Rock
@ismokerock.bsky.social
I read a lot of comics and drink a lot of beer. Texas. 25.
It helps that I'm a massive fan and will have a grand time eating that shoe and reading Batman
March 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It helps that I'm a massive fan and will have a grand time eating that shoe and reading Batman
Shit I think I'm cas right now now that you mention it
December 2, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Shit I think I'm cas right now now that you mention it
I'm gonna adopt this. It makes too much sense to me
December 2, 2024 at 7:38 AM
I'm gonna adopt this. It makes too much sense to me
Even further context, mid specifically came around to describe weed that wasn't really good or bad, but did the job. It somehow just kind of entered the mainstream lexic9n from there
December 2, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Even further context, mid specifically came around to describe weed that wasn't really good or bad, but did the job. It somehow just kind of entered the mainstream lexic9n from there
Deathstroke vol. 1 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Bennett, and Art Thibert. 8/10. Enjoyed this way more than expected. Art rocks. Slade is not a pedophile. He’s also not an anti-hero, he’s just a straight up bastard which I enjoyed. Strong emotional core. Liefeld gets this one too.
September 19, 2023 at 5:24 PM
Deathstroke vol. 1 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Bennett, and Art Thibert. 8/10. Enjoyed this way more than expected. Art rocks. Slade is not a pedophile. He’s also not an anti-hero, he’s just a straight up bastard which I enjoyed. Strong emotional core. Liefeld gets this one too.
Static Shock vol. 1 by Scott McDaniel, John Rozum, Marc Bernardin, Andy Owens. 5/10. This was excruciatingly boring. There was a weird Joker tease throughout that either amounted to nothing or I am stupid and did not understand. He had a face which is wrong. That’s the highlight
September 19, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Static Shock vol. 1 by Scott McDaniel, John Rozum, Marc Bernardin, Andy Owens. 5/10. This was excruciatingly boring. There was a weird Joker tease throughout that either amounted to nothing or I am stupid and did not understand. He had a face which is wrong. That’s the highlight
OMAC vol. 1 by Dan DiDio, Keith Giffen, and Scott Koblish. 3.5/10. This book is lucky I read Hawk & Dove before it. Hulk is maybe my fictional character ever so I expected this to at least be fun, since it's just Hulk But Blue And Tech. It is not.
September 19, 2023 at 5:22 PM
OMAC vol. 1 by Dan DiDio, Keith Giffen, and Scott Koblish. 3.5/10. This book is lucky I read Hawk & Dove before it. Hulk is maybe my fictional character ever so I expected this to at least be fun, since it's just Hulk But Blue And Tech. It is not.
Hawk & Dove vol. 1 by Rob Liefeld and Sterling Gates. 2/10. Speaking of Liefeld, this is the worst fucking book I’ve ever read in my life. It’s not even fair that I had to read this. I raised JLI’s rating because of this shitheap. Fuck this book.
September 19, 2023 at 5:21 PM
Hawk & Dove vol. 1 by Rob Liefeld and Sterling Gates. 2/10. Speaking of Liefeld, this is the worst fucking book I’ve ever read in my life. It’s not even fair that I had to read this. I raised JLI’s rating because of this shitheap. Fuck this book.
The Savage Hawkman by Tony S. Daniel and Philip Tan. 9/10. I fucking loved this book. I know nothing about the Hawks and was worried I’d be confused, but this is clean and concise. Great horror influence and fantastic art. Unfortunately Rob Liefeld takes over in vol. 2 so fuck me
September 19, 2023 at 5:20 PM
The Savage Hawkman by Tony S. Daniel and Philip Tan. 9/10. I fucking loved this book. I know nothing about the Hawks and was worried I’d be confused, but this is clean and concise. Great horror influence and fantastic art. Unfortunately Rob Liefeld takes over in vol. 2 so fuck me
Wonder Woman vol. 1 by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang. 7/10. The story is decent but holy god I can already tell I’m gonna have issues with this Wonder Woman characterization. Cliff Chiang never misses.
September 19, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Wonder Woman vol. 1 by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang. 7/10. The story is decent but holy god I can already tell I’m gonna have issues with this Wonder Woman characterization. Cliff Chiang never misses.
The Flash vol. 1 by Brian Buccatello and Francis Manapul. 7/10. I did not like the story on this. The OC villains were super lacking for me. However, the art more than made up for it. Some absolutely stunning panel layouts.
September 19, 2023 at 5:19 PM
The Flash vol. 1 by Brian Buccatello and Francis Manapul. 7/10. I did not like the story on this. The OC villains were super lacking for me. However, the art more than made up for it. Some absolutely stunning panel layouts.
Captain Atom vol. 1 by JT Krul and Freddie Williams II. 6.5/10. This was a welcome break from the house style art, thought it was really interesting. The story didn’t do much for me but picked up towards the end. Interested to see how this develops.
September 19, 2023 at 5:18 PM
Captain Atom vol. 1 by JT Krul and Freddie Williams II. 6.5/10. This was a welcome break from the house style art, thought it was really interesting. The story didn’t do much for me but picked up towards the end. Interested to see how this develops.
Aquaman vol. 1 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado. 8/10. Really fun book. Art is fantastic. The Trench is a solid opening threat for Aquaman and I’m interested in how this continues.
