Well I’ve met to post this for a while now but it’s pretty bloody obvious that this blog is on a hiatus now.
This blog has a history that was tied to a certain comic book store in Vancouver, Canada (You know, where the 2010 Winter Olympics were) called ELFSAR COLLECTION COMICS & TOYS. Sadly Elfsar had to close down in May so in many ways, it’s closing has also put the final nail into the coffin of this blog. If I had ANY thought of returning and sparking this sucker up, it’s all gone now. Elfsar was the spark that had me start REALLY bad reviews over on Happy Harbor Comics website. That went on for a while until I thought, why not just start my own blog doing the same thing and ranting about whatever else I wanted. So I did and BtS was born. It went through many looks & feel until finding the latest incarnation. Now don’t get me wrong, I do miss it at times but overall I think running this blog took a great deal out of me in ways I haven’t still realized. I managed this blog almost as much or more than working 8 hours a day and that got to be too much in general. That and I feel my appreciation for comic books lately has been at an all time low so I have little to talk about.
I know many friends I know wished I kept the blog up and running but never truly understood it was like feeding a forever hungry zombie… and I FUCKING HATE Zombies!
So for now the blog is again on a Hiatus. If you feel the fucked up strange need to listen to my rambles, you can catch me on Twitter here:
http://twitter.com/RobertParizek
I’m not closing up shop as I like the digital footprint this leaves so feel free to browse and lick the carpet, you might find something you like. That said, I’m closing the comments now for the entire site and all older posts.
Marvel brings in the new year with the upcoming SIEGE mini series which will be the end of Dark Reign which includes Norman Osborn, assault on Asgard, Loki, Doctor Doom and the rest of the Avengers (Dark, New, Mighty, Initiative & Secret Warriors) along with Hercules, Thunderbolts (maybe?) and likely some other gods. I don’t know if the X-Men books are tied into SIEGE (yet!) as they have the NATION-X & NECRO storylines to deal with. Looks like Jubilee is back with the X-Men, Rouge gets all Sookie Stackhouse with Magento and the Ghost Rider brothers (Johnny Blaze & Danny Ketch) end in a hog wild battle with Heaven then go rest off shelves for a bit.
Check them and more out here on CBR:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23372
A month before the 2010 Winter Olympics kick off, DC has a crap load of comics coming out from Blackest Lamest Night to new Justice League of America #1 to more Cinderell: From Fabletown with Love #3. Check them out here:
DC Solits via CBR
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23366
From a new Black Panther #1 to more on the War of Kings storyline and the “Noir” books, here are the latest Marvel Solicitations for February 2009. Not any mention of the Dark Reign books which is a bit sad also no cover for the upcoming Agents of Atlas series. 
CBR
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18859
Newsarama
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/081117-marvel-february-09-solicitations.html
Best part of these Solits — no SKRULLS! Yay!
Lots of this “Origins and Omens” theme that DC Comics are doing in February Solicitations of 2009. It is interesting to note that Final Crisis is not solicited and I wonder if this is due to what Rich Johnston said on CBR’s Lying in the Gutters article today that Dan Didio and Grant Morrison are butting heads re: the ending of FC and having the script reworked.
It is pretty depressing when I go through the DC Solits and there is NOTHING that jumps out at me. Nothing. *le sigh*
Here on Newsarama:
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/081115-dc-solicitations-mar-09.html
CBR Feb ‘08 DC Solits
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18847
Looks like the New Year will be coming in with a big bang of baddies for the DC Universe. Just check out all the great villain covers for your DC line-up of January 2009! From Faces of Evil to Vixen: Return of the Lion to the Justice League International Hardcover #4, they are all there!
Newsarama
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/081020-january09-dc-solicitations.html
CBR
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18494
Is it me or are the Marvel and DC Solits this month kinda late (or maybe I missed them), either way here are the Image Comics & Top Cow Productions Solits for January 2009 on CBR:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18471
No Messed Up Solits (I think that feature needs some tweaks / more intelligence than I have at this moment) but only DC Comics Solits for Dec ‘08 tonight. Vigilante by Marv Wolfman, Detective Comics & Batman by Dennis O’Neil, Milestone characters come back in Justice League of America, James Robinson on Superman. Man that takes me back and something great to look forward to in December this year from DC Comics! Enjoy.
Newsarama
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080915-dc-december-solicitations.html
CBR
http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18053
Also the Dark Horse Solits for Dec ‘08.
CBR
http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18008
Marvel Solits on Newsarama:
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080916-marve-december-solicitations.html
CBR:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18060
Marvel Solits for Dec ‘08 are here and as I await news of a huge rumored Vancouver Canucks trade, I thought I would put up these solits. Oh yeah, I am working as well but I mean Spider Monkeys could do my work with feces covered fingers all the while playing Facebook D’n D like me.
I know William S. will be avoiding these posts like the plague but some hi-lights are the upcoming Spider-Man & X-Men Noir which had those B&W posters a while ago you may have seen (I never pimped them out on BtS). I think William S. would be interested in Spiderman Noir with the 1933 setting of this “out-of-cannon” book. Also all the upcoming Dark Reign books are “classified” much like Marvel did for Civil War to add intrigue and not “spoil” too much. I guess this is a way to get fans hyped for more Bendis crap. *shrugs*
I do like the upcoming Spider-Man run by Dan Slott toyfuly entitled “Harry Osborn and the Chamber of Secrets”. I like seeing Red Hulk getting some loving from the Women of Marvel, always a good thing with Spider-Woman flying on in — get some of that Skrull Queen action Rulk! I do like the homage to Evil Dead in the upcoming Marvel Zombies #3 cover but that’s about it, I am a Zombie Hater. I wonder which Porn Star in in the upcoming Marvel Spotlight: Secret Invasion Aftermath cover? The Golden Age Sentry kicks it British music style. Oh and December is What If? Month with the likes of Doctor Doom getting the Infinity Gauntlet and Captain America winning Civil War *yawn*. Oh and lastly the Marvel Cosmic stories continue with fun of the third Summers brother Vulcan, Emperor of the Shi’Ar Empire, starting building his empire with the rest of Universe in X-Men: Kingbreaker.
With the Dr. Doom cover exposed, I am now guessing that “Dark Reign” and “Embrace Change” means the heros lose and the Skrulls win. Oh to add some “depth” to this post so its NOT just a solits post, I decided to make a new feature here — The FIRST Special Messed Up Between the Staples Warvel Solits, check it out after the click below…
Read the rest of this entry »
