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Yearly Archives: 2013
Larfleeze to Get His Own Series By Writer I Don’t Want Writing Larfleeze
DC Comics announced today the new creative teams that would be taking over the Green Lantern franchise in June. It seems that Geoff Johns is finally handing over the reigns of the franchise he single-handedly raised to A-list level, and he’s taking all of his fellow writers and artists with him. This is too bad for a series like Green Lantern, where Johns only just introduced Simon Baz, but it’s great news for a series like Red Lanterns, which has been terrible under writer Pete Milligan.
You can read all of the new creative lineups at Mtv Geek, because apparently for some insane reason, DC is turning to Mtv to announce things like this. Does any self-respecting comic book geek actually watch Mtv?
Anyway, the new teams are nobody I’ve ever heard of before. Good for them, but it’s nothing to get excited about. You can also check out Mtv Geek for interviews with the teams.
But tucked away within this announcement is the revelation that Larfleeze the Orange Lantern will get his own ongoing series! This is great news, because I’m a huge Larfleeze fan, and I think he’s one of the coolest new characters in the past 10 years!
Agent Orange, if you’re nasty
The horrible news is that the series will be written by Keith Giffen, the writer behind the current Threshold series, which has Larfleeze back-up features. Words cannot express how much I have absolutely hated Keith Giffen’s recent Green Lantern work, or the first issue of Threshold. His Larfleeze is absolutely terrible. Giffen turns Larfleeze into a one-note joke who is more annoying than entertaining. Jeez, I just…this is really frustrating.
But I suppose the problem is probably me. I have this picture in my mind for what kind of character Larfleeze could be…but nobody actually writing the character wants him to be like that. They all want Larfleeze to be a one-dimensional Looney Tune who rants and raves and cries a lot. Personally, I don’t think Larfleeze should have his own series. He should be a character in the Green Lantern stable, a wildcard who shows up now and again when you least suspect him.
But that’s just me. And clearly I just don’t get the character.
I’m also still looking for a Larfleeze action figure if anybody knows a guy. And he’s going to appear in an upcoming episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series. I really need to watch that show.
The 6 Most Awesome Comic Book Presidents
Hail to the Chief, baby! President’s Day was this past Monday, so I’ve decided to celebrate by showcasing some of the coolest and weirdest fictional presidents in comic books. Surprisingly, the Commander in Chief rarely plays a big role in comic books. I know Marvel Comics usually likes to use the real world POTUS whenever he’s needed, and DC Comics throws up a stand-in whenever a superhero interacts with the Oval Office. But where’s the fun in any of that? Especially when Marvel uses President Obama in a terrible story with the Chameleon, to support the evil Norman Osborn or to indirectly order the Avengers to attack the X-Men in Avengers vs. X-Men. What’s up with that, Marvel?
Of course, comics have also given us Barack the Barbarian!
I hope the White House has every issue
Hopefully that will be the title of his eventual movie biography. Sarah Palin plays Red Sonja. So clearly the real President has a place in comics, but what about the fictional Presidents? Who are the characters that the writers make up for their story? That’s who I want to explore! So here are the 6 coolest (and sometimes creepiest) comic book presidents.
Sweet Jeebus, Robin Might Be In Injustice: Gods Among Us After All!
Thank you to nationarticulation for the tip. We finally have the first hints that Robin will be a playable character in the upcoming DC superhero fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us!
It’s not an official announcement or screenshot, though, so we don’t know for sure. But here is the cover of the May issue of the Injustice tie-in comic book! I can’t believe I missed this!
I’m a blind fool
That’s Damian Wayne up there in a cool new Robin costume. It definitely looks like one of the upgraded, more badass Injustice costume designs. As far as I know, the tie-in comic is supposed to be canon. DC is definitely working with NetherRealm to get this whole shebang put together. So Robin definitely exists in the Injustice universe. But could he be in the actual game?
Here’s the synopsis of that issue:
Based on the upcoming DC fighting game from NetherRealm Studios, creators of Mortal Kombat! Batman has two allies: Damian and Dick Grayson. One is with him, while the other has joined Superman’s cause. The conflict between The Dark Knight and The Man of Steel is about to turn very personal. Plus: The Flash travels to Australia and ponders his own allegiances.
So it looks like, based on that cover, Damian is joining Superman’s side in the whole conflict. At least Nightwing is sticking with Batman. Plus this would add further fuel to the idea that a Batman vs. Robin fight would be the highlight of this game! Putting them on opposite sides of the conflict would lead into that exact kind of match up! Brilliant! I’m glad to hear that NetherRealm think like me.
Not convinced about Robin joining the game based on that comic book? What about the game’s Collector’s Edition? Personally, I wouldn’t be caught dead buying one of these things. All that money for just a bunch of promotional material? No thank you! But as you can see in this picture of the Collector’s Edition, the Robin logo appears in a book of stickers!
Seriously, stickers?
Anyway, this was another clue I missed months ago. But still! A Robin sticker would seem to indicate that Robin is in the game! Why else even include such a sticker?
Oh man, I’m definitely excited now. I will stay with this story all night if I have to!
Review: Dead Space (The Graphic Novel)
The fine people at Titan Books have sent me a new stack of graphic novels, this time based on the Dead Space video game series. I’ve never actually played the games, but I’m more than happy to review good comics when I get them. We’ll start with the collected edition of Dead Space, written by Antony Johnston and drawn by Ben Templesmith. The series was first published as six separate issues in 2008. It’s a prequel to the first game, telling the story of the original Necromorph outbreak on the planet Aegis VII. I can’t say how well it ties into the first game, or what fans of the series might think, but I can say that it’s a pretty cool story, playing out like your typical space monster movie.
Dead Space
If you’re a fan of the Dead Space video game series, I think you’ll enjoy this prequel adventure. Non-fans might enjoy this gripping and claustrophobic monster tale, drawn with some very moody art.
Comic Rating: 4/5: Good.
This graphic novel plays out exactly like a good old fashioned monster movie, especially one in space. A far-off, isolated space colony discovers something mysterious and alien, it slowly starts to drive people insane and then finally everything explodes in gore, guts and reanimated corpses! That this graphic novel is a prequel instead of just an adaptation of the video game is a good idea. It tells its own story, and for fans of the series, I bet it would make a nice companion piece.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Dead Space games, they’re a series of third-person, survival horror shooters starring space engineer Isaac Clarke. They typically involve exploring dark and spooky environments that get more and more wicked and dangerous as the Necromorphs start taking over. It’s a fairly popular series, I believe, with Dead Space 3 released earlier this month. And like most good video game franchises these days, there’s a whole wealth of backstory to discover and pour over as you play. I know the first Dead Space game is littered with various tidbits of information about the breakout, and it appears that writer Antony Johnston has taken some of those clips and turned them into their own fascinating story.
This kind of comic is right up my alley. And there are two more Dead Space graphic novels to review at a latter date. For now, let’s explore Dead Space, which you can find on Amazon.com.
Henchman-4-Hire 