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TWITTER REVIEWS!

John requested I actually use my Twitter a bit more often, and when I started undoing my pants he reminded me that is is a social networking service and not my favorite little guy!

You can find and follow me at twitter.com/axonovian on Twitter, where from time to time, I will be witty, while other times I might talk about stuff I like. Pretty much, to sum it all up, my tweets will contain humor and non humor.

Below are a few of my Twitter thoughts on comics:

Free Comic Book Day Comics

DarkCrystal/MouseGuard-as Bo said, an awesome revisitation of pre-movie backstory with great mythosfeel/great nu-fable for furrypests

StarWarsClnWars/AvatarTLAirbender-aimed at a younger audience, this still hits upon some nice themes – outwitting strategy and lightsabers

Locke&Key-The main title is not for kids; not sure why this was a FCBD book but it still kicks ass as a horror/mystery. I’ll be getting it

GreenLantern-Nice lil’ collection of origin tales just in time for the movie-inspiring art and clever story.  Plus a Flashpoint preview!
youngJusticeBatmanB&TB-Hey kids!Help understand your tempestuous emotions through the outlet of TeenTitans!Plus Batmans friends are assholes
SuperDinosaur-Draw a vector from Walking Dead thru Invincible; continue till you hit a TRex. (NonEuclidean geometry may apply)
TheTick-Funny, 4thWallBreakin’ tale of the Tick and Arthur, then lots of info about your fave characters of The City! #”It’sMyTheCity”
The Mighty Thor Saga-Holy crap it’s textDense but great art selections and good summary of daThunda’God’s Marvel history
Cpt’Merica/Thor-great little ditty about one wacky time when Loki and Merlin had beef and Thor and Cpt A met King Arthur #myHeadHurts

Other Books

FearItself#2/7-Thor has daddy issues, may start stripping; Marvel’s biggest toughs get new hardware, breakstuff; Avengers get really Afraid!
StrangeCaseOfMrHyde#1 – Revisiting the classic with a new twist, except there’s not enough new here for me. Still, could offer fun mystery
ActionComics#900 holy balls 96 pgs for $6. Several good Supes tales, Supes sheds his ‘Merican citizenship, plus #DoomsdayDopplegangers!
Spike#8 Bye Spike! It’s been such a fun romp in Vegas! Good luck with bug people;meeting up with futureBuffy; give that Beck girl a chance
Annihilators#1-3 FYeah! Where else can u find a raccoon/tree duo that doesn’t involve storage of nuts?  Don’t answer that; I love thisbook
JenniferBlood#3 JBlood keeping pace with mobsterkillin and riding the housewife/retribution duality with panache and both humor/nonhumor!
WeirdWorlds#5-Lobo whoops bastiches! Tanga smash/cuteifies! Garbageman…composts? What more do you want from your 6issue compilation?
DCUOnlineLegends#7-More sweet supporting story to the online MMORPG. Can the comic (and SOE) survive dastardly downtime? #ThinkElseworlds
Heroes4Hire#6-Spiderman quips and slings and kicks ass, BATROC LEAPS! Paladin smites evil, but will he get to Lay On Hands to Misty?
Secret6#33-The Six continue in HEdoublehockeysticks; creepy catMothers ensue; KingSharkCanHazCheezburger? =GeometricAve(Crossed,TinyTitans)
Ruse#1&2-Sly art and slier story slay some serious shit! Sherlock-supplanter and sexy sidekick snoop several shady spots, seek solutions!
iZombie#13-Allred’s art continues to shine, while Undead plots thicken like congealing brains!  Also, a side story akin to BPRD!

Awesome time lapseage. OldSpiceCthulhu would be proud

Timelapse Montage from Mike Flores on Vimeo.

Oh yeah. Plus, turn on your speakers/headphones.

Mind blown.  Podcast over.

Gender equality in nerdery hits Japan!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125898462&ps=cprs

Not that it already hasn’t hit… but this article was neat.  Apparently “History Girls” are the new hip thing.  Most fascinating to me was the bit about how after the economic woes of the 90’s, people began finding meaning to their lives not in their families or careers but in their hobbies.