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Liliy is a Fangirl #11

And we’re back again – that lovely post of the week. On time. Hurrah! So let’s get this party started~

Anime

Midori Days: I made it through one episode–and it was hilarious. I need time to sit down and watch the rest of the 12 episodes in a row. Who would have thought a girl stuck on a punk’s right hand could be so cute? (Don’t ask – just watch it.)

Cartoons

Adventure Time: Okay–that episode with Susan? Where Finn had his cap off and we saw his new shorter hair cut? Super cute. But not as cute as when Finn felt under Susan’s hat at the end of the episode. So. Cute.

Why aren’t you watching Adventure Time?

Green Lantern: So, the new 3D animated series arrived to Cartoon Network today, and I ended up catching the second half. What I saw wasn’t bad, actually. And I LOVE Razor. He’s just so cute and full of angst. *pinches his little cheeks*

Comics

In addition to my two regular pick-ups for Week 2, I’ve also been slowly collecting the 2010 Birds of Prey series (Hawk & Dove obsession continuing.) Since it’s only like 15 issues, I’m just going to wait until the end and give it its own blog post.

Moving on. XD

Cristoph and Slade training.

Have I mentioned how much I love Cristoph? Because seriously. How can you not love a guy who just chills with Slade while he's workin' out?

Deathstroke #3: Definitely made up for Issue #2’s bore-fest. Not only did we get a lot of action with our new purple-themed villain…whose name I can’t recall, but that’s not the point. He’s purple and teal and huge. XD

We got to see a new guy named Peabody whose pretty cool in his own right–builds equipment, awesome. [“Precision.” -Peabody] And Slade’s off on a reputation building binge. Not to sure how I like it, but I can work with it because Cristoph and Peabody are cool. And you know, it’s Slade. I’m sorry, but if the Teen Titans cartoon did anything for me, it was make me a HUGE fan of Slade Wilson. Which is also why I never refer to him as Deathstroke.

But as for the issue, they tied the story back to Issue #1 which was actually pretty cool & a neat twist. Definitely helps remove the ‘it’s just Slade fighting’ vibe.

Also, there’s this:

Slade, Cristoph, and Peabody

Who says only the guys get the fan service in DC comics? They're clearly not looking at what I am. Now excuse me while I drool over men probably well over twice my age. Curse you comics. Curse you!

But, this week wasn’t all about Slade and his sexy, sexy-ness–we also have more Teenage excitement!

Cute Superboy

I think this is the definition of "Adorkable"

Superboy #3: This was a fun issue. We’re getting a bit of dumb, dorky Superboy and it’s great. He’s so cute and clueless and he finally feels more like Superboy.

His first foray into the outside world went well, I think–and it’s getting a little more clear how he goes from jail duty to fighting and running into the Teen Titans in a couple weeks.

Though the stuff with Red threw me, I’ll admit that. This probably has to do with the fact I had no idea Red existed as a character in the DC universe outside of Superboy until I saw an off hand question in an interview if she still had her powers. Well, she apparently still has them–if they resemble what she had before, I don’t know. So I guess I get to learn as I go along.

Also, Red & Rose hangin’ out is awesome. They need to sit back and snark far more often.

…now if you’ll excuse, l’m going to go stare at that clip of Slade, Cristoph and Peabody and their suggestive-when-out-of-context dialogue. :D

Liliy is a Fangirl #8

I clearly need to blog more…or it’ll just be fangirl posts all in a row. XD

Anime

Beelzebub: I finally caught up with the series on CrunchyRoll! :D I forgot how funny this series was in my little break from it (getting caught up with other things.) Furuichi is still holding supreme as favorite character, with his best buddy Oga as a really close second. I’m loving the Six Holy Knights as well – the fav being Alex~ Though the favorite episode of the ones I saw had to be the one right before the volleyball match – the Maid Cafe one (Episode 34 – Maids Run Amok). It definitely got the most laughs and was mostly Furuichi-centric. :D

Though, the first episode I started with, definitely had the screen cap of the series (after the lovely Play Doctor episode where Furuichi and Oga were dressed as nurses):

Oga and Furuichi trapped under a desk.

Despite what this looks like, it doesn’t change the fact they’re spying on girls changing (well, Furuichi is…)

Moving on.

Comics

It looks like the third week in the month is going to be my busiest comic week~

Batman: I love Bruce Wayne. More than that, I love Gotham. The ‘Gotham’ centric theme Batman has been using since the last issue was more than welcome in this one, too, and that our new villain is Owl-themed is just fun. Still turning out to be a top-notch series.

Justice League: I love the humor that’s been in this issue and the last one, and despite it all, Green Lantern of all characters, is turning out to be my favorite hero on the soon-to-be League. You’ve probably seen it mentioned before, but him calling Barry/Flash on a cell phone was absolutely hysterical. I’ve never been a big fan of Justice League (cartoons or otherwise), usually sticking with just the World’s Finest team-up, but if this series keeps this level of humor up, I’m definitely sticking around.

Supergirl: This is still my unexpected diamond in the rough. Unlike some of the other series, this one is completely slow-burn and I love it. It’s another fight-only issue, without much progression in character, but unlike Deathstroke, it was made enjoyable by the gorgeous artwork (dynamic spreads and scenery) and all the emotional trauma. Supergirl’s confusion over Kal-el and her memories was all the more powerful while it was sprinkled in between more and more of her powers popping to life without her permission. Plus – she tossed Superman around quite a bit. Always fun- even more so now that Superman’s got that ‘rebel’ thing going on.

