A Descent into Dullness

For two weeks worth of books, not a very big pile. Starting with the new Astro City about an old lady who runs a roadside attraction/museum of damaged robots.  Of the super-villainous lackey variety...

Then another Princess Ugg, where-in our titular character explains why she's attempting to get thru a "civilized" finishing school.  And then tries to engage in diplomacy with her roommate/archenemy...

The latest Lobster Johnson, mini "Get the Lobster" finishes up with a blimp-board fight to the death...

Another print issue of the Legend of Bold Riley.  Where Riley meets an old lady who invites her to take shelter from a coming storm.  And then goes on a vision quest while looking at some hand-woven rugs.  Also why smoking something...

The second issue of Rocket Raccoon is mostly Rocket jail breaking with the aid of a smuggled in twig-Groot.  Still think the vengeful exes plot-line is dumb...

The New Warriors continue their rescue mission for Haechi and Sun Girl from the new Inhumans.  Except I guess their were two groups of renegade Inhumans?  And one was attempting to use the "recruiting" of Haechi to impress the other?  I think?

Invincible sees the birth of Mark & Eve's daughter as Robot continues his bid for world conquest.  And as part of that he makes the Viltrumites an offer...

And finally Shutter with Kate sitting down with her newly revealed little brother.  And having his age make her realize something new and upsetting about her father...

Samurai Jack and the Scottsman go after a stone giant on behalf of some asshole leprechauns in order to get their magical transgender curse lifted...

Having just finished a session involving several level 10+ clerics I question the current campaign in Knights of the Dinner Table.  Sure the evil PCs and their intelligent sword boss have an army of undead.  But I'm pretty sure assaulting a major city means dealing with at least a couple temples that have clergy capable of dropping some Holy Word or heavier divine magic.  Also the Black Hands story where Newt's character gets molested by an owl bear because of reasons may be a step over a humor line...

Tomas, the lead of the Saviors seems to have survived the butchery of the alien resistance he had just joined thru sheer luck.  And the alien attacker's desire to toy with potential prey.  Also artist J. Bone draws a nice Day of the Dead celebration...

Not even a Savage Dragon cameo in his own book, just Malcolm flashing back to some childhood trauma, dealing with some wannabe hangers-on and a super-villain fight.  New baddie Tantrum does a pretty unique visual.  Larsen can often pull out some great character designs...

Invincible gets back to his home Earth only to get dumped by Atom Eve and then raped by one of the female Viltrumite who wants to conceive a child with him.  So yeah, that happens...

Grabbed the first issue of Kaboom!s new Lumberjanes book.  Action girl adventure at a kind of summer camp for adventurer/sort of girl scouts.  I could wish that co-writer Noelle Stevenson was also doing the interior art, by Brooke Allen is pretty talented...

The lastest Adventure Time has Finn & Jake trying to engage in ghostly activities, which they are not very good at.  But it also has BMO going on a pretend date with Ice King, which he is good at.  And in the back-up story Ice King manufactures a civil war in the Jelly Donut kingdom...

So I guess Dead Boy Detectives is an on-going?  I could have sworn it was just a limited.  Anyway Charles and Edwin move into Crystal's mansion after the whole burning down the school.  Or at least the tree house of the mansion.  Plus Edwin takes on a case of a cursed mirror and a pair of 19th century ghost girls...

Another one-shot story for Astro City with a day in the life of the equivilant to the Sorceror Supreme.  Or day in the life of her secretary anyway...

While the First Born consilidates his hold on Olympus Wonder Woman and her allies attempt to rally the restored Amazons to their cause.  Also a brief look at the ongoing torture of Olympian predecessor Cronus...

Conan the Avenger by Fred Van Lente picks up as the new Conan ongoing where the Wood series ended.  Artist Brian Ching is far from bad, though his Conan is kind of skinny.  Plus he gives really huge mouths.  One panel of Conan quaffing wine almost looks like the top of his head is unhinging.  Still, miles better than the guy Van Lente was working with on his Conan limited...

The latest Dark Horse Presents is a bit short on content that interests me much.  Still the first story in it is a start of a "Usagi Yojimbo" tale.  Also some more "Mr. Monster" and "Davey Jones"...

This issue of Knights of the Dinner Table has lots of Weird Pete. First he finishes up his gig as a temp player to run Dave's character as the UT+1 narrowly avoid total disaster while scouting the region where uber-sword Carvin' Marvin is at rest (though Brian still thinks he has a way to game things to his advantage). And then Pete is with his regular Black Hand group as they spend some time gaming at Newt's swanked out game room...

Astro City continues with the character assassination of Winged Victory, although she gets ongoing assistance from Samaratin and the Confessor (and the Confessor's army of Altar Boy agents)...

The 2nd issue of Dead Boy Detectives is actually from January, but I managed to miss it then. Child of celebrity Crystal struggles to fit in at her new boarding school. Or the place that the titular leads were murdered. Which is part of what she is there to investigate...

In order to force Monkey Wizard to kidnap Princess Painting, Finn and Jake team with expert Princess kidnapper the Ice King in Adventure Time: the Flip Side. Which then involves a jewel heist. For reasons...

And a new Lobster Johnson mini, Lobster Johson: Get the Lobster. With the first issue having some berserk pro-wrestlers...

Invincible Universe has the wedding of Kid Thor and Knockout. And like nearly all super-human weddings it goes...less..than perfectly...

And a new arc of Fatale with Jo taking a more aggresive role and seeming to have a long-term plan that involves former writer Nicolas...