- Casanova #9
- Ultimate Spider-Man #113
- Moon Knight #12
- Thor #3
- Ultimate X-Men #86
- The Batman Strikes #37
- The New Avengers #34
- Cartoon Network Action Pack #17
- Daredevil #100
- Ultimate Power #7
- Walking Dead #42
$26.70
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September 26, 2007
Comic Pull list 9/13/2007
Halo 3 Commercial
Why do I think this video is so funny?
Because I am a child. A stupid stupid child.
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September 14, 2007
Comics Pull List 9/6/07
Justice League Unlimited #37
Midnighter #11
Wolverine #57
30 Days of Night Red Snow #1
$10.39
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Comics Pull List 8/30/07
Avengers – The Initiative #5
The Walking Dead #41
Cartoon Network Block Party #36
30 Days of Night Eben & Stella #4
Previews
Wizard Mag
$17.98
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September 10, 2007
Crocs + Escalator = Pain
So Carter and I went to see a movie this weekend. We saw “Balls Of Fury” so we probably deserve any badness that happened to us. The movie was playing at the Pacific Place here in Seattle. Carter was standing behind me as we took the escalator up to the 3rd floor. I got to the top and stepped off when I heard a pretty ugly ripping sound behind me, then Carter yelling “My Shoe!” I turned around just as he ripped his foot free from the top of the escalator. The entire front of his shoe was ripped off and was sucked into the escalator without an alarm going off or the thing stopping or anything.
So accidents happen. No big deal, Carter wasn’t hurt, and really all he was worried about was getting another pair of Orange Crocs.
Well, then I did a search on the old internets for “crocs” and “escalators” and found out that tons of people have had this happen to them. But, I also found this quote:
The majority of escalator incidents result from improper use or poor maintenance, said a Crocs Japan spokesperson.
“We sincerely hope this leads to added attention and effort being placed on improving escalator designs and maintenance regulations,” she added.
While I understand that if the Crocs company admits to a possible problem they would just be giving ammo to the lawsuit that I’m sure is coming their way. It still sorta sucks that they blame the escalators and basically deny that there is a problem with the shoe. Do a search on the old interweb for ”Nike” and “Escalators”… Know how many hits for missing toes you find? Nada. Zip. Zero. Of course with Nike you can do a search for “Nike” and “Sweatshop” and well…
Crocs Pros – Sweatshop Free
Crocs Cons – Missing Toes, Corporate Denial
Nike Pros - Ten little piggies when you get off the escalator
Nike Cons – None. As long as you live in a 1st world country and don’t have a conscience.
I wonder where I need to go to join that class action lawsuit?
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/09/10/crocs-crox-and-escalators-dangerous-for-children/
http://crocsaccidents.blogspot.com
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September 6, 2007
Comics Pull List
8/22/07
Marvel Adventures Iron Man #4
Marvel Adventures Avengers #15
Iron Man #21
Astonishing X-Men #22
Wolverine #56
The Walking Dead #40
Ultimate Fantastic Four #45
Thunderbolts #116
$21.18
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More Books
I have been on a Crime-Noir-Pulp kick this year… A lot of this has been inspired by reading the Comic Criminal by Ed Brubaker. The single issues of Criminal have great back pages with interviews and essays about the pulp field. I have bought 70’s era DVD’s (see Point Blank post), and been introduced to new authors. I finished Charlie Huston’s newest book, The Shotgun Rule, last night. It is about a group of high school kids who stumble onto a MethLab and decide to rob it. Turns out this is a bad idea. I’m not sure if the overall moral of the book is ‘don’t rob meth dealers’, but I am pretty sure that is good advice. One thing I really liked about the book was even the cool kids play D&D. I’m not sure how realistic this is, but it makes me feel a bit better about raising Carter on a steady diet of D&D and Video Games.
2007 Reading List:
- The Shotgun Rule: A Novel By Charlie Huston
- Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis
- The Name Of The Game Is Death By Dan J. Marlowe – Out of Print - Ed Brubaker Recommendation
- Caught Stealing: A Novel By Charlie Huston
- Six Bad Things: A Novel By Charlie Huston
- A Dangerous Man: A Novel By Charlie Huston
- Already Dead: A Novel By Charlie Huston
- No Dominion: A Novel By Charlie Huston
- Money For Nothing By Donald Westlake
- Slayground By Richard Stark
- The Man With The Getaway Face By Richard Stark
- Colorado Kid By Stephen King
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