the best of 2010 - movies

i've finally decided to post my favorite movies from 2010... it was hard to narrow it down to only ten but i did my best. i've still yet to see a handful of movies from last year that i think have the potential to make it onto this best of list, but for the time being, these are my top ten for twenty-ten...

10 - alice in wonderland

9 - shutter island

8 - the town

7 - scott pilgrim vs. the world

 6 - the fighter

5 - the social network

4 - the ghost writer

3 - toy story 3

2 - how to train your dragon

1 - inception

comic book stash #19

today was an absolute monster when it comes to new comics! holy junk so much great stuff this week. i'm loving it!

the big, huge, epic release this week was of course fantastic four #587, in which one of marvel's first family dies. so i bought into all the hype and picked this one up, and boy am i glad i did. what an amazing issue!
each book came in a "death bag" black polybag to preserve the secret for as long as possible...

and here is the actual cover... amazing.

to go along with the above, here is FF #583 and #584. the local shops were out of #585 and #586 which i also need to complete the story but that didn't keep me from reading #587 haha. i wouldn't have made it to next week without the deadly conclusion being spoiled for me!

next up we have detective comics #873. COVER OF THE WEEK!
everything about this release is phenomenal. the cover is another beautiful, classic piece and the story was simply amazing. a great conclusion to the current arc. i am loving this team of scott snyder (writer) and jock (artist). if they continue to put out quality issues like these past three, i could see this being one of, if not my favorite release every month.

uncanny x-force #4 - this was my favorite series from 2010 and now they've started 2011 off with a bang. no complaints whatsoever about this one.

deadpool #32 - definitely not my favorite cover of the week (it's pretty gross) but deadpool continues to be a top-notch book. i had so much fun (like always) reading this one.

age of x - alpha - this is the start of a new parallel x-men universe mini-series. mutants are close to extinction and are fighting for their survival in this dystopian world. i have high hopes for these books, i hope they deliver.

x-men #7 - the x-team is headed back to new york for a team-up with you friendly neighborhood spider-man. this one should be fun. so glad to be done with the vampires...

x-23 #5 - this one is great just because it features gambit. i haven't even read it yet and i know i'll love it. the cajun even made it on the cover! awesome.

 

x-men: to serve and protect #3 - last time i checked thor and she-thor (lady thor? thora?) weren't x-men...

namor the first mutant #6 - namor goes to hell! this issue meets marvel's new quota of having at least one of their characters in the fiery pits of hell at every moment... wolvie out, namor in. who's next?

the traveler #3 - like soldier zero from last week, this one is on a short leash...

and last but oh so most definitely not least...
darth vader and the lost command #1 - been anticipating this one for awhile now...

the best of 2010 - music

so i'm a little behind the times with all of my best of 2010 lists, but i really want to eventually get these posted no matter how far into the new year we get. so tonight i bring you my favorites from the world of music. it was a really great year for new tunes and here are my top ten...

10 - the damned things - ironiclast
listen: myspace.com/thedamnedthings
standout tracks: 
"we've got a situation here" / "black heart" / "a great reckoning"

9 - motion city soundtrack - my dinosaur life
listen: myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack
standout tracks: 
"her words destroyed my planet" / "delirium" / "pulp fiction"

8 - the gaslight anthem - american slang
listen: myspace.com/thegaslightanthem 
standout tracks: 
"american slang" / "bring it on" / "boxer"

















7 - anberlin - dark is the way, light is a place 
listen: myspace.com/anberlin 
standout tracks: 
"we owe this to ourselves" / "pray tell" / "the art of war"

6 - my chemical romance - danger days: the true lives of the fabulous kill joys
listen: myspace.com/mychemicalromance
standout tracks: 
"na na na (na na na na na na na na na)" / "SING" / "vampire money"

5 - the wonder years - the upsides
listen: myspace.com/thewonderyears
standout tracks: 
"logan circle" / "dynamite shovel" / "melrose diner"  / "hey thanks"

4 - circa survive - blue sky noise
listen: myspace.com/circasurvive 
standout tracks:
"strange terrain" / "get out" / "dyed in the wool"

3 - sent by ravens - our graceful words
listen: myspace.com/sentbyravens 
standout tracks: 
"new fire" / "beautiful list" / "salt and the light"

2 - four year strong - enemy of the world
listen: myspace.com/fouryearstrong 
standout tracks: 
"tonight we feel alive (on a saturday)" / "find my way back" / "one step at a time"

1 - hellogoodbye - would it kill you?
listen: myspace.com/hellogoodbye
standout tracks:
"finding something to do" / "getting old" / "when we first met" / "coppertone"

 
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the following are some honorable mentions. even though they weren't able to crack my top ten, each of these albums were great listens in 2010.

children 18:3 - rain's 'a comin
deftones - diamond eyes
fair - disappearing world
ivoryline - vessels
kings of leon - come around sundown
the morning of - the way i fell in
neon trees - habits
terrible things - terrible things
underØATH - Ø (disambiguation)

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and these are just a handful of some of my favorite songs from 2010...

anberlin - "pray tell"
circa survive - "get out"
four year strong - "one step at a time"
the gaslight anthem - "boxer"
the graduate - "don't die digging"
house of heroes - "god save the foolish kings"
isles & glaciers - "hills like white elephants"
neon trees - "1983"
states - "time to begin"
steel train - "bullet"
the wonder years - "melrose diner"

comic book stash #18

wednesday is here and you know what that means...

batman #706 - another simple DC cover this week. very sharp!

amazing spider-man #652 - cover of the week! i love spidey's hand reaching out as he's getting tore up pretty good.

wolverine #5 - the masterful jae lee delivers another winning cover as logan continues his journey through hell.

wolverine and jubilee #1 - new mini-series featuring these long time x-buddies. hope this one is a fun read.

thor first thunder #5 - this series would be phenomenal if it wasn't for the disasterous art you find after the beautiful front covers. too bad.

soldier zero #4 (cover b) - this series is on a short leash. it needs to pick up some speed soon.

darkwing duck #8 (cover a) - so much going on with this cover. i love it!

picked up a couple more superior issues but now i'm missing #3. hope it comes in soon, this is pretty good stuff!
superior #2

superior #4

comic book stash #17

first batch of comics for the new year! some pretty good stuff...

the infinite vacation #1 - brand new series from image comics... supposedly for fans of eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, (500) days of summer, and inception. hahaha that's a crazy combo but i'm a huge fan of all three so count me in!

starborn #2 - the first two issues of this series have been flat out amazing! i expect big things from this one for the rest of 2011!

amazing spider-man #651

deadpool #31 - deadpool versus the draculas part two... hilarious!

captain america: man out of time #3

batman and robin #19 - cover of the week! i love these simple, classic covers that DC is dishing out right now

star wars: knight errant #4 - this book has been dropping off a little bit every issue. i'm going to give it one or two more tries, but it needs to pick it up.

halcyon #3

superior #1 - this has been out for awhile, but i've heard a bunch of good things, so i randomly added it to my stack today.