Caught up on last week's Detective Comics (940). I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I'm not thrilled that one arc in, it's going into a multi-title crossover.
Caught up on last week's Detective Comics (940). I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I'm not thrilled that one arc in, it's going into a multi-title crossover.
Caught up on last week's Detective Comics (940). I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I'm not thrilled that one arc in, it's going into a multi-title crossover.
I like to think of a burrito as being a Texas gyro. ;)
Now I have a burning desire to know which came first, the gyro or the burrito.
I would bet on the Gyro. Man! It's about 15 minutes to lunch. All this food talk is making me hungry.
A quick search showed the gyro was basically a Greek take on the Turkish döner kebab (the first use of a vertical skewer of meat that was cooked as it was sliced off), which dates back to the 19th Century. Likewise, the burrito dates back to 1895 at the latest, and probably years earlier, though the Pueblos made something very similar long before the Spanish arrived.
I had a couple of leftover burritos for lunch. There’s a decent gyro joint down the road I may have to hit tomorrow.
I like to think of a burrito as being a Texas gyro. ;)
Now I have a burning desire to know which came first, the gyro or the burrito.
I would bet on the Gyro. Man! It's about 15 minutes to lunch. All this food talk is making me hungry.
A quick search showed the gyro was basically a Greek take on the Turkish döner kebab (the first use of a vertical skewer of meat that was cooked as it was sliced off), which dates back to the 19th Century. Likewise, the burrito dates back to 1895 at the latest, and probably years earlier, though the Pueblos made something very similar long before the Spanish arrived.
I had a couple of leftover burritos for lunch. There’s a decent gyro joint down the road I may have to hit tomorrow.
I'm sure the Pueblos made something similar, but they wouldn't have used a flour tortilla.
I like to think of a burrito as being a Texas gyro. ;)
Now I have a burning desire to know which came first, the gyro or the burrito.
I would bet on the Gyro. Man! It's about 15 minutes to lunch. All this food talk is making me hungry.
A quick search showed the gyro was basically a Greek take on the Turkish döner kebab (the first use of a vertical skewer of meat that was cooked as it was sliced off), which dates back to the 19th Century. Likewise, the burrito dates back to 1895 at the latest, and probably years earlier, though the Pueblos made something very similar long before the Spanish arrived.
I had a couple of leftover burritos for lunch. There’s a decent gyro joint down the road I may have to hit tomorrow.
I'm sure the Pueblos made something similar, but they wouldn't have used a flour tortilla.
According to this book, the Pueblos were the first people to make flour tortillas, long before the Spanish arrived.
Vision #11 and Black Hammer #4. If you're not reading those series, you're missing out on some great stuff.
I haven't had a chance to read Black Hammer yet, but I have all the issues and I'm looking forward to finding the time to get to it. Kind of sad, yet excited, for the ending of Vision.
I like to think of a burrito as being a Texas gyro. ;)
Now I have a burning desire to know which came first, the gyro or the burrito.
I would bet on the Gyro. Man! It's about 15 minutes to lunch. All this food talk is making me hungry.
A quick search showed the gyro was basically a Greek take on the Turkish döner kebab (the first use of a vertical skewer of meat that was cooked as it was sliced off), which dates back to the 19th Century. Likewise, the burrito dates back to 1895 at the latest, and probably years earlier, though the Pueblos made something very similar long before the Spanish arrived.
I had a couple of leftover burritos for lunch. There’s a decent gyro joint down the road I may have to hit tomorrow.
I'm sure the Pueblos made something similar, but they wouldn't have used a flour tortilla.
According to this book, the Pueblos were the first people to make flour tortillas, long before the Spanish arrived.
Hmmm it's was my understanding that the flour tortilla was developed by Jewish refugees from Spain, in Mexico. They used a wheat flour instead of masa because they thought that corn was somehow not kosher. This would have happened in the 1500's (?)
I'm done. I apologize for hijacking the thread with talk of the history of flat bread.
I'm done. I apologize for hijacking the thread with talk of the history of flat bread.
Well, I had fun anyway. I did a little more digging last night, and I think that excerpt I read from the book I linked to must have been referring to corn flour (it didn’t specify, and just said “flour”).
I do wish my gyro today had been better though. The burritos I made were much tastier.
And to make this more on topic, here’s what it looks like under the gyro sticker:
This week's Karnak really got under the character's skin in a way I wasn't expecting given the "smartest man in the room" way Ellis had presented him the previous issues. But it is because of that earlier presentation that it was even more an effective character study.
I have been buying and reading collections from the past I missed first go around. I just finished Jim Starlin's Warlock run from the 70's... I was amazed at how engaging it was. There's A LOT of gnashing of teeth and angst, but the story is pretty fun, with it being tied up in those two annuals, Marvel Two In One, and Avengers. Starlin really stands out as one of the more progressive writers of the 70's Marvel era.
I've also been reading a collection of Valentino's Normalman... not as impressed. I think 14 year old me would have loved it, tho.
In the category of "What Comics Did You Read and Like or Not Like This Week"...
I picked up the Epic Collection of the Steve Gerber's Man-Thing a few months ago after missing the omnibus collection a few years ago. The 440-page tpb also features stories by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Len Wein and Tony Isabella. This could be for completeness sake or to show readers that, despite how good all of those writers might have been, no one was better than Steve Gerber when it came to spinning tales of Marvel’s melancholy muck-monster.
