Mannequin Pussy is Perfect

Somehow, I completely missed that Philadelphia's Mannequin Pussy has a new EP out. You can pick up Perfect over on the group's Bandcamp. As I have come to expect, the five songs are perfect individually or taken as a whole. There's more of that 90s flavor they wear on their sleeve, but as with the band's other releases, this is not tribute or referential music. Mannequin Pussy is the real deal.

And I'm happy to have been able to write that last sentence.

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NCBD:

One of the things I've realized as I delve back into the Spider-Man issues I grew up with is that the draw for me to Spidey was always weighed heavily on his rogue's gallery, most of which use visages straight out of Halloween or Horror Movies. I know for a fact that the first Spidey comic I ever bought, Amazing #289, was based on the Hobgoblin. Since then, Venom, Jack O' Lantern, Green Goblin and so many others that escape me at the moment all piqued my interest because of their macabre personas. And now we have Kindred, who is kind of a cross between the Hobgoblin and Doctor Octopus, except with giant millipedes instead of metal arms. Creepy A.F.

The final issue of what may be my favorite series of the year. Marvel, please give Daniel Warren Johnson his own monthly book with either Bill or one of your other, lesser-used cosmic characters.

Another fifth and final issue. I'm interested in seeing if this one is going where I think it's going.

Peter David's Symbiote Spider-Man returns, and this time, we're going into the Crossroads storyline that the criminally underrated Bill Mantlo penned for the Incredible Hulk title during his early 80s run on the title. I just completed my collection of and re-read that Hulk story a month or two ago, so I'm psyched at this book popping up and playing in that sandbox!

Last weekend, I re-read the first That Texas Blood storyline and found it's about a hundred times better than I remembered, and I remembered really liking it! One subsequent issue into the new arc left me wanting more, so here it comes.

These TMNT annuals are always pricey but also always worth the extra dough. Plus, I'm excited to see the Rat King again! 

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Playlist:

Plague Bringer - As the Ghosts Collect, the Corpses Rest

Adam Egypt Mortimer - The Obelisk 

Mannequin Pussy - Perfect EP

Iress - Prey

Dead Milkman - Welcome to the End of the World

John Carpenter and Alan Howarth - Prince of Darkness OST

King Woman - Celestial Blues

 

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Card:

 Probably a good idea, as a newfound love of Session IPAs has precipitated an increased nightly beer count on my part. When I told my GP how many beers a night I drink (2-4, maybe as many as 8 on the weekend if we have company) during a recent physical, she did a bit of a double take. Annual routine bloodwork bears out my health, but this card reminds me it's never a good thing to tempt fate. Which is a figure of speech, as I don't believe in fate.