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hi guys! these are my first entries for the "Drawings" section... XD honestly, I really didn't know how to draw. Neither did I ever become interested in art at all. Drawing's something I know I could never learn... until I tried. I realized that drawing needs not to be taught. One could learn if one has enough determination and perseverance to keep on trying. and in my case, I've finally mustered enough guts to make... well, these. :| I actually ransacked through my brother's Otakuzine to find some photos I could draw from. XD These are kinda messy since I did my own way of "shadowing" "shading". :V :V ~hope you'll like this! this is Reinforce Zwei from the quite underrated Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S. I'm not really good at drawing hands, so I just chose to make it a right arm instead of hands. XD Hikaru and Kaoru here. I tried drawing Hikaru's eyes for like... ten times! LOL I've had a hard time drawing it so... :/ ~ now I have a stiff neck for continuously drawing for almost two hours. :cry: but it's all worth it. thanks! <33333

Musings on a Moonlit Night Disclaimer: I do not own DC or MK. A/N: Don’t kill me if this doesn’t turn out right. I’m not the best writer out there and I haven’t written anything worthwhile for several months. Also, beware of major OOCness. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy! ^^ o0o She had done it again. The moment he heard the sound of glass shattering, a humpbacked old servant hurried into the throne hall of his mistress. Akako must have smashed her mirror again. Nothing unusual about that. When he got there, he saw Akako standing before her throne, still huffing furiously. The mirror on the wall was riddled with cracks and had a huge hole in the center. Hundreds of glittering shards were scattered on the marble floor. Akako often acted rashly when she lost her temper, and her innocent victim had to endure the brunt of her fury. She had entered the room a few minutes earlier. Plopping down on her throne after a busy day at school, she prepared to utter the same words she said every day. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of us all?” “No one but you, Akako-sama. All the men in the world are your slaves, Akako-sama,” it responded meekly. “OHOHOHO!!! Everyone bows down to me. I’m like a princess—no, even greater than a princess, OHOHOHOHOHO!!!!” “All except one, that is,” the mirror continued routinely. Its voice trembled slightly, for it knew what would come next. If it were human, it would already be shuddering in fright by now. “YOU…how dare you remind me of that insolent fool!” Akako shrieked as a deep red aura radiated from her. In a fit of rage, she grabbed a hand mirror hurled it at the one on the wall. A loud crashing sound echoed across the room. “I swear someday I will make Kaitou Kid my slave! Even he can’t escape my clutches forever! OHOHOHOHO!!!” she laughed insanely for a full minute. Laughing was her defense mechanism. Deep inside, she knew this wasn’t possible. Still, she refused to accept the obvious truth. She took several deep breaths to regain her composure and summoned her servant. The ugly old man hobbled forward. “Is there anything I can do for you, Mistress?” he asked politely. "Fix this," she commanded sternly, and stormed outside, slamming the door behind her. Here we go again. Her servant let out a barely audible sigh and proceeded to cast a fixing spell on it. Stretching out his wrinkled hand, he chanted phrases in a secret language. Instantly, the pieces scattered on the marble floor glowed and flew back in place. Seconds later it was shiny as new. What's the use? he grumbled to himself. She will only break it again. What a terrible position the mirror was in. It was forced to tell the truth to its mistress, and yet each time she heard something she disliked, she would break it. She never even bothered to say thank you. He was getting tired of this. Next time, maybe he should suggest that she aim for one of the paintings instead. Or something that wouldn’t break so easily. If smashing mirrors did bring bad luck, his mistress would surely be cursed for the rest of her life. She climbed the stairs to her bedroom and closed the door behind her. To soothe her troubled mind, she walked