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posted at CBR.

Rogue Fanlisting

and this one is active. Good times!
Go to http://camisado.org/rogue/
to join the fanlisting.

Tokyopop has "Manga Sutra"

I remember hearing about this manga/anime waaaay back in the day. Now Tokyopop is posting about it on their MySpace bulletins. Here's the official blurb-

Manga Sutra - Futari H
Makoto and Yura just got married...and they have a lot to learn! At the age of twenty-five, newlyweds Makoto and Yura are still virgins. But not for long! That is, if they can figure out how everything works. Will the sweet--and voluptuous--Yura enjoy her first "experience?" Or is Makoto not yet savvy enough to light her fire? Follow the hot young couple as they step up into love and experiment with getting it on...and on...and on!

So. Yeah.
Not my personal cup o' tea, but I am sure it's a nice change from traditional Hentai where NO ONE seems to be having any fun whatsoever. 20 bucks. 14 through Amazon. Consensual ftw.

Frog on the Cheap!

Tokyopop has the first three volumes of Sgt Frog compiled into one collection for the silly low price of 12.99. It really doesn't get to be a better value for your dollar than that.

Soul Calibur 4 is silly.

Seriously....this is silly.




The two new guys. SILLY.

(ps. Thanks to Freyhon for the heads up)

Freezepop

Freezepop is being featured on gametap as their artist of the month. Neat.

Also, this is a very cute fan video


source: freezepop myspace bulletin

Misc News Bits

Majoria's News did their Best of 07 list here. I need to make one of those.

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In addition, they ([mn] Jan 2 post) found an interview at CBR with Mike Carey regarding Rogue's role in X-Men: Legacy. (Legacy is what "Adjectiveless turns into after Messiah CompleX) Apparently, the book centers around Xaiver but has large roles for Gambit & Rogue. (add obligatory arglebargle @ Romy pairing here). This quote made Mike Carey as a writer so much more clear to me.

"You can usually tell the characters I'm most interested in, because disastrous things start happening to them."

Explains my love/hate with his X-Books..
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Witchblade 113 preview up at Newsarama. Soooo much better than Takeru fanservice manga. ;_;

New Year's Greetings -

Since I won't be here at midnight, I'll pass along New Year's Greetings to you now. :)

XMen 206 - Conspiracy Theory Shot Down!

Well I know a few of you haven't read XMen 206 yet, so all I can tell you is that Rogue isn't the traitor, it's someone else. (no spoilers from me)

So, that's the good news. Bad news, still no sign of her. Hrm.

Still no river rat?

Well, I've caught up to chapter 8 of Messiah CompleX and still no sight of Rogue. I have this theory - I've typed it up once before but Blogger promptly ate it. I'll give you the cliff notes version. (this theory will be dead by the end of the week when Ch 9 drops, but at least it's out of my system)

I suspect she's the traitor they're referring to in chapter nine. Let me tell you why. (uh possible spoilers ahead?)

...but first - background info!

Last we saw our favorite little redneck, she was still on a slab at Sinister's place, awakened briefly in an incredibly hackneyed little scene where Gambit's 'love' awakened her, (*barf*) after which she promptly went back to her coma. Prior to that she essentially had a instant death touch and the strong urge to touch people, whether it killed them or not. Also, there's the added bonus of 8 billion minds stuck in her head. (good luck digging Destiny's Diaries out of there, Sinister) So yeah, Rogue is probably a hair insane right now.

Moving on..
The X-Men seemingly left her there, and only came to get her when they thought the mutant baby was at Sinister's as well. It could easily be said that Rogue was an afterthought in that rescue. Afterwards, Wolverine and crew were all after Cable. If/when Rogue comes out of her coma, it will look as though she'd been abandoned.

In IRL - Mike Carey is Vague...
In interviews, Mike Carey keeps saying that something "major" will come involving Rogue. However, he won't say what. Last time a "major" thing happened, it was the Strain 88 Virus, followed by the Hecatomb. So to Mike, "major" = "major disaster". (that man makes me cranky...)

Add insane Rogue, urge to kill, previous criminal behavior, stupid loyalty to Gambit, (how many times has he tried to kill her? Three?) and a dash of abandonment issues. To me, that equals traitor.