PHONOGRAM sounds awesome. It's always cool when you've got a favorable enjoyment-to-price ratio. I remember when FELL first debuted and what an awesome experience that was... for around 2 bucks you got a complete story, plus a delightful dose of Ellis' mad ramblings about the creative process. Sooo cool. I wish it would go back to regular releases again.

Paul Cornell is awesome, yes, and maybe that's why I'll buy any comic with his name on it these days. Captain Britain might be Marvel's best series right now-- it isn't big and flashy, but it gets stronger every issue, as you can see Cornell's comic-writing skills improve right before your eyes. You should really track down his amazing Doctor Who two-parter from 2007 and watch it. A fantastic ninety minutes of TV even if you don't give a shite about Doctor Who. Which I know you don't. But do it anyway.

A group (therapy) session on Final Crisis may or may not be interesting, depending how the story wraps up. Hopefully, like all good G-Mozz books, the ending makes the whole thing better. (I've only just recently read the Filth for the first time, and it was a work of beautiful genius).

Trade-waiters are those that can pass the "cookie test" (as my friend's mom calls it). Basically, if given the choice between one delicious cookie today OR two delicious cookies tomorrow, which would you choose?

I usually failed that test.

The lesson to be learned: Trade-waiters are made, not born.

Michael Mayket...are you set for the Survivor finale? I'm setting myself up for a Sugar win, ensuring that we'll still be waiting for a deserving victor, a title last claimed by Earl almost two years ago.

Texas Killer Henry Lee Lucas, who the movie "Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer" was based on, claimed to murder over 300 people at the behest of a secret satanic cult. Of course, he was totally full of shit, and found only to have killed like three people and was yanking everybody's chain.

He had been sentenced to death. On a tape I purchased of Lucas, he said his super-well connected satanic cult would save him and ensured he would never be executed for his crimes.

Lucas was the ONLY person Bush pardoned while Governor of California.

Agent_Topor: I reckon that we'd have to agree to disagree. Sure, I've been reading Gail's stuff dating back to Deadpool (though I did pick up her debut on The Simpsons #50) and I'm biased as hell, but Secret Six kicks ass. Biggest winner from that ongoing has to be Bane, who's grown a few dimensions as a recovering Venom addict. And then there's this exchange with a concierge: "Now, see if you don't mind me saying, can I ask what you bench press, sir?" "... costumed detectives, mostly." Also: Catman & Deadshot as the dysfunctional duo, Ragdoll being creepy as hell in an entertaining way, and Scandal still pining for her lost love Knockout. The book makes me laugh at least once every month.

Now I'm mad.

Agreed. I bought the first two of Secret Six - could not get into it. I read all of the rave reviews for it, went back, reread it again (twice) and no hidden genius was suddenly revealed. *shrugs* To each his own, I guess, but I'm glad to hear someone else wasn't amused either. I was beginning to feel thick.