Wow. I LOVE this band. I listened to Tape Waves' new record Bright about three times in a row last Friday night after Joe Bob's Last Drive-in, and I just can't get it out of my head since. Which is good, because I don't want it out of my head!
NCBD:
What a short but totally SWEET week for NCBD:
Hell is primed to break loose in this issue. Heads is gunna roll...
Love this book. Many thanks to my Drinking with Comics cohost Mike Wellman for making sure I read this book!
This Horror Anthology series is one of the best things to come down the pipes in years, and it has really given me an appreciation for Michael Walsh.
Finally! I don't love this series, but I like it a lot, and a big part of that is Ryan Stegman's art. There have been several iterations of Venom's spooky-ass visage, and this is my favorite. By far. I actually ordered a couple of variants for this one, too:
I will actually probably sell both of these on eBay, however, this Stephanie Hans one is pretty damn awesome. Those colors!
Playlist:
Prince - Sign O' the Times
David Bowie - Reality
The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
Zeal and Ardor - Devil is Fine
Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather
Perturbator - Lustful Sacraments
Deafheaven - Infinite Granite
Empire of Love - Violet Cold
Card:
What am I missing? Apparently I'm clinging to something, but I'm not really sure what the hell that is.
Cold Showers is a band I discovered a few years ago via KXLU. They fell off my radar shortly after, but I've rediscovered them recently. Matter of Choice is a solid album that lines right up with Drab Majesty's sound, a modern example of that wonderful spot where Post Punk and New Wave meet.
NCBD - this week, nothing I have in my pull comes out, so my intention is to catch up on the newest Marvel Venom series.
Yep. A Marvel series.
A few weeks ago when my friend John was out visiting, we stopped in the comic shop. John is a huge comics fan, and I tend to get more excited about comics in general when I'm around him, so I ended up looking at a lot of the stuff I normally ignore, i.e. the Big 2 section at the Comic Bug. I'm not about to go see the Venom movie, but I have a soft spot for the character, especially after Rick Remender's brilliant run on the book back circa 2012-2013. A lot of this newest series - which predictably puts Eddie Brock back in the Symbiote suit to coincide with the movie - feels heavily inspired by Remender's run. The art by Ryan Stegman is gorgeous, and both it and the character designs pick right up on where I left off with the characters, especially Jack O'Lantern, a D-lister Mr. Remender permanently endeared me to. I've only read two issues, but it's kind of insane, with the Symbiote speaking in an alien language (is this the first time we've heard its native tongue?), and prophesizing that its race's 'god' is coming.
Playlist from September 24th:
White Lung - Eponymous
White Lung - Sorry
Drab Majesty - Careless
Cold Showers - Matter of Choice
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Sunn O))) - Kanon
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field
Card of the day:
From the Grimoire: "Denotes a situation to know yourself, what you want, and throw your self doubt and fear away." This may be telling me to rethink submitting Please Believe Me.
