My Halloween Twilight Fanfic

It was cloudy that day. It's always cloudy in Knives, Washington. Even in the damp gloom of that day, he seemed to sparkle in his dirty coveralls. Something about him screamed in my mind, "Run" I knew that he was dangerous. He is the perfect predator. What else was there for me to do, but walk away. He is drawn to me, as I am to him, yet we are doomed to be apart. As the bronze-gold-blood-stained mane on his mask blew in the wind, and his dark-black-onyx eyes gazed into me, no, through me, I could barely manage to whisper, "I...I've got to get going. My father is incompetent and can't make himself dinner." As I turn to leave my destiny behind me, I realize that this won't be the last time I see him.. At that moment I understand that I am hopelessly, irrevocably, unequivocally going to be murdered by Michael Myers.

-This has been a Halloween Twilight Fan Fiction by Greg Deaner.

I just realized something...
Michael Myers....Stephanie Meyers....coincidence? I DON'T THINK SO!

SUPER SAYAN LEVEL 2 MICHAEL MYERS!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN YA'LL!

Happy Halloween! Here's some shitty comic covers!

 

Nothing that Malibu published wasn't frightening.

 

Have a happy HaLOBOween!

 I don't know what's scarier. The cover or the knowledge that this volume of Ghost Rider lasted over 33 issues.

Digital comics - Why I refuse

I have collected comics for years. I have hundreds of dozens of comics. I love having comics. So why would I want to pay for comics that I don't get to have as a part of my collection. I see the purpose of buying books that can be read digitally, but a comic is a physical commodity. For some very specific reasons for why the digital format just doesn't appeal to me ad a collector.

1. I can't collect digital comics.
I can read them, but I can't put it in a longbox when I'm done. I like seeing the legions of bags and boards that I have stored and horded away. Why would I forego the thrill of collecting? Which leads me into my next problem.

2. No hunt.
The hunt is the greatest thrill when it comes to comics. Sometimes I like going home disappointed, because then I thirst for it even more. There's no merit in scoring that comic that is sold out at every shop in town. Another segue here.

3. No need for a comic shop.
I like going to the comic shop. I get to talk to other people about comics and browse various covers and trades and figures and such that would otherwise go unseen and never peek my interest. I can't look through a comic to see if I like it. Leading me, yet again, into the next point.

4. I can't sell shitty digital comics on eBay.
I bought Teen Titans #1, read it, hated it, and sold it for profit on eBay in a matter of three hours. I can't sell a comic that I bought in a digital format. I'll be stuck with it forever. The full price of a comic down the drain, never to be recouped, which leads me to one last very valid point.

5. Digital comics are full cover price.
What the hell? This is like paying for decorative lattice or a golden calf on Farmville. I am literally paying for a commodity that is virtually unlimited to the provider. When I buy a printed comic, I get a physical item for my money. I hate the idea of paying for the right to look at something. Once, I paid a dollar at the Larimer County Fair to look at a 1100 lb pig. I felt dirty and used afterwards, and that's how I would feel if I read a comic and couldn't bag and board it and add it to my collection. What these publishers need to do is sell the digital comics at a discounted price. I'd pay to read the ongoing stories of my favorite superheroes for, oh, a buck a comic. Then if I enjoyed the story and artwork, I would probably purchase the print copy. BOOM! You just made more money, Marvel and DC. Better yet, offer me a trade promotion that includes an entire story arc consisting of five to six issues for $8-$10 bucks. BOOM! You just made money on me. It's that simple. I don't really care about the so-called convenience of reading comics on an iPhone. I don't have one. Offer me a decent deal on comics that I can read without actually owning, and you can have my money. Until then, several of your comics will continue to get cut from my pull list due to budget issues, and if you think you can get $5 out of me for 22 pages of Wolverine and The X-Men and 10 pages of Chris Evans selling me Orbit that I don't have the pleasure of dipping in acetone when I'm done, you're going to be disappointed. I wonder if I get the 8-page preview of Castle with my overpriced digital copy.

In conclusion, until someone presents a valid argument as to why I should forego my print comics and buy digital, I'm staying with my print versions.

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Fear Itself fallout and continuity in general

SPOILERS, but at this point, who cares?

So, everything that happened in Fear Itself #7 was spoiled for me. Not that I didn't see it all coming. As soon as I saw promo art of Cap's shield shattered, I knew he'd lift Mjolnir. As soon as we were told of the prophecy of Thor and the Serpent, I knew Thor would perish by the end of the event. As soon as Iron Man went to Odin to ask him for weapons, I knew we'd see some Asgard-empowered Avengers. I think this is the problem with Marvel events. They are self-fulfilling and predictable. I enjoyed the dialogue and art of this whole series, but by the end, it was too anti-climactic. It was everything an end-of-event battle should be, but it was just too late in getting to us. I missed Fear Itself #3 and #6, and I got the whole story. Basically all that is needed is bits and pieces of all seven books, but Marvel is here to make money. Tell you what, Marvel. If you'd spend less time gouging us on comics and events and more time being mindful of your content and issue counts, maybe more of your comics would disappear from the shelf.

I know DC's New 52 was a scam to make huge dollars for a single month, but I didn't have to buy every one to get some good content. I'm now loyal to 5 DC books and had to drop some Marvel, all because the cover price and production value drew me in. Maybe Marvel's heavy hitters are not the way to go. Maybe I should drop all the Avengers and X-Men books, and start collecting Moon Knight and X-Factor exclusively, because I won't have to deal with this event bullshit and just have some good stand-alone ongoing tales. If everyone thought this way, you would lose customers for 10 titles a month, because that's how many I read and ask myself why I bothered to.

Let me make one thing clear.

I love Matt Fraction and I love all of the work he has done. I just hate that Marvel forces him to write events that leave us exhausted and pissed.

I give Fear Itself one fallen Asgardian down and three sighs of relief to be over up.