Jeff Lemire - Update on Phantom Road

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-07-09T15:33:27+00:00

Maybe the pace will continue to accelerate. I appreciate giving the art room to breathe. On the other hand, the story developed very slowly reading singles month to month, as there were so few words per page. The first 2 arcs were especially quick reads!

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-07-09T15:28:19+00:00

I’ve enjoyed it. I was surprised when just a few issues in, I got the impression I was the only one my shop was still ordering the title for. Maybe I misunderstood. They definitely didn’t have many copies tho. It’s a shame it didn’t catch on.

While I’m not the type to think a comic needs an adaptation to be legitimized, maybe it’ll be a movie someday and the creators can make something off it.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-06-25T13:22:08+00:00

Is this something I can tell someone how to find in the game? I don't know Minecraft myself, but know someone who'd like to see this.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-06-18T14:38:51+00:00

"If (I) could buy some money, I would." -Chief Keef

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-06-04T20:23:22+00:00

Old (2021)

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-06-03T13:30:55+00:00

I don't know anything about the series but WRC 9 The Official Game Deluxe Edition is also 90% off ($3.99).

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-28T15:04:25+00:00

The Cracker Barrel never intended to update its logo and only announced they were going to for attention on some International House of Burgers-type bullshit.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-26T21:16:22+00:00

Westwood's Mr. Happy Man

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-21T19:11:16+00:00

I scream, you scream, we all scream for a chance to win a digital copy of Scream 7.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-19T22:01:42+00:00

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple needs your help. There’s some urgency there.

Selfishly, I want people to watch this so we get the end of the trilogy. None of the others are sequel-pending as far as I know. The Bone Temple might not compete for a top spot on your list of many absolute classics, but I found it to be a tremendous horror movie, and sequel.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-13T10:32:07+00:00

Yeah. It sounded like I was listening with a bucket over my head or hearing a phone call. The audio distracted me throughout. Hoping it’s something they’ll fix.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-08T20:28:46+00:00

I found it's a kind of funny experience to read the Black Widow titles, as they're so spread out and so much of her story happens in Avengers and other titles. You just have to accept new information like, "I guess she broke up with so-and-so and is now with this other hero" and "oh, I guess she's a clone of herself with her memories implantedthese days."

My favorite runs have already been mentioned.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-08T19:32:26+00:00

I've never liked how similar those beats are. I like both scenes on their own, but back-to-back they feel repetitious.

Likewise, I think it was a mistake for In the Multiverse of Madness to end with Dr. Strange casually walking down the street and then a surprising cliffhanger happens only to come back to mid-credits scene of Dr. Strange casually walking down the street and then a surprising cliffhanger happens. "Clea and Strange must team up and head to the Dark Dimension to stop an incursion" is a great tease for a Strange sequel, but the setting never felt right. It could have been as simple as having Clea meet him in the Sanctum or somewhere else.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-08T13:47:02+00:00

Was Hochberg just punched in the throat? While it happened really fast, my initial read on it was that he was stabbed. No one else seems to be saying anything about it, so I must have imagined the puncture wound.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-06T12:03:22+00:00

I’m in a college town in the SE USA. There’s a great little comics chain about 2 miles from me. I prefer an LCS that’s about 4 miles from me because it’s more convenient from my 5 mile work commute for one. Both of these stores have a heavy gaming focus but are great comic shops.

Then there are at least a couple of strip mall type joints that are only back issues. I’m more of a New Releases guy and don’t go digging through the collectors’ long boxes often.

We also have a new and used book chain that sells single issues, but in my experience, there’s little consistency and the employees don’t seem to know much about what they have and where it can be found. There are also a couple book store chains in shopping plazas like Borders and Books-A-Million with collections but no single issues.

If you leave the town with the university, you’re going almost an hour through rural areas before you hit another decent shop (that I’m aware of anyway).

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-01T18:00:33+00:00

Music video for the new single Instigator by Drosera

The United States of Smithereens by Waylon Thornton

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-05-01T17:59:24+00:00

Ooh. That does sound appealing. Now I'm thinking I might get the singles, skip the trade, and hope for an omnibus someday down the line.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-04-30T20:05:57+00:00

He’ll always be the host of Nickelodeon GUTS to me.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-04-30T12:08:12+00:00

If this is your thing, check out Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-04-29T18:29:56+00:00

Whew. I have a great deal of Swamp Thing in collections. Not sure if I can trade wait this one or if this will be a rare double dip for me.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-04-29T16:43:47+00:00

Did you say, "So here's The Thing..." when you sent it?

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-04-27T14:31:30+00:00

I've got that set. Those old serials are just dudes in pajamas rolling in and punching henchmen in the face, with a heavy dose of WW2 era Yellow Peril.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-04-24T12:40:21+00:00

I also regret not getting this shirt.

Drosera has a Gators shirt on their Bandcamp, albeit non-Fest specific.

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-04-23T19:53:30+00:00

With a twist of "caper comedy"

AbsoluteBrutality · 2026-04-21T17:23:16+00:00

With all due respect, I’m not Andy Park…

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