James Morrone James Morrone

Comic Haul week of June 18th, 2024

New comics!

The Amazing Spider-Man #52

The Invincible Iron Man #19

Man's Best #4

Nightwing #115

The Sensational She-Hulk #9

I attended a mahjong tournament up in New York City. Somehow across then games I only won a single hand, and it was NOT a good one (see below).

I thought it would be corny to take a picture of this hand but it was the fourth round and I somehow already knew it was going to be the only hand I won, I also came in last in this particular game. I somehow placed even worse than the last tournament, not sure how that happened. I didn’t even break any rules this time!

It was still a fun little weekend vacation, I had two bagel sandwiches.

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James Morrone James Morrone

Comic Haul week of June 11th, 2024

New comics!

Red Hood: The Hill #5

High on Life #1 - this turned out to be a tie-in with that really unfunny game about the talking guns and this is one of the few comics that I couldn’t even finish reading

All-New X-Men #5

Fantastic Four #21

Did you know they played films at The Filmore? They got the folding chairs out and everything!

Andrew Callaghan of Channel 5 worked on an independent film that I suspect wasn’t released before since he was going through a cancelation for being a douchebag in college. “Sex Pest” allegations. The movie was really good, and I feel that he was able to transcend his pattern of just showing a freak show for laughs. If “Dear Kelly” ever gets a wide release, I recommend checking it out. It focuses on how people turn to radical politics when aspects of their life fall apart, but also highlights how these vulnerable people had some issues to begin with that get amplified in times of turmoil, and get twisted and crazy.

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