Sookie’s screams awaken everyone, and Alcide comes between her and Bill. When Sookie comes back to her sense she tells everyone she want to talk to Bill. She knows Bill wasn’t himself, but she doesn’t know how to forgive him, and Bill doesn’t want to be forgiven. They both finally admit that they cannot have the life that they want together, and as they confess that they love each other Bill walks away, from a heart broken Sookie.

Sophie Anne makes a pleasant houseguest, and Talbot is very unhappy about all turn of events that transpired when Russell was gone. Russell tells Talbot about killing the Magister, and Debbie is waiting in the office. She wants to go after Alcide and Sookie, Eric reminds Russell of Sookie’s value. But Russell wonders about Eric’s loyalty, and Eric put on a good show, lying through his teeth, and Russell takes the bait.

Terry sings to Arlene’s belly as she dozes off, dreaming its Renee instead. She wakes screaming.

Jessica is happy Bill is home, but he’s sending her away. He releases her, but she doesn’t want to go, she needs him even if he believes he’s no good, that he cannot protect her. And he cannot abandon her.

Sookie is back home, Alcide stays with her. She tells him he can stay as long as he likes. Andy comes, and Jason is with him, he urges her to press charges. But she refuses, and she over hears something that Jason is trying to hide from her.

Lafayette sits with a traumatized Tara. She no longer has a death wish, but she’s not ready to talk about Franklin yet.

Sam smells trouble, its his momma who came as a dog. She gets all their stuff. The boys try to tell her to leave Joe Lee, but she’s not ready to. She tells them she loves them, and leaves, telling to take care of Tommy and himself, but not before she asks for some money. He gives her whats in his wallet, and she blaks saying its not going to get them far, but Sam is beyond caring. He has a broken Tommy to take care of.

Tara tries to wash away everything that’s happened to her, but her moment of peace is interrupted by Franklin, They kiss, and she likes it, then she wakes up.

Lafayette’s mother, Ruby Jean, shows up. She tells him she’s there to protect him from the vampires and witches.

Tara finds Sookie laying out in the sun. Even though he almost killed her, Sookie still defends him. Alcide arrives and Tara tells him to flirt some sense into Sookie.

Going through his Fellowship stuff, Jason looks for something to go vampire hunting. Crystal arrives wet and beat up wanting to use Jason’s truck. She swam so they couldn’t track her scent.

Arlene is interviewing a new waitress, Tara is still hallucinating about Franklin. She takes an immediate liking to Holly, and hires her. Sam comforts Tara who finally breaks down.

Crystal has been promised to Felton since she was 4, he beat her after Jason came calling because she told him she wasn’t going to marry him. She tries to leave, but Jason kisses her, and asks her to stay.

Jesus comes for Ruby Jean, Lafayette called him. She doesn’t want to go back. She tells Lala he has power, and she needs to protect him, but she can’t do it if they keep drugging her. Jesus promises to protect Lafayette, and she accepts it.

Eric grabs Hadley to deliver a message to Sookie.

 Alcide has to leave because Debbie burned down his sister’s hair salon, and is causing trouble. He asks her to come with him, but he doesn’t want to leave her unprotected, but she won’t risk anyone else. He lets her make her own decisions. She admits if she knew what was best for her she would have fallen in love with someone like Alcide, but he says they’re both too stupid. They almost kiss, and make promises to see each other soon.

Sam tells Tommy to keep an eye on Tara and no to flirt with her. When Hoyt comes looking for Jessica, Tommy tells Hoyt to leave her alone, and tries to pick a fight with him. Sam steps in, and tries to reason with Tommy, give him options for the future.

Jessica and Bill spar. Bill tells Jessica its over between he and Sookie, even though he loves her. Jessica finally admits she loves Hoyt but she too thinks he deserves better.

Sitting alone thinking of Bill, Hadley comes to Sookie. Sookie has to break the news to her about Gran. She delivers Eric’s message. “Russell is coming for you. Don’t trust Bill.” Hadley urges her to leave,  confessing its her fault, she told them about her.

Talbot is making a scene throwing and breaking Russell’s treasured items when he learns that Russell plans to go after Sookie. Eric stops before Talbot throws his father’s Viking crown.

Crystal worries about Jason’s safety, and Jason vows to protect her. He sends Crystal to the showers, while he goes for food. He takes his shot gun with him.

Sam smells trouble again, this time its Calvin and some of the other Hotshot guys looking for his daughter. Crystal ditched Felton’s truck in the parking lot. Tommy asks Sam if he “smelled” that, and he says he did.

