Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 8/15/15
I am very pleased to announce that the first two issues of Gamer Girl & Vixen are done! We’ll be sending them off to the printers soon, so anyone who ordered a copy through our Kickstarter will get them this fall. But we’re also going to be offering the digital issues online in this upcoming week! I can’t wait until people are actually reading my comic!
As for regular comics, we’ve got a bunch of winners this week, from Superman to Batman to Starfire!
Comic Book of the Week goes to Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, yet again. I’m like a broken record at this point. I want to give other books a chance, but nothing touches me like Squirrel Girl these days!
I will never be able to say the word ‘nuts’ the same way again
Over at Word of the Nerd, I continue my coverage with Secret Wars #5. We’re past the halfway mark of this big series, but for some reason, writer Jonathan Hickman decided to take a breather to remind people of some of the backstory. Odd choice.
Comic Reviews: Action Comics #43, Batman #43, Gotham Academy #9, Starfire #3 and Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #8.
New Doctor Who Trailer Reminds Us that the Doctor Exists!
Hooray for new Doctor Who stuff! Here’s hoping Season 9 is awesome!
Was I the only one who kind of bristled a little at that last line, about the Doctor and Clara Oswald in the TARDIS? I realize that Clara has been around forever at this point, but I’m still not personally sold on her being such a permanent fixture. It’s weird. But hey, maybe the season will be so good I don’t even notice!
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6 Other Fantastic Four Failures
I haven’t seen the new Fant4stic movie yet, and I don’t think I will at this point. I never had high hopes for this thing, but based on the reviews and all the behind-the-scenes scuttlebutt, it looks like this thing was doomed from the start. And honestly? Good. The Fantastic Four are being offered up as a sacrifice in the war between Marvel and Fox.
FOX has already said they’re moving ahead with the sequel; the spite is strong
I honestly don’t care if Marvel ever gets the rights back to these characters. The Fantastic Four are toxic thanks to four really crappy movies. Even if it would be great marketing to add the Fantastic Four to Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I kind of hope it just doesn’t happen. Let this movie be a final nail in the coffin.
And just for fun, I decided to put together a List of Six of the first few nails in that coffin. This Fant4stic movie is not the only failed adaptation the Marvel’s First Family has ever seen. Join me after the jump, if you dare!
New Howard the Duck Trailer!
Do you want to see Howard the Duck show up again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Your wish has been granted!
Heheh, good times. This was made by New York Magazine, which seems pretty hoity toity. But good Internet is good Internet.
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Amazing Thor vs. Hulk Animated Fan-Film is Cure for Monday Blues!
Remember earlier, when I was griping about finding stuff to share on my blog? Well forget it! The Internet has most definitely delivered with this awesome and awesomely animated fan-film!
Milton Pool and his team at Miltonius Arts are some pretty skilled folks! At the very least, they’ve got the boob jiggle down. But at least their hearts are mostly in the right place. Costume aside, this is one badass brawl between Thor and an evil, zombie Hulk! Good way to spend an afternoon.
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