New This Week: September 14, 2005

Based on the NCRL list for this week's comics shipping from Diamond, here are a few things to look for at the local comic shop later today:


The Pick of the Week is Warren Ellis & J. H. Williams III's Desolation Jones #3 (from DC/Wildstorm). The first issue was good, and the second issue was even better, so I have high hopes for the series at this point. It's probably the best thing that Ellis has written since Transmetropolitan. If you haven't read it yet, you should plan on picking up all three issues and prepare for a treat.


In other comics:

AiT/PlanetLAR, not content with getting your hard-earned dough for Smoke & Guns a couple of weeks ago, have two more OGNs for you to choose from: Electric Girl vol. 3 and Full Moon Fever (Werewolves on the Moon. Genius!)

Arcana have the sixth issue of 100 Girls.

BuyMeToys.Com have the zeroeth issue of Oz/Wonderland Chronicles.

DC have new issues of 100 Bulelts (#64), Action Comics (#831), All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder (#2), Fables (#41), Firestorm (#17), JSA (#77), Majestic (#9), and Winter Men (#2).

Image have a new issue of Ferro City (#2), and the Beckett OGN Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai.

Marvel have Fantastic Four Presents: Franklin Richards, Son of a Genius, a colelction of the very fun back-up stories that appeared in the recent Power Pack mini; and new issues of Gravity (#4), New Thunderbolts (#12), and The Pulse (#11).

Phenomenon have the second issue of Blackpool.


And that pretty much does it. Relatively small week, although Larry Young is making a mad grab for your wallet :)

Yet Another Fantasy League: Week 1 Results

Here are the results from week 1 of Yet Another Fantasy League:

The Inferior Five 28
Kickers Inc. 34

Nine Pound Hammers 42
www.rickgebhardt.net 24

Danger Unlimited 46
Moon Knights 65

Secret Six 63
B.P.R.D. 70

The Maxx Squad 39
Power Pack 86

Inferior 5 plus 6 59
Tomorrow Syndicate 55


Current Standings:

   Team                 W-L-T  Pct    Pts  Streak
   -------------------  -----  -----  ---  ------
1. Power Pack           1-0-0  1.000   86  W-1
2. B.P.R.D.             1-0-0  1.000   70  W-1
3. Moon Knights         1-0-0  1.000   65  W-1
4. Inferior 5 plus 6    1-0-0  1.000   59  W-1
5. Nine Pound Hammers   1-0-0  1.000   42  W-1
6. Kickers Inc.         1-0-0  1.000   34  W-1
7. Secret Six           0-1-0  .000    63  L-1
8. Tomorrow Syndicate   0-1-0  .000    55  L-1
9. Danger Unlimited     0-1-0  .000    46  L-1
10.The Maxx Squad       0-1-0  .000    39  L-1
11.The Inferior Five    0-1-0  .000    28  L-1
12.www.rickgebhardt.net 0-1-0  .000    24  L-1

Week 2 Games:

www.rickgebhardt.net (0-1-0)
vs.
Kickers Inc. (1-0-0)

Inferior 5 plus 6 (1-0-0)
vs.
The Inferior Five (0-1-0)

Nine Pound Hammers (1-0-0)
vs.
Moon Knights (1-0-0)

Danger Unlimited (0-1-0)
vs.
B.P.R.D. (1-0-0)

Secret Six (0-1-0)
vs.
Power Pack (1-0-0)

The Maxx Squad (0-1-0)
vs.
Tomorrow Syndicate (0-1-0)


Good luck to all!


(In my other Fantasy Leagues, I won 61-36 in my friends & family league, lost 47-18 in my public league, and scored 236.40 points in my Pass & Kick league, which puts me in fourth place out of six).