New Guardians of the Galaxy Stuff Makes Me Giddy
TV commercials for Guardians of the Galaxy have apparently started hitting the airwaves, and while I don’t have TV in my apartment to watch them, the Internet is kind enough to provide. Thanks Internet! These actually look pretty darn badass…though also clearly heavily edited to