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The Top Comics Of The Decade

The Top Comics of 2000-2009
have been selected!

Not just by me, but by a group of comic experts from across the 'net. Check the picks out at Berkeley Place:

Part 1 (2000-2001)

Part 2 (2002-2003)

Part 3 (2004)

How did this project come about and what, exactly, is Berkeley Place?

Berkeley Place is a site I visit pretty often to check out all the cool, rare music they post. Lots of live stuff you can't find easily. Every year since I've found the site, I think I've used at least one track from there for my end of the year music compilation. The site ups its "cool factor" by talking comics on a regular basis as well.

So when Ekko, the site's owner, contacted me saying "I'm trying to get the writers of the greatest comic book fan sites together to put together an uber 'Best of the Decade', can you help?", I didn't hesitate to respond with a "hell yeah!".

And he's done a fantastic job with this list. All of the contributors are knowledgeable comic lovers and after reading the first three parts of the list, it looks like there's a lot left in this wonderful decade I have to pick up. (By the way - once I saw "Identity Crisis" on the list, I slapped myself on the forehead for forgetting to include it on my list.)

Hope you enjoy the picks. Let me know what we missed!

DFC Preview: Time Trapper - Irregularity

This guy is prick. Seriously. And that's why I love him so.

As many of you know, Future Foes and the discard theme have been a large part of one of my pet Vs. System decks for the longest time. And it's been frustrating to get repeatedly raped by my opponents because this team wasn't on the same power level as many of its contemporaries.

So I'm pleased to bring one of DFC's many iterations of Time Trapper to you today. Let's dig into the character a little before we dig into the card.

Remember when I called him a prick about 3 paragraphs back? Well, he totally is. As arch nemesis of the Legion of Super Heroes, Time Trapper has been causing problems for the group, and the multi-verse, for years. I recently read a Legionnaires mini-series from the 80s where the Trapper Keeper steals Live Wire and Saturn Girl's kid, just to f with them. He had no intention of keeping or hurting the kid. It wasn't part of a ploy to take over the world. He had no master plan. He just wanted to make the Legionnaires squirm for his own pleasure.

See what I mean? Prick!

And his jerky-ness comes across great in this 2-drop. First off, he has Shift, so he can be brought in for free if you play your cards right.

But more annoying than that is that damn power of his. Because his team LOOOOVES to get you to discard. And there are times where NOT discarding can cost your opponent a game. With Irregularity here, the "to discard or not to discard" question just got a whole lot tougher to answer.

If your opponent discards, he must do so carefully, because Time Trapper's power allows you to make a choice. You MAY put that card on top of it's owners deck. So - if your opponent discards garbage, bounce it to the top of his deck. And if he discards something good, keep it in his KO pile.

See what I mean? PRICK!!!

And if you think this is bad, wait until you see some of TT's other versions. For better or for worse, the Foes are no longer a Tier 9 team...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Add-On Pack Released

As of yesterday, Cable, Carnage, Magneto, Psyocke and Black Panther are all playable characters for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. For 10 bucks, PS3 and Xbox owners can now download the characters and a few bonuses. (Sorry Wii owners, screwed again.)

I downloaded last night, but it'll be a bit before I have a chance to play with the new guys. I'm psyched that Cable and Psylocke made the cut. I'd be more interested in Panther if he wasn't in the last MUA, and Magneto/Carnage = take 'em or leave 'em.

I think $10 is a fair price for this kind of DLC. I was worried they were going to go all $19.99 on us (which seems especially steep for this particular group of characters).

I wonder if we'll get another round of add-ons. The answer probably lies in how well this one sells...

P.S. For those of you who missed the pre-order on this game, you can now also get Juggernaut via download too. It'll cost you $2, but at least they're offering him up for those who came late to the party.