Review: X-Factor #231
Only more questions arise in the latest chapter of Madrox’s ‘afterlife’ adventure. I want the conclusion already! This issue dips in quality because it devotes far too much time to a bunch of alternate reality characters that just don’t matter. Or maybe they’re going to matter in future stories? I rather hope not, because there was nothing very interesting about this reality. When Madrox isn’t the focus, the book issue is incredibly boring. But when Madrox has the time to shine, the book is a gem.
X-Factor #231
Clear answer: give us more Madrox!
Comic rating: 4/5: Good.
Basically this issue feels a bit like padding. The entire issue is spent with Madrox, but we don’t learn anything new about his predicament, don’t get any revelations about the ‘truth’ of his duplicating powers and we don’t get any closer to Madrox returning home. It’s basically just Madrox hanging out in an alternate reality, but rather than one filled with character like the one with the wedding, this reality feels mostly cliche. Not to mention the fact that it drops a lot of random references to ‘House of M’ and ‘Civil War’, plus features a character who hasn’t been seen in so long that new readers won’t have any clue why he is important.
But all this worry is only temporary, as next issue is the conclusion to ‘They Keep Killing Madrox’! I’m on pins and needles!
Synopsis and spoilers after the jump.
Is Captain America Going to Have to Murder Everyone?
I’ve written extensively about my love of Legos on this blog, but I’ve never really gotten into also loving the people who make stop-motion Lego animation. Well Forrest Fire Films has gone ahead and produced a brilliant Captain America Lego clip where Cap kicks a lot of ass. Definitely worth a view.
If you can stomach the incredible amounts of gore in the video. What the hell, Cap?
Save Community
So the TV show Community is currently on hiatus, and this sucks. It’s one of the few shows I watch these days. But star Donald Glover has made an appeal to viewers and whoever to band together to save the show. It’s up to us, people! Write your Congressman! Could we have another Internet blackout to convince NBC to bring the show back?
‘Before Watchmen ‘ Announced, Because Everybody Loves Prequels
I give you, Watchmen Babies!
Everything's coming up Milhouse!
Well, sort of…but not quite. DC has finally officially announced Watchmen 2. Only they’re going to be prequels, under the banner of ‘Before Watchmen’. This is pretty cool news, and I wish I could give it a bigger push.
But this has been a pretty lousy week for my blog. Chalk it up to a busy day job. I may not be posting as much cool stuff, but you readers should know that I’m going to be earning a ton of overtime covering this big murder trial. So…yay me! I’ll try to get comic reviews up like normal this weekend, and a new list.
But for now, let’s check out this badass Watchmen announcement. Check out the titles and some covers after the jump.
This Could Be the Movie S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
I am oddly fascinated by the strange turn of events when toys and other promotional material give away the big secret of upcoming movies. Take, for example, The Amazing Spider-Man that comes out later this year. The villain is the Lizard, but the producers have been keeping him under wraps, not wanting to spoil the surprise. The Lizard didn’t even appear in the first trailer. So nobody was supposed to know what the Lizard looked like.
Until some company somewhere released pictures of the Spider-Man and Lizard spinning lollipop toys. That’s how everybody learned what the new Lizard would look like! Heck, it didn’t stop there. Several toy advertisements have given away the look of the Lizard without any sign of an official reveal.
Well now the same thing has possibly happened for The Avengers! A toy ad from Hasbro has revealed the potential look of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. I think it looks badass! It’s exactly what it sounds, a flying aircraft carrier. If this makes it into the film, I will be quite pleased.
Better than the Ultimate Helicarrier, which was just a normal aircraft carrier with a bunch of propellers on it
