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“We’re going to burn it all down. Because this is not the future we were promised. And if we can’t have that, then we shouldn’t have anything at all.” Doktor Sleepless, Doktor Sleepless #6.

Damn, that Doktor Sleepless quote is harsh, but it’s a good example of the comics “philosophy”, as it takes a definitely “punk-ier” turn. On another note, and before I go on with the rest of the column, I’d like to thank my new friend Julia, from Russia, who works for the same company I do; and gladly helped me with some Russian inquiries (yes, Mike Mignola did his homework for BRPD: 1946) when I contacted completely out of the blue. благодарю, Julia!
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“If you’re hunting nerds for sport I’d like you to know I’m PERSONALLY offended.” Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man V1 #555.

Well, here’s the column for last week’s comics, and I’m sure a lot of you take it personally, like Spidey. Last week’s DT! was correctly assessed by Snarf5181; the post Infinite Crisis Colossal Boy does not grow, he’s a giant who shrinks. Badge for ya! The Dissector’s Picks Of The Week will be short and sweet; as I’m not feeling very well as I write this (my neck is killing me).
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“(…) a plan that probably involves Sentry being asked to do something that’ll make him cry.” Build-A-Recap, World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control #03.

That quote made me laugh out loud. Have I ever mentioned that I think Sentry sucks? Last column’s DT! was spotted by Sully and Snarf5181, and it was that “Qurac” was spelled as “Quarac”…. that’s like misspelling Latveria! *whistles looking up, since for more than two decades he thought it was Lavteria*
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“You can call me an “innovator”… You can call me a “child prodigy”… But I don’t really know what those words mean.” Franklin Richards, Franklin Richards, Franklin Richards: Spring Break.

Aaaaaaaaand…. CAUGHT UP!!! YEAH, BABY, YEAH!!! This is the column for the books published on 03/19, which means that I’m back on schedule. I’ve gotten such a workout from this catch-up series of columns, that I can make them faster than ever, but still, I’ll slow down in future columns and take the time to rant more extensively when things bother me. The Dissect This! for last column was solved (only in part) by Snakebyte, who saw that the map in the UN seal was any but Earth’s. Marvel’s Earths have a few extra islands, and of course, Atlantis underwater; but the regular continents’ shapes are still the same. Also, the general design of the seal was screwed up, apart from the map. But… this was a double DT, and nobody got the second one (I know, I’m not letting you guys breathe between columns), which was that the two seals in the picture… were not the same. The maps were different, for starters.
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“That’s my name! And when you write it, don’t forget the hyphen! You wouldn’t believe how many Google searches that screws up!” Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man V1 #553.

Almost there, almost there!!! This is the column for comics published on 03/12, which means that I’m now only one column behind!!! The Dissect This! from last column was correctly spotted by Snakebyte (and ShadZ), as Wolverine’s claws making a “snikt” sound, a sound they only make when coated in adamantium; something that hadn’t happened yet by WWII. Before we get on with the rest of the column, I want to invite all of my readers to join the Independent Comics Site forums, to comment on the reviews and articles from the site, and engage in interesting discussions about our hobby. There are a few Dissector fans there, too, so you won’t feel alone.
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“Watching was Charles the Dominator of family on TV–SUBMISSION OF NICOLE EGGERT!” The Head, All-New Atom #21.

Catching up as fast as possible; this is the first column dealing with books published in March, specifically, the week of 03/05. Last columns DT! was correctly spotted by “Mini-Dissector” himself, Snakebyte, as Data being referred to as a Lieutenant, instead of a Lieutenant Commander. Any geek, particularly any geek as geeky as Gordo (from KODT) knows that!
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“Pants, then spaceship. In that order.” Jaime Reyes (Blue Beetle III) escaping from an alien mothership, Blue Beetle V7 #24.

Still playing catch-up, here are the dissections for the comics released on the week of 02/27, which at least lets us finish with the month of February. That quote up there is one of the reasons I just love the current Blue Beetle book. But more on that later; on another topic, the DT! from last column was not found by any of my readers, so I will reveal it myself. The problem was that the General is not drawn as tall as he should, he should be several feet taller than Bronze Tiger, yet he’s just a couple of heads taller.
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“Stuck in that suit for eternity. Wolfram & Hart’s cruelest act yet.” Lorne, about Wesley, Angel: After The Fall #4.