to the window and peered outside. It was nearly Christmas, and the cheery holiday spirit was in the air. Soon it began to snow softly. Then a scene from not so long ago flashed into her mind. She was on the roof of a skyscraper, laughing arrogantly as Kaitou Kid struggled to free himself from her powerful spell. He was about to bite into a heart-shaped cookie when snow began falling around them, overpowering her magic. He was so close to becoming her slave. If only nature hadn’t interfered! Akako sucked in air and exhaled deeply. Her cold breath condensed to fog on the window. She was Koizumi Akako, a member of the Red Sect of witches, which passed down its powers throughout the centuries. Long ago there were more of their kind in the world, but at present few of them remained. She was proud of her powers, of her ability to manipulate people like puppets in her hands. She was revered. Admired. Feared. Untouchable. She had no real friends. They were just a bother. She was far better than the rest; why bother to stoop down to their level? And yet, she wasn’t completely happy. It was as if something was lacking in her life, though she didn’t know what exactly. She sighed. A slight, unexplainable ache tugged at the left side of her chest. Could it be--? Loneliness. What was wrong with her? Ever since Kid’s heist last month when she controlled him with a voodoo doll, she felt a strange feeling, one that made her excited whenever he was around and sad when he was gone. She never felt this way before. Could she actually like him? No! echoed a voice in her head. She couldn’t—shouldn’t. I am a witch, she reminded herself. My powers, beauty, and charms set me a whole level above ordinary humans. I can make everyone bow down to me if I so desire. Every man’s heart belongs to me. Everyone’s but his. She wasn’t used to being treated like this. For someone who loved to be adored and envied, it was hard to accept that fact that Kaito just wouldn’t fall for her. She was envious of Inspector Nakamori’s daughter. She wanted Kaito to like her. Yet of all the boys in the world, why wouldn’t he do that? Why couldn’t she control him like everyone else? She clenched her fists, fighting back tears of frustration. I mustn’t show any sign of weakness. Witches are tough. Witches don’t cry, she rebuked herself. Outside, a couple walked by hand in hand. They looked happy, smiling at each other. Something the girl said made the boy chuckled softly and she blushed. Four giggling girls strolled down the other side. They looked like they were enjoying a lot. Another couple passed by. Akako held her breath. There was no mistaking those features. The raspy voice, the ruffled hair, the easy manner. Yes, it was him. Kuroba Kaito, with the inspector’s daughter at his side. “So anyway, there’s a Kid heist scheduled tomorrow night,” said Aoko. “I was wondering if um…” Kaito stopped walking and faced her. “What?” he asked indifferently. “Could watch it together?” Aoko continued, blushing a bit. “You always disappear whenever KID starts his magic show…Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan of him!” He studied her closely, as if to check if she had lost her mind. “Sure,” he said after several moments. “Why this all of a sudden?” “N-no reason!” she said quickly, shaking her head. “Come on, let’s go!” Akako watched them walk away with a look of longing on her face. Tomorrow night, Kaitou KID would perform another heist, she suddenly remembered. How dare he make all those people believe in his "magic." All he did was to distract the audience with smoke bombs, disguise himself, and steal his target gem. As a bonus, he would sometimes perform mid-air walks or fake teleportation. But he did have magic, she had to admit. Magic that charmed her heart. She shook her head defiantly. His magic made him a rival of witches like her. She wouldn’t go easy on him next time. She lifted her head and gazed at the moon above. Tomorrow would be a full moon. She could already picture out the Phantom Thief facing her with his back against the moonlight. “OHOHOHOHO!!! Prepare yourself, Kaitou KID. This time…I won’t lose.” o0o Well, that's it, folks! It's just a random one-shot which a felt a sudden urge to write, so don't expect any continuation, okay? Thanks for reading and please review. ^^

