Gr, new Blogger... I sure hope this shit works with Opera (unlike nearly every other god damn thing that Google does....) I really hate being forced into something new that I didn't ask for... (edited to say, it's frozen on "publishing" in Opera, but it published fine when I open up IE... plus I should title the post, huh?)

I held off on posting the shipping list because I wanted Graeme's Spider-Spunk on the top of the page, but the time has come (as it were)

In our happy personal news, Ben is a Big Boy now, and HUZZAH, is now pooping in the potty. If you don't have kids, you don't get it, but man, have I been waiting for this day. The boy has been, let's face it, lazy about the whole process -- he has had complete control of his body functions for at least a year -- no accidents, peeing on command, but he's always been insisting to still poop in a diaper. So, big big change, and, best part? He came to it on his own, without any real action from us.

I'm VERY VERY proud of him.

(plus, WOO HOO, this is like $30 a month in diapers saved, yes!!)

Happy Sweeties Day to you and yours -- I know it's a made-up holiday by card companies and whatever, but it has long been the Hibbs household's National Holiday. Because we're sappy like that.

Right, here's the stuff we recieved this week:

2000 AD #1521 2000 AD #1522 52 WEEK #41 AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #5 ANT #10 ASTONISHING X-MEN #20 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #6 (OF 8) BATMAN #663 BATMAN STRIKES #30 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ZAREK #2 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #149 BLADE #6 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #122 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #10 CASANOVA #7 CIVIL WAR CASUALTIES OF WAR DARKMAN VS ARMY OF DARKNESS #3 (OF 4) DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #3 (OF 4) EXILES #91 GEN 13 #5 GHOST RIDER #8 GODLAND #16 (NOTE PRICE) GREEN ARROW #71 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9 HEAD #17 (A) IMMORTAL IRON FIST DIRECTORS CUT #1 INCANTO #1 JLA CLASSIFIED #34 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #3 MAD MAGAZINE #475 MANHUNTER #28 MARTIAN MANHUNTER #7 (OF 8) MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #21 MARVEL LEGACY 1990S HANDBOOK MIDNIGHT SUN #3 (OF 5) NEW EXCALIBUR #16 NEW X-MEN #35 NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE #12 OMAC #8 (OF 8) ORSON SCOTT CARDS WYRMS 2ND PTG #1 (OF 6) PERHAPANAUTS SECOND CHANCES #4 (OF 4) PUNISHER PRESENTS BARRACUDA MAX #1 (OF 5) PVP #31 REX LIBRIS #7 SADHU #5 SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE SLEEP OF REASON #3 (OF 5) [Actually, Diamond stiffed us on this -- we'll have it NEXT week) SCARFACE SCARRED FOR LIFE #3 SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #35 STAR WARS LEGACY #8 STORMWATCH PHD #4 SUPER TABOO XXX #5 (A) SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS #2 (OF 2) TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #5 (OF 8) THUNDERBOLTS #111 THUNDERBOLTS PRESENTS ZEMO BORN BETTER #1 (OF 4) TRIALS OF SHAZAM #5 (OF 12) TRUTH JUSTIN & AMERICAN WAY #5 (OF 5) ULTIMATE X-MEN #79 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #11 Y THE LAST MAN #54

Books / Mags / Stuff BATMAN THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD VOL 2 TP BEYOND HC BORGIA VOL 2 POWER AND INCEST HC EC ARCHIVES TALES FROM THE CRYPT VOL 1 HC EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL 3 CROSSTIME CAPER BOOK 1 TP FRANKLIN RICHARDS LAB BRAT DIGEST TP GYPSY COLLECTION SC HELLBOY SWORD OF STORMS ANIMATED MOVIE DVD HELLSHOCK DEFINITIVE ED VOL 1 TP JAMES BOND PHOENIX PROJECT TP JOURNEYS THE COLLECTED STORIES VOL 1 GN LITTLE LULU VOL 14 QUEEN LULU TP LORE VOL 2 TP NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE TP RED SONJA 35TH ANN CVR SHOWCASE COLL BOOK SFX #153 SHAZAM 13 INCH DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE SHOWCASE PRESENTS AQUAMAN VOL 1 TP STAR WARS REBELLION VOL 1 MY BROTHER MY ENEMY TP STRONTIUM DOG SEARCH DESTROY AGENCY FILES 01 GN SUPERMAN CAMELOT FALLS HC TOYFARE TRANSFORMER MOVIE FIGURE CVR #116

We also got, via B&T: TO TERRA GN MALCOLOM X A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY

Also, for RJ, I'm mediocre on the Asshat, unless it's really egregious, but, yep, egregious as fuck this week, so here's your ASSHAT OF THE WEEK:

HELLSHOCK DEFINITIVE ED VOL 1 TP This has a MAY05 code, which makes it NINETEEN MONTHS late. Holy mother of god!!! THANK YOU DYNAMIC FORCES!!!!!

(This is among the many many reasons I am *thrilled* THE BOYS is moving to DE. Nick's got a great rep [and from what I hear ABSOLUTELY EARNED] from the creative community. But to retailers? He's a MASSIVE FLAMING PAIN IN MY ASS. Not to mention the huge hit to profitibility that the move brings -- 5% on front list, plus the additional 3% Diamond levies on backlist -- there goes 15% of my profit on the TP orders that we got from DC, or would have gotten from Marvel or Image....)

Anyway, I should be finishing off my BookScan column for TILTING (to run Friday -- Christ, I'm sitting at 8500 words!), so back to the grindstone...

What looks good to you this week?

-B