earth-Prime

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #247

Can I get an "Amen" on that, people?

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #240

It's a fear a lot of men have, you know...

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #236

Some people just can't get the hint

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #216

Jonah Hex: Nineteenth Century Batman

Who Was Who Is Who #24

So for want of anything better to write about on a Monday, I'm going to go through all my copies of Who's Who and see if I can predict who will make it over to the new DCU by the end of 2012, who might make it and who hasn't got a Killer Moth's chance.

KANJAR RO - one of the League's earliest foes, he's cropped up over the years; I think the last time was in the pages of Trinity. With the League being set up to take on the biggest foes, though, I'd be surprised if he gets a look in before the end of the year.

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #168

Somehow, I can't see Batman ever saying that.

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #160

If you have to make something with a grenade, I'd vote for a curry.

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #156

Yeah, Kyle, you'd have thought that, wouldn't you?

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #152

Some people ask the stupidest questions.

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #148

Jonah Hex: as forthcoming after the relaunch as he ever was

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #143

Haven't we all, Guy, haven't we all . . .

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #139

Power Girl may need to brush up on her compliments

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #135

Police protection? Never heard of it.

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #80

Power Girl delivers an ass kicking to order

Bumper crop this week following last week's volcano-caused delay.

• Battlefields: The Firefly And His Majesty #2 - ah, humour building up to what will be a horrible, horrible ending. Damn, this series is good.
• The Brave And The Bold #33 - as soon as I saw Batgirl I sussed what was going on but you know what? It worked. Easily the best of the Straczynski issues so far, this quiet tale was a little sad but handled really well. Plus it has the gorgeous, gorgeous artwork of Cliff Chiang.
• Crossed: Family Values #1 - another foray into the world of the Crossed, this looks to be as nasty as the Garth Ennis series; even without the infection, we're dealing with a incestuous rapist so things can only get worse.
• The Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill #5 - the preludes are done as Roland is left alone and in search of the Tower.
• Green Lantern #53 - so, who's the short guy in the cloak at the start of the issue? The scarred Guardian somehow regenerated? And why is Lex Luthor acting like a real estate agent? We all know how that turned out in Superman Returns.
• Green Lantern Corps #47 - man, Arisia's pissed and the Guardians know it! For once, after the Lanterns stand up for themselves, it looks as though the Guardians might actually be learning how to deal with people.
• Justice League of America #44 - okay, this book is still a little clunky in places but it seems to be getting better on the whole.
• Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal #2 - poor old Roy; grief makes you say some pretty mean and stupid things to those you love, doesn't it?
• Justice Society of America #38 - the Joker begging to be executed alongside the Batman? That kinda makes sense!
• Power Girl #11 - I suspect this may be the last but one issue of fun, well-written superheroics from this title. Power Girl goes up against the Ultra-Humanite who's tucked up in Terra's body and while that battle seems resolved, there's still Satanna to deal with.
• Teen Titans #82 - I am a slave to various titles, I see that now. I have to pick them up no matter how little I'm enjoying them. Teen Titans is a case in point as the writing is just awful (Superboy and Kid Flash fist-bumping after saying they need to bury their friends? Ugh. Wonder Girl being a stroppy cow and not talking to Superboy even though he's just returned from the dead? Ugh.) and even the art's become worse - Raven gets kidnapped at the end and the last panel (complete with clichéd "Nooo!" from Beast Boy) is the smallest on the page? Come on, that whole last page was just too cramped and badly  laid out. Can someone please get another team on this book?

But this made me smile:

As much fun as Power Girl is, she can be as mean and brutal as she needs to be when her friend's in danger.

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #35

After last week's miserable haul, I'm certainly glad I went in to get my comics yesterday:

• Battlefields: The Tankies #1 - Garth Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra united once more: does it get much better?
• Blackest Night #0 - why do I think the perfect snack to eat with this comic is a bag of Skittles?
• Final Crisis: Legion Of Three Worlds #3 - didn't Final Crisis finally finish months ago? Crap, that reminds me I have to update the annotations. Still, least we got Conner Kent back, eh? (highlight to read)
  
• Green Lantern #40 - who's joining the Orange Lantern Corps next? The seagulls from Finding Nemo !
• Masquerade #3 - Fighting Yank was a right bastard, wasn't he?
• Teen Titans #70 - more gratuitous butt shots than a year's worth of Ed Benes comics.
• Trinity #48 - Krona gets his ass kicked once more.

And what made me smile this week:

PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER! Oh yeah!

Now let's see if Caleb  borrows this picture! ;-)