There Were So Many Things Wrong With Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
I enjoyed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, but oh man, it was an annoying movie. So many dumb little bits and leaps in logic. The movie just didn’t care. Fortunately, we have Cinema Sins, though they didn’t catch all the nitpicks I did in my review!
Have you heard that there won’t be a third Ninja Turtles movie? That’s kind of a shame. I was looking forward to seeing Mondo Gecko and/or the Rat King.
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New Wonder Woman Trailer is Pretty Neat
I might still be jonesing on that Guardians of the Galaxy teaser a few weeks ago. This new Wonder Woman trailer delves more into the story and characters of the film, and it’s a pretty cool offering.
By all accounts, this could be a solid, enjoyable movie. I like that it’s set in World War I. Not a lot of movies are set there, and the visual of Wonder Woman fighting in that kind of gritty war just looks cool. Not so hot on the soldiers invading Paradise Island, but I’m not one to argue against changing an origin story if it works.
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The 6 Dopest Dog Superheroes
There are a ton of cat-themed comic book characters out there, but there are surprisingly few dog-themed do-gooders. What’s up with that? I mean, obviously cats are just better than dogs. That’s an intrinsic fact. But you’d think dogs would be a more popular sort of hero.
There are plenty of dog sidekicks though!
Don’t worry, comic book fans, I’ve got you covered! I’ve already written about cat superheroes, as well as both superhero cats and superhero dogs, so now it’s time to complete the loop and bring you the coolest, dopest dog-themed characters in comics! They do exist, and some of them are pretty neat!
Join me after the jump for all the dog superheroes I could find!
Let’s Get Scary and Funny for Halloween!
Much like that glorious film Nightmare Before Christmas, we’re going to combine Halloween and Christmas today with the help of Only Leigh! Also, Stranger Things.
Been too long since we had a Leigh comic! I hope she’s keeping busy with awesome projects.
How’s everybody’s Halloween going? I’ll be going as makeshift Captain America again, since costumes aren’t necessarily allowed in my office. Part of me would love to be the badass rebel who wears a costume anyway, but that’s not the office personality I’ve cultivated over the years. Still, I’ll know I’m Captain America.
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 10/29/16
Happy Halloween, everyone! Or close enough! Sadly, there weren’t any spooky comics on my pile this week. It’s like everybody forgot about the holiday! Though I suppose the fact that the greatest comic book Halloween story has already been written might deter others from trying. Oh well.
Still, at least we had some good comics this week from some of my favorites. Power Rangers, Ms. Marvel and Detective Comics were all a blast. This week also saw the debuts of the new Prowler series from Marvel and the new Teen Titans from DC. You’d think I’d be super psyched about both of those things, but you would be wrong. Comic Book of the Week instead goes to the new Silver Surfer for a particularly fun and enjoyable done-in-one story.
The Silver Surfer knows the best dates
The latest issue of Civil War II also came out this week, but ugh, that thing is a definite stinker now. And I’m starting to fear the sort of impact it’s going to have on other, more fun comics. Will Miles Morales come out of Civil War II as anything other than damaged? Will Captain Marvel ever be a hero again? Civil War II is barely a story, but it doesn’t seem like Marvel is ever going to learn any lessons about putting out crappy, long-delayed, status quo-altering event comics.
Comic Reviews: Batgirl #4, Detective Comics #943, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #8, Ms. Marvel #12, Prowler #1, Silver Surfer #7 and Teen Titans #1.
