Archive for November, 2012

Review: WatX #21

Posted in Reviews, tagged , , on November 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Wolverine and the X-Men #21

Wolverine and the X-Men #21

Review: Wolverine and the X-Men #21

From the cover of this issue I did have to wonder if some funny business was going on… was the school doing a fundraiser of some sort? Nope, the X-Men are simply under mind-control.

Awesome.

I do love how they made Storm an escape artist (she doesn’t do enough thieving if you ask me) and Logan as a clown that gets the crap beat out of him? Yeah, I’m with Kid Omega, this is freaking epic.

However, the Frankenstein sub-plot is kinda weak and definitely just a mechanism to get these characters were they are. There isn’t a lot of substance, so overall it falls kinda flat.

But like a typical Disney channel tv series (Disney, see what I did there?), it will be up to the kids to save the day.

Oh, and is just me, or is Storm wearing more clothes now that she’s in the circus? Isn’t that usually the other way around?

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Review: Deadpool #1

Posted in Reviews, tagged , , on November 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Deadpool #1
Deadpool #1 – aka Best Babies Variant Ever!

Review: Deadpool #1

Deadpool has moved on from Daniel Way to a new series by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn. A lot of people (that I know) gave Way a lot of flack for what they call ‘turning Deadpool into a one-dimensional character’ but dunno if I really agree with that. Regardless, this is not about Way but about the new series!

It’s… wacked… wack-a-doodle.

Not only is the villain a completely insane idea (Necromancer bringing new meaning to the term ‘Dead Presidents’) but they really went out of their way to draw DP as manky as possible. So gross!

There were some grown worthy lines… as well as some very awesome scenes… so while this wasn’t a great Deadpool comic (the greatest being DP going back in time and pretending to be Spider-Man under Kelly’s run), it wasn’t a bad one either. Not sure what it’s setting up for but I’m not willing to cancel my subscription just yet.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted in Random Stuff, tagged , on November 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Hemsworth talks Thor 2

Posted in News and Editorials, tagged , , on November 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »

CinemaBlend posted an article about what Chris Hemsworth had to say to MTV about the upcoming Thor: The Dark World movie.

The look of the film is a lot bigger than what we did even previously. The first one worked and people loved it, but this is with a different director and just has a totally different feel. There’s a definite “Game of Thrones” vibe thanks to [director] Alan [Taylor].

Now, I don’t watch Game of Thrones but I do know that it’s pretty gritty, lots of horrible deaths, etc. As a rule I generally don’t care for this style, I don’t mind realism and angst but “drama” (with the finger quotes) and gritty are a current fad I wish would go away.

That being said, this is a Marvel/Disney movie so I doubt he could have gone too terribly far off the reservation from the original story.

Besides, Loki, to me, was the best part of Thor so… yeah… Taylor can do whatever with Thor just so long as Loki gets to be… well… Loki…

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The Wolverine trailer will debut with The Hobbit

Posted in News and Editorials, tagged , , , on November 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »

UPDATE: Earlier reports were wrong, there will be no trailer or footage till early 2013, bummer.

The Wolverine’s trailer will debut with The Hobbit, and of course will show up online not to long after then. The movie is being described as ‘japanese noir with tentpole action’. This… could actually work.

Thanks to ComicBookMovie.com for the heads up.

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Green Lantern goes out

Posted in News and Editorials, tagged , , , on November 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Not that anyone is surprised, but it’s been confirmed via ComicBookMovie.com that there will be no more Green Lantern movies until at least 2016 (probably not then either).

Again, are we surprised at all by this? Didn’t think so.

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Review: All-New X-Men #1

Posted in Reviews, tagged , , on November 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

All-New X-Men #1

All-New X-Men #1

Review: All-New X-Men #1

On the face of it the idea of doing a time travel where the original team is brought forward sounds a bit groan-worthy. After all, not only has time travel gotten cliché and over-used in general, but in specific it’s pretty bad with the X-Men. In fact, it’s the X-Men version of the Star Trekian ‘quantum flux’.

What makes all the difference is the framework in which the story is set.

I was pleasantly surprised with All-New X-Men. Hank’s condition has led him towards thinking even farther outside the box, giving him a real reason to do this rather just him getting the idea. This adds a level of credibility to the story than if McCoy simply decided ‘hey, time travel, why not?’.

I like how they not really subtly but not bluntly either basically saying ‘yeah, Scott’s lost his damn mind and his characterization has been shot all to hell’. This is framed nicely by the fact that yes, Scott has indeed lost his mind. Really, I just want to see the look on his face when he sees Jean again, that should be epic!

So yeah, I can do this.

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Review: X-Treme X-Men #6

Posted in Reviews, tagged , , on November 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

X-Treme X-Men #6

X-Treme X-Men #6

Review: X-Treme X-Men #6

This comic just keeps getting better and better.

Seriously, not only are the quips a lot more refined in this issue, along with some hilarious visuals (seriously, Wolverine attacking a Dinosaur, who doesn’t want to see more of that?), but they have been able to touch that very delicate line between being socially conscious versus totally on the nose.

They under play the Governor’s apparent homosexuality quite nicely, not making a huge deal of it while at the same time addressing ‘this reality’s’ take on the subject.

They also segway into the idea that robots ‘are people too’ nice and leanly, instead of attempting to bludgeon us with the concept (BSG, I’m looking at you!).

Lastly, they touch on the fact that even in so-called perfect societies where everyone is given equal rights, equality still doesn’t exist. If that’s not a comment on socialism, I don’t know what is.

I really can’t wait to see where this one goes.

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Review: Gambit #5

Posted in Reviews, tagged , , , on November 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Gambit #5

Gambit #5

Review: Gambit #5

Gambit is one sneaky thief and it’s good to see him doing a very Leverage style break in, even if he’s kinda being forced into it. Kinda makes you think he’s having a little too much fun, what with being held at gun point and made to rob a tech company. That would sound about right, if Remy LeBeau was having a midlife crisis then he’s pretty much taken care of it now.

This is really the Gambit we need to see, we got through the slight-emo set up and now he’s dancing around, pushing the limits, being the dashing thief we all know and love.

What makes this even better is the introduction of Pete Wisdom, a character that is as charming and quick-witted in his own right… basically Remy if he had decided to be a good guy from the beginning rather than a thief. Pete’s introduction couldn’t have been better.

Oh yes folks… this is gonna be good…

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Review: Wolverine and the X-Men #20

Posted in Reviews, tagged , , , on November 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Review: Wolverine and the X-Men #20

Mystique gets called “Smurfette”, ’nuff said.

 

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