comic book stash #32

this is how last wednesday's goodies stack up...

1 - uncanny x-force #8
2 - wolverine #8
3 - darkwing duck #11
4 - super dinosaur #1
5 - generation hope #6

x-force reins supreme as usual, but wolvie put up some major competition. the other 3 books were pretty good as well.

small stack last week, definitely can't say the same thing for today... this might be my biggest week ever...

detective comics #876 - COVER OF THE WEEK! jock is back and i couldn't be happier. i'm loving his art right now. everything from the cover to the interior is superb. jock and scott snyder might be my favorite creative team right now.

batman incorporated #5 - i can't figure out if i love this cover or hate it. it's definitely unique. hopefully the story gets better, this one is on a short leash.

the mighty thor #1 - i'm so freaking stoked about next week's thor movie that i couldn't pass up this new ongoing series staring the god of thunder, especially when it includes a run in with the silver surfer and galactus.

uncanny x-men #536

x-men #10 - great action packed cover

deadpool #36

FF #2

amazing spider-man #659

osborn #5

spider-girl #6

new mutants #24 - age of x chapter 6

age of x universe #2

x-23 #9

haunt #15 - this is a pretty lazy cover if you ask me. especially after the previous 14 awesome covers this book delivered.

star wars: darth vader and the lost command #4

godzilla: kingdom of monsters #2

comic book stash #31

here's what i think of last week's stack...

1 - uncanny x-force #7
2 - infinite vacation #2
3 - daken #8
4 - batman and robin #22
5 - uncanny x-men #535
6 - hellboy: buster oakley gets his wish
7 - x-men legacy #247 - age of x chapter 5
8 - starborn #5
9 - carnage #4
10 - amazing spider-man #658
11 - deadpool #35

the first four books above were fantastic. daken was a big surprise, great art in that one. uncanny x and hellboy were both pretty good. spidey and deadpool were both a bit down this time.

a little stack today compared to week's past. high quality books though...

wolverine #8 - COVER OF THE WEEK! jae freakin' lee does it again! love the title, nice little extra touch there.

uncanny x-force #8 - back to back weeks with new x-force issues! one of the best things to ever happen ever. yep. ever.

generation hope #6 - not a normal pick-up but they've been hyping this particular story arc pretty good. a very, very interesting cover.

super dinosaur #1 - a new series from superstar writer robert kirkman. all you need to know about this one is it's about a dinosaur who uses his little wimpy arms to control his awesome, butt-kicking, super body-armor in order to beat-up other souped up dinosaur baddies. sounds pretty amazing if you ask me.

and finally, we have darkwing duck #11 - this one put up some serious competition for cover of the week, but couldn't quite take down me. jae lee. awesome nonetheless.

comic book stash #30

april 6th comic rankings...

1 - axe cop: bad guy earth #2
2 - chew #18
3 - fear itself - book one
4 - amazing spider-man annual #38
5 - daomu #3
6 - godzilla: kingdom of monsters #1
7 - uncanny x-men #534.1
8 - green wake #1

holy freakin' goodness axe cop is glorious. chew continues to excel. fear itself got off to a great start. everything else was decent except for green wake. even after a lot of positive hype, it just didn't do anything for me. oh well, you win some, you lose some.

this week was a surprisingly big stack. lots of good stuff...

carnage #4 - COVER OF THE WEEK!

uncanny x-force #7 - superior as always.

uncanny x-men #535 - this one's not a usual pick-up but i'm very excited about this particular story arc. the x-team are headed back to breakworld in a continuation of joss whedon's masterpiece.

amazing spider-man #658

x-men legacy #247 - age of x chapter 5

daken #8 - this book might just have the best art of the week. stunning work. a nice surprise.

deadpool #35

hellboy: buster oakley gets his wish - wow is all i can say about this one. haha

infinite vacation #2 - after too long of a wait, issue 2 finally arrives. fantastic art, very unique. everything about this book is refreshingly original.

starborn #5 - cover B

batman and robin #22 - pretty cool cover

daniel stowe botanical garden photos

here are some pictures from our recent trip to the daniel stowe botanical garden in belmont, north carolina. this place has your typical outdoor botanical garden but also features an amazing orchid conservatory which is basically this huge greenhouse building with all kinds of various plant life on display throughout. if you're ever in the rock hill or charlotte area, and are looking for something to do, this place comes highly recommended.

view the entire set here.

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rankings for last week's comics...

1 - age of x universe #1
2 - detective comics #875
3 - amazing spider-man #657
4 - halcyon #4
5 - x-23 #8
6 - deadpool team-up #883 (galactus)
7 - star wars: darth vader and the lost command #3
8 - wolverine #7
9 - kick-ass 2 #2
10 - 5 ronin #5 (deadpool)
11 - spider-girl #5

three home runs last week in age of x, spidey, and detective comics. halcyon remains strong and x-23 was a pleasant surprise. deadpool team-up was super funny and vader continues to be entertaining. the rest of the list was just ok.

today's goodies include...

axe cop: bad guy earth #2 - COVER OF THE WEEK #1 - this series oozes awesomeness.

fear itself #1 - COVER OF THE WEEK #2 - gonna give the new marvel epic crossover event a try. at the very least, the art is excellent.

uncanny x-men #534.1

amazing spider-man annual #38

green wake #1

daomu #3

chew #18

and one from last week i decided to pick-up...
godzilla: kingdom of monsters #1 - "giant freaky monsters crushing our city, it's a jumbo lizard wrecking committee!" anytime i can make a craig ferguson reference, i'm a happy guy!