My Favs

One of the questions I get asked on an almost daily basis is what comic books I read. I love to answer this question because it allows me to ramble on about comics, which I always enjoy doing. It's an ever evolving list; if you ask me in two weeks it may be completely different! Here are my current favorites for comic books, in alphabetical order:

GREEN LANTERN - I'm a huge Green Lantern fan, and the latest books in the family (Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern New Guardians, and Red Lanterns) are wonderful. The current arc "Wrath of the First Lantern" is enjoyable and has me hooked. With Robert Venditti and Justin Jordan (two of my favorite writers) taking over writing duties on GL and New Guardians, I'm very excited!

HAWKEYE - This is the one Marvel book that I anticipate each month. I love the art style, and the writing my Matt Fraction is spectacular- this book has a wonderful sense of humor. I love the fact that it seems outside the Avengers universe in a way... so far, you don't see Cap or Thor popping in. It's a book about a normal guy... who's REALLY good with a bow!

SAGA - I cannot say enough about this book. Every month I am giddy with anticipation for it's arrival in the shop. It is a spectacular book with amazing writing and art. The story flows and hooks you. If you are not reading this book, then you are not living properly!

STAR WARS - Yes, I know it's only two issues in... but it's STAR WARS! To make matters even better, it's set between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back, so it has the characters we know and love when they were wide-eyed rebels. Makes me feel 10 years old again when I read it! 

X-O MANOWAR - A personal favorite for years, X-O has always been one of my favorite books and Aric is one of my favorite characters. I read it in the 90's and love the new series going now. Anybody who knows me at all knows I am fanatical about Valiant Comics, and X-O is my fav.

There's my fab five. There are many other books I read which are wonderful as well: Doctor Who (IDW), Justice League of America (DC), Uncanny X-Men (Marvel), Harbinger (Valiant), The Answer (Dark Horse), Revival (Image),  Game of Thrones (Dynamite), and many more! Don't be afraid to try something new... you never know what you'll fall in love with!

Valentine's Day

Allow me to spew sappy today, for it is the holiday of love... Valentine's Day!

I'm going to discuss my wonderful wife Monica :)

I am blessed to have such an amazing wife. Want to know what she gave me today as a gift? A sonic screwdriver (if you don't know that's from Doctor Who, CATCH UP!). How cool is she?

Monica tolerates all my geekiness... no, she EMBRACES it! I'm constantly babbling about comic books, Doctor Who, or Star Wars. I'm always writing my own stuff, or creating crazy vodcast ideas with our kids. I may have addictions to Reese's cups and t-shirts, along with a man-crush on Nathan Fillion. Our home is constantly breaking into lively discussions of "who would beat who in a fight", usually started by me.

Monica loves and supports every minute of it!

When I told her I wanted to write comics, she said "go for it". When I told her I wanted to open my own comic book shop, she said "where do we start"? When I say "let's watch Blade Runner tonight (for the HUNDREDTH time!)" she says "I'll get the popcorn".

She's supported every one of my quirks, and because of her I'm a better man!

This May is our tenth anniversary. We are going to renew our vows, and we wanted to do something cool and unique. I suggested a "violet lantern" event (after all, it's the power of love!). She thought it was great!

She's incredible!

Happy Valentine's Day Monica Christian... thank you for everything you are and for being the better half of me.

The Super Bowl... for geeks!

So this past Sunday was the Super Bowl... well, for the majority of the world that is. The Super Bowl for geeks, the event that we've all been counting down to, occurs this NEXT Sunday, February 10th. Instantly 99% of you know what I'm talking about... the return of THE WALKING DEAD!

It seems like it's been an eternity since the mid-season finale. Here we are though... mere days from the return of our beloved show. Time for zombies and the gang to get it on again. Anybody have predictions for the second half of the season? I don't, but I do have WISHES for the remaining episodes and I'm going to lay them out right here. I'm not going by anything but my pure desires here: feel free to agree or disagree. I'd love to hear your wishes for the remainder of the season.

So here we go... Dave's wishes for the remainder of season three of the Walking Dead:

1- For the love of all geekdom... toughen up Michonne. I've not been as happy as I'd like to be with her character on the show. Comic readers know how tough she can REALLY be... let's see more of THAT on the show!

2- While we're on character tweaks, while I LOVE David Morrissey as the Governor, the character needs to creep it up more! They've touched on it, they've hinted at it, they've shown glimpses... but that's not enough! He's need to be in our faces, nasty and creepy!

3- Kill Andrea. There I said it. I'm tired of her character. Tired of her whining. Tired of her riding the fence. Let's be done with her. Matter of fact, let's take care of two birds with one stone... have Michonne do it and help with #1 also!

4- Don't kill Daryl! I know, it's a crazy idea to kill off the most popular character on the show isn't it? Don't count it out though. Hopefully it doesn't happen... I don't think we've seen the best of the Daryl character yet!

5- Finally... DO NOT BRING BACK LORI! I know it's unlikely, but who knows? I've read many speculations online, claiming she's not truly dead. Again, I hope not... she's gone, let her stay gone. Her death adds to the Rick and Carl characters. Her death makes baby Judith all the more special. Keep it that way. Don't change this aspect: keep Lori as we remember her... the final meal of a very gorged walker!

There it is. My hopes for the rest of the season, for what it's worth. More than anything, I hope Walking Dead continues to be a highly entertaining show that maintains it's high profile success!