Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 4/14/18
This is a very interesting week for comics! Marvel kicks off two new titles — Exiles and Domino — and follows those up with possibly the best issue of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl to date. At least one of those new comics might become a regular purchase for me, and Squirrel Girl will hopefully be around until the end of time.
Comic Book of the Week easily goes to Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for a single issue story of friendship, heroics, weird time malfunctions and more heart than ten comics!
Bullseye’s one weakness: banana shenanigans
In other news, I’m really enjoyable Gwenpool so far. I’ve got to order the last couple of trade paperbacks to finish it off. Gwenpool, the comic, is definitely far more than it would seem on the surface.
Comic Reviews: Detective Comics #978, Domino #1, Exiles #1, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #31 and X-Men Red #3
Welp, Looks Like I’m Going to See a Giant Shark Movie This Summer
I had never heard of this movie — The Meg — before the trailer randomly arrived online earlier this week. It’s about a giant megalodon shark! With Jason Statham!
I wonder if the shark is nicknamed “Meg” or if they just didn’t want to use the whole word for the title…
Looks about as straight forward as one could expect. Which is exactly why I’m definitely going to the theaters to see it when it comes out in August!
Honestly, I Really Didn’t Like The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman is not a good movie. It’s schmaltzy as all heck and focuses on the wrong protagonist, not to mention turning notorious monster P.T. Barnum into a Hugh Jackman leading man. Good thing Honest Trailers takes it down a notch!
It’s so refreshing to listen to somebody else explain a lot of the things I disliked about the movie. Such is the power of confirmation bias. The songs weren’t even that memorable. Best let this one be forgotten.
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Only Leigh Animates What We’re All Thinking!
Only Leigh is back! And she’s got a hankering to take on all these upcoming live action Disney movie remakes.
I liked Jungle Book, didn’t care for Beauty and the Beast, and I don’t think I saw any of the others. But I am looking forward to Mulan! So at least we’ve got that going for us.
Also, Leigh is on Patreon! She needs our support to make more cartoons!
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6 Characters The Rock Could Play in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Dwayne Johnson is an international treasure. Does there exist a more charismatic and enjoyable human being on the planet? Who also has good moral values and a such a big heart? That The Rock has taken over Hollywood is just about the most delightful thing that could happen to Hollywood. And you best believe I’m going to see his new movie Rampage this weekend!
So where could Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Who cares about giant gorillas, wolves and crocodiles?
Why not bring together the two best things in Hollywood? Marvel and The Rock! Yes, he’s apparently going to play Black Adam for DC Comics, but it’s not like that movie is in production or anything. And it’s not like he’s going to show up as the villain in the Shazam movie, which is in production. DC is clearly wasting whatever contract they currently have with The Rock! He should jump ship and make a real explosive entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
But who could he play? Which Marvel heroes or villains are bold enough for The Rock? Join me after the jump for some of my ideas!