Shiro Fujimoto??? I think??? (My friends showed me a pic of him, the only reason I remember his name was how creepy the picture looked, and it was only on Wed. that they showed me him....creepy....)

It's Suppi from CardCaptor Sakura. (And I thought you should know that there is a way for people to cheat at this game. on Google Chrome there is an app that allows you to "Search Google with this image" so you may want to open it up to other things besides a picture. ^^')

If you want to see all the spoilers as they come out refer to the second chat box on this page: http://dctpws.thetrogdor.com/Latest/ConanNews.htm Wakarimashita at DCTP posted the new schedule for Shounen Sunday There is no break between 800 and 801 which will be nice. Also Lancelot from the cbox pointed out that the DB picture in the promotional image for 800 came from last year's DC calender, and thus may only be there for prettiness rather than indicating the DBs will be in file 800.

Yes I drew it LOL Look in my signature, first spoiler for comparison

Hey all, Since the community has grown quite a lot since 2009, I think it would be nice to start "prettyfying" and organizing the forum a little bit. And I think we could use your help for that! What I was thinking we could do is implement new ranks and icons for members. Right now, the only two ranks we have are: Members and Advanced Members (not including the staff like moderators). We also have a special group called "Donators" (only one person in it so far). It would be interesting to have more of them and eventually DC-related. For example: 0 posts and more => Novice 10 posts and more => Detective boy 50 posts and more => High-school detective 100 posts and more => Detective etc... or we could be original and have: 0 posts and more => Genta's friend 10 posts and more => Ayumi's friend 50 posts and more => Mitsuhiko's friend 100 posts and more => Detective Boys 500 posts and more => Ai's friend 1000 posts and more => Ran's friend 2500 posts and more => Gin's nemesis etc... You get the idea. So, what I'm asking of you guys is to suggest nice/cool/fun ranks and then we'll choose the best ones (or do a vote, we'll see). Don't hesitate to think outside of the box! As for the icons, you may have noticed that we only have: x number of dots for members: Admin: Moderators: Once we decide on the ranks or if you feel motivated, we would really like some suggestions or designs for the icons as well. For example, it could be Genta's face for the "Genta's friend" rank, etc... Again, any idea is welcome. Just let your imagination go wild! I hope this is gonna be a successful little event here and that you guys have fun with it. Thank you and may the fun begin!

Click the spoiler button for links to older episodes. 3/15/13: Episode 32. On the premiere episode of 2013, special guest Melkior fills-in kinda last minute for Chekhov and does a fantastic job for being a first-time guest. Everyone explains what they did during the Winter, and Southpaw reads her resume on the air. We call Gosho Aoyama out on various issues, including how inexcusably long the Bourbon arc was, as well as how much of a poor romance writer he is. But the entire thing isn't anti-Gosho!! We swear!! Melkior talks about her fandom history, as well as running an Ask Gin and Vodka RP blog on Tumblr, and we all get into an interesting discussion about Gin and Sherry's relationship (and even a discussion about the APTX). Also, Southpaw has Tokumei Sentai GoBusters feels and Skyechan discusses the latest with her rewatch. She's in the 500's, so... yeah, feel sorry for her. We also talk *a lot* about pairings, so if you're a shipping fan, this podcast is the one for you!! Manga spoilers from 4:32-5:43. Length: 1 hour and 26 minutes MP3 download link: Here Streaming link: Here

Mitsuki, Full Moon O Sagashite!

Snow; Marchen Awakens Romance

Oh really? I didn't know that. Anyway, I'll give you a rep. It's your turn now.

This sounds fun! That's Brook, from One Piece... And you might want to know that the picture link states that pretty clearly...

Thanks for making it. Anyway, I'm starting it.

Heiji and Kazuha's Awkward moment when Ran said "I know, you two are a couple!" *laughs* This one is finished. from the same Volume (19), this is File 6: The Fourth... something (I forgot.) This is still a sketch... bah, a lot of proportions are off..... and Heiji came out weird. O_o... Tons of sketch marks (if you can see them... bu it's worse in reality...).... still needs shade... I should start on characters other than Conan, and Haibara....

Remember to play fitting music!

She becomes like this (according to meh) And yes, it's me again :'D

I laughed together with her for 10 mins

Made it. Somehow. Wait.. *realises*..i've made it~~!! Felt like I'd drive crazy for the first two minutes.. but then got used to it somehow. *Listens to a rock song desperately .. Starts singing* Ohohohohoho~~.. Wait.. that just now weren't the lyrics..

