With all the Marvel Event news still swirling around Twitter and comic book fandom, there was a tantamount excitement approaching last night’s Agents of SHIELD that is rarely present. The announced movie slate for Marvel sounds fantastic (except, you know, without the Four), and hype for Avengers 2 is reaching a fever pitch, with exclusive bonus footage promised at the end of Agents of SHIELD’s seventh episode. So how did good old AoS do with all the increased excitement? [Read more…] about Agents of SHIELD Episode 7 (S2) Review! Earth’s Mightiest Cop (Outs)
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All New Ghost Rider Vol 1 Review! Engines of Vengence
So before I begin, let’s get this out of the way. No, this has absolutely nothing to do with those god awful Nicholas Cage movies. In fact those movies might be a major reason why Marvel is introducing a new Ghost Rider (or even why they introduced the last new Ghost Rider). Also, this book is not titled Ghost Driver because you know no one would even glance at this book if it was titled Ghost Driver. So with that off my chest, now with the trade. [Read more…] about All New Ghost Rider Vol 1 Review! Engines of Vengence
Gotham Episode 6: Spirit of the Goat Review
This week on “Gotham”: Bullock’s past comes back to haunt him, Montoya and Allen build their case against Detective Gordon, and Oswald comes home to his mother. [Read more…] about Gotham Episode 6: Spirit of the Goat Review
X-Men Chronology: Paul Cornell’s first Wolverine run
When Paul Cornell returned to Marvel, it was with a pitch that would transform Wolverine’s life. With the benefit of hindsight, this series began an arc that would culminate in Wolverine’s death; and yet, when you read through interviews from the past few years, you don’t get the sense that this was always as inevitable as it now seems. Cornell’s aim was not to kill Wolverine, but rather to change his status quo; to introduce an element of ‘threat’ to Wolverine’s life that had always been missing. [Read more…] about X-Men Chronology: Paul Cornell’s first Wolverine run
AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #3 Review! Good News For People Who Love Bad Guys
The opening act of Marvel’s latest event series, Avengers & X-Men: Axis, concludes this week. While to date the story has not been shy about pronouncing its “everything AND the kitchen sink” approach, it really ascends to a whole other level this issue. Functionally, it’s nothing short of a twenty-odd page affirmation to the classic Dr. Peter Venkman-ism espousing “cats and dogs living together… mass hysteria!”. The parallel to the Ghostbusters quote being that “Good News for Bad People” plays exceeding well as comedy delivered in the face of impending doom. Metaphoric feline/canine co-mingling and all. [Read more…] about AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #3 Review! Good News For People Who Love Bad Guys