James Morrone 9/30/24 James Morrone 9/30/24

Comic Haul week of September 24th, 2024

New comics!

The Amazing Spider-Man #58

Harley Quinn #43

Action Comics #647, #1041, and #1049

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur TP

I was in Chicago recently. Mostly doing a hot dog tour, not a huge fan of pickles though. Might share some of those dogs next week. A friend of mine does the river tours on the river, he showed me this famous set from a particular comic film, can you guess the film?

I’ll give you a hint, why so serious???

James Morrone 9/23/24 James Morrone 9/23/24

Comic Haul week of September 17th, 2024

New comics!

Movin’ Out Vo. 49 No. 10 - I got this at a truck stop in Ohio!

Hammerlocke #3

Ghost Rider #13

Action Comics #689

Hawk & Dove #4

Was driving through Circleville Ohio, surely one of the weirdest towns on the planet. They have an annual pumpkin festival and are very proud of it. I saw on my GPS "HITER RD NO1" which was funny because it sounds like they're calling Hitler a virgin. Then I saw the street's actual sign and it read "Hitler No. 1 Road" which is funny in a completely different way.

James Morrone 7/29/24 James Morrone 7/29/24

Comic Haul week of July 23rd, 2024

New comics!

Harley Quinn #42

Nightwing #116

Hate Revisited #2

Action Comics #23.1 Cyborg Superman

So I went to Japan, as I said before, and the next few weeks will probably feature some of that content. Another Sick Panels staple, regional sandwiches. We went to Nihonbashi Philly in Tokyo. The chef there has traveled to Philly multiple times to research how to make the bread, cheese, and steak all from scratch. Surely the best cheesesteak I’ve ever had. There are a few things that I ate in Japan that I feel like I can never eat again because it was so good there. Takoyaki for example, so much better when it’s fresh. Cheesesteaks are always going to be unfairly compared to this one.

People have asked me what I felt about Japan, and the answer I’ve been giving them is that it’s everything you’d expect but also gives these Chick-Fil-A vibes. Everyone is nice to you but in a way where it feels more like training than genuine thought. Everyone says “thank you” the same way, it’s offputtingly fake. Lovely people, but living on the East Coast makes me expect more rawness from strangers. The chef at this cheesesteak place as well as his partner were the opposite of that. We talked about cheesesteaks, our favorite bakeries, which American beer is worth importing, real topics. This was the only conversation I had that felt genuine to me, like he was really listening to what I was saying. Obviously this isn’t a judgement on the Japanese, I don’t even know how to speak Japanese, just a fun and loving interaction that stood out from other interactions I had as a foreigner. To be clear, every single person I met in Japan was helpful, which is a lot better than simply polite.