I'd like to thank everyone for copying their deductions over into this thread. I'm with everyone else that he's a strong Bourbon candidate. I like the idea of him owning a detective agency instead of coming up with work as needed. (Later edit: This turned out not to be the case though.) Amuro Tohru is Bourbon is Scar Akai See also the DCTP link. Also consider referencing the Bourbon is Scar Akai theory. Index Amuro is Bourbon is Scar Akai . . . Direct Evidence . . . Literary device arguments . . . Minor points - i.e. weak arguments Miscellaneous . . . Amuro is not Akai . . . Amuro is not a spy infiltrating the Black Organization - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Direct Evidence ∎ Amuro is a skilled detective, yet chooses unethical courses of action that are harmful to others. Amuro is a detective and very skilled at intelligence gathering as Bourbon was stated to be. That said, unlike other detectives so far, Amuro is a calculating type who chooses avoidable courses of action (or non-action) that may result in harm to others that the "ethical detectives" in the series would have found unconscionable. • Amuro doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems he was testing Kogoro. . . . . Although it appeared he messed up in his introductory case, Amuro likely threw case on purpose to test Kogoro/Conan (depending on how much he knows) which will be explained below. While other characters have tested detectives by throwing cases before (ex. Sera and Conan, Hattori and Conan), what makes this case different from the others is that Amuro was prepared to let the innocent suspect destroy the proof of his evidence had Kogoro (really Conan) not intervened at the last second. This kind of recklessness was not warranted because Kogoro had given no indication of understanding the case or noticing the clues, and Conan has not spoken up about the critical clue either. . . . . Amuro deliberately antagonizes the main suspect, Banba, who is drunk, by accusing him of being his fiancé's murderer. Banba into goaded into rushing him, so Amuro dodges and trips Banba. The condition of the bottom of Banba's shoes is important for the case, and Amuro asks Kogoro to hold Banba's legs. This whole interaction suggests that Amuro knew the bottom on Banba's shoes was important to the case, yet he seemed to overlook the now visible information on the bottom of the shoes that would have proved Banba's innocence. . . . . Later, Banba is about to be lead away and the clue destroyed by walking outside in the rain. Amuro's "..." (795.4) as Banba prepares to leave seems to indicate that he is waiting for Kogoro to intervene, yet Amuro does not try to stop Banba when Kogoro does nothing even as Banba is halfway out the door. After Kogoro begins his deduction, Amuro explains the genetic condition that the dead fiancé had in great detail without using any references perhaps indicating he may have known about it or suspected it beforehand. . . . . Assuming Amuro purposefully got his deduction wrong, that means Amuro didn't speak up even at the last minute when Banba was about to go outside and inadvertently destroy the critical clue showing his innocence. If you think about it, this kind of behavior isn't normal for good detectives in DC. Good detectives never want innocent suspects to be accused even if this means more trouble for the detective to prove it (unless they have told the police ahead of time they are doing a trick and are trying to get the real culprit to incriminate themselves). This shows that Amuro isn't like the normal DC detectives, but is calculating instead. • Amuro noticed that Conan was alone with a murderer and considered that Conan might have been kidnapped, yet said nothing about it until others realized Conan and the murder suspect were gone. . . . . Amuro's calculating behavior is further shown when he disregards Conan's safety in pursuit of a case connected to the murder at Mouri Detective Agency. Amuro had already deduced a particular suspect was the likely the culprit, and thus she was bad news. Later, he notices her and Conan's shoes are missing, and that Conan hasn't appeared in some time. It is impossible for him not to have guessed that Conan went with the likely murderer, but instead he fails to bring it up. Only later when the others draw the same conclusion does Amuro reveal his thoughts. This failure to care about Conan is obvious when contrasted to everyone panicking. ∎ Amuro went missing when Scar Akai appeared. Amuro had just learned about Sera before she was targeted by Scar Akai. He was absent from his job at the Poirot when Scar Akai appeared outside the detective agency in 801 where Sera was walking, likely to "test" her as he did with the FBI. Also 800 was Amuro's first time encountering Sera (recently) as far as we know. Scar Akai wouldn't be able to pinpoint Sera without knowing who she was associating with and where she hangs out, both of which Amuro learned in 800. ∎ Amuro matches Gin's description of his personality. Gin said Bourbon was irritating. (V67-8 