Jesus tells Lafayette that he is powerful. He tells Lafayette that all that energy he has can go dark if he lets it. Lafayette tells him that he has been trying to stop dealing, but its complicated, Jesus kisses him.

Eric and Talbot play chess. Talbot loses and tosses aside the game. He tells him he’s board, to take off his clothes, after getting some privacy Eric complies. Talbot drops fang, and they kiss.

Jason arrives at Hotshot, with is shotgun. He finds someone naked eating a deer. Jason confronts Calvin, warning him away from Crystal.

Sookie awaits Russell’s attack. She hears wolves closing in. Debbie kicks in the door, and Bill and Jessica take the wolves downstairs. Debbie goes upstairs after Sookie whose locked herself in upstairs. Sookie doesn’t want to kill Debbie but she will. They exchange words and some blows. Jessica goes after a wolf, and Russell grabs her outside. Russell wants to trade Jessica for Sookie. He bites Jessica, and Bill taunts him. Russell allows Bill to taunt him, and he throws Jessica to an awaiting wolf. She runs.

Inside Sookie and Debbie are still doing a fine redecorating job, when Sookie has to go and ruin it all by cutting her with a pair of silver shears. Sookie gets to her gun again and points it at Debbie, as Russell continues to smack Bill around.

During some hot play, Eric turns Talbot over and stakes him. Russell feeling the loss flies off. And Debbie finally leave. Bill comes to check on Sookie, Hoyt drives unknowingly right by Jessica feeding on the wolf and Sookie and Bill have some intense grudge sex.

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Released: 7/27/10           320 pages

Publisher: Dutton Adult

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 978-0525951780

Kelley Armstrong’s latest offering in the Otherworld series focuses almost solely on Savannah. She’s been in a couple of other stories, but never has she been the sole focus of an entire book, which readers have been asking for since she stepped onto the scene.

She’s still a little green in her profession, and with it overly cocky at that, and she has a knack for getting into sticky situations. But the spunk, the attitude, the girl with no weaknesses except her crush on Adam is missing here. Yes, she’s older, but she seems to have lost her edge. This is definitely not the girl that showed awesome magical potential, the one that should be reeking mayhem. She’s diluted, and instead of making me like the witches, whom I feel are the weakest stories in the otherworld series, she makes me hate them a little more.

The entire story feels forced, the character motivation are cartoonish, and they do not make sense. I’m not sure if I expected more, or just better. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a completely bad story, but definitely not one I’ll revisit. This character was so different from everything we’ve seen about her before it would have worked better if she was actually someone else. The events from this one does not impact or further the series, so it may just be one easily skipped.

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Lorena notices that Sookie tastes different. Bill manages to grab Lorena with his silver chains. She stakes Lorena on top of Bill, and Bill passes out. Alcide brings his truck around and he and Tara reluctantly help Sookie with Bill. Debbie breaks up the party.

Sam is stopped on his way to the dog fights. He tries to talk his way in, but he’s turned away.

Alcide tries to talk Debbie down, she’s feening and Sookie can’t control her mouth. Debbie breaks down, and saying that she would have given up anything for him, but he wouldn’t give her a baby. Sookie distracts her, and Tara tackles Debbie. Coot comes in, and Alcide is forced to shoot him, killing him and enraging Debbie. Sookie and Tara get Bill out, and Alcide can’t bring himself to kill Debbie even when she tells him that she’ll hunt him down.

Jason sits listening to sad love songs, thinking about Crystal. Hoyt tries to talk some sense into him, but it doesn’t work. Hoyt tells him to talk to the dealer he nabbed if he wants answers about Crystal. Summer arrives.

Undeterred Sam strips down, changing to a bulldog and going for a run.

Summer brings some biscuits and hand-made goodies, ready to snag her man. Jason tastes the biscuits and tells Hoyt that summer is a keeper, but Hoyt doesn’t seem so sure.

Eric brings Hadley in to persuade the Queen to spill the beans about Sookie. Sophie Anne tries to plant doubt into Eric’s mind about Russell, but it doesn’t work. Eric feeds on her and Hadley confesses the Queen’s secret. Eric feeds Hadley his blood.

Doggy Sam lets himself be caught.

Sookie stupidly cats her wrist and feeds Bill, he greedily latches on, and turns animalistic, attacking her. Meanwhile, unknowing of what’s happening in the back, Alcide tries to get Tara to relax.

Jason goes to question the runner as he paces.  He wants to know about Crystal, but the runner wants meth. Andy catches Jason, and he leaves before he gets any information.