September 19, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Aquaman vol. 1 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado. 8/10. Really fun book. Art is fantastic. The Trench is a solid opening threat for Aquaman and I’m interested in how this continues.
The Fury Of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men vol. 1 by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, Yildiray Cinar, Norm Rapmund. 8.5/10. I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected based off a book with EVS on writing duties. Gail must have worked her ass off on this because it’s genuinely enjoyable.
September 19, 2023 at 5:16 PM
The Fury Of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men vol. 1 by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, Yildiray Cinar, Norm Rapmund. 8.5/10. I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected based off a book with EVS on writing duties. Gail must have worked her ass off on this because it’s genuinely enjoyable.
Justice League Dark vol. 1 by Peter Milligan and Mikel Janin. 5/10. I am well known as not liking magic in my superhero stories, but I don’t mind the JLD. That being said, I didn’t understand this shit at all. Art is absolutely gorgeous. Can’t go lower than 5/10 for it.
September 19, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Justice League Dark vol. 1 by Peter Milligan and Mikel Janin. 5/10. I am well known as not liking magic in my superhero stories, but I don’t mind the JLD. That being said, I didn’t understand this shit at all. Art is absolutely gorgeous. Can’t go lower than 5/10 for it.
Justice League International vol. 1 by Dan Jurgens, Aaron Lopresti, and Matt Ryan. 4/10. The note I took when I read this simply reads “just terrible,” and that’s still how I feel now. Aimless, toneless, bizarrely characterized, and a bad run through and through.
September 19, 2023 at 5:14 PM
Justice League International vol. 1 by Dan Jurgens, Aaron Lopresti, and Matt Ryan. 4/10. The note I took when I read this simply reads “just terrible,” and that’s still how I feel now. Aimless, toneless, bizarrely characterized, and a bad run through and through.
Blue Beetle vol. 1 by Tony Bedard, Ig Guara, J.P. Mayer, and Ruy Jose. 6/10. This book is the definition of fine. It’s basically 2006 BB but not as good. Still pretty fun regardless.
September 19, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Blue Beetle vol. 1 by Tony Bedard, Ig Guara, J.P. Mayer, and Ruy Jose. 6/10. This book is the definition of fine. It’s basically 2006 BB but not as good. Still pretty fun regardless.
Green Arrow vol. 1 by Dan Jurgens, JT Krul, Keith Giffen and George Perez. 5.5/10. The first three issues of this are absolutely terrible. Keith Giffen comes in at issue #4 and seems to give the run a little focus. Not great.
September 19, 2023 at 5:12 PM
Green Arrow vol. 1 by Dan Jurgens, JT Krul, Keith Giffen and George Perez. 5.5/10. The first three issues of this are absolutely terrible. Keith Giffen comes in at issue #4 and seems to give the run a little focus. Not great.
Frankenstein, Agent Of SHADE vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli. 6.5/10. This was a book I was interested in on premise alone (I’m a massive fan of Frankenstein), but something about it didn’t quite deliver. The OMAC crossover derails it a bit. Solid book.
September 19, 2023 at 4:33 PM
Frankenstein, Agent Of SHADE vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli. 6.5/10. This was a book I was interested in on premise alone (I’m a massive fan of Frankenstein), but something about it didn’t quite deliver. The OMAC crossover derails it a bit. Solid book.
Swamp Thing vol. 1 by Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette. 9/10. Basically the same thoughts on Animal Man. Really good run so far that reminds me a little bit of Immortal Hulk.
September 19, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Swamp Thing vol. 1 by Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette. 9/10. Basically the same thoughts on Animal Man. Really good run so far that reminds me a little bit of Immortal Hulk.
Animal Man vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman. 9/10. This one is right up my alley. Lots of really cool body horror, good dialogue, really eerie art. Great book so far.
September 19, 2023 at 3:58 PM
Animal Man vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman. 9/10. This one is right up my alley. Lots of really cool body horror, good dialogue, really eerie art. Great book so far.
Justice League vol. 1 by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. 7/10. I’d read this one already, and still hold the opinion that Darkseid should not have been the villain the League formed to fight. That being said, this is a lot more fun than I remember.
September 19, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Justice League vol. 1 by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. 7/10. I’d read this one already, and still hold the opinion that Darkseid should not have been the villain the League formed to fight. That being said, this is a lot more fun than I remember.
Action Comics vol. 1-3 by Grant Morrison and Rags Morales. 8.5/10. This story is a lot of fun and a great take on Superman’s origin. Love the anti capitalist take on him. It gets very Morrisony towards the end, and is a little incomprehensible but great run regardless.
September 19, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Action Comics vol. 1-3 by Grant Morrison and Rags Morales. 8.5/10. This story is a lot of fun and a great take on Superman’s origin. Love the anti capitalist take on him. It gets very Morrisony towards the end, and is a little incomprehensible but great run regardless.
I’m listing these by trades; my reading order basically has me reading the first volume of every book, sometimes more, and then circling back to the volume 2, etc etc.
September 19, 2023 at 3:52 PM
I’m listing these by trades; my reading order basically has me reading the first volume of every book, sometimes more, and then circling back to the volume 2, etc etc.