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Quick Thoughts: Twitter Through 2009-04-19

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Quick Thoughts: Twitter Through 2009-04-05 (Flash: Rebirth Week)

  • Why Las Vegas is a BAD idea for Comic-Con
  • One thing’s for sure: there’s a ton of online buzz over Flash: Rebirth.
  • Odd: Saturday WonderCon report has more views than Friday even though Friday’s been up longer.
  • Please let this not be an early April Fool’s joke: RT @warrenellis: Just heard from DC that John Cassaday has finished PLANETARY #27.
  • Just one day more to Flash: Rebirth!
  • Barry Allen is back…and it’s the worst thing that could ever happen to him!
  • Anyone know what timezone gets its comics first? Does Europe get its American comics on Wednesdays?
  • When does my LCS open? How early can I justify taking lunch? Didn’t think I’d be this excited about Flash: Rebirth.
  • This week’s comics: Flash: Rebirth, Noble Causes, Buffy and Farscape
  • Flash: Rebirth #1 = 90% excellent, 5% metacommentary, 5% WTF-worthy annoying retcon.
  • Crazy idea: What if Blackest Night and Flash: Rebirth are linked, and there’s a Blackest Night: Flash special coming up?
  • And apparently Geoff Johns never read Mark Waid’s The Life Story of the Flash. We’ve never seen Barry’s life before he was Flash? *headdesk*
  • Noble Causes #40: bittersweet but fitting end to series. At least Dynamo 5 is still going.
  • The more I think about Flash: Rebirth #1, the more certain elements just bug the heck out of me.
  • I don’t want Flash to be grim and gritty. The Rogues, yes, but the Flash should be bright and heroic.
  • Flash SEO: Always remembering to write “Barry Allen” and “Wally West” instead of just “Barry” and “Wally.”
  • Funny. Retweeting @fullofwhoa: Barry Allen’s most exciting adventure to date.
  • Weekend goal: catch up on comics that I’m 4+ months behind on and decide whether I should keep buying them.
  • Finally pre-ordered Girl Genius vol.8! Plug: www.girlgeniusonline.com

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Quick Thoughts: Twitter Through 2009-03-29

  • Realized how much I’ve backed away from comics forums over the last few months. And how much more relaxed I’ve been as a result.
  • Updated the Tangent Flash yesterday
  • Did anyone catch the voice actor playing the Flash on last Friday’s ep of Batman: The Brave and the Bold?
  • Wings on Flash (Jay Garrick)’s helmet in Batman: BATB have a very art deco look. I approve.
  • Watched last week’s Dollhouse. Discussing Women in Refrigerators, realized it’s run by A. DeWitt.
  • Added the Flash (Jay Garrick) from Batman: The Brave and the Bold
  • Preview of Mark Waid’s new The Incredibles comic
  • 7 days to Flash:Rebirth
  • San Diego is getting worried about the size of their convention center
  • I find that I am a bit nervous at the prospect of clicking on a link from @warrenellis that is simply labeled “Ahahaha”
  • Thanks to @shanajeanh for confirming that this is safe. And I have to agree with @warrenellis’ assessment.
  • Search turned up Flash Rogues RPers @WeatherWizard, @HeatWaveMick, @MirrorMaster and @CaptainCold #followfriday via @fuzzytypewriter
  • Wow: Saturday is 93% sold out for Comic-Con International (San Diego). Order your tickets ASAP.
  • Bees setting up in apartment – again. Every time I have to fight the urge to say “Bees. My God.”
  • Saturday at Comic-Con International is 97% sold out. That’s up from 93% just 5 hours ago. Time’s running out.
  • Last issue of Noble Causes comes out same day as first issues of Flash:Rebirth. And both feature the return of a speedster.

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Quick Thoughts: Twitter Through 2009-03-22 (including Hotel Madness)

  • Saw Watchmen. Better than expected. Spectacular, detailed, but unsubtle and gored-up. Best music cue: “Everybody Wants To Rule the World”
  • OK, I am officially sick of the phrase, “What recession?”
  • Read Mysterius the Unfathomable #1-2. Annoyed at first that the only skeptic is portrayed as a total a-hole. OTOH, so is everyone else.
  • San Diego Comic-Con hotel list and prices are up. Rooms go on sale Thursday morning.
  • 24 hours to go until SDCC hotel madness…after which I probably WILL want to be sedated.
  • Retweeting @SpeedsterSite: iFanboy names Wally as one of the most underused characters in the DCU.
  • Countdown: 14 days to Flash: Rebirth
  • Pics of Flash Jay Garrick on Friday’s Batman: Brave and the Bold