Alcide stops for a potty break, and Tara goes to check on Sookie. Alcide and Tara find a drained Sookie, as Bill comes too unknowing of what’s going on. Tara throws Bill into the sun, where he does not burn, and Alcide rushes Sookie to the hospital. At the hospital they give her a transfusion and she starts to seize. Tara and Alcide are not given good news. Sookie doesn’t have a blood type, and her body rejected the O negative blood.

The Mickens’ bring doggy Tommy to fight in the ring, as Sam pulls the alarm setting the other dogs free. Sam runs to Tommy’s rescue, sending the dog he’s fighting away.

Tara calls Jason, whose trying to get Meth from Lafayette for the runner, and tells him about Sookie.

Sam confronts his parents. Tommy is reluctant to leave his parents, but Sam urges him to come. And he goes.

Jason can’t make decisions for Sookie, Alcide goes to smooth over things with the hospital. Jason has a blood type. Sookie’s never been sick, wasn’t even born in a hospital. Tara tells him that Bill is responsible for what happened to Sookie. Jason urges Sookie not to die, she’s all he has left. Sookie awakens some place with rose petals on the ground, in a flowy dress. Outside is bright and beautiful and everyone is dancing. Claudine comes to refill her cup with light water. Sookie asks to dance, and off they go. Lafayette tries to lift their spirits as Sookie dances in her dream. Claudine urges Sookie not to go back. She tells Sookie not to fear the water, as the dark approaches. Bill arrives in the hospital room, he wants to save her. Claudine tells her that Bill will steal her light before they all abandon her. Jason tells Bill to save her, and he gives Sookie his blood.

Sam and Tommy drive away in silence.

The Magister brings Pam some silver Tiffany earrings. He goes to pierce her eyelids when Eric returns. Eric confesses that he sold V at Sophie Anne’s behest, as she follows him. Russell comes in as the Magister tries to arrest Sophie Anne. He’s amused by the Magister’s supposed authority, renouncing the Magister’s authority. Russell wants the magister officiate his and Sophie Anne’s wedding, when he refuses, he forces him to take Pam’s place on the table binding him with silver.

Bill sits at Sookie’s bedside when she awakens screaming as she sees Bill.

Russell tortures the Magister, and still he will not marry them. When Russell threatens to stake him, he finally pronounces them husband and wife. The Magister tells him that the Authority will never recognize their union, and Russell makes his point by acting all Queen of Hearts.

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Released: 7/19/2006 304 pages

Publisher: Image Comics

Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 1-58240-619-7

News from Comic Con is that the Walking Dead comic books are about to be adapted to television. I could not be more excited to hear that great news. They are set to premiere on halloween, so in honor of that, I'll be reviewing each of the past editions before that!

The first book of the series covers #1-12, and if you haven't picked this one up yet, I highly recommend it.

This series is about more than the zombies and the chaos, more than about how it all happened. In fact, how isn't even really touched on. Because lets face facts, if the dead are up and walking, and eating everyone, the why isn't nearly as important as the surviving part is.

The beginning is very 28 Days Later in that our hero, Rick Grimes, wakes up amid the chaos that the world has become. Everything around his is destroyed, and hope is fleeting. His goal is simple to get back to the family that he knows is still out there.

It's a quick paced introduction to the rag tag group that has banded together for safety, from not only the undead but other survivors who may just be a bigger threat. We get a glimpse at how much life has changed, and how much has stayed the same.

The comic is completely done in black and white, its very gritty, and very realistic. The hardcover version includes a sketchbook along with notes from Robert Kirkman and cover art for each of the issues.

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Sookie is dragged back to Russell’s abode, along with Bill. Bill foolishly tries to stake Russell, and Eric continues to play his part, even as he protects her. Talbot throws a hissy over his soiled house, and Lorena is distraught over Bill and ordered to kill him. Sookie threatens Lorena, and she bars her fangs.

Arlene deals with a difficult customer. Lafayette and Jesus continue their flirtation. And Jessica drops fang, scaring Arlene.

Jason and Crystal are still groping each other in woods, Jason is too sweet, and Crystal too broken. She stops suddenly. Sniffing at the air? And leaves in a hurry telling Jason to forget her.

Sookie tries to reason with Eric, as he paces. Again we get a great impression from Sookie, this time of Eric. But he doesn’t appreciate it, he says he doesn’t care about her, he’s after the crown. Sookie issues another threat. Russell tries to find out what Sookie is, but she tells him she’s a waitress.

Jessica feels a little bad about having all the customers stiff Arlene, and makes the difficult customer tip Arlene, and head to the bathroom where she waits to feed on her. Arlene goes to check on her, and the customer leaves in a very pleasant mood.

Lafayette and Jesus get to know each other, and Lafayette discovers a couple of things about his “Satan in a Sunday dress.” And they share their first kiss.

