Somewhere In The Boondocks
I have plans to be at Louisiana Comic Con on Saturday, so I decided to take off the Friday prior in order to get in a little pre-nerd out nerd out in order to prep myself for the big day in Bossier City. To start my day I visited my favorite local comics shop, Paper Heroes. I picked up the trade paperback, Justice League, Volume 1, Origins (The New 52). I must admit (and I’ve blogged before) that I have really been hooked by DC Comics lately, especially the work of Geoff Johns. I’m still playing catch up with the work of Johns, but everything I’ve read that he’s been involved with has been excellent. Most impressive of all is the Aquaman books from The New 52. Johns and company took a character that many feel is a laughing stock and made him VERY awesome!!! On top of that, Mera is just as fantastic!
After picking up JL Origins, Vol. 1, I had a nice chat with the owner of Paper Heroes, Kevin, and headed on my way. I picked up a copy of Justice League: Throne of Atlantis and jetted home to watch the film. I loved it! Humor came from Flash and Green Lantern. Action was delivered by all of the JL gang. It was an excellent story and I highly recommend it, especially if you are a fan of heroes like Aquaman and Mera.
After watching Throne of Atlantis, I tossed in Justice League: Doom. It was very good as well, and I really loved how each hero in the story gets taken out and then come back to take on their enemies with the help of Cyborg.
The rest of my day was spent getting my convention backpack ready for the convention tomorrow. Basically it’s a regular backpack loaded with Batman related buttons, a Trapper Keeper (yes, a Trapper Keeper) with protective sleeves for autographed photos that I store inside of said Trapper Keeper, hand sanitizer, 5 Hour Energy shots, and pain medication (in case of headaches or other minor aches). I also charged up my camera and my phone and got the Discount Dark Knight’s suit ready to go.
Tomorrow is going to be awesome and I’m ready for it!!!
Oh, just for your information, I’ve got a few more DC movies in my possession, and I’ve been watching all of them with a lot of frequency lately. Two of the movies that I have are both collections of stories. One of them, Batman: Gotham Knight, features multiple stories with different animation styles (all with an anime touch to them). It’s not my favorite film in my collection, but it’s not too bad. The other film that features collected stories is Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. The stories are all tied together by the Green Lantern Corps’ battle against an enemy. While prepping for battle, Hal Jordan clues rookie Lantern, Arisia Rrab, in on the Corps and some of its more impressive members. I enjoy watching it much more than the Batman flick.
Another film in my collection that I really enjoy is Superman: Doomsday. If you familiar with this tale, just know that it features a very famous battle that ends in a very famous death. It’s an excellent tale, just not one of my favorites. I’ve also got Green Lantern: First Flight, and I really enjoy it. In it, Hal Jordan faces off against Sinestro in a classic battle between the two of them. I highly recommend it!
Well, that’s about all I have right now. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I know I’m going to have a blast! As always, thanks for reading!
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