"So… how about this weather we’re having huh?!" I know that’s a pretty lame conversation starter (yes, I do consider this more of a conversation than a column; it’s just that I’m the only one who’s allowed to say anything), but really it’s all people are talking about these days. It’s so warm outside! I have some friends up in Minnesota and they’re saying it’s warm even up there. Is it climate change? A shift in the jetstream? Or is it just that it’s an election year and the hot air is so thick it’s starting to have a global effect? ZING-A-DING-DING!

Anyway, no matter what the temperature is outside, you can always count on a climate controlled environment here at Cosmic Comix. It’s just one of the reasons people like us so much. Our heating and air conditioning.

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #4

Cover by Nick Bradshaw

We’ve totally been digging this series so far. The most recent issue in particular was fantastic. But now I notice that Nick Bradshaw is taking over on art for Chris Bachalo. I’ve had some none-too-kind things to say about Mr. Bradshaw in the past. "He makes people’s faces look weird," I think is my most common complaint. But I have to give him credit for a great cover here.

You’ve got Wolverine in the role of teacher, students out of control on all sides. And I love the sign on his back. Plus, I can personally speak to the realism depicted here. Some of you know I teach part time, when I’m not here at the store, and I can tell you it is exactly like this. Right down to the little Nightcrawlers bamf-ing all over the place. Students these days are monsters!

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