It is another Flashback Friday brought to you by the Fifty Cent buys I made on Free Comic Book Day (FCBD). I decided to pick up Red Sonja last year because it is another book from Marvel that I see frequently at flea markets and in back issues boxes. This issue was very cover intense. There is a great deal going on. It draws one's eye to it immediately. Of course it was a quick grab for me.
This book puts the word fantasy to shame. It is a strange mix of wild backgrounds and weird creatures as this wild story unfolds. There is a tower and a missing Prince. Sonja ends up being captured and then escaping her captors in a strange way. She stumbles across this giantess lashed to the wall and tries to free her. Little insect creatures attack and soon we learn what fate these insects have for Red Sonja.
A big ogre type dude announces that she is to be the new queen, this is who the giantess is, special food is forced upon Sonja and it becomes an even crazier story from here own out. Cannot say much more or I will tell the entire story.
Issue #6 was a good buy as it is the end of a saga that had been happening. You can read this book and have closure. The other Red Sonja I bought was the start of a story and now one I hope to find out what happens in its following issues. Pure fantasy and swordplay describes this great old school Marvel book.
BDS
As promised the Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) fueled Flashback Friday begins. This is the first and only Aztek comic I have bought or owned. As I was going through the Fifty Cent long boxes on FCBD I saw the Green Lantern Symbol and what looked like Major Force. Those that know Kyle Rayner's story as Green Lantern know why this caught my attention. Major Force is probably Kyle's number one adversary. He killed and stuffed the GL's fiancee into a refrigerator and forever gave us the term "Women in Refrigerators" as a term for how women are treated in comics. The two have history and I thought it could be a neat buy.
I knew a bit about Aztek as I have read a few JLA issues with him in a supporting role. Here was a glimpse of his beginnings. Sadly, it didn't grab me all that much. I found it showing a flat character. Really, GL being in the book was its saving grace. The art was really off-putting for me as well.
It has a neat idea for a plot. The use of Major Force was a good way to have the team up. There is a secret about the Major that would ruin the read if you ever found yourself with this book in your hands. I said it felt flat, that was as an overall book. The story itself was really quite good. I just had no desire to add this to a group of books to own the complete series. That might sound at odds to some readers of my Blog, but for me it makes sense.
Aztek is named here in this issue and there is a cool registration form for being a superhero that Aztek has filled out in the back of the issue. All in all it is a neat Green Lantern side tale and a miss as for my wanting to add Aztek to my collection. Wonder if he made it into the DCnU?
BDS
I love that picture of Black Canary. She also is asking me what I plan to do next, I get it, my Blogging has been scattered. I am really trying to get my head above water with the drama my Youth have provided and the regular summer issues and stresses of my work. Still, I need to balance that with my Blogging. It has been the only constant in my writing. I have so many story ideas, but it all comes back to Blogging where I can practice.
Free Comic Book Day will be the supplier of Flashback Fridays for a bit. I scored so cool (to me) books for Fifty cents. Some were newer DC titles. My goal is to upload and place in the date and time option of Blogger a bunch that will automatically upload every Friday. I am not sure if it will also place the post in the Google Plus stream or not. It would be cool if it did.
Update about Iron Man 3. i went Thursday before the Friday opening and saw the film. It was really good. I would not recommend it to people that had not seen the first two flicks. It contained a bunch of inside jokes. I enjoyed it a great deal. What was the coolest was the trailer for Thor. That is a movie I want to see even more now. The Wolverine trailer had the opposite effect. I really didn't care after seeing it.
I bought a copy of X-Men First Class. Everybody said it was so good and that it was better than Thor. I do not know what movie they were watching. I found the beginning to be very disjointed and convoluted. When an actual story began it was a mish-mash of X-Men stories with new stuff thrown in that really was lackluster. I was not impressed. Sure January Jones looked awesome as Emma Frost, but that gorgeous woman in her underwear and the cute Jennifer Lawrence could not save this movie for me.