pg 13-14). Amuro has a type of personality Gin would not like because Amuro acts cheerful and friendly. Amuro does not hide his emotions and is quite expressive. He is also manipulative. Amuro is also a good detective. ∎ Amuro is much richer than would be expected for his job. When Amuro offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Amuro as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Amuro would not be expected to have much money because he is young, lacks a formal agency, and works part time at restaurants in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in. Amuro also owns a nice car (RX-7), and maintenance, parking, and upkeep are not cheap. ∎ Amuro placed himself close to the Mouri Detective Agency. Scar Akai is known to be interested in the agency as well. Amuro has an interest in the Mouri Detective Agency shown by him taking a part time job at the Poirot and asking to be Kogoro's apprentice despite being a better detective than Kogoro which Ran points out. Amuro will be able to access the agency and track Kogoro and Conan's movements with relative ease. Bourbon should have an interest in Kogoro/Conan because Scar Akai has seen two Conan cases as well as saw fit to keep Kogoro's cellphone number with him. Kogoro's number was on Kir's phone, whom Bourbon should suspect to be a traitor if he believes Akai is not dead. Scar Akai thinks the Mouri Detective agency may be related to Akai. If we consider what Gin said about Bourbon is true, that he doesn't believe Akai is dead, that means Bourbon’s logic requires Kir to be a traitor who assisted somehow in making it seem like she killed Akai because trying to come up with a plausible way Akai could survive where Kir doesn't knowingly participate is practically impossible. Bourbon (as Scar Akai) has done investigation on Kir, he knew Kogoro's cellphone number somehow in order to text Kogoro the answer in the 13 red shirts case. I looked back through prior cases, and a few clients have phoned through Kogoro's cellphone as part of a case, but no new clients first contact Kogoro using it. That leads me to believe that Kogoro’s cellphone is likely a private number given out as needed, while his main business number is his landline. So where did Scar Akai get Kogoro’s number? The likely answer is from Kir’s cellphone, which Kogoro texted his bank routing number to after the Ding Dong Dash. Kir’s cellphone was left in Gin’s car when Kir changed clothes and we don’t know what happened to it after Kir was captured by the FBI. If Akai’s closest FBI friends don’t seem to know that Akai is still alive, then Bourbon needs to find other suspects. Kogoro was involved with Kir, is intelligent (according to the news), and was suspected of being involved with the FBI earlier although seemingly cleared by Akai’s intervention. So Bourbon starts looking for excuses to check on Kogoro. You could possibly add Conan to the equation as well if you consider Scar Akai observed Conan making a very good deduction and at least heard him using a voice changer during the Teito Bank heist. ∎ Amuro keeps a bug detector with him - only Organization members have been shown to do this. Amuro conveniently keeps a bug detector with him. The Black Org has been shown to keep those on hand (24-8/239), while normal detectives like Conan do not. ∎ Amuro's physical characteristics match those of Bourbon and Scar Akai. • Amuro Tohru is right-handed like scar Akai. • He is male as the codename Bourbon implies. The naming scheme is hard liquors for men and Kir used a male specific pronoun (kare) for him back in the red shirts case. • He is young enough to rival with Akai and be new to codename (29). • He has the right body size, height, and face shape to disguise as Scar Akai. Literary device arguments ∎ Amuro's name origin is a pun on the mortal enemy of Akai's name origin Amuro Tohru's name is a pun on Amuro Ray who is the mortal enemy/rival of Char Aznable. Furuya Tohru voiced Amuro. Akai is named after Char Aznable (The Red Comet) and his voice actor Shuuichi Ikeda. Bourbon hates Akai, so naming Bourbon after Amuro makes sense. As further proof, Amuro Tohru drives a white RX-7. Amuro Ray flew a white RX-78-2 Gundam. ∎ There was a Bourbon plot reminder in Amuro's introductory case. In chapter 793, one of the case suspects orders a bourbon on the rocks from Amuro. While the drink itself is unrelated to the case, nor has any relation to Amuro's identity, it may be a deliberate reminder to think about the Bourbon plot. Minor points - i.e. weak arguments • Amuro wears black. He changes into a black outfit when out of uniform (796). • Amuro mentions some Akai and Scar Akai themed clothing Amuro's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively. • Amuro's dark skin color may have been revealed when Scar Akai's duct tape was ripped off. If you look at the below picture, what we assumed may have been shadow may have been Scar Akai's real skin color that was revealed when the tape disrupted the mask/coloring (whatever Amuro used to change his skin color). Miscellaneous