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Alan



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Gender: Male
Status: Married
Age: 36
Sign: Libra

State: Michigan
Country: US
Signup Date: 4/26/2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 

Word of warning.  There will be spoilers as I write about trades.  Some will matter, some won't.  Sorry about that but it can't be helped.

These will appear as I spot them on the shelf.  HAven't alphabetized yet so it will be random.

Planetary - The first trade hooked me on the series.  Had to go out and start reading this series.  The first Trade is great.  We get 30's pulps.  We get Japanese monster films.  We get Chinese Ghost Stories.  And of course the evil FF.  And the "Hulk" back up story.  How much fun was this trade?  But then I started reading this series monthly.  And the delays.  The underlying mystery.  Which would have worked fine if this was a monthly.  But the decompressed story grew as the shipping delays piled up and now it just hurts.  But this first trade sucks you in and you can't let go.  Essential trade.

Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told/Stacked Deck - Funny that I should have both of these on the shelf.  Isn't it just a hardcover trade and a leatherbound version of same.  But they look good on the shelf.  And if you are a joker fan this is great.  Pre - over the top, gone too far joker in here.  Joker as a character still.   Still psychotic.  But also some cheese.

Sin City - Marv.  I read these in Dark Horse presents but just had to get the trade when it came out.  At the time this was something the likes of which I had not read before.  If you've seen the movie you know the story.  but read it.

Well, Arizona somehow choked this game away so I can go to sleep now.  That's what's been keeping me up and this blog going.  How does Arizona lose that game.  I agree with Thiesman, this was a bizarre game.