Rhapsody Will Not Be Forgotten
So here’s a thing about this blog: some of it is just going to be me fanboying over my favorite comic book characters. Every character is somebody’s favorite. And I, particularly, love a lot of random, obscure characters. And when you love random, obscure characters, there’s a sort of Where’s Waldo aspect to reading comics. Sometimes your favorite character is Wolverine, and he’s in everything. Sometimes your favorite character is Multiple Man, and he only shows up once in a blue moon.
Which brings us to Rhapsody, a mutant who recently reappeared after nearly 30 years. I wrote about her extensively before, to get you up to speed. Basically, she was a one-off character back in the early 90s X-Factor, but those were comics that meant a lot to me, so she became an obscure favorite. Then, surprise surprise, she reappeared at the Hellfire Gala last year! I was super pleased!
And it seems Marvel isn’t going to forget her, because Rhapsody made a quick, one-panel appearance in the first issue of the new Sabretooth comic last week!
Will she be around for good? Will she be a reoccurring character in Sabretooth? I have no idea. Like I said, this is now a game of Where’s Waldo. She’s back in the world, she’s confirmed living on Krakoa, people like music.
I might have to start a Rhapsody Watch, even if I’m the only person who cares.
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 2/5/22
Welcome to another wonderful week of comic book reviews! It’s also been a week of a big snowstorm in the Northeast, but let’s not worry about that when we’ve got some Amazing Spider-Man, some One-Star Squadron and some excellent X-Cellent.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Batman #120, and not just for the Robin back-up story this time! The actual Batman comic was really good, with a pretty fun twist! But then the Maps Mizoguchi as Robin story is also amazing again.
Meanwhile, I have come to the realization that the Star Wars TV shows might not actually be trying to be the best shows on TV, and I’m perfectly fine with that. It’s made me start questioning what the point is of TV shows, you know? Obviously the people involved want to make a good show…but what qualifies as good? Does it need to be some epic drama worthy of awards? Or can it just be an episode filled with so much awesome fan service that it’s just plain fun? Suffice to say, I’m enjoying the last couple episodes of The Book of Boba Fett.
Comic Reviews: Amazing Spider-Man #88, Batman #120, Dark Knights of Steel #4, One-Star Squadron #3, Sabretooth #1 and X-Cellent #1.
Read the rest of this entryHehe, the Justice League as Dinosaurs
Comic book creator Daniel Warren Johnson is now on my radar for his excellent Beta Ray Bill comic last year. His next big project was announced yesterday: Jurassic League. The members of the Justice League are gonna be dinosaurs, because sometimes we do get to have nice things.
And because hell yeah. Fun is fun. And life is fun. So let us enjoy the insanity and awesomeness that is Jurassic League, written by Johnson and drawn by artist Juan Gedeon.
You can check out some more artwork and an interview at Polygon.
Jurassic League comes to comics as a 6-issue mini-series in May!
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6 Things I Actually Want From an Open World Pokemon Game
So I bit the bullet this past weekend and splurged on Pokemon Legends: Arceus for my Nintendo Switch. I have been playing Pokemon games consistently since Blue. Heck, I even still play Pokemon Go on a daily basis. So it would make sense that I would want to try out the first truly open open world Pokemon game. I love sandbox games; they’re probably my favorite type of video game. So a Pokemon sandbox? I’m in!
I don’t know if I’ll get around to doing a proper review of Pokemon Legends: Arceus. I think my pros and cons are exactly the same as everybody else on the internet. I’m enjoying the catching and general gameplay mechanic, but this game is a far far cry from the types of games/open worlds that we know and love. Both Mario Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild came out on the Switch at launch. And this is the best Pokemon can offer in response? For shame. So I figured I would spend some time laying out exactly what I would actulaly want to see in a proper Pokemon open world game. Clearly such a thing is possible. Make it happen.
Join me after the jump for six things I want to see in a real, well-made, open world Pokemon game.
Read the rest of this entryHuh, There’s Still More Disenchantment
Disenchantment is a weird show. I want to like it, because it’s Matt Groening. But every time I watch a season, it averages out to just be mediocre. But then a bunch of time passes and we get a trailer for a new season, and I’m excited again.
Season 4 is on the way and it looks cool! But I barely remember what happened in Season 3, let alone the finale. I don’t remember where the story is or any of the character development. And I’m pretty sure this season is also going to be mediocre. But hey, why not watch?
The new season of Disenchantment arrives on Netflix on Feb. 9.
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