( Book of Note: Amazing Spider-Man #559; First Looks: Captain America, X-Factor, Avengers the Initiative )

   Dave Van Domelen, "We'll handle these with the scary preacher, sir." - Zoe, Serenity Better Days #3

( Book of Note: Amelia Rules! v4; First Looks: Guardians of the Galaxy #1, Iron Man Legacy of Doom #2, Amazing Spider-Man #559 )

   Dave Van Domelen, "In a recent story on the sci-fi game 'Mass Effect,' a Fox News panelist described the game as 'LUKE SKYWALKER MEETS DEBBIE DOES DALLAS.'" "Really?" "Yeah. Do you want to --" "Do they have a SCRIPT for that?" "No, it was a metaphor for --" "Can we get someone WORKING on a script for that?" - Preacher from Crispygamer.com and Mark Hamill, PS238 #31 (the Backward Compatible strips).

( Plus a short review of the Iron Man movie. )

   Dave Van Domelen, "This was not supposed to happen." "No, URGH...no, this pretty much ALWAYS happens." - mad scientist and Atomic Robo.

( Book of Note: Hulk vs. Hercules #1; First Looks: Nova #13, MA Spider-Man #39, Avengers/Invaders #1, Invincible Iron Man #1, Amazing Spider-Man #558 )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Feh. The RED SKULL did not appreciate me either." - Baron von Blitzschlag, too verdammnt old to angst, Avengers the Initiative #12

( No First Looks; Books of Note: Young Avengers Presents #4, Shadowpact #24 )

   Dave Van Domelen, "I am a movie based on his short story." - Vision, referring to his connection to Iron Lad, Young Avengers Presents #4 (of 6)

( Book of Note: Hercules #116; First Look: Thor #8 )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Morons. In their natural habitat." - Athena, several times, Hercules #116

( Book of Note: Last Defenders #2; First Looks: Captain America, Iron Man Legacy of Doom, X-Factor, Incredible Hercules )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Pounds per square inch...faceplate strike...target stress points in rear shoulder seams...crush chest beamer...dismantle battery package...tear off both power cells..." - She-Hulk in her Happy Place, The Last Defenders #2 (of 6)

( Book of Note: Iron Man movie novelization; First Looks: Nova #12, Amazing Spider-Man #556 )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Do you have an toys that contain anything REMOTELY RADIOACTIVE?" "We did, but there was a recall." - Zodon and a retail peon, PS238 #30

( Book of Note: Damage Control #3; First Looks: Young X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man )

   Dave Van Domelen, "I'm Paco. And I am going to hit you with this STICK until your get the #&%$ OFF MY PLANET." - Blue Beetle #25

( Book of Note: Hercules #115; First Look: Damage Control #3 )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Who are YOU anyway? The god of BAD DECISIONS?" - Ares, Incredible Hercules #115. At least it's a portfolio everyone can relate to....

And this time, my LJ icon is 100% appropriate. ;)
( Books of Note: Atomic Robo #6, Empowered vol 3; First Looks: Captain America, Iron Fist, Hercules, Thor, The Order )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Now you got a real face for radio, pal...if you turned the radio all the way down...and unplugged it...and sold the radio." - Spider-Man, talking smack, ASM #553

( Book of Note: Comic Book Comics #1; First Looks: Annihilation Conquest, Nova, X-Factor, The Last Defenders )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Phony editors trying to hire fake artists...welcome to the comic book industry!" - Comic Book Comics #1, on Victor Fox pseudonymously trying to hire away Will Eisner's pen names thinking that they were real people.

( First Looks: Omega the Unknown, ClanDestine, The Twelve; Books of Note: Doctor Who, Damage Control, Blue Beetle. Three pounds of comics inside. )

   Dave Van Domelen, "You cannot touch my staff." - the "improbably hot" Traci 13, Blue Beetle #24

( First Looks: Captain America, Thor, Young Avengers Presents, New Warriors, She-Hulk, Damage Control; Book of Note: Cable & Deadpool #50 )

   Dave Van Domelen, "And you just HAPPENED to have a roll of duct tape on your person?" "I always carry duct tape. What -- don't you?" - Nightmaster and Enchantress, Shadowpact #22

( First Looks: Hercules, The Order; Books of Note: Astro City Special Beautie, Atomic Robo )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Oh, come on. I never get to pose like this in real life." - Atomic Robo, going all Frazetta in cyberspace

Posting up a storm here today....

( No Books of Note, although BW Sourcebook #4 is notable for Epic Fail; First Looks: Captain Marvel, X-Factor )

   Dave Van Domelen, "You're...calling dibs...on a super-villain...?" "That's not how it's done?" - Spider-Man and Jackpot, Amazing Spider-Man #549

( Book of Note: Miki Falls Winter; First Looks: Annihilation Conquest, Clandestine, Omega the Unknown, Ms. Marvel, The Twelve )
   Dave Van Domelen, "Screw it. This room's for kicking ass. You come in. You got an ass. It gets kicked." - Ant-Man, Avengers the Initiative #9

( First Looks: Captain America, Fantastic Four; Books of Note: Damage Control #1, Blue Beetle #23, Amelia Rules! #19 (VERY strong recommendation), Amelia Rules bookshelf editions vol 1 and 2 )

   Dave Van Domelen, "*It's all true, but we can't tell you about it. We don't do Editor's Notes anymore. --Editor" - Damage Control #1 (of 3)

( Book of Note: Atomic Robo #4; First Looks: Damage Control, Young Avengers Presents Patriot, The Order, She-Hulk )

   Dave Van Domelen, "Or do we truly WANT the phrase 'ROBOT PORNOGRAPHY' to be broadcast across the COSMOS to be some distant, advanced ALIEN civilization's FIRST impression of mankind? I rather thought NOT." - Carl Sagan, Atomic Robo #4 (of 6)

( First Looks: Cable & Deadpool, New Warriors; No books of note )

   Dave Van Domelen, "And there was no way even the world's most determined virgin could keep up a pair of thigh-high stockings without garters. Unless stockings had changed suddenly and dramatically." - The Phantom Detective, starting to think something's up, The Twelve #1