New Comic Book Day XIX

It's a decidedly sparse Wednesday in Comictown today, with a measly smattering of books drizzling down on humanity. Dini finally swerves back to Detective Comics... but to tell a story from Countdown. There's more Sinestro War in Green Lantern Corps and Cyborg Superman, but if the Superman one is anything like the Parallax tale, it won't be worth the eye strain required to read it.
Marvel's only dropping a couple buyables themselves, but at least they should be somewhat more entertaining since they include the incomparable Brubaker's underwhelming Uncanny and the pick o' the week, MODOK's 11 #4... because it's MODOK.

The NFL Abridged: Week IV

(HOU 16 - ATL 26) Houston is officially back down to earth after their 2-0 start and Joey claims to have found his flow in the ATL... which will last about three minutes into the Falcons' next game.

(NYJ 14 - BUF 17) Damn, the Patriots sure have some stiff competition in the AFC East.

(BAL 13 - CLE 27) The Brady Quinn clock continues to get pushed back and B-more continues to crumble.

(STL 7 - DAL 35) The Cowboys go to 4-0 by beating the irrelevant Rams and now everyone thinks Howdy Doody is suddenly the next Brett Favre.

(CHI 27 - DET 37) Whatever. Griese's three interceptions still somehow seemed more impressive than Grossman's three interceptions last week. Bring on the Jack Daniels baby!

(OAK 35 - MIA 17) Daunte got his groove back with two passing TDs and three, count 'em, three rushing touchdowns. Look for his knee to explode by midweek while picking up the newspaper.

(GB 23 - MIN 16) Congratulations, Brett. You got a record that will last about two years. But seriously, good for you.

(TB 20 - CAR 7) Tampa is on top for now, but the loss of Cadillac does not bode well for the deck swabbers.

(SEA 23 - SF 3) Didn't everybody say the Niners were supposed to be the sleeper team of the year? Something tells me Trent Dilfer won't be waking them up anytime soon.

(PIT 14 - ARI 21) Whisenhunt got his revenge as the Steelers finally got a loss in the battle of the missing receivers.

(DEN 20 - IND 38) Indy continues to roll and everyone continues to praise the Pats. Hopefully Marvin will be ready to go against the Bucs next week.

(KC 30 - SD 16) Time is running out for the fizzling Bolts as every aspect of their team seems to have deteriorated under Norv's guiding hand of craptitude.

(PHI 3 - NYG 16) That's more like the Donovan I know. Although, in all fairness, the injured Brian Westbrook is normally about 96% of the Eagles' offense.

(NE 34 - CIN 13) And the douche keeps on douching.

Congratulations Cubs, And Thank You For Distracting Us From The Bears

Well, they've actually done it. The Chicago Cubs sucked slightly less than the Brewers down the stretch and have won the National League Central, securing their fist playoff berth since the '03 Bartman debacle. The Cubs finished just two games in front of Milwaukee and will open the NLDS against Arizona on Wednesday. While the team has been wildly inconsistent this year, Alfonso Soriano has been steadily hot in September, hitting 14 homers and setting a new club record for the month. If he can keep up the pace and Zambrano is finally over his contract hangover, perhaps all the money Chicago spent this year will be worth it and will bring some happiness to a city reeling from the damage inflicted by the deadly Sex Cannon.

Belated Beer Fridays XVIII

Stone's 11th Anniversary Ale is the rarest of creations. It is described as a black IPA (or IBA) and is a challenge to the palate, boasting a fistful of hops followed by a roasted, almost bittersweet coffee flavor. This strange and delicious mix of citrus and dark malt is extremely refreshing and carries with it an 8.7% ABV. It is a powerful, wonderful, and unique beer, like a Suicide Girl with good hygiene and an oral fixation. (A+)