So, it's no secret that I love the Lunar series. They've been my favourites for as long as I can remember. Well imagine my surprise when I read some news today and found this link:

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AW HELLS YEAH!

I was so disappointed by the last few games in the series (DS, Legend specifically) that I was a little suspicious at first... But those screenshots! So fucking excited.

Oh, one more thing... Ubi-Soft, you listening? Stay. The. Fuck. Away. We want Vic back

Been a while, eh? Few things to talk about.

Been in a good mood lately. Writings been slow, but at least it's been good. Working on the (new) first chapter of HoL: The Legendary Five, which at one point was exclusive to the HoL website. This special edition is DOUBLE the length of the old 1st chapter and is better written in my opinion.

To anyone who saw this: [link] and wondered why it needed to exist, well ~KazenoSylva drew it (rather quickly I might add) after I forced him to watch this abortion of a Youtube video: [link] That video could make any ROH fan violently angry.

I wanna throw out a congratulations to my cousin ~MidnightMisery for the birth of her beautiful baby girl. She has some pics up, check them out. She also does commissions, so you all should give her money for pretty pictures too.

Last, but not least, I wanna throw out a challenge to *freakgamer. Lately he's been big into the idea behind the Blue Lanterns. He's even talked about getting a tattoo of their symbol. Well, I've been thinking of getting some new ink myself. The challenge is that if FG actually goes through with his BL tat, I'll get a Green Lantern tattoo. You heard me right. What's a Blue Lantern without a green one anyway? Balls in your court now bro.

Final Crisis #7 came out last week. If you've been reading my comic reviews (or have ever met me) than you know that I am in love with the series. I love it so much that I decided to review it. Now, this won't be like my other reviews. This is more like an article. You all already know I love it, this whole journal's purpose is explaining why.

This is your spoiler warning.

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I've seen people describe this book as "confusing" and "All over the place". People complain that it doesn't make sense, or that they can't follow it. I'll admit, if you don't follow DC than it can be quite confusing at times. You may ask yourself, why should I care? From the first issue the reader has been pummeled with obscure characters and weird concepts. What's the point in reading if you don't know who Anthro and Kamandi are? Why pay any attention to the 4th World at all? I mean come on, they're nothing but old stories with no real conclusion.

Morrison will make you care.

In my eyes this book has reinvented the entire super hero genre. For the past 20 years pretty much every super hero has gone through tragedy and heartbreak. All for the sake of "realism" we shit on the lives of these fictional people. In this issue Morrison asks "Why can't we have a happy ending for once?" The way I see it, the character Nix Uotan is Grant Morrison. He sees super heroes and he sees hope. Mandrakk, to me, is pretty much the Alan Moore/Frank Miller. Mandrakk creates disaster for every fictional earth in order to feed his own dark desires. He takes a silly villain from the 70s, Ultraman, and twists him into a dark monstrosity.

Superman's wish for a happy ending to this story is what hit me the most. If you think about it, isn't that what everyone wants? What's more realistic than that? I can't imagine anyone would ever wish for more inane drama to fill their lives.

I guess that's the real story behind this book. Everyone expected some great changes to the status quo. A bittersweet ending that'll push DC stories for the next year or so. What they got was an actual ending. A closing chapter to this crazy universe. Now, you might ask yourself, where to next? If the book closed, then how can we possibly continue writing?

The answer? Start a new one. Comics are a serial medium. Final Crisis gives every single writer working for DC a fresh start in a way that no other Crisis could. Morrison was able to deliver a satisfying ending while also leaving enough plot threads dangling for other writers to grab. Then again, this is exactly what Morrison did in his X-Men run...

I hope you all enjoyed this review. I didn't want to end it in a cynical fashion like that. Seems kind of weird in a review that uses hope as the main theme. Then again, balancing the two feelings is true realism to me.

Oh! Almost forgot, Feb 10 is HoL's 4th anniversary! It's kind of a big deal for me.

Looks like I can't handle a weekly column about comics. Meh, whatever. I'll do more if you guys want them.

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Forgot to mention this, but I started a Twitter page that I update every once and a while. Check it here: [link]

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Now that I'm subscribed I can actually CSSify my journals, which is really cool. I was never really great with CSS, but I haven't done any sort of coding in forever, so this is a pleasant excuse.

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Oh yeah, almost forgot, if you're anyway interested in comics, zombies, and bad assness; pick up Marvel Zombies 3. MZ2 might have been shitty, but this one is not. The last few pages had me absolutely giddy. I'll let Gavok explain it better than I can: [link]

So today is comic book day, and it was a big week for me. I'm gonna try my hand at reviewing again. Without further adieu...

Thunderbolts #127 - They say don't judge a book by it's cover, but this may be the exception. From front to back the art is gorgeous. The writing is equally as good. Really suspenseful, and a little sad. A

Deadpool #5 - Honestly, the new DP series has been kinda hit-or-miss with me. Sure it's funny and action-packed, but it just doesn't feel like Deadpool. C+

Avengers: The Initiative #19 - Wall-to-wall action and crazy cameos. The end really hits hard though, especially if you've been reading Initiative for a while. B-

The Mighty Avengers #20 - This issue feels like it should be heartbreaking... but I just don't feel it. The writing's great, so's the art, but I just never really cared that much about Jan. Clint telling Osborn to fuck off was cool though. C+

Robin #181 - Really, really crazy. This whole book is underrated. Really evolving a classic character for the better. Steph is still the Scrappy though. B

X-Factor #38 - I really want to like this book, I really do. The writing is solid, but the art... Ugh, it's near unreadable. I HATE the way the dude draws faces. D+

Amazing Spider-Man #581 - We finally find out why Harry is alive! And it actually makes sense! These past few issues of Spidey have been great, I hope the trend continues. B

Invincible Iron Man #8 - First official Dark Reign book! The book's all about Tony doing what he does best, being an asshole. I was really afraid he'd be driven to the bottle again, so seeing him out-bastard Norman is very relieving. B+

Age of the Sentry #4 - Love retro art and satire? Love stories that are just plain fun? Buy this book. B+

Supergirl #36 - Laugh all you want, but it's a fun and interesting book. Plus it's a New Krypton tie-in. Kind of depressing though. Asks a few new questions, but doesn't answer anything. C+

What If...? Newer Fantastic Four - Buh... Wha? Wolverine outsmarts Thanos and Mephisto? Must be seen to be believed. B+

Dark Reign: New Nation - Just a collection of short preview chapters for new DR books. Skippable, not even gonna bother rating.

John Constantine: Hellblazer #250 - Super Christmas special! I really can't think of anything bad about this book. Where else are you going to find short stories by Dave Gibbons and Peter Milligan in the same book? All writers involved have a perfect grasp of the characters and the artists capture them perfectly. What else do I have to say? A+

DCUniverse Holiday Special - Cute is really the only way to describe this book. Full of heartwarming holiday cheer. Really, all I should have to say is Secret Origin of Santa Claus. The Blue Beetle story was my favourite though. A

Thor: God-Size - Pure, epic win. If you love Thor like I love Thor, then you'll love this. It's so bad ass I feel like I should've paid more for it. I should just send Matt Fraction some money and be like "Dude, thanks for the bad ass comic.". I'm sure he's appreciate it. A+