Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 5/9/26
What a banger week it’s been! Great TV shows have come to an end, great, uh, other things are probably happening somewhere, and we got some damn good comics to enjoy, like Absolute Superman and Daredevil.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Batman #9 because it’s an exciting issue with good energy, nudging it just a little bit above the second issue of a so-far excellent Daredevil series.
Meanwhile, I very much enjoyed the season finales of both Maul: Shadow Lord and Daredevil: Born Again. Great shows that were super fun to watch! I’m going to try to put together some List of Six thoughts/reviews for both over the coming week or so. We’ll see how that goes. Beyond that, I’m deep in the paint on Crimson Desert. It’s exactly my sort of open world game with lots of pedantic little things to do throughout the game world. Super fun! And I’m still deciding whether or not to see Mortal Kombat II in theaters. I really don’t have any interest…but it’s Mortal Kombat II…but it’s not that Street Fighter movie, which has me actively excited. I dunno. It should be in theaters for a while, so I’ve got time to decide.
Comic Reviews: Absolute Superman #19, Batman #9 and Daredevil #2.
Read the rest of this entryNew Odyssey Trailer is Very Whelming
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is coming out very soon and it just doesn’t look very exciting. Looks kinda…I dunno. Dull. Awkward. Dark. Full of instantly recognizable celebrities and not characters. See for yourself.
This trailer did nothing for me. It’s just a game of Spot the Celebrity and then Tom Holland saying “dad” in the most awkward way. And then vague glimpses of monsters. I’ve never read The Odyssey, so maybe this movie is going to be super accurate or something. But based on this trailer, it looks like a rather whelming movie. But I’m ready to be proven wrong.
The Odyssey comes to theaters on July 17.
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I’ll Probably Watch Ted Lasso Season 4
I enjoyed Ted Lasso, just like everybody else. But I was definitely over it by season 3. The show became too much about sniffing its own farts, if I’m using that phrase correctly. Everybody that made the first season so amazing dipped out to make Shrinking (which is amazing!), and season 3 just wasn’t all that good. But you can’t keep a good Ted Lasso down…
I’ll watch it. Whatever. I don’t need to be cynical. If they make it, I’ll watch it. This isn’t like the Scrubs revival, some 20 years later. Considering how many years pass between TV seasons nowadays, it’s not even that weird that Ted Lasso season 4 is three years after season 3. And I like the idea of Ted spearheading a female team. I always expected that one girl in his neighborhood to do something eventually. I hope it’s that same girl.
Ted Lasso season 4 arrives on AppleTV on August 5.
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They’re Making Another Jackass Movie!
I never watched the original Jackass show on Mtv. I wasn’t cool enough back then (or ever). But I’ve seen all the movies, most of them in theaters, and the whole thing is a huge lark! The last one was so good my face hurt from smiling and laughing so much in the theater. So heck yeah, I’m down for another Jackass movie!
Will this be the last one? They’re all getting old — as are we all. They probably enjoy making these. It’s called Jackass: Best and Last. But who knows. If they keep making them, I’ll keep going to the theater to watch them. This one should be a real hoot!
Jackass: Best and Last comes to theaters on June 26.
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 4/25/26
Big to medium week in comics this week, folks! Frankly, any week with a new Absolute Wonder Woman is a big week, but we’ve also got the new Spider-Man/Superman crossover from Marvel! The last crossover of this big celebration period!
Comic Book of the Week goes to Absolute Wonder Woman #19, though, for a pretty much perfect comic. This one is on fire as Absolute Batman.
Meanwhile, I still feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface of Crimson Desert. I splurged on the game because I knew it was a big, open world RPG and that’s exactly what I’m getting! But it’s almost too big! I spend a lot of time seeking treasure and new outfits, while progressing story and side quests at a nice pace. Quality game; glad I bought it, hopefully it’ll sustain me all the way until Wolverine in September.
Comic Reviews: Absolute Wonder Woman #19, Captain America #9 and Spider-Man/Superman #1.
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