Thanks to everyone who took the time to make some recommendations. Armed with this fine list of non-soul-killing comic books, I went to the shop yesterday and placed some orders, starting with Hopeless Savages and Scott Pilgrim.
Of course, I also found myself unable to resist immediate gratification and picked up Essential Avengers Vol. 2, for some reason, and… well… Stan had issues. More on that later, but suffice to say that the interpersonal stuff was just hilariously stacked with unintended subtext. (Or was it unintended?)
Yesterday was movie rental day, which we hardly ever do for some reason. Mean Girls was okay, much sharper and smarter at the beginning than at the end, but Saved was a really delightful surprise, full of great lines and strong performances from people like Mandy Moore (I know!) and Macauly Culkin. (I know!!!)