Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 1/13/18
It’s that time of year again! I’ve got another cold! If I were a better adult, I’d figure out what might be the root cause of the cold and make better preparations to stop it. But eh, that sounds like a lot of work. I’ll just keep popping cold medicine.
In better news, we’ve got a ton of nifty comics this week! Some of my favorite non-cancelled comics are in this week, like Ms. Marvel and Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! We’ve also got another super cool issue of Mister Miracle. But I’m going to award Comic Book of the Week to the final issue of the Conner/Palmiotti Harley Quinn, even though I don’t think it’s as strong of a finale as it could have been.
So say we all!
Still, I have greatly enjoyed their entire Harley Quinn run, and this is coming from a comic fan who never particularly cared about Harley. I never read her comic until this pair launched her new series during the New 52, and whatever the haters may say, this is always going to be my Harley! Here’s hoping the new team can keep the quality going.
All the best, Amanda and Jimmy!
Comic Reviews: Detective Comics #972, Harley Quinn #34, Mister Miracle #6, Ms. Marvel #26, Runaways #5 and Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #28.
Destiny Has Told Me to Share This Animated History of Jason
So, weird coincidence. I never watched any of the classic horror films from the 1980s while I was growing up. We just didn’t watch those kinds of movies in my family. So I’ve never seen a single Friday the 13th movie. Not even the modern reboots. I don’t particularly care about Jason.
But I’ve been randomly watching some Let’s Play videos of the latest Friday the 13th video game, which prompted me, just the other day, to read a big wikipedia entry on the life and times of Jason, just out of pure wiki-curiosity. We’ve all been there.
Then I discovered this brand new animated history of Jason that literally just came out, and is only the second video from a new YouTube creator!
This is kismet. I had no idea this video was coming from Tell It Animated. And my wiki-wormhole on Jason was just as random. But hey, when the Internet is telling me to share a cool animated YouTube video with you, you’re damn right I’m going to share it!
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The Tick is Coming Back Soon!
The new Tick TV show is returning to Amazon soon with the second half of its first season! It’s a great show, so I wanted to remind everybody to watch! And this great show has a nifty new trailer.
The show returns on Feb. 23. You should definitely have the Amazon TV stuff, because you can also watch the amazing Man in the High Castle. But The Tick is awesome, too!
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There’s Going to Be a Teen Titans Go! Movie!
I love Teen Titans Go! I might be one of those few geeks that like this show more than the original. Teen Titans Go! is hilarious! I don’t know what sort of insanity they’re going to do for a full movie, but I am totally on board.
Gonna see this one in the theaters! And then we’re also supposed to get a live action Teen Titans TV show later this year, as well as the new season of Young Justice. There is so much Robin-based entertainment coming to me this year!
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6 Things I Want From Star Wars Episode IX
Star War: The Last Jedi is now in our rearview mirror and the Han Solo stand alone film is on its way in only a few short months. This makes it the perfect time to speculate about what I want to see in the next main chapter of the Star Wars saga! How will the new trilogy come to an end? What about Snoke?!
No clue on what the name could possibly even be
I liked The Last Jedi well enough, and I’ve come to like it even more once I started to understand parts of it better. I still like all the new characters and I look forward to whatever else might happen. As some people have pointed out, The Last Jedi didn’t really leave any major cliffhangers that need to be resolved. Both sides of the war are pretty much where they were when the movie started and all characters are accounted for. So story wise, I’m not sure what’s going to happen.
But you’re gosh darn right I have some ideas! Join me after the jump for six things I want to see in Star Wars: Episode IX! And feel free to share your own hopes, dreams and fears in the comments.
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