Xombi #0
Writer: John Rozum
Penciling: Denys Cowan
Ink: Jimmy Palmiotti 

Allison’s been writing about Xombi, so I figured now was a good time to go dig up Xombi #0, the beginning book to the series. Two things came to mind while reading this issue. The first is Xombi’s power.

Let’s consider being given the ability to use everything you ever consume. Talk about being energy efficient! He also isn’t able to get intoxicated from drinking alcohol, which got me thinking. Does this mean he can basically eat or drink anything (even those that are harmful) and won’t get the bad effects. He could totally bank on dumpster diving and would never need to worry about what he eats. As long as it has substance, he’s in good shapes. I mean, the guy’s a human landfill for goodness sake! We talk about all the ways we can become energy efficient. Just feed all of the shit in the world to this guy, and he’ll put it to growing a new arm or something. There you go — carbon free.

My next question raised is a completely different topic.

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So while Wil is bragging about actually posting on time, I’m going to do the opposite. Unfortunately, other work has me bogged (or should I say blogged). Anyway, I do have something for you all to see. And it IS comic related. 

If you’re unfamiliar with video games, a Mortal Kombat vs. DC game is being released. As anyone familiar with Mortal Kombat knows, one of the staples of the game is the Fatality system. So without further adieu, I bring you “The Joker’s” fatality. (make sure to skip to near the end of the video).

http://kotaku.com/5040864/mk-vs-dc-joker-will-shoot-you-in-the-face

Hellblazer #6: Ghosts In The Machine
Writer: Jamie Delano
Artist: John Ridgeway

For once in the longest time I’m actually doing my job posting. Don’t hold your breath though, you know how this is a fleeting excitement.  Anywho this episode decides to delve into things I hate and pet peeves. The whole consciousness in the computer thing only works if its presented in a completely different way than this that actually has scientific backing. Having John’s friend catapult himself into ’silicon-space’ by turning his body into pixels was not the way to go. But hey, I’m someone who shuddered at the entire plot line for Live Free or Die Hard (although I still loved it), so this is understandable that the time would come.  (more…)

Hellblazer #6: Extreme Prejudice
Writer: Jamie Delano
Artist: John Ridgeway

Although this is more of a gimmic comic than anything, I found it more enjoyable after seeing its compadre in the future, Green Street Hooligans. If you ever thought to yourself, “Hey, I’d really like to see Frodo get the crap kicked out of him over futbol”, that movie is a must see. If you are a normal rational person and don’t want to see a crappy fake badass movie, it is not for you. But both the comic and the premise of that movie share a common bond, much like the bond of the three (four?) headed Neo-Nazi demon. (more…)

Written by: Dan Slott
Art by: Mike Kazaleh
Color by: Ed Lazellari
Letters by: Brad K. Joyce
Edited by: Fabian Nicieza

Ren & Stimpy have always and will always be some of my favorite cartoon characters. I remember being about 8 or so and my dad had me on the weekends (divorce, isn’t it great?) and he would plant me in front of the TV on Saturday mornings with a bowl of cereal and my good friends Ren and Stimpy.

Eventually I’d be cracking up at their insane antics involving everything from hairy nipples to hanging out on other planets. What’s weird is when you love something like Ren and Stimpy so much as a kid and then watch it when you’re an adult, it gives you a new appreciation for the cartoon. It’s weird because I realize that Ren and Stimpy is extremely vulgar. I mean, it’s not like Beavis and Butthead, but it’s not much better. Ren and Stimpy were purveyors of sick and wrong children’s TV and what the hell is better than that? I mean, I turned out just fine…

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Written by: John Rozum
Art by: JJ Birch
Painted color by: Julia Lacquement
Letters by: Agnes Pinaha
Edited by: Dwayne McDuffie

Today, I continue the perplexing and odd story of Xombi. So far, issue 2 has shed little light on this already enigmatic story. We were left last week with Dr. David Kim being shot by a weird looking mummy alien. Then his hot assistant saved him by using nanotechnology which used “raw matter” to heal or save someone physically. Unfortunately, adorable assistant girl was used for “raw matter” by the nanomachines and Dr. Kim wakes up with part of her slumped to the floor, most of her torso eaten away, ribs exposed. (more…)

Ugh. Sorry, but we haven’t had time to post. Blame the economy. 

Anyway, we don’t want to keep this blank forever, so if you have a post you’ve written, feel free to send it my way at dalton@unflappings.com, and I’ll post it. That’s right, as long as it’s appropriate, I’ll post it. 

Easiest way of getting published ever.

Written by: John Rozum
Art by: JJ Birch
Painted Color: Noelle Giddings
Letters by: Agnes Pinaha
Edited by: Dwayne McDuffie

Xombi. Zombie. Same thing. I know, I know…I always read about zombies. I can’t help it. And when I bought this comic, I wasn’t even sure if it would be a traditional zombie theme and so far, the first issue of the series is pretty interesting.

The reader is introduced to a doctor dabbling in nanotechnology. The doctor, who’s named David, hires a hot new assistant that he’s got a thing for, despite the fact that he has a fiancée. Anyways, the doctor dude is visited by very strange beings which I can only describe as mummy-aliens. They kind look like how I imaging the alien from the Aliens movies would look if it was dressed up like a mummy for Halloween. For an example, check out my scanned pic above of the front page of the comic. The eerie little mummy-aliens are right on the middle of the top. I don’t know how else to describe them and they creep me out a bit. (more…)

Script: D.G. Chichester
Pencils: Denys Cowan
Inks: Mike Manley & JJ Birch
Letters: Janice Chaing
Editor: Dwayne McDuffie

Frankenstein is pretty awesome. I think most people who are fans of monsters would agree with me when I say that Frankenstein, the one cultivated over the years through movies and books, is just an all-around cool monster. But like any horror character that’s been in our literary consciousness for quite some time, the Frankenstein plot-line has been played to death. However, I found a story new to me that’s all about rewriting Frankenstein. The name of the comic? Simply, FRANK. (more…)

Uncanny Origins #2: Quicksilver
Writer: Glenn Herdling 
Pencils: Dave Hoover 
Ink: Bill Anderson

Quicksilver has always been my favorite evil mutant. Something about being so freaking fast always got to me. I used to run track way back when and think maybe that had something to do with it. Regardless of my liking him, I never knew his origin story. Now I do.

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