After a week and a half of updating my previous spreadsheet for my Spider-Man comics I find this video about an online database. doh! I'm not sure why I didn't think to look since I use TCDB for trading cards. Awesome video I appreciate the insight!

The Ebony Blade from Marvel comics. I liked that the use of the blade had consequences. I stopped reading comics in the 90's, so I'm not sure how it's changed over the years.

I love stories that blend different genres so I'm definitely going to check this out.

I actually saw this in a LCS and I would like to get the compendiums. How cool that you had them autographed!!!! I remember those graphic novels that would disintegrate. This series seems right up your alley - you love magical items and weapons. Don’t pick those nits; leave them alone!!!!

I have a feeling you will enjoy Geiger!

I've been wanting to get this series, but was not sure which versions to get. I see IST has a new book coming out tomorrow, so I may end up going with those softcover omnibuses. It looks like 4 total will collect the entire series.

Totally excellent series!!

Great review, Larry.

I find myself getting more interested in western style stories (maybe this is proportional to how much more im aging) so this is a great recommendation. Thanks.

Sticking to your budget you might never upgrade, unless you start selling some stuff, which would add to your budget and keep your daughter's rage in check 😉. I still haven't read the Sixth Gun, but I really want to. I have the Deluxe Editions on the shelf just waiting for me. I have a few big readthroughs in progress (Peter David Hulk!) so maybe in a couple of months.

Thanks so much for the review. It's so helpful before I decide to spend my hard earned cash!.

One of my favorite series. I've loved it for so long. Glad to see others enjoying it!

Great introduction for me to the series. Thanks, Larry!

Awesome review Larry! I have the deluxe hcs. Need to finish this one. They are coming out with a “shadow roads” tpb next week. I don’t believe that’s in any other collection.

I remember re-reading my original Captain America: Operation Rebirth TPB a few years after it came out and the pages falling out at the end of the book. For whatever reason, I've had TWO separate Witchblade Vol. 1 volumes and some Penny Farthing TPBs that have all disintegrated after opening the cover. The Penny Farthing TPBs are 20 years old, but the Witchblade TPBs are maybe 10? That said, I have the first 6 volumes of the Sixth Gun and that Sons of the Gun collection, but I've only read the first one! 👀

I’ve been wanting to check this out.

Hey, Larry!

Love sixth gun, I have the remender sized hardcovers. There are 6 of them and they are lovely quality.

I’m waiting for Elric’s sword - Stormbringer? There it is! I was going to say Sting - look at you whipping out that sword. That’s awesome. Attach a flashlight to it! This is a video that took me by surprise - great job.

Love that the first blade made the list, always thought it was a cool concept. I always loved Izurus Zanpakto in bleach. Every time it struck an opponents weapons it doubled its weight.

Yeah, some of my favorites that you missed: Grayswandir, Corwin's sword from the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny. Forged from a piece of the Pattern itself. (What is the Pattern? A god? A piece of God? The fingerprint of God? Something else?) It retains it's powers across the multiverse. Endlessly sharp, unbreakable and no matter where Corwin goes he can find it (in one of the books he pulls it randomly from behind a tree.) Since it is a Pattern weapon it is usually death to any Chaos creature/being/lord that it strikes, bursting their blood into flame. The Book of Swords/Lost Swords series by Fred Saberhagen have a bunch of unique and very powerful weapons. Forged by a god and quenched in the blood of Man the swords can kill the gods themselves All are unnaturally sharp and almost indestructible. There's a dozen or so, among my favorites: Shieldbreaker. Any defense it comes against is like tissue paper to it. The hardest armor, the most powerful magical weapons or force shielding is nothing to it. It can destroy (almost) any other weapon out there. Farslayer. Throw this blade at an enemy and it will slay them instantly. No matter where they are. (And pray someone nearby doesn't throw it at you.) Stonecutter. Any rock, stone or mineral is like soft butter to it. Woundhealer. Maybe not a weapon at all? It's the ultimate healing/life preservation device. You're essentially immortal while it touches you. Spellbreaker from the Vlad Taltos novels by Steven Brust. A length of gold colored chain, said to be a part of a Great Weapon (and in one novel does become a part of one again.) Somewhat sentient it can deflect and protect from magical spells or when beat upon magical items can disrupt them.

What always comes to my mind for a magical weapons is the Soulsword of Magik (Illyana Rasputin). Creating a sword out of your own soul while trapped in a demonic dimension just seems really cool.

Web of horror looks 🔥👍

Only English losers call it Excalibur. Distinguished Welshmen call it Caledfwlch.

Fantastic List Larry, really like it. How about the Sword of Omens?? I think its an 80s popular magical weapon.

Great list, Larry.

I pre-order all Brubaker & Phillips combo comics. Now... this book is probably my least favorite they've done so far. There was little suspense because of the way it was told and the ending wasn't exactly what I wanted it to be. Not gonna spoil it. I really hope their new title, Houses of the Unholy, will be better.

Soo... I buy deluxe hardcovers because I don't want to buy all these loose editions. Now I learn I need to buy the soft cover if I want to read my deluxe volume number two? Man, you're not the only one who is salty! Whyyy

Solid list. First one that came to mind for me is the Glaive from the movie Krull. The atari game was pretty fun too.

great list!

Do you know about Shardblades? :D

I like to call Thor's hammer "The Mighty Meow Meow" just seems like the only true way to say it. ;)

Glad the see the Scythe made it

Actually, the Council Of KANGs came first! It was AVENGERS #267 (May 1986), sir … 😀

Great video, sir! I subscribed 3 times … but I had to unsubscribe 3 times. You are 3-3 😀

That thumbnail! lol. I haven’t read this but want to so I hope there are no spoilers! Skipping issues sucks. But if they are collected later, then that’s ok.

Thanks for the content. I just bought the 2nd deluxe and had no idea it was missing those issues. I might read it digitally to not have to wait for the next hardcover.

Great review, Larry.

Glad you enjoyed it, I prefer the term friend over viewer Larbear 😊

I agree with the decision to not put this on the second deluxe because otherwise it would have to chop a few issues and the '2nd arc' would not be complete.. they did this over here (brazil) so the second volume of the deluxe over here has the origin story plus half of the second arc so brazilians got an abrupt ending to the second volume, which was not how tynion planned because now the ending of the second volume is not the ending he planned for the story so its kinda ends without an ending if that makes sense.

A concentrated haul of goodness, nice. My books this month were, Batman - Nocturne and the Night-Thief, Ibis the Invincible vol 1, and ROMnibus 2.

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Some gorgeous books, all look great. Highlight for me Something is Killing the Children Book 2. Read the 1st volume a couple of months back and loved it. Also, I exceeded my budget this month as well

Got the Web of Horror also, without knowing much about it. And the same cover on my Rom omni. I can’t ring myself to double dip on Geiger, but jealous you’ll get to savor the art in that deluxe size. Great video!

I hate when books have missing issues. I understand they are wanting to put all of the flashback stories into one separate book, but I still wanted to read this in the release order.

Dang - two huge boxes. Did you just say more on (I changed the spelling because I didn’t want to get cancelled)??? Missing issues - that’s just bad. I want to read Geiger. Jealous of your curvy Web of Horror!!! I love it when you curse!!! Fun haul.

Nice

We forgive you (for the over budget). Enjoy the new book's.

Awesome haul!!!! That web of horror hardcover seems really tempting

Awesome Haul Larry - can't wait to see a review on the Web of Horror looks like a good read - Thank you for sharing