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Worked my way through Mark Waid’s weekly Action Comics run. It was enjoyable, though it could have benefitted by being more spread out. Would have loved to have seen more time between Clark and Mon El.

 

I’m nearly caught up (or as close to caught up as I can be via the DC Infinite app) on Superman. Just finished issue 25.

I think I’ve nailed down what irks me about modern superhero comics: we rarely spend time with the superheroes in their personal lives. The secret identities are basically non-existent. And for me, that was always part of the entertainment. I’m guessing the fall from 32 pages to 20 pages has a lot to do with it. Just not much real estate for anything but the heroics.

I hope that changes soon.

 

the only current ongoing i've been following for that long is Birds of Prey and, yeah, i guess you're right, it would be nice to see Barbara, Dinah, and Cassandra just being regular people. We saw more of that with the Batgirls run, Cassandra and Stephanie having a lot of down time in between their adventures

 

I’ve got one more trade of the North FF run, and that’s the element the book really gets right to me. With every issue or two being its own story, the characters get a lot more focus issues and we see different pairings each time. I think it also helps that Alicia is the closest to being the main character and so her POV really emphasizes the human element of some of the wacky adventures of the FF along with the overall back to basics vibe of the book.

 

Marguerite Bennett's horror-comedy one-shot Mommy Blog is really fun

 

holy crap i've almost filled a box, how the heck did that happen

 

You didn't just fill a box, you filed it.

 

Catching up on some more DC.

Si Spurrier’s Flash series is a trip. The writing and concepts can get a little out there, but overall it’s an enjoyable series. The family dynamic being front and center is a refreshing change of pace.

Ridley’s Action Comics 3 parter was a nice story that really emphasized Clark’s drive for justice.

 

This was fun! It had all the hallmarks of a great Archie story and also a great Kevin Smith story.