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Yeah that's right, there is a faint heartbeat.

COMICS!

For like... forever now.. I've been wanting to recommend some good comics, so I'm taking a moment to do so.

CASANOVA just wrapped it's second arc. And though I thought the big twist was a little skeevy at first, I think it very smartly accomplishes what Cass/Matt set out to do. It makes it all mean something. Very meta-textual, but it also worked well in regard to the characters and gave the whole bloody mess that's been the last few issues some consequence. Very easily could have been just some out of left field plot twist, but it serves the story well. The last three issues have probably been Moon's best efforts and the last cover by Ba is my favorite of the series. I even liked the Pynchon joke. Good work fellas.

THE DAMNED-Prodigial Sons #1 was a really solid first issue. Bunn and Hurtt pull of this really nutty/cool fight/chase scene that made the whole issue for me. I really hope this series is getting the following it deserves.

SCALPEDcontinues to be rock solid, though I'm an issue behind. SCOTT PILGRIM GETS IT TOGETHER was just flat out great. Those "kids" drawing '76 keep gettin' better and better despite the company they keep :).

I tried the first issue of YOUNG LIARS and liked it well enough, it's not STRAY BULLETS but I'll probably give it a chance. Same with RASL though it seems paced for trades, so that's where I'm going to follow it (I know it'll get one).

Even though I have no clue what it's going to be about, I'm actually looking forward to FINAL CRISIS. I'm sure that puts me in the minority (or not). I just have faith in Morrison and I was a big fan of he and JG Jones' run on MARVEL BOY back in the day. Other than ALLSTAR SUPERMAN that's about all I'm reading superhero wise. Though I broke out a bunch of old comics the other day, just a crap ton of X-FACTOR and that old X-spin off X-TERMINATORS. I haven't been reading them so much as just flipping through and reminiscing/gleaning what I can from the art. Man Jon Bogandove was kind of a beast. Whatever happened to him? I know he was doing Superman forever, but then poof!

Anyways... anybody got any good recommendations?

-J La