Sookie and Russell ask each other questions. Sookie asks Russell questions, if he’s the king of all vampires, if he has a crown. And Russell asks about her heritage. Back to Sookie, she asks if Lorena will actually kill Bill. And he shows Sookie the secret file Bill kept on her. Russell asks about her microwave fingers, and she doesn’t know. But Russell is done playing games, and reveals that there is a Queen too.

Lorena plays 30’s music as she tortures Bill. Lorena enjoys making others suffer because she was made to, and Bill asks for a quick death, but Lorena has no plans for that. And Bill tells her “I wish I had known you before you were made, before you turned hard. I would have liked to have seen you smile with light in your eyes, instead of darkness. That would have been something.” Lorena doesn’t know how to deal, feeling trapped and she hurts him more.

Tara continues to play eager for Franklin, who reveals that Sookie is also at Russell’s. She seduces Franklin and he unties her. She tells him that she wants to drink his blood and have sex during her last night as human.  But as he begs her to rip open his throat, she cringes but does it.

Eric toys with Talbot, when Russell takes Eric away. Sookie has a little breakdown alone. She hears Tara’s thoughts, and knows that Tara is coming for her come daylight. Russell tries to get to the bottom of Sookie and Eric, though Eric claims that his taste lies elsewhere. He asks Eric about the werewolf he killed, but Eric tells him that the werewolf attacked him when he was questioning Sookie when it attacked him. Eric asks him how he uses the werewolf, and Russell tells him about his dream of vampire dominance.

Lafayette brings Jesus home, and Jesus tells him a little about the idols on his mantle, they share a little moment before the dumb rednecks from Hotshot come busting up his car. Lafayette loses it on them, and Jesus learns that Lafayette deals V. He asks to be taken back to his car, and Lafayette shuts back down.

Sophie Anne sits playing scratchers when Russell comes to call, asking for her to marry him. She claims to be above everyone because she is Queen, Eric pins her to the ground. He’s older and stronger and pissed as he renounces his allegiance to her. Sophie Anne reluctantly accepts.

As the sunrises, Lorena continues to torture Bill, as he continues to speak truths trying to get her to kill him. But she has equally horrible truths for him, and he continues to break her down. He welcomes death to escape her. Coot and Debbie come in, interrupting, looking to score some V. And Lorena leaves him at their mercy, even though it hurts her to watch them.

Sam tries to find out what’s going on with Joe Lee, and Tommy tries to play the hard ass, avoiding the questions. Melinda brings some corn fritters, trying to play the good momma, and asks to speak to Tommy alone, Tommy gives his ok. Once Sam leaves, Melinda talks about being in the ring, laying a huge guilt trip on Tommy’’s shoulders. She tells him not to trust Sam, because he looks down on the rest of them, and she says what she has to feed his fears.

Tara awakens, still untied, and beats Franklin’s head in with a mace. Talbot is gonna have kittens when he sees what she’s done to this room. She runs, grabbing clothes and escapes.

Jason brings flowers to Crystal in Hotshot. But when he knocks someone else answers the door. She pretends to not know him, telling him to leave her and her fiancé alone.

Tara comes baring almonds, to feed to Sookie, the Were on guard lets her in, and she and Sookie beat the crap out of him, knocking him out.

Lafayette is having a bad day. And Arlene is all emotional, and tells him about the dog his parents have at his house. Sam runs, knowing that she meant Tommy.

Tara and Sookie go to leave. Sookie wants to find Bill, even though Tara tells her that Bill left her to the vampires.

Sam contacts Andy about dog fights, and Andy tells him about the fights in the area. Sam races off to the nearest one, nearly running Jason off the road. Jason sees Kitch banging a girl in his mustang. He slaps him on the ass, and throws him on the trunk of the car. Pinning his arm behind his back, he tells him he’s keeping an eye on him, he knows that something about the kid is wrong.

Coot and Debbie are high as a kite, as Sookie goes to find Bill. Tara makes a run for it, running right into a wolf, who turns into a naked Alcide. Sookie finds Bill, unconscious. He says her name softly, and Lorena throws Sookie against the wall blaming her and feeds from her.

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Penn and Teller are magicians…excuse me, illusionists whose comedic act has entertained joyful audiences for over 35 years. Penn Gillette and Teller met when Penn was in high school and Teller was a teacher at a different school. A few years later they met again in New York City and started meeting routinely for dinner. This worked perfect for the starving juggler Penn.

