Comic Haul week of July 22nd, 2025
New comics!
Absolute Martian Manhunter #5
The Amazing Spider-Man #8
Geiger #16
The Department of Truth #32
Fantasy Masterpieces #13
Iron Man #10, #160, #162, #163, #166, #167, and #169
I’m making this post from the parking lot of Fantastic Four: First Steps. It was actually pretty good! The characters were done well, they skipped the redundant origin story, and the world had a consistent aesthetic with great props. It was refreshing to hear a Marvel movie with an original soundtrack and score that fit the specific feel of the movie instead of generic action hero tones. Really impressed with how they handled Galactus, a planet sized threat, without making the movie too goofy. Actually, it was exactly goofy enough when it needed to be.
Comic Haul week of June 24th, 2025
New comics!
Absolute Martian Manhunter #4
Harley Quinn #52
The Thing #2
Fantastic Four #33
I didn’t forget! I just… thought I wrote the post already. Oh well, not going to pretend this one isn’t late. Over the weekend I decided to check out the fabled new jersey landmark, Blue Hole. They say it’s haunted! They say it’s a naturally occurring phenomenon! It could be both? Basically it’s a pool in the pine barrens that they say sucks you towards the bottom and kills you. Supposedly this is because the bottom leads to other pools and springs underground, and the current can pull you under. There could also be some demons involved. Several people have died at Blue Hole, but I don’t blame the pool. It’s more likely that it was teens being rowdy in a general sense, blaming a tragic accident on outside variables. If you ask me, I think it’s disrespectful to the dead to mythologize their deaths, and THAT could lead to a real haunting. Legendary internet content creator James Rolfe has made a short film about it, we visited the same exact location. It’s interesting that there’s a piece of NJ teenager culture that pervades into nationwide folklore. I’ve gone on record on supernatural podcasts to talk about it too. Admittedly though, I’ve never been there myself until last weekend. I just heard too many stories from friends of mine who said they got arrested for smoking and underage drinking, or got into scuffles with other teens. Probably not a a great place to be on a summer Saturday night for those reasons. I will say though, surprisingly clean. I expected it to be littered with Rolling Rocks.
Comic Haul week of May 27th, 2025
New comics!
Harley Quinn #51
Absolute Martian Manhunter #3 - this is easily my favorite series at the moment
Going camping again! Happy June