Supergirl suffering.

You just want to hug her.

Despite all the complaints bout DC and women, I think this is the first time I’ve really started loving the DC Girls. Before, the only ones I really liked were the Gotham girls – but now I’m adding Supergirl to my list of favorite ladies. I can’t wait to see where this series goes.

Speaking of Gotham girls!

Catwoman: Where to start? Selina being her sexy, conniving, self. Bruce and Selina flirting. Catwoman in action. Vengeance. And of course – the trend of my favorite characters getting bumped off. I wasn’t ready for it to be so soon. *sobs* Read it. You’ll know what I’m talking about. Where is issue three?

Nightwing: Still probably the least favorite of this series, but this issue was definitely better than issue #1. And they’ve confirmed that Dick & Babs definitely aren’t in a relationship, so, yay! I guess. It’s probably sad I enjoyed Dick more in his cameo in Batman than in his own series…

Starfire

She’s sexy as ever – and I want this outfit. No, really. I want it.

Red Hood and the Outlaws: We’ll start with the bad – I really didn’t like the flashback style of this issue. It was a flashback in a flashback and I was a tad confused about what was going on. Why are they in Hong Kong when the last issue ended in the Himalayas? Honestly, it was a little confusing.

That aside.

The issue was great. Lots of call backs to older comics (“A Death in the Family”), and lots of fun between the three. Jason’s got a soft gooey core now (while still being a merciless killer to those in the underworld – oh Suzie Su~) and Starfire’s got a bit of that naivety back (calling a limo when they’re lying low).

And it’s definitely a lot of fun – teasing back and forth, jumping from helicopters, Starfire & Roy commenting on Jason’s backside during said jump, exploding arrows – really, you can’t go wrong with this.

Starfire comforting Jason

Kenneth Rocafort and Blonde are never allowed to stop drawing/coloring Starfire’s hair.

Roy Harper stole the issue, though. He’s just so ridiculously cute now! The second Jason referred to him as a “Stage Three Clinger” I was sold. Roy’s downright adorable – sort of like that over grown kid who can’t keep his mouth shut and is being baby sat by Mommy Starfire and Daddy Red Hood – while…sleeping with one of them. Honestly, it’s quite hilarious. These three work off each other amazingly and while Crux will probably be an awesome character (Scaly Man-bat!), I’m going to be sad when he (supposedly) joins the team and because the forth wheel to this perfect OT3~

Women in Comics

Say what you want about objectification and male gaze and what not, but thanks to the DC 52 Reboot I’m now a fan of two DC girls that I never particularly cared for before. Supergirl & Starfire – I hope to love you for a long time. <3

Batman: Under The Red Hood

So, I finally saw Batman: Under the Red Hood.

I think I can safely say this has replaced Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker as my all time favorite Batman movie. Easily.

The Robins are love. I love them so much.

I’d talk more, but to be frank I didn’t think it was possible to cram that much awesome into 90 minutes. I’d basically just be giving a play by play of the entire film going “This was amazing.”

In other words – if you like Batman, watch this movie.

This entry is disjointed because I’m still fangirl-ing like a crazy girl.

Now all I need is a movie with Tim & Superboy and I’ll be set. XD

Early Christmas – REBOOT

…I should be asleep. But I realized I’d been putting this off for a few days and decided I needed to do it now. XD

I…have no patience for Christmas presents. XD I already got my gift from my parents and my buddy Jay’ sent hers early…which is what this post is about:

Hello Kitty

Fear the Awesome

Ha ha. Just kidding. That’s a Hello Kitty Ty doll my Mom bought me yesterday as an early christmas gift. XD *snuggles Watermelon Hello Kitty*

But no, CageyJay got me these lovelies:

The Real Awesomes

That’s right. She got me freaking Glitch Bob and Hexadecimal figures. I think I had a mini freakout session when I opened the gift packaging. XD

You see, ‘Jay is awesome that way – she always remembers the most random facts. Such as I shipped these two like crazy back when I watched Reboot. Obsessively. So….yeah.

More pictures!

Bob and Hexadecimal

Here's Looking At You

Hexadecimal and Bob

And Back At You

Hex Tackles Bbo

Obligatory Tackle Shot

Alright. I’m done. I love toys. XD Thanks ‘Jay! *snuggles them*

LoveBots – OP x BA

It’s that time again~ Where I post pictures of a figure I got. XD

This time around it’s that special two-pack from Wal-Mart (That I had to get from Ebay b/c my Wal-Mart refused to carry it…no really. I check every week and they never have a single TFA toy. >_<)

And not just any two-pack! But my favorite couple from TFA!!! That’s right. Optimus Prime x Blackarachnia.

It's blue tinted because I don't know how to work my camera.

If you know me well, you know that I can’t watch anything without shipping something – and Optimus Prime x Elita-1 has always been a OTP. So…naturally it carries over into TFA (even if Blackarachnia x Silverbolt is my OTP for Beast Wars…. Why do you mess with me so TFA!?)

Anyway, the figures are great even if Blackarachnia is a little hard to model. But I love ‘Battle Damage’ Prime. Makes him look manly.

OP is whipped.

Still whipped.

But he's still got a giant Ax.

And hey~ It's OP's lady. Gotta' give her the lovin.

Anyway. I’d take more pictures but I’m out of time. So now they’re just cuddling on my desk next to Arcee & Blurr.