Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 6/7/25
Summer is upon us and the heat is turning up. I’ve got my air conditioner fully installed and it’s still going strong after nearly 20 years keeping me cool. This thing is a beast! And it keeps me cool to read more comics, like Imperial and Power Rangers Prime!
Comic Book of the Week goes to Absolute Superman #8 because greatness is as greatness does, people. It’s not my fault this comic is so damn good with every single issue!
Meanwhile, I’m still in the pre-endgame of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I tend to only play video games on the weekends these days, which is a good way to stretch out games. Death Stranding 2 doesn’t come out until the end of the month, after all. Beyond that, I watched and didn’t care for The Better Sister, and I’ll hopefully spend this weekend watching that new Predator anime and the new Wes Anderson film in theaters!
Comic Reviews: Absolute Green Lantern #3, Absolute Superman #8, Imperial #1 and Power Rangers Prime #7.
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I’ve never been a big fan of the Alien series. I’m just not that into horror movies. But who am I to deny a franchise when it brings me a potentially interesting new TV show to watch? And for this show, they have crossed the final line and brought the Xenomorphs to Earth.
Looks good to me. But then, it doesn’t take much to impress me. I haven’t done any research on this show. I don’t know what it’s going to be about. I’m pretty sure I saw a Xenomorph in the trailer, so they’re definitely in it and the show isn’t just using the name. I wonder if Sigourney Weaver will make a cameo appearance just because it’s theoretically possible. We shall all find out one of these days!
Alien: Earth comes to FX/Hulu on Aug. 12.
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Wicked: For Good is Probably Gonna Be Good
I enjoyed the first Wicked movie. I’d never seen the play, but have lived with all the hype and was looking forward to seeing an adaptation. The film was good, and I’m relatively excited for the sequel to see how it all plays out. I know some things, but not everything about how it all ends.
Solid trailer. Doesn’t tell much of the story and is mostly just glimpses of stuff, but solid glimpses of stuff. I hope Dorothy and her crew play a large part, but I suppose I don’t really know. That will be a fun, familiar angle to throw at all the characters from the first movie.
I think the title “Wicked: For Good” is a little clunky, but I guess “For Good” is the name of a popular song from the second act? And studios are so afraid to just say “Wicked 2”, even though we know it’s only going to be two parts and not a franchise. But what do I know?
Wicked: For Good comes out in November, so we got time to sit on it and think.
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Netflix Trailer Bonanza!
Over the weekend, Netflix must have had some kind of exhibitor conference or something, because they released a bunch of trailers for their upcoming movies and projects. Netflix and all streaming services are very bad at marketing their awesome shows and movies, so it makes sense that they’d drop all these trailers at once in a bingable format.
At least it gives me something to post and talk about on a Monday!
First up is the trailer for Happy Gilmore 2. It’s happening. There’s no stopping it now. I’m definitely going to watch. Does watching this movie mean I support studios putting out this kind of low effort slop? Maybe, but I’ve reached a point where I’m too old to care. I’m just gonna do whatever the hell I want and hopefully I’m entertained. That’s all that matters anymore.
Looks so dumb. Chubbs has a son with the exact same wooden hand joke? C’mon, Adam Sandler! But again, I can’t be expecting too much. Just roll with it.
Happy Gilmore 2 comes out on July 25.
Next up, our first look at Wake Up Dead Man, the threequel in the Knives Out series of Benoit Blanc mysteries! I’m super excited for this one.
And it looks great! Definitely did not expect this gothic tone, but then I suppose I had no expectations. Not a fan of Blanc’s new hairstyle, but what do I know? Love the spookiness already. It’ll be a shame when Rian Johnson takes a bit of a break after this one, but by all means, let the man rest. Hopefully we get plenty more Benoit Blanc mysteries in the future.
Wake Up Dead Man comes out on Dec. 12.
Now we’ve got Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein! I’m sure I heard he was making this at some point.
Looks awesome! I’m not classic monster expert, nor am I bored of people remaking all these classic monster movies. Del Toro can try his hand at whatever creature feature he wants; he’s earned his reputation. This is probably going to be one of those movies that makes you wonder why Netflix didn’t push to put it on the big screen. Surely they’d make some good money that way? But, again, what do I know? The monster looks so freaky there at the end.
Frankenstein comes out in November.
Lastly, we have our first look at the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. Everybody always thinks the long break between seasons of this show will somehow hurt the series, but season 4 was a total banger!
Looks good to me! I’m fully on board with Stranger Things, and I look forward to them going out on their own terms, however they want, with a big, explosive, action-packed, most likely emotional final season. I have no idea how they might plan to end this, so I say let them do whatever they want! It’ll no doubt be fun and entertaining.
The final season of Stranger Things will come out in three parts, on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Solid strategy.
Looks like a solid slate of things to watch this year on Netflix. Good times!
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 5/31/25
I had another busy week this week, but found time to sit and read a bunch of comics. I also found the time to catch up on some of my favorite current comics, so that was nice. And like we’ve seen a lot recently, it’s a bunch of bangers, like Superman and Ultimate Spider-Man.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Absolute Martian Manhunter because I am now on board for the weirdness, especially now that the story is developing.
Meanwhile, I continue to enjoy and take my time with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. If you’re on the fence about this one, I can promise you that it’s definitely like a classic Final Fantasy game, like the glory days of 7, 8, 9 and 10. So it’s good. I also just finished the TV Show The Studio this week with Seth Rogen on AppleTV+ and it was good! Definitely lives up to the hype it has received.
Also, it is with a heavy heart I announce the end of my half-hearted, blog-based campaign to get a comic book company to hire me to write a Street Sharks comic. Bleeding Cool says IDW has one in the works already. I truly put it no effort, but it woulda been neat. In the end, it’s my own fault for not becoming a successful enough comic book writer to make my mark in the age of 80s/90s cartoon adaptations.
Comic Reviews: Absolute Martian Manhunter #3, Absolute Wonder Woman #8, Batman #160, Superman #26 and Ultimate Spider-Man #17.
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