Amuro is not Akai • Amuro's handedness differs from Akai's. I think that Amuro is right handed, while Akai seems to be left-handed. • Conan does not recognize Amuro or treat him like they have met ever Assuming Conan helped with the plan to fake Akai's death (likely because of the cellphones) it is strange that Conan shows no recognition of Amuro if Amuro is Akai. Even if Akai had hidden his role from Conan, you would think something would have tipped off Conan by now. • Amuro tests Kogoro which the real Akai would not need to do because Akai knows Conan runs the show. If Amuro was Akai, then there would be no need to test Kogoro's intelligence because Akai knows about Conan's gadgets and intelligence already. Some of Amuro's decisions would also seem uncharacteristic for Akai. Not mentioning something to Ran or Kogoro about Conan disappearing at the same time as a murderer is one. Akai has had to directly or indirectly bail Conan out twice for getting in over his head (Vermouth and Org vs FBI), so trusting Conan to be safe wouldn't be expected. Another would be coming very close to having an innocent suspect accused, assuming Amuro threw the exploding car case on purpose. • Akai doesn't have a good motive for becoming Mouri's apprentice. The motive for becoming Mouri's apprentice is also unclear if Amuro is Akai. Couldn't he move in nearby or stick with working part time in Poirot without becoming an apprentice? Why not start working directly at the Poirot instead of going through another restaurant? Why leave Haibara out of the picture? • It would be really hard for Amuro to alter his skin color to Akai's and vice versa. Amuro/Akai would have to use a relatively long term, even-coloring, abuse-tolerating disguise that darkens his skin color. Tanning is one method, but it is difficult to get a tan with complete coverage. (in the folds of the ears, on the scalp.) How dark is Amuro's skin anyway? A skin stain to darken skin on the hands, face, and neck is possible, but difficult and would likely require a professional to apply which leaves a witness. A mask would work for the face and neck (who would make these masks though?), but waitering involves hand abuse and spilled liquids and there is no such thing as a latex mask for hands. Amuro is not a spy infiltrating the Black Organization If Amuro is a spy, it will be difficult to account for his actions so far, some of which have been dangerous without good reason. If Amuro is a spy he is highly unethical and/or works for someone no good. . . . . If Amuro is infiltrating as Bourbon, it is strange for a spy to be sidetracked by hating and/or hunting down Akai. I doubt something like that would be sanctioned by any intelligence agency Amuro might belong to, nor would they tolerate Amuro getting off course on it as it seems completely unnecessary to Amuro's infiltration mission. If the hating Akai thing is an act (it would have to be a good one) or Amuro was a spy for a less than reputable group, like a rival Organization, his behavior might be overlooked. . . . . In contrast to Kir only doing bad things she is forced to do, Amuro makes negative decisions without prompting. If Amuro intentionally threw his introductory case to test Mouri as described above in the direct evidence section, that's a strike against him. The suspect was halfway out the door with the critical clue and Amuro didn't stop him. Amuro also recklessly disregards Conan's safety in pursuit of a case connected to the murder at Mouri Detective Agency, also described above in the direct evidence section. . . . . If Amuro is Scar Akai, he probably isn't a double agent for a lawful agency because disguising as Scar Akai is threatening Hidemi's safety for no reason that appears to be relevant to continued infiltration. Even if Amuro didn't know about Hidemi, he deliberately endangered civilians by wandering around in crowded public places dressed as Akai whom the Black Org really wants to kill. In the red shirts case, Chianti and Korn were stationed so that they would fire into crowds because of Scar Akai's actions. This rules out pretty much all the intelligence agencies, assuming Amuro is not a half-rogue agent. . . . . So far Gosho hasn't hinted at any intelligence agencies or other organizations. In the Vermouth arc the FBI was both hinted at by Jodie ("'The Bureau' is short for the FBI") and then appeared directly with Akai. The Kir arc's CIA appeared in clues related to "The Company", the pun on NOC, and a CIA stock phrase Hidemi used. Nothing similar has happened in the Bourbon arc so far.

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My favorite movie is #1. There was nothing in it that I didn't like. All in all, totally solid. Lots of good little romantic moments, Conan getting hurt, drama and suspense, good mystery... so very cool. All of the others have really good PARTS, but each had their own level of confusion or ridiculousity that left me shaking my head. Not that I didn't enjoy them; I've seen ALL of them a million times, but... you know what I mean.