• Quiver’s intentions are bit more realized, though he does talk like he is from another planet. As if we need to be studied and as if Curt should represent the entire human race for said study.

    Either way, it was a shock when it was apparent that he is not going away any time soon. And as we all know that Franka seems to enjoy his company, I do fret that it will be longer than his intended year.

    We are now eleven (!) installments into our first year and we will officially hit the quarter mark next week. We do have some fun entries coming up and you can expect more multiple parters. They are a bit easier for Franka to conceptualize and keep it moving, but we’ll also have quite a few ‘ones and dones’ that pokes fun at the comic book industry, albeit in a positive way. Which is the mission of Solicitations and I do hope this has come across.

    I think Franka will take over on Thursday so I can sweep up all the loose fur on the floor. I guess Ligers do shed?

    -Marv

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Howdy folks and welcome back to our regular Thursday programming when your pal Marv recommends something to you, our loyal readership. As you know, Franka hijacked it last week, but really it was a friendly hijack and I did not mind at all. In fact, I do think we can expect her to pop up on these Thursday musings more often.

    This week’s pick is an interesting one because it is actually the second of the three issue series. Now that might not be particularly interesting to you, but if I were to tell you that the first issue came out way back on July 25, 2023, you would punch me in the face for being a liar. But it is true. Ladies and gentleman, please welcome to the store Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #2!

    "Image" of Lex Luthor saying "Your'e Late."

    I still have not read the first issue because I usually wait until the full series comes out so I can digest them in full. So as you can imagine my tummy has been rumbling for quite a while now. This thing pairs up Mark Waid with Bryan Hitch, so the story should prove to be riveting and beautiful at the same time. Hitch is an incredible artist who manages to put in so much detail in his panels it is insane. When I close my eyes I still can imagine his epic first twelve issues on Hawkman that came out back in 2018. And now because this thing is finally coming out, you can and need to grab it now.

    But you do have a conundrum. Because this thing has been so late, DC is pumping out issues #2 and #3 then in about two months you will already have a nice collected edition when #3 hits the stores (I think). So buyers choice on this one. And remember Lex Luthor hates it when you are late so he must have been squirming during this one.

    -Marv

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *