Thor likes to eat golden apples while being surrounded by naked women. That’s my kind of god, yeah!

I’ve always liked mythology. When I was kid, I used to read Greek mythologies in the nerdy confines of our school library. I loved watching movies featuring Greek gods and goddesses. Eventually, my attention was dragged away from ancient myths towards the modern myths and legends: superheroes. Last week, both ancient and modern mythologies were united for a most awesome marriage of epic battles and awe-inspiring godly mischief in Thor: Ages of Thunder, written by Matt Fraction.

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I don’t usually go out and buy trades, may it be of recent years or of decades past. Well, unless they’re totally face-melting awesome like Iron Man: Doomquest!

I purchased it in Marvel Premier Classic format which totally feels so good to the touch. I felt so sophisticated while I was reading it. A hardbound graphic novel about Iron Man and Dr. Doom going back in time to the age of King Arthur, and subsequently going to the future to save Future Camelot with the help of Merlin and a reborn Arthur. Fantastic. Here are ten reasons why I say so (Sorry, no scans. I don’t want to risk ruining the book. Heh.):

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If there’s one comic book that’s constantly rocking my face every month, it’s The Immortal Iron Fist by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker, and David Aja. It’s just a consistently face-rocking read every month. Its awesome pulp Kung Fu flair also translates into the one-shots, most recently in the form of Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death. The title alone oozes with face-kicking goodness. I mean, really. And here’s five more reasons why this one-shot wonder rocked my face:

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After being let down by Wonder Woman’s relaunch under the guidance of writer Allan Heinberg, I swore I’ll never pick up the series again. And then Gail Simone took a shot at the Amazon Princess. I ate my words.

The Circle is Simone’s first arc on WW, and I have to say, I love it. Two reasons:

1. White gorilla knights serving as Diana’s private primate army.

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OK, I give up. I tried it weekly. I tried it monthly. It’s just a hassle forcing myself into reviewing comics on a regular schedule. So to my self-imposed system of blogging about new comic releases, I say fuck you. I’m winging it from now on. Blogging shouldn’t feel like work. It should be fun, especially if it’s about comic books. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, here’s a few notes on storylines that ended/started during the last month:

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