You never know if the next story will be fantasy, science-fiction, horror, or even social commentary. However, when reading it all as a whole, it's gotten a little monotonous at times. Many of the one-shot stories are wonderfully crafted, especially after Gerber took over, but I began getting bored with Val Mayerik's art style which I consider a low-point in the run (and I usually like Mayerik). What a welcome change when Mike Ploog finally stepped in at issue 5 on a story about a suicidal clown. I have volume 2 on order and I'm hoping this improved artwork continues with Ploog, Buscema, Morrow, Buckler, Broderick and Alcala.
Man-Thing is a tough series, because the protagonist isn't really a character. He's a plot device, because of his bestial mind and ongoing insanity. So he doesn't change and there isn't any growth or even a character arcs about him, which I think proved to be a challenge for the series. The guest characters are individually interesting, but never form any cohesiveness or a coherent through-line. Rory Regan is the best character so far in what is essentially an on-going, episodic swamp opera, with Man-Thing coming to the aid of various counterculture types, saving them from the clutches of mad scientists, industrialists, evil devil-worshipers, biker gangs, and the ever-present hungry alligators.
I'm sticking with it because I'm fascinated with the character, I like Gerber's work, I love the bronze-age era and I'm a completist.
I'm done. I apologize for hijacking the thread with talk of the history of flat bread.
Well, I had fun anyway. I did a little more digging last night, and I think that excerpt I read from the book I linked to must have been referring to corn flour (it didn’t specify, and just said “flour”).
I do wish my gyro today had been better though. The burritos I made were much tastier.
And to make this more on topic, here’s what it looks like under the gyro sticker:
the universe should have a bullet with text that reads something like, "you are here."
Caught up on last week's Detective Comics (940). I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I'm not thrilled that one arc in, it's going into a multi-title crossover.
Dr. Strange did the same thing. I wanted to really chew on some of the ideas that Aaron brought to the book. The Bar. The monks. The Cloak of Levitation morphing into different articles of clothing. The new Librarian exploring the Sanctum Sanctorum. Death of Magic totally took the book off the rails for me.
@wildpigcomics I just finished reading a new book, and it's right up your street. From Valiant Britannia. The story of the worlds first detective, set in 60 A.D. Rome. This takes history, horror, crime and a pinch of romance and mixes it perfectly. I know your also one who appreciates bang for his buck, and this also delivers an interesting essay on the Vestals of Rome. If you're not reading this, pick it up. You'll thank me for the tip off ;)
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Btw. there's a very cool nod to a "new" Who character.
Also, as much as I love a burrito—I made some last night in fact—I’ll take a gyro over a burrito nine times out of ten.
Also, also, did you peel the gyro back to see what was underneath, @mwhitt80?
I also have the gyro cover. I haven't peeled the gyro off.
Man! It's about 15 minutes to lunch. All this food talk is making me hungry.
I had a couple of leftover burritos for lunch. There’s a decent gyro joint down the road I may have to hit tomorrow.
it's was my understanding that the flour tortilla was developed by Jewish refugees from Spain, in Mexico. They used a wheat flour instead of masa because they thought that corn was somehow not kosher. This would have happened in the 1500's (?)
I'm done. I apologize for hijacking the thread with talk of the history of flat bread.
I do wish my gyro today had been better though. The burritos I made were much tastier.
And to make this more on topic, here’s what it looks like under the gyro sticker:
I've also been reading a collection of Valentino's Normalman... not as impressed. I think 14 year old me would have loved it, tho.
I picked up the Epic Collection of the Steve Gerber's Man-Thing a few months ago after missing the omnibus collection a few years ago. The 440-page tpb also features stories by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Len Wein and Tony Isabella. This could be for completeness sake or to show readers that, despite how good all of those writers might have been, no one was better than Steve Gerber when it came to spinning tales of Marvel’s melancholy muck-monster.
You never know if the next story will be fantasy, science-fiction, horror, or even social commentary. However, when reading it all as a whole, it's gotten a little monotonous at times. Many of the one-shot stories are wonderfully crafted, especially after Gerber took over, but I began getting bored with Val Mayerik's art style which I consider a low-point in the run (and I usually like Mayerik). What a welcome change when Mike Ploog finally stepped in at issue 5 on a story about a suicidal clown. I have volume 2 on order and I'm hoping this improved artwork continues with Ploog, Buscema, Morrow, Buckler, Broderick and Alcala.
Man-Thing is a tough series, because the protagonist isn't really a character. He's a plot device, because of his bestial mind and ongoing insanity. So he doesn't change and there isn't any growth or even a character arcs about him, which I think proved to be a challenge for the series. The guest characters are individually interesting, but never form any cohesiveness or a coherent through-line. Rory Regan is the best character so far in what is essentially an on-going, episodic swamp opera, with Man-Thing coming to the aid of various counterculture types, saving them from the clutches of mad scientists, industrialists, evil devil-worshipers, biker gangs, and the ever-present hungry alligators.
I'm sticking with it because I'm fascinated with the character, I like Gerber's work, I love the bronze-age era and I'm a completist.
YMMV