Welcome to the column on comics published on 02/20; we’re that much closer to catching up! That quote up there is another proof of Joss Whedon’s ability to (along with his co-writer, Brian Lynch), to make comics read like an episode of one of his TV shows. The DT! from last column was spotted by the Guvnor, who correctly said that Pied Piper’s sunglasses were the wrong shape… badge for him!
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“Great, it’s one of those idiotic mental battles. At least there’s no wirefr… He already got my arm?” Atomic Robo, Atomic Robo 05 of 06.

Here we are again; still catching up, this time with the books for 02/13. No celebrity deaths to report, at least none you’ll know of, or geek-related. Dissect This! was guessed by Snakebyte, who’s on a roll, and it was Jay Garrick’s chest emblem. The Dissector Picks Of The Week? Well, despite that great quote, Atomic Robo #5 wasn’t as good as usual, and I ended up picking New Avengers 38, with a simple tale of a couple falling of over ideologies, as the Best Book Of The Week. The Worst Book Of The Week was New Exiles #2, boring, generic.
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“I’m Starman. I’m from the future. WEEEOOOOEEEE!” Starman (Thom Kallor), Justice Society Of America V3 #12.

Wow, this was fast; here’s another installment of my catch-up, this time for the comics released on the week of 02/06; first week of February. In fact, I could have released this column a bit earlier; but I was waiting on the confirmation of one piece of data. Also, I thought it best to let you guys breath a bit. That quote up there just cracked me up, and it also got to be one of the Moments Of The Week. Now, on to the preliminary part of the column, last time’s Dissect This! was spotted by Snakebyte, and it was the fact that the civilian who was asking about his pants had his legs painted blue… badge for ya, Snakebyte!
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“Sweetie, I’ll make soup with your knickers!” Random gang-banger, Andrea D #1.

What a beautiful pick up line! Here we are, with the dissections for the last week of January, comics released on 01/30. However, I must again deliver the sad news of somebody’s death, even if it’s a bit late, of the demise Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, and therefore, roleplaying games as such. He will be sorely missed; you can find the news here, and my tributes here, and here. Yes, he wasn’t a comic book creator, but he was a very influential man to me and many, and I needed to mention it.
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“Standing around talking feels a lot like standing around talking. When does Pete get to throw me at something?” Wolverine, summing up the “joys” of decompression, Astonishing X-Men V3 #24.

I have to start this column with a retraction; as Namor’s appearance in the Order’s issue for the week of 01/23 (week dissected in this column) shows that his involvement in this book is not a continuity goof. I won’t go to the trouble of recalculating average for that column months ago, and I won’t modify it, as too long has passed. But I do admit my mistakes, don’t say I don’t. Incidentally, last column’s Dissect This! was found by Sully, and it was that there’s no checkers board in the first panel, so here’s your Badge, and welcome Ensign Sully to the HDSC!
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“I’m Donna Troy, bitch.” New Earth Donna Troy to (I suppose) Earth-3 Donna Troy, Countdown To Final Crisis #15.

Welcome to yet another Dissector column, for the comics published on 01/16. Last week’s Dissect This! was correctly guessed by Snakebyte over at the ICS.net forums, saying that Doc Samson’s hair length is related to his strength, so it would be stupid of him to leave his hair short. A discussion ensued, and I while recognize that this is not the first time Doc is seen with shorter hair after WWH, until it is said, either on panel, or by somebody at Marvel that his strength level no longer depends on the length of his hair, I will consider this a dissection. Snakebyte, take a badge!
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“Come on, everybody! There’s got to be an abandoned playing card factory around here somewhere.” Joker leading his half of the prisoners of the penal planet, Salvation Run #3 of 8.

Still on the catch up, this is the column for the books published on 01/09… I’m still more than one month behind… I must start the column with a short remembrance for French penciller and colorist Stephane Peru, who passed away… he was only 27 years old. He deserved more time to make his mark…. but he was apparently as good a person as he was an artist (and he was pretty damn good).
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“Of course. More ninjas.” Batman about Ra’s al Ghul’s minions, Detective Comics #840.

Alright, so the longest catch-up in the history of this column continues, and here are the dissections from the week of 01-04! It’s short, both in amount of dissections and in the length of the write-ups, because there wasn’t really much to write about. In fact, with a total of twelve dissections for the column (the closest ever to the ten dissection minimum I require before resorting to my vaults), I didn’t even want to not write up a few of the dissections I had. Last column’s Dissect This! was not solved by anyone (a lot of my readers are missing… MKF? Roy? guys??!?!), but I’ll reveal it anyway: John Stewart’s costume was incorrect; he was drawn and colored as having full green gloves, when he actually has some sort of bracelet thingies… I should have credited that issue’s colorist too, because he could have fixed Freddie William’s mistake.
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