Gwar you there, god? It's me, Margaret

 

Oh man, how did I miss this last July? Would have come in handy.

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NCBD:

Here's what I'll be picking up today for New Comic Book Day:

I'm pretty excited about this new Daniel Warren Johnson Beta Ray Bill series.

Deadly Class returns! What's more, issue 45 bumps the timeline up to 1991 - notice Marcus' shirt - and I can't wait to see how Rick Remender handles the era of my own teenage years. 

Two hyphenated superheroes? Man-Thing and Spider-Man, seeing as how I've really been digging Spidey again and Man-Thing is an all-time favorite, this should equal a win-win for me.

Two Moons is dark, proto-American West Horror tied into Native American folklore. What more do I have to say, other than so far, I love it.

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Playlist:

Belbury Poly - The Gone Away

Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen

Gost - Behemoth

Zombi - Cosmos

Judas Priest - Painkiller 

Minnie Riperton - Ten Best

GWAR - Scumdogs of the Universe

Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry

Huey Lewis and the News - Weather

 

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Card:

 My old friend, The Fool. He's never too far away, is he? The voice of inexperience and novelty, a reminder that everything old is new again, and sometimes you have to look beyond your routines to make any progress.

Disappears Cover U2 For AV Club

Disappears cover U2

I really dig Disappears. And I've always really liked New Years Day. This then, is a great combination in my book.

The band really nails it. Notice how they say they don't so much turn it into one of their own as get traditional with it, but as traditional as it is, I would argue that they add some of that smoky, mysterious flavor that makes Disappears' music so unique and compelling.