Looking Ahead to 2012: 3rd Quarter (July – September)

For those of you not keeping track we are about to enter the second half of the year, full of just as many exciting things as the first half.  So far some entries have disappointed, some have surprised, and some have lived up to and surpassed expectations so far, so lets keep our fingers crossed that there will be more of the latter options in the months to come.  So what are you excited for?  Let’s give you some options to consider with this list of what the writers of HST can’t wait for. [Read more...]

My Week in Comics – Woman, Bats, Turtles, and Vamps

Comics 10-3-11In this weeks roundup of comics (still lagging in my write-ups due to waiting to receive my comics in the mail before I move to a digital format), I read a bunch of the DC 52 comics, including Batman #1, Catwoman #1, I, Vampire #1, Nightwing #1, Supergirl #1, and Wonder Woman #1, in this penultimate week of the relaunch, as well as the second issue of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Some work well to bring in new readers, some go more the route of Green Lantern #1 by refusing to baby the reader (which I received in the issues I didn’t really need this, while felt a little lost in those I might have needed a little more help with).  You will probably be able to guess which comic goes in what category based on how much I write about each.  Let the fun begin! [Read more...]