NerdNightmare

I saw Toy Story 3 yesterday. It pulled on the heart strings and drew some manly tears at the end. It made me think about my forgotten toys, sitting in boxes in my parents attic. I have a strong desire to save my old Star Wars action figures from storage purgatory.

It also made me remember these awesome photos of a day in the life of a couple Storm Trooper action figures. I stumbled upon them via, graffart.eu

Invincible is easily my favorite “cape” series. Robert Kirkman’s writing style is superb. Coupled with Ryan Ottley’s clean art style, you end up with one of the most engaging & best looking monthly comics.

Invincible no.72 kicks off the action of the ‘Viltrumite War’ story arc. The issue is one long fight sequence, and yet when you reach the end, the plot has moved forward significantly. That is one of my favorite things about Kirkman. He can push the plot forward amidst all the blood, and the plot will still make sense. Detractors of the series may complain that it is to focused on fighting and gore. I however find the gore to be in a way, realistic. I can hear it now, “Super Heroes are not realistic.”  Yes, that is a true statement. And yet I find it kind of hard to swallow that Superman wouldn’t be causing heads to implode during a fight also.

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