A skillful dissection of AB:VH #6, courtesy of Chris's Invincible Super-Blog.

[kali921.livejournal.com]

Those of you that dabble in comics fandom may already be aware of Chris's Invincible Super-Blog, which offers up tastily scathing reviews, commentary, and tons of the best kind of old skool crack.

Anyway. Chris has been hilariously dissecting each issue of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter comic series for the past few months, and it's the best kind of literary flogging.

He started out promisingly with his review of #3 (linked below):

"Yes, Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #3 hit stands yesterday, and so tonight, I'm devoting the ISB to an exhaustive, scurrilous set of notes on what may actually be the most awesomely terrible comic being put out by a major publisher today.

Grab your own copy and read along!"

Anyway. Since #6 hit the stands last week, I give you The Annotated Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #6.

The best part? Is that the creative team on the comic got linked to his entries/reviews/flogging, and apparently wrote him about his reviews. To which Chris responded:

"So! Now that I've built up a small amount of goodwill from the people who make this thing, I think it's time to completely blow it with another round of comprehensive notes on the subtle nuances and were-rat Daisy Dukes of everyone's fourth-favorite vampire hunter, now featuring even more guys in mesh tank tops than anyone could have possibly predicted."

There's bonus snark in every review about Anita's poor taste in armaments, as Chris makes her go toe-to-toe with the Punisher Armoury.

Here are all the reviews, in descending order, from #6 to #1. Seriously, I sprained a rib (and an ovary) laughing.

Enjoy!

Comments

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[lyo.livejournal.com]

I admittedly could never follow the comics very well, but I did like Rogue in the 1990s animated show. I was young, student, and easily amused by her accent.

Gambit, though, ow. At least his thighs were in proportion?

[dwg.livejournal.com]

AHHH HA HA HA HA HA!!!

*pets internets, is pirate* MUAAAAAH HAA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

No, LKH, you're not getting my money on this one. Download time, sure, but not my monies.

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[alex-lebeau.livejournal.com]

Well, seeing as Salvador Larroca was drawing him....yeah. Thankfully. But gods know what he'll look like when he returns in X-Men #200. Possibly even more ridiculous.

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[kyalesyin.livejournal.com]

Actually, all the rumous we've been able to pick up from Mike Carey suggest that he's gonna wind up in the maruaders, but not for long, and be back to his old self by the end of the story.

www.gambitguild.co.uk

Its all on there, everything we've been able to find.

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[alex-lebeau.livejournal.com]

Another one? I haunt gambitguild.com. And yeh, I know Carey's bringing him back, but he's a Rogue fan. I hold no hope he'll do much better with Gambit, considering she's the one who needs some serious slapping.

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[kyalesyin.livejournal.com]

.com has been a little fishy of late. They actually came to us and asked us to take over and redesign their site because they were losing interest, and as far as I know our info guys don't cross-post.

Carey has actually been making some pretty big promises to put Gambit back on full form, and has hinted very, very strongly that the whole Romy thing is dead and burried and Rogue herself may well be dead by the end of things.

Silly question

[tsubaki-ny.livejournal.com]

I think I like this Chris person. I think I like him quite well.

So... if Anita is fandom's "fourth favorite vampire hunter," who are One through Three? ^__^

Pope Lobo indeed!

[kali921.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, that's SpacePope!Lobo. That's from the 52 weekly series done by DC over the last year. The only storyline worth reading in the entire thing was the arc involving Adam Strange, Starfire, and Animal Man getting lost in SPAAAAAAAAACE after the Infinite Crisis event, and bumping into Lobo, who had found religion (while still gutting people, of course). He and his space dolphins rescued them, and MUCH HILARITY ensued over the next five or six issues. I posted some scans from this storyline on scans_daily; if you search under the comm tags for the Lobo tag, you'll find it in short order. Seriously, it's side splittingly funny.

Also, DEATHPROOF!

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[kali921.livejournal.com]

I love Hank. I so wanted him to hook up with Betsy Braddock when they started flirting heavily in 2005, after she came back from the dead (surprise!). She's one of the few characters refined and cultured enough for him.

Seriously. If I ever met Hank, I'd ask him to sign my bra and immediately proprose marriage. I LOVE him so damn much. I've never met anyone that hates Hank as a character, ever.

[kali921.livejournal.com]

That was the best thing I saw thus far this year.

Really.

That, and the MAX Wisdom series, which had Pete Wisdom kicking people in the balls and Skrulls impersonating John Lennon.

Clarification.

[kali921.livejournal.com]

Clarification: when I say "that was the best thing," I do NOT mean Civil War. I mean CW in 30. ;-)

[ainjul.livejournal.com]

Anitas staring to look like Jean Claude... >.>

[slayra.livejournal.com]

It's horrible indeed. I was like, what's she? Not human, surely?? O___O

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[ctrl-issue.livejournal.com]

Seriously. If I ever met Hank, I'd ask him to sign my bra and immediately proprose marriage. I LOVE him so damn much.

Duuuuude, you're preaching to the choir here. I'd do the exact same thing, no matter what form he's in. ^_^

[tsubaki-ny.livejournal.com]

Starting? ~__^

icon love...and fear, all in one

[tsubaki-ny.livejournal.com]

ACK!!! OMG, a Pyramid Head!!!

(I'm slow, but I get there in the end...)

[ravenhaley.livejournal.com]

What is with the thunder thights?

Re: Silly question

[dinsedaledarby.livejournal.com]

Where does he list it?
I can't find it..

[alex-lebeau.livejournal.com]

That, and the MAX Wisdom series, which had Pete Wisdom kicking people in the balls and Skrulls impersonating John Lennon.

Oh god I KNOW. I heart Wisdom. Especially this incarnation, since Claremont has no idea how to write him effectively in New Excalibur to save his life. "Petal." ARGH.

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[alex-lebeau.livejournal.com]

Dead Rogue?

My birthday has come early this year.

.com has been a little fishy of late. They actually came to us and asked us to take over and redesign their site because they were losing interest, and as far as I know our info guys don't cross-post.

Really? The owners might be, I guess, but the group as a whole seems lively. Even if it's small.

Re: *recognizes and bows down*

[kyalesyin.livejournal.com]

Its was one of the owner guys. Pretty much emailed us with 'since we're both doing the same thing, how about you come over to our camp and give us a hand'

Glad the group is lively though. A healthy fanbase is gonna be the best way to get him back. We're planning on sending Carey chocolate [and lots of it] if he writes Gambit well.

Re: icon love...and fear, all in one

[ainjul.livejournal.com]

haha! feel free to swipe!

[longtail.livejournal.com]

This is Madge, and despite the fact that her thighs give me the impression that she's fully prepared for a trek across the Sahara without stopping for water, I think she's supposed to be sexy.

Simple. She's a were-camel. :)

Re: icon love...and fear, all in one

[tsubaki-ny.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You made it? (I'm off to terrify my friends...)

[frabjously.livejournal.com]

You were distracted by her cancerous thighs.