BDS
I know, I used an image from the Avengers movie promos last year, eh, still awesome. Anyway, I am going to a special showing in about three hours to see one of my favorites group of characters. I am not thrilled with the Iron Patriot armor, but overall I am looking forward to the film. It has been a well done franchise. Downey Jr. and Paltrow are just awesome and I am excited to see the Mandarin's rings in action.
It has been a rough month for me emotionally and I need a bit of escapism as the roller coaster does not appear to be stopping anytime soon. Iron Man is one of the best characters ever thought up and this seems like a great way to start the summer movie season.
BDS
"The Death of Vermin"
Some background is due on this book. A man we know has what could best be called an old home place. The house id now used to store feed and farm items. The family was cleaning out the place a bit and the man gave me a few comics from the place. They were in really good condition considering that mice or other stuff could have attacked the books. This one was part of re-reading those books this week.
Now Vermin is best described as a Rat version of DC's Man-Bat in my opinion. Different origins, but similar mindsets are shared. Vermin is a character I read in a few Spidey titles around this period. Spectacular was not one I collected from the shop so I was not familiar with this story. The characters I was acquainted with however. Dr. Kafka is one that would play a role in helping Spidey as he had dealings with disturbed patients. Here is the seed for her institute that I would read about in AMAZING. Baron Zemo is the big bad. He has made people become these hideous experiments, Vermin being one.
Vermin at times is mindless and at other times almost aware. That is the case here. We get a great look at Zemo's insanity and need to understand humanity and heroes. He even takes Spidey's mask and wears it near the end. The ultimate victory and the "death" are well devised. It really is a strong finish to what might be a great three part story. I will probably keep an eye out for issues #194 & #195.
All in all a great read. Not sure what the status is in the current Marvel U. for Vermin, because I do not purchase any new titles from Marvel. Vermin might be leading the Avengers the way they have been going recently. That is why Flashback Fridays are important. I hope to lead you to a better day of Marvel, where heroes were not so disregarded in their characterization.
BDS
OK, I figured I would lose a few days around the Easter holiday, but wow did I get busy. I was substituting at a out of school program during the school's break and that took up the day. Then I became the full month sub as a person went to another job. Just been busy and tired. I have some things read. I hope to get a Flashback Friday up tonight.
I am looking forward to free comic book day next week. I really want to get a regular schedule again.
BDS
I just wrapped up much of the typing and reviewing of thoughts for the Youth Devotion I will lead tonight. I have been troubled for two weeks because the kids expressed that they could not pray for their enemies. This bothered me and also stirred up bad memories. The last church I served I was constantly facing enemies. They stalked me and just never let up. I even created the Comic Book Ghost as a way of having a geek haven. Still I think one enemy found and began making trouble there.
I can't say that I was always in the right in dealing with enemies there. It was easy to be dragged down to the level of those around me. I was really alone as well and had no real support. These enemies nearly drove me crazy. It was the clearest i have ever heard God speak when he told me to leave that church. I did even though I had no clue what the future held.
God put me in a better setting. I struggle financially, but the rewards that come make the struggle worth it. What I have thought back on and can be proud of myself is this fact. I did pray for those enemies. That was one thing I was able to do. I don't know how, but I did. I did even when one called the church after leaving and commanded the church to not pray for the family when a member of that family died. that is another story. Needless to say, I disobeyed him.
Sorry if this is not what you came for, but my call to serve God is real and part of me. I don't beat people over the head, but I am still a follower of The Way.
BDS
UPDATE: Well, some of them got a bit of it I think. Romans 12:17 - 21 gave them a real clear reason, first let God get Vengeance for you because it is his. Second Paul expresses that being kind to them would be like pouring hot coals on their heads. As I think about it, mean people really do hate for others to show them kindness and love. I hope as the kids mature they can get the full measure of not repaying evil with evil.
It is another Flashback Friday brought to you by the Fifty Cent buys I made on Free Comic Book Day (FCBD). I decided to pick up Red Sonja last year because it is another book from Marvel that I see frequently at flea markets and in back issues boxes. This issue was very cover intense. There is a great deal going on. It draws one's eye to it immediately. Of course it was a quick grab for me. 
