Is This Really An Update?!
23 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
Does time ever fly! Every moment I thought to take a few minutes out of my day to post something here, distractions happened.
It has been a sad couple months. My LCS Comic Evolution stopped subscription services and went entirely to selling TPBs online. I can still visit the store by appointment, so it is not entirely sad. However, it did put me in a state of limbo regarding my subscriptions. I had been doing a half-digital half-print mix, my absolute must haves being print. I am still in a state of flux wondering if I wish to move my prints to digitals, or just wait it out and pick up TPBs for those. My indecisiveness has caused me to fall behind.
I have continued getting digitals and have picked up a few interesting TPBs over this time. Ones that stand out include: Dear Creature, and The Complete Essex County. I have yet to finish reading them.
I have dropped quite a number of titles in that time, too. When DC’s New 52 started coming out, I was crazy enough to pick each of them up. Many of those got the drop, but I was happy to see them all. Some other titles I tried or had been reading also got the axe. Some titles I fell too far behind on, while others were ones I was interested in trying but never did. The list is as follows:
Chip ’n Dale Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
Donald Duck and Friends
Elric The Balance Lost
Black Powder
American Vampire
Batman & Robin
Green Lantern
Justice League
Resurrection Man
Shade
Wonder Woman
A Game of Thrones
Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time The Eye of the World
Gore
The Last of the Greats
Pilot Season: City of Refuge
Pilot Season: Test
Pilot Season: The Beauty
Red Spike
Vescell
Theater
Amazing Spider-Man
Iron Man 2.0
I will be sorting out my pull list and seeing what I feel is worth continuing and what I’m going to do about my prints. I should have my comic life sorted out in time for next week’s releases. I can’t go too long without a fix.
Super Nice Upkeep
28 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
As I am returning to my home, a 34 hour journey, and unable to simply sit and read the books I had acquired and brought with me, I have decided to do some upkeep here at Super Nice. I have switched to a different theme, deciding the one I had was not too friendly on the eyes, and have a short checklist of things I would like to accomplish:
- Organize Categories. I have reviewed a lot of different books. The category listing is out of control, so I’ve opted to further organize them by publisher. I realize not everyone keeps up on who publishes what, but there’s always the search box. I also did not the idea of alphabetical categories. While that might make things easier to find, I still feel it to be as bloated as what I have now.
- Fix Broken Covers. I know some are broken. Some do not show up, and some have very odd photos instead. That may take a long time, but it needs to be done.
- Tags. I hate tags, but they can be helpful. I hope to weed out useless tags and only keep relevant, meaningful ones.
- Simplify. My sidebar is cluttered. I want to fix that.
- Calendar. I’m tempted to keep a public calendar here to keep track of releases. It is a low priority; something that has been rolling around in my brain for awhile.
I apologize for any weirdness that may occur while sorting through categories and posts, but it’s time for some spring cleaning.
Reading List February 6
05 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment
Again, it has been awhile since I’ve posted reviews, but I have still been reading and have been trying hard to actually find things to say. Lately, what I’ve read just hasn’t had any real impact on me beyond a few lines which seems a waste to post. I’m not sure if it’s a motivational thing, the books were really that bleh, or I should increase my caffeinne intake. Whatever the case, I’m doing my best to change that right now.
I’ve been going through my comic box, and my blog to see where I stand with some things I had been reading so I can go back, reread them, and hope that the second time around will spawn some words of inspiration. I’ve also got a reading list.
This Week’s List
A Skeleton Story #1
Artifacts #1
Batman & Robin #2
Batman Confidential #4
Batman Incorporated #1
Cold Space #1
Cyclops #1
Crossed Family Values #1
Echo #13
Gore #1
Hotwire #3
Infestation #1
Irredeemable #5
Memoir #1
Superior #1
The Walking Dead #2
Wolverine And Jubilee #1
There are a lot more books I’d like to read, including more from series I have already been reviewing, but I’m really excited to get to these.
Be at peace, mum
09 Aug 2010 2 Comments
After a 1 year and 6 month battle with cancer, my mum died Wed Aug 4th at 10:25 pm.
New on Super Nice – Manga
16 May 2010 Leave a Comment
For whatever reason, I keep comin back to this question – to be, or not to be. Since it kept creeping back, I decided to give myself the go ahead.
With everything that’s been going on in my life, I had been really worried about the future of this blog. I still have tons of comics to read and still have those Heavy Ink mailers unopened and stuffed on the top of a comic box in my closet. I’ve downloaded the IDW app on my iPad and snagged a few first issues of books I’ve wanted to read and while part of me feels traiterous to the hobby and I can hear the books in my closet trying to escape and kill me, it is the information age. My iPad is always with me, as well as my phone, and they are both easier to carry than a book. I also wouldn’t want to take a comic with me anywhere for fear of myself or some clumsy friend damaging it. I will likely continue getting physical copies of series I read until they finish and likely pick up TPBs for digital ones I read should I feel the need for a hard copy. IDW sells their book at the nicely affordable $1.99 mark and gives you a 5 page preview. I at least have means of continuing my hobby when I can’t make it to a comic shop. I’ve picked up the other comic apps for my iPad (marvel and comixology’s), as well. This at least makes me hopeful that my reading will pick up. I’m extremely happy I picked up a book this morning to read and got the review up (Dead Space #1). Hopefully the momentum will continue as I find order in this chaos.
But getting back to the Manga issues, I do read it and if it means this blog getting updated, then I shouldn’t just discard the notion. The main focus of my blog hasn’t changed, it just seems unfair to not include Asian comics.
