The Question

In the third issue of Marvel's first Transformers series Spider-man met the Transformers. It's been the better side of twenty years since I read it, but if I remember correctly Spider-man teams up with Autobot Gears to fight Megatron. It's worth a read if you can find it. A few years ago Marvel and IDW did a Transformers/New Avengers crossover that I heard was good, but I can't personally speak about it. Since I can hear the wife watching Friends, the only crossover I can think of is an army of Daleks and the cast of Friends. WHO WILL WIN!?

The Lord of the Rings is clean. In my opinion, it's still the greatest fantasy book ever written.

So, I'm moving from Sacramento, Ca to Omaha, Nebraska at the end of the month (July '14) and I was wondering if there were any Brandon fans out there that would like to meet. I don't know anyone in Omaha, so it might be nice to have some friends when I get there. Cheers. Also, recommendations for good comic book stores would be appreciated.

I'm not a fan of the Teen TItans semi-anime... or anime period, actually. However, I'm a HUGE fan of comic books! The New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Perez is excellent. It begins with the formation of the team because Raven contacts them all telepathically to warn them of great evil coming. This is taken care of in the first issue. We meet Deathsroke (Slade) in the second and it keeps getting better from there. It quickly establishes Brother Blood and HIVE as the main antagonists, with Deathstroke showing up sporadically to fight them. I don't know if these are currently available in trade format, but if they are I recommend them. Read through "Judas Contract." It's the highlight of the series. Also good is the series written by Geoff Johns that started around 2003. It features many of the classic Titans and some of the younger generation of superheroes, such as Superboy, a new Kid Flash, and a different Robin. I really enjoyed this series as well.

Thanks, 17th Shard for changing a dirty word for bum to "chull" so that we can talk about Mark Millar's comic series "Kick-chull." That gave me a big laugh. Bone was magnificent. I've recommended it to everyone I know of every age. I read a lot of comics, but it's almost exclusively comics from the Big Two (Marvel and DC.) Right now I'm re-reading James Robinson's Starman. Which is an absolute work of art. You might try Transmetropolitan. It's about a gonzo reporter in a weird futuristic world. Brilliant and hilarious.

I love the Teen Titans comic series (particularly the Wolfman/Perez stuff from the 80's.) I'm not a fan of the anime style cartoon... or really anime at all. Frozen was fantastic, Disney's best animated film in a long, long time. Justice League and Justice League Unlimited were fantastic. I loved being able to see all the various characters in the DCU that you don't see everyday (Such as Wildcat, The Question, Captain Marvel, The Flash, and many more.) Chronicles of Prydain was an excellent series. I also recommend Disney's The Black Cauldron. They're quick reads, but a lot of fun with great characters. Does anyone like the Starman comic book series, Philip Marlowe novels, or Buffy The Vampire Slayer? I heard about that Brandon Sanderson guy. Is he any good?

Fables is great. I was lucky enough to start it with the singles from the beginning and I've been hooked since. My buddy and I have been modding Fables heroclix figures. There are some surprisingly appropriate figures. I know that there is a video game coming (or possibly already out) but I don't play video games so that's the extent of my knowledge. Are there any other comic books that you read?

I think there is something here. I've been thinking a lot about the Iriali (sp?) and The Long Trail, perhaps this was one of their stops. If I remember correctly, they call Roshar the 4th World and are on the way to the 7th. (I'm at work right now and I can't double check.)

You lucky bastard! It doesn't come out until next week here. No spoilers, please, but what did you think of it?

Quiver gets an Up Vote for having the exact same response I did.

I'm going to be in Chicago for business next week and I'm hoping to make it to the signing. My question: Is there a Soulcast statue of Dalinar's wife? I'm beginning to wonder if she is actually dead.

While reading Ym's interlude in WoR this bit stuck out at me: Sound to me like he is describing Adonalsium and it's creation of the universe. The world's we've seen in publication order are Sel, Scadrial, Nalthis, and Roshar. I think this is a meta-textual clue as to the importance of this bit. According to the Coppermind list of Shardworlds, there are eight major Lands: Yolen Taldain Sel Scadrial Nalthis Roshar Braize Ashyn My theory is that the Iriali are a tribe of nomadic people who have, as a group, traveled to the various Shardworlds. The Long Trail is the path which they take across The Cosmere. I'm afraid that I can't explain the discrepency between the Seventh Land and our eight worlds.

although I was unable to make it to the convention for health reasons, my good friend Anaroth85 asked one of my questions for me: "During the Final Empire Era, had anyone on Scadrial, particularly Sazed, Tindwyl, or Elend, read The Way of Kings?" The answer was no. However, another world already has and other worlds we haven't seen yet as well. Thanks Anaroth!

Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to go to the signing after all. I'm having a bit of a health issue and it's probably for the best that I stay home. Darn, I was really looking forward to going and meeting you guys. Please give Brandon my best.

I was watching King of the Nerds (reality show) on TBS tonight and they had the cover art from Way Of Kings on one of the walls! I paused the show, yelled excitedly, annoyed my wife, and generally got excited. It was cool to see Brandon get some pop culture love. I'd try to do a screen grab, but I'm not very good at internet.