Special Report: Comic-Con International Hotel Day

  • ComicCon hotel prep: Firefox+Win for compatibility, desktop in case wifi goes out, other sites up in Chrome so crash won’t take out Fx.
  • ComicCon Hotel Rush: filled with antici…
  • …pation.
  • ComicCon: In the Waiting Room!
  • “We’re sorry. All circuits are busy now.” Over and over and over and over.
  • Why the hell am I live-tweeting Comic-Con Hotel Reservations?
  • OK, now I know that it takes 20 minutes for me to start getting annoyed with the #comiccon reservation line.
  • Every once in a while I get a 2nd or even 3rd ring before comiccon hotel line goes to “all circuits are busy now” msg. false hope…
  • I hope the “waiting room” page for comiccon hotels is actually doing something and not just sitting there.
  • OK, the comiccon hotel waiting room page DOES hit the network every once in a while. It must be doing SOMETHING.
  • Last two years I got through the ComicCon hotel reservations by 10:04. It’s 10:05 and I’m still in the “waiting room.”
  • On the plus side I’m starting to see “success!” posts from other people on Twitter.
  • Swivel chair picked this time to fall apart. Reassembled. Still waiting in comiccon hotel queue.
  • Phone connected!
  • Got through comiccon hotel process on phone. Left top 5 choices, name addr & phone # and they’ll call back for credit card info. *whew!*
  • *sigh* ComicCon hotel reservation has my name & addr wrong. Can’t fix online b/c they don’t have the CC yet, call center closed for the day

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Quick Thoughts: Twitter Through 2009-03-15

  • ABC’s video player: nice picture, but a FRIGGING PAIN to use. I shouldn’t have to go up to the comp & click a button after each commercial.
  • Watched the premiere of Castle. Could definitely watch more of this. Yeah, it’s Murder He Wrote as a cop-buddy show, but it’s fun so far.
  • Trying to decide whether to hit the comic store today, tomorrow, or just let it slide until next week
  • Logged into Comicon.com for first time since redesign. Couldn’t think of anything to say. Still have only one post. Must lurk for a bit.
  • WWLA would have started tomorrow if it hadn’t been canceled. Might have gone if they had guests who skipped WonderCon for MegaCon.
  • Getting hits from a site called halforum. Turns out it’s named for HAL 9000, not Hal Jordan. Or Half-O-Rum.
  • More thorough write-up of WonderCon Friday at my other blog
  • Best thing about Snakes on a Plane was the Cobra Starship song at the end. Thank you, #iPod for reminding me!
  • Cool! RT @iversecomics: Dynamo 5 #1 and #2 are available on iPhone and Android right now! Dynamo 5 #1 is FREE — GO GET IT!
  • Post of the day: “if comic book fans aren’t complaining…the universe will explode. Do you want the universe to explode?”

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Tweeting WonderCon 2009

Friday

  • Waiting in line to get into WonderCon…
  • Almost ready to go in, all I can see of the main floor is the giant T-shirt booth.
  • Waiting for DC Nation to start. Batman across the aisle, Green Lantern a few rows up. Techs getting slideshow ready.
  • Realized I’m right next to audience Q&A mike. Might want to move….
  • Ian Sattler: This is a really long story – ina good way
  • 8 Bat books in June, & Paul Dini is on both Batman: Streets of Gotham & Gotham City Sirens.
  • Catwoman,Poison Ivy & Harley Quinn as a serious teamup? (Sirens)
  • Sattler to yawning GL cosplayer: Have the willpower to stay awake during our presentation!
  • Wonder Woman movie is phenomenal.
  • GL trailer looked very impressive. Really going scifi cosmic, w/ the corps, Sinestro (in his modern uniform) etc.
  • Uploading WonderCon (and vacation) pics to Flickr
  • *sigh* Flickr Uploadr got stuck. Retrying now.. then sleep.

Saturday

  • Wow… WonderCon is a LOT more crowded than yesterday
  • Spotted 3 Rorschachs so far. And a zillion Wonder Woman tiaras. (I think they’re today’s DC giveaway)
  • Autograph area is PACKED
  • A balloon just went racing across the hall until it ran out of air.
  • At DC Universe panel…
  • Judd Winnick reads Top 10 Things You Expect From Judd Winnick Writing Batman
  • Ian Sattler on Flash:Rebirth: everything you want in a Flash Book x10
  • And yes, Wally will keep playing a role in the DCU
  • James Robinson: goal is to make books so good that you CAN’T wait for the trade
  • Arg! Final Crisis IS linear, except the final issue, and that’s a straight framing+flashback parallel structure.
  • People leaving after Star Trek panel at WonderCon
  • Crowd Control: “There’s plenty of room, they all left after Star Trek because they’re crazy.”
  • More WonderCon photos up at Flickr

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Note: Somehow when I added the headings, I added the wrong days of the week. This was Friday and Saturday, not Saturday and Sunday.