Spike vs Dracula TPB

I like this story, set, as it was, across three centuries and spanning several continents. Peter David really got Spike - the character in all his version as he changed over time. The TPB itself has a great cover gallery and generally looks great EXCEPT, and I have to say this - what the hell happened to the first ten pages of issue 5? I know that artists changed between issues 4 and 5 but the artwork in #5 seems to have had 2 different people draw it. Panel 1, page 2 and panel 3, page 4 are just awful. Who is that blond woman? Harmony - you are kidding and the blond guy? Spike? SPIKE? Not good - and yet, page 11, they are back.

That Peter David took the time to keep within canon for all the earlier stories is great and where he extends that canon, he does well there too. Spike's relentless pursuit, all for the sake of the famous "eleven quid", is just so in character that the story rings true. The final twist is great too - all that time and effort and - well, you will just have to go read it yourself.

In short, good stuff and as good Slayerverse comic as I have seen so far (with the exception of the two Tales - Slayers and Vampires respectively, which I think are both even better)

Movie Review #4 - 50 First Dates

First check of the watch - about five minutes in because I was bored and then not again until the end

Let me get these three things out of the way first - I don't like Adam Sandler, I *really* don't like Drew Barrymore and I get as far away from romantic comedies as I can ( and yet )