I’m still catching up in my reading, and just finished Tales of the Unexpected #6.  As expected, Crispus Allen and The Spectre are getting to a very scary point in their relationship, and the Dr. 13 backup story continues to spiral to the weird.

Which brings me to the Fun Panel of the Week; Dr. 13 and his entourage of I. Vampire and talking gorilla Nazi find themselves in a subway tunnel.  As cars pass, we get a glimpse of those inside.

Is it me or from left to right do we have Wolverine, Clark Kent, some fat lady, Matt Murdock, and Peter Parker?

In the midst of the weirdness I had to do a spit-take, which does nothing for the resale value of this book.

I love a week when I have so many sneak peeks coming in that I can do bonus editions from each of the companies. This week DC Comics is on the Good List by dropping off previews for Batman #663, Justice Society of America #3, Tales of the Unexpected #5, and Y: The Last Man.

Damn that’s a lot of previews.

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Tales of the Expected

The 2006 installment of Tales of the Unexpected featuring The Spectre, and a backup with Dr. 13 kicked off with a bang that got me in all the right places. Now that I’ve had a chance to absorb issue two, are my tingly places still tingling, or is it more of the same?

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Unexpected fun from limited series

I just finished reading Tales of the Unexpected #1, and wow, you are in for quite a treat. It starts with Crispus Allen, and ends with a vampire. Unexpected indeed…

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