We did get to hear Teller talk. Though soft spoken when compared to Penn’s rants, Teller can be quite chatty. When asked what led to Teller not talking during their shows, Teller told a story about performing at frat parties in College. He said he couldn’t yell over the crowd or make them quiet down. So he just shut up, put the lights on himself and started performing the magic tricks. Soon the crowd would quiet down and watch the show. So several years later when he and Penn were doing a trick with a water tank and one talked and one didn’t, the choice was obvious.

They discussed how they choose subject matter for their hit Showtime show, “Bullshit.” In most cases they don’t say whether a subject matter is right or wrong. They attack the legality of the subject. Teller added, “When in doubt, we come down on the side of liberty. It’s a position that is unsalable.” When asked if there is a ‘Great White Whale,’ a subject they want to do, but haven’t been able to, Penn mentioned Group Pride and TSA. They feel if you choose to belong to a group, that’s fine. They have a problem when people are born into a group (i.e. tribalism, any hyphenated American). That is anti-American in their view, but that is a very sensitive subject for most people.

TSA, of course, has legal implications because they can’t shoot video behind the scenes. They don’t even want to touch whether it works or not. The show would be that it is morally wrong. Again, another example of how Penn and Teller try to stay with a subject matter’s legal issues. “We chose liberty over safety. That is the idea of this country,” stated Penn. Some may feel that their views are way to the left, but by focusing on the moral, legal issues is why Bullshit works. By the way, it is the longest running Showtime series.

They told many other anecdotal stories during the hour plus panel. (My video is not great, so I will try to fix it and post if able.) My favorite stories were Desert Bus, and when Lou Reed was in their audience, unannounced to them. Penn shared that when they walked out on stage Teller saw Lou Reed in the audience and said “Oh Jesus Christ.” That was the opening of that show.

Desert Bus is a reality video a friend of theirs made up after Janet Reno said we needed less violence and more reality in TV and games. The object is driving a bus at 50 mph from Phoenix to Las Vegas. After each 8hr shift you get one point. You also can't get off the bus (someone please make an android app for Desert Bus). Then they proceeded to sing the ‘Asparagus song’ and tell the ‘Bee story.’ There was only one magic trick they performed, but I loved that it was more talk.

Penn and Teller are so passionate about what they do and share with audiences. It’s easy to see why they have many loyal fans, a hit Showtime series, and a long running Las Vegas show where they are fortunate to have the artistic freedom to do anything they want (in their show). That type of freedom is what America was built on. And that’s no Bullshit!

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The fourth and final day of Comic Con is here. And that means its Supernatural time! But also the last day of the show which is both a godsend (because I'm a little exhausted) and sad (because I'm going to miss the chaos). Smallville came out first, but they weren't signing autographs, which seemed like a big tease since not only was it Tom Welling's first appearance, but they'd also announced it was the final season.

The lovely Erica Durance and Cassidy Freeman accompanied him.

Signing for the day for Supernatural was: Ben Edlund, Misha Collins, Sera Gamble, Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Eric Kripke, and Jim Beaver.

The actual lineup for signing went much smoother, than previous days.





But there was less time to chat with the stars during the signing.

I had a short chat with Misha. He was at the Syfy/EW party, but he didn't do any fan pictures. He said he was told that he couldn't by his handlers, and when he saw Jensen with us, it was too late, he was already through the doors, and they wouldn't let him back out. Sounds like a conspiracy to me!

Jensen remembered me from the day before, and I proceeded to knock the few things on the signing table over. Because I'm graceful and cool under pressure. After knocking over his name plate for the third time, he teased, "Maybe you should just take it." Me: "Maybe I will." Him: "Do you want it?" Me: "Can I have it?" Him: "Sure I don't know what we're suppose to do with them." So I proceeded to collect them down the line, with a simple "Can I have yours, Jensen gave me his."

Supernatural wasn't the only ones signing that day. So was Glee over at the Fox booth. The signing featured: Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushowitz, Naya Rivera, and Heather Morris.

After snapping a few pictures I ran upstairs to catch the end of the Phineas and Ferb signing, and just made it into Kick Buttowski to close the show. I'm not sure what I was expecting from the the Kick Buttowski panel but they were a very funny bunch. They shared a little about what's to come, we got a glimpse of some new characters, how Kendall just may be Kick's soul mate, and how the creator Sandro Corsaro pulls many of the characters from his own life, like the character Brad is based off a friend's older brother who actually uses the word dillweed religiously. My daughter absolutely adores the cartoon, and both Charlie Schlatter who voices Kick (and the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee) and Matt Jones who voices Gunther were nice enough to record a little shout out for her to listen to when I got home. Thanks for a great time Comic Con, see you next year. XOXO If you're dying to see more pictures check out our Flickr album!

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