Gamer Girls 4 Hire
We’re just here to snipe you from the belltower. Apart from that, this is us.
And to the male gamers out there: I’ll take my sammich with turkey, lettuce and mustard, without crusts and cut diagonally, thank you.
Someone Sings The Hobbit Trailer – Hilarity Ensues
Does everybody remember that bitchin’ Hobbit trailer from last month? I thought it was the best trailer I’d seen in a long while. Well what the Internet gives us one day, it will make even more awesome the next day. The very creative Toby Turner at Tobuscus has sung the trailer. It’s delightful. Take a watch and tell me your funny bone wasn’t just tickled.
Review: Defenders #2
With the team already set up in issue #1, this follow-up second issue deals mostly with exposition and fighting. Writer Matt Fraction has clearly thought up a pretty detailed plot, and now he’s got to tell us all what it is so that I guess we can enjoy the rest of the story. This issue was not very exciting, I’m afraid. Not at all bad, but nothing to blow minds or convince me that The Defenders is the next big thing.
Defenders #2
The Defenders has yet to truly ‘wow’ me or show why it should be considered anything more than a Matt Fraction vanity project. The stellar art of the Dodsons isn’t enough.
Comic rating: 3/5: Alright!
This is a humor book where the jokes are more subtle and less slapstick, and unfortunately don’t land most of the time. The characters, while enjoyable, take a back seat to the plot explanation. And the plot is cool, I guess, but it’s hardly anything noteworthy or groundbreaking. This series is so far pretty much just standard superhero fare. Sure it looks fantastic and is well-written, but everything about it falls pretty flat. This feels like it should be a high-profile book, but is failing in that regard.
It’s some of Marvel’s top talent launching a series that doesn’t need to exist. Nobody was screaming for a new Defenders series. So when Marvel let’s Matt Fraction and the Dodsons create The Defenders, I want to know there’s a purpose. Spoilers and synopsis after the jump.
Review: Punisher #7
Greg Rucka throws us a curveball in this issue, writing a darn good character piece while solving none of the problems I’ve had with the series so far. If anything, this issue makes those problems worse. The story doesn’t move ahead at all. We learn nothing new about the villains, their motivation or anything, really. And neither the Punisher nor the Bride even appear! Instead we get the reason why Detective Ozzy Clemons dislikes the Punisher. That’s it.
Punisher #7
Still, it’s a well-written character examination. And the art of guest artist Michael Lark is to die for.
Comic rating: 3/5: Alright!
The problems with this series do not weigh down this issue, as they have previous issues. Rucka is clearly still going for style over substance, and with this issue, he does a very good job with it. Of course, I’d give the issue a higher grade if anything actually happened story-wise. As I said, the Punisher doesn’t even appear. It’s the Ozzy and Bolt show, as the two have a long talk about various topics (mostly the Punisher) on their way to the upstate lodge where Punisher and Bride did all that killing last issue. I’m a sucker for a good character exploration.
So hopefully I can explain why I’m cool with this issue, despite it not fixing any of the series problems, moving the story forward or providing much depth. Synopsis and spoilers after the jump.
My Own Little Pony
Does anybody here watch the cartoon show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? The Internet is in love with that show, as are men age 18-40, apparently. They have become the key audience – and have adopted the name ‘bronies’ – instead of little girls, like you’d expect. I saw the first episode once, and it was pretty fun. But apparently it’s a huge cult classic, not to mention the most adorable cartoon show ever! Who doesn’t love ponies?
Anyway, artist generalzoi at Deviantart made a Create-A-Pony game! Go check it out and have some fun! I had a go at it and created this hellraiser:
I shall call him 'Batwing'
