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I checked to see if ComiXology had this because it looks interesting (I SEE DOOP!!), but I couldn't find anything.  Physical may be the only way to check this one out.

ComiXology has 99 cent issue sales all the time on recent or current series, which makes it simple to binge read.  I don't and couldn't possibly keep up with everything I would like to read, but I can generally get around to books I'm interested in. 

For example, I've read some of the early New 52 Batman (and loved it!) but I can hold off until books drop in price or go on sale.  There are few series I will buy as soon as they come out. Rat Queens is one of those, as is D4VE.

The aspect of monopoly certainly weighs on my mind with this aqcuisition, but at this moment pretty much every publisher has their own digital store and platform.  What I like about Comixology is that I can import purchases from Marvel (and hopefully soon Amazon) to unify my collection.  I actually have no problem with buying from several providers (yeah for competition!) but I like having access to my collection in a singular place - this is why I tend to only buy music from Amazon; it consolodates my collection in a singular depository.

And yeah, I'll be keeping my recommendations down to one or two books per post.  I tend to move around from series to series.  With books having shorter runs these days (it's rare for a series to get beyond 30 some odd issues these days) it actually makes it easier to series hop.  Some may not like the revolving doors of new series (it does make it a bit confusing as a collector), but I like that I can have a finite story arch.

I'd love it if the studios could get together and produce films in a connected universe.  If Disney and Warner Bros. could collaborate on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, why not for Marvel? And if not for the kids, than the bajillions of dollars that would result?

But, alas, me thinks that Marvel is secretely hoping for all their non-studio films to bust, so they're in a better position to buy the back.  Sony isn't selling Spiderman until he stops making money.  Same goes for Fox with the Fantastic Four (actually does well in global box office) and the X-men.

That's why I said Moon Knight would be prime for TV.  The subject matter is similar to Batman, except that he's insance.  You could totally do this on a lower budget, and they could get away with more violence which is necessary for Moon Knight to work.

Unfortunately they do not, BUT that doesn't mean that Fox couldn't make that happen.  Out of the non-Marvel driven movies to come out, the X-Men movies are some of the more consistently good films (wasn't a fan of Last Stand or Wolverine Origins).  An Xaviar Accadamy show would be awesome IMO.

One second, we review games here?!?!

So Invincible has been on my list of books to immediately check out, and fortune has it that the first issue is free on ComiXology.  Haven't had a chance to read it yet, but that will change very soon.

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Those variant covers were out of control. I remember that every now and then they would appear and it was kind of cool, but after a while it seemed that every damn book had a variant cover - it was annoying as hell.