Of the same kinds, class, or nature

I first met Jessica Jones on the pages of New Avengers and I just . . . fell in love? She was just pretty awesome. Also, she's a superhero mom (who doesn't want to be a superhero!) who is with Luke Cage! I love Luke Cage!

Because I loved Jessica so much I went back and got trades for the full run of Alias and the Pulse. I really hope she gets her own series again some day - I really just LOVE her.

This isn't really an intro to Jessica so much as things I love about her and why she is awesome, so it may be confusing if you don't know anything about her. ( Spoilers for New Avengers (old and new runs), Young Avengers, Alias, and Pulse )

(1) Psych! It's back and Shawn and Gus are more hilarious than ever! And Lassie and Juliet! Last week's episode was pretty fantastic.

(2) Haven! I haven't seen any reviews for this show but it has me hooked. I hope others like it and are watching.

(3) Young Avengers! I picked up the first few trades, plus Civil War, and now I'm reading the Children's Crusade in issues. Wiccan and Hulkling! I love them! They are officially one of my favorite comic ships. ( Spoiler )

(4) Warehouse 13 - Mrs. Frederick! I love the role she's been playing this season and so far all of the episodes have been pretty solid.

(5) Eureka - I'm really loving the twists and turns this season. Though, I do wish ( Spoilers )

(6) Jessica Jones. I picked up the whole trade set of Pulse for $6 so now I really need to get Alias. I LOVE HER. I love her and Luke! I liked her as a side character in the New Avengers and Young Avengers and she is just fantastic in her own series. I love that she is an Avenger now.

(7) Various solitaire related games. I have become addicted. I got an app for my ipad with like 10 different games all with different variations. Spider Solitaire, Spidertte, Yukon, Alternations, Tri Peaks, Freecell, Golf, and MANY MORE. It's so addicting!

(8) Mad Men. I am so excited for the season opener tonight. I have been reading the Mad Style posts over at Project Rungay and OMG I am just so excited for Don and Peggy and everyone to come back into my life! If you haven't read the series, I highly recommend it.

(9) Squishable Bat - I took him to work on Thursday and have been working on taking pitcures of his everywhere so I can make a book for my niece.

( Pictures of Squishable Bat )

(10) Cooking! I ended up hosting a party on Friday night for co workers and I did the catering myself. It turned out really well. I also made the most awesome Mexican Stylish Pizza tonight!

(  Food Pictures )

I may have read 18 issues of Runaways tonight and OMG. I loved it!

I read the first issue because it was free but I kept coming back for more! Gert is amazing and Niko and Molly! ::love them:: And Chase and Karolina! (I'll save my comments on Alex for after the cut).

The premise is pretty cool - six kids find out their parents are super villains and run away. The art was pretty great and I just really loved the story.

( Spoilers )

Books!
After all of the wonderful recommendations I ended up with a handful of Jo Beverly, Candace Camp, Loretta Chase, Meredith Duran, and Sara Lindsey books for my vacation in Florida.

Beverly was my favorite I read - My Lady Notorious (loved it!), Something Wicked (I had really liked Fort and Elf in the first book, so I skipped to their story - it was a very worthy story for those two), A Lady's Secret (also awesome) The Secret Duke (didn't love as much, actually), and An Arranged Marriage (loved! - I'm really looking forward to the rest of the Company of Rogues books)

I also liked Candace Camp a great deal - I read a Gentlemen Always Remembers and A Lady Never Tells.

I kinda hated the Sara Lindsey book (Promise Me Tonight). The heroine was a dumbass. I mean, yes, okay, sometimes these ladies forgive their men for things they really shouldn't, but in this case? They made the hero unforgivable! And pretty unlikeable actually. I think I will probably not pick up any other books by her.

I also snagged a Meredith Duran book from the grocery store in Florida when I ran out of books (Wicked Becomes You) not awful, but not good enough to pick up anymore.

I LOVED Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase and I am much looking forward to the rest of that series.

I have also recently re read the Bedwyn series by Mary Balogh (always a favorite), the new Julia Quinn (Ten Things I Love About You), while a bit ridiculous at times was quite fun, and a Liz Carlyle. All in all, not bed.

Comic Books!
I have been keeping up with Second Coming and will reserve judgment until the end. I think underwhelmed is about the nicest thing I can say at the moment.

I am quite in love with the Avengers #1 and Secret Avengers #1! I have subscribed. I will probably also subscribe to the New Avengers. :-) I also subscribed to S.H.I.E.L.D.!

I picked up the Psylock trade (but haven't read yet) and caught up on The Fantastic Four (I'm though Masters of Doom). I also picked up the Emma Frost Origins (did not love).

Comics! I'm still trucking along - picked up a bunch of Fantastic Four trades on sale, and some Mighty Avengers (vol 1) and New Avengers (vols 8, 9 and 10) and Civil War (Civil War, The Road To, and X-Men).

I also picked up Vol 1 of the Age of Apocalypse. Once I got past Cyclops hair, it was good! I will have to pick up the other volumes.

I really liked the Mighty Avengers (I am in love with Ms. Marvel!) and the new Avengers, Civil War not so much. I have a few trips coming up and I think I will pick up more Avengers for plane reading.

I read the Ghost Box trade (good!), and I'm keeping up with Cable, Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, and S.W.O.R.D. I also been picked up a few issues of Nation X (hit and miss) and the first Pixie Strikes Back (meh).

Rec more stuff please!

Since the last post I have read:

(1) X-Force - Issues 1 - though like 108? (Pete Wisdom is leading them now? I'm not sure if I will finish out the rest of the run). That was a very fun. Domino is AWESOME and I love Warpath and Siryn (but not together so much - do love her and Deadpool). I could probably do without Boom Boom and Sunspot, but Cannonball is pretty great. :-) Also Dani. I LOVE Dani.

(2) New X-Men - the Grant Morrision run. - this had good and bad points ( Spoilers )

(3) Fantastic Four - Imaginauts (Vol.1), Unthinkable (Vol. 2), Authoritative Action (Vol. 3) and Disassembled (Vol. 5). smittywing lent me the first three, and I grabbed Vol. 5 and 6 at the comic book store today. I ordered 4 online, as I am a completest. SO FUN.

(4) X-Factor - Issue 201 - I am reading this series in issues now. SO GOOD. ( Spoilers )

(4)(b)Nation X: X-Factor - ( Spoilers )

(5) S.W.O.R.D - Issue 3 - I am so sad this was canceled! I love Lockheed, and Beast, and Agent Brand!

In my to read pile:

(1) Marvel Knights 4 - Fantastic Four - Volumes 1 - 4. I picked up 2, 3, and 4 50% off at the comic book store, and found 1 cheap online. I have no idea if these are any good, but they were 50% off and I was looking for more Fantastic Four to read. Can anyone rec me some other good sections to pick up?

(2) Wolverine First Class - Volumes 1 - 5 - I will get these sometime next week (volume 5 was a pre-order so the rest of my shipment hasn't come in yet.) and I cannot WAIT. I have read so much good about this series.

(3) Cable - the first series. I have it all saved up, I just need to start reading.

Also, I need a good Lockheed icon. One from this picture would be AWESOME. And a good Domino icon. :-)

On the excellent advice of likeadeuce and settai I started reading X-Factor and I am through the first 5 TPB's and on my way through the 6th! ::loves:: I'm so glad the 7th is out now. Once I get my next coupon or gift card, I'm so buying it! I'm kinda debating moving to getting X-Factor on a regular basis instead of waiting for the trades . . . hmm.

I'm also LOVING S.W.O.R.D. - that I am reading as they come out. Agent Brand! Beast! Lockheed! ::loves::

I was able to get the Utopia hardcover 50% by using a combination of B&N coupons, so I'm halfway through that - quite awesome! (I'm too lazy to put in a cut and say what spoilers I liked.)

I think I need to find a better way to read these - right now I'm doing almost all trades except S.W.O.R.D., but with the next Cable and X-Force trades not coming out in paperback for a LONG time, I'm going to get very far behind! The one nice thing about the trades is they collect everything from a story arc and put it in one shiny place for me! I think with Uncanny, that will stay in trades, even if I move off doing the Cable or X-Force ones.

Once I finish X-Factor, Cable & Deadpool is on my B&N wishlist (I used my B&N credit card for work related travel and food purchases, so I've been racking up gift cards and using them to buy the trades).

I'm not sure where to go after that! Suggestions? Any older collections worth picking up?

My love for the X-Men continues. I have now read:

- Dark Phoenix Saga
- House of M
- Messiah Complex
- Endangered Species
- Divided We Stand (both X-Men and Uncanny X-Men)
- Manifest Destiny
- Lovelorn
- Sisterhood
- Whedons run of Astonishing X-Men
- Kitty Pryde: Shadow and Flame
- First Class - (the first trade)
- Ultimate X-Men (tried the first and wasn't a huge fan).

I have on order - the first two trades of X-Force, two Cable trades, and the X-Force/Cable Messiah War. (these are an early Christmas present from my Dad).

I also grabbed one of the Essentials (volume six, has the mutant massacre) and I've been making my way through that.

We also almost done with the first season of Wolverine and the X-Men. I've also been catching some of the 90s series (OMG so 90s!) and X-Men Evolution.

Rec me more X-Men! Also, if there are other comics you think I might like - I'm just having so much fun!

(In other news - our bathroom renovation started this week - I will post pictures on Friday - it's going SO well!)