Babbling Point

Crap! I can’t believe I got that WIZARD! After flipping through the magazine and realized, 60 seconds later, that I’ve read everything in that issue on the net, I just wanted to kick myself. Or at least go back to Page One and ask for a refund (and try to come up with an excuse why they should give me a refund). The cover story, which was all about all about the X-MEN’s new costumes, was completely useless for me since I’ve already bought the issue which shows their new costumes. I was hoping that this issue also contains the rejected Alex Ross designs, which I read about on the net. Turns out those designs are found in the X-MEN WIZARD special (which I’m not going to buy!) I was also hoping that this issue of WIZARD would contain the 22-page preview of the new ELEKTRA series . What I got was a preview of the new GHOST RIDER series by Devin Grayson. Art looks like Todd McFarlane during the early 90s. I don’t go for it. And the TOMB RAIDER poster didn’t come for free with th...

coughs clears throat stands up, making the legs of the wooden chair drag on the floor Hi, I'm Budjette. I'm a drooling fanboy. I just bought the latest issue of WIZARD because... ummm... because Wolverine's on the cover!!! breaks down and starts to sob like a little girl who got her dolly taken away from her It's been almost a year since I boight my last issue of WIZARD. I stopped getting it bcause I could everything I need about comics from the web... and got it for free! But I just had to get this issue because Wolverine was on the cover and the blurb said that I'd get to see the new costumes of the X-MEN and that there's a free Marvel comic book inside and a Tomb Raider posters and... starts to sob again I haven't opened it yet. I'm so afraid. So, afraid that I'll be so happy I got this issue. I need help. I need help. Oh thank God the new comic books arrive tomorrow. Everything will be all right to...

Street sign on Ayala Avenue: STEEL RAILS 50MTS. AHEAD MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR VEHICLE. PLEASE AVOID. It "may" cause damage. They're not sure?! You see, putting up those steel rails is the only way the city of Makati can enforce the buslane. So, I guess drivers aren't really used to having any steel rails in their way and have plowed through the said rails. Given enough time, some bus will ram straight into the rails and people will start picking off the steel rails to sell them to the bote dyaryo guy. Heck, manholes have been stolen and sold to the junkyard! A more ridiculous senario would be that the city of Makati would later on realize that they don't need those steel rails there and would have them removed, once again using up tax payers money. Then, some time later, some accident would happen or someone woud complain and they'd reason out that they'd have to put the rails back on. Geez...

Marvel announced that they are releasing a 6-issue mini-series that will detail, finally, the origin of Wolverine . Back in high school, I was a big Wolverine fan. In fact, I liked him so much that I didn’t speak to a friend of mine for a whole day because he said Superman could kick Wolverine’s ass in nano-second. My friend even came up with a little story, where Wolverine makes the mistake of bullying mild, mannered reporter Clark Kent. Wolverine pops his claws and slashes at Clark, ruining his suit and tie… revealing the S on his chest. Superman then grabs Wolverine, flies straight up into outer space, heads for the sun, goes through the sun, and comes out the other side, just holding Wolverine’s adamantium skeleton. And it was because of that story that I didn’t talk to him for a whole day. (Hey, I was kid back then!) Anyway, as years went by, Wolverine’s mysterious past and bad attitude routine just got stale for me. The mini-series ORIGINS is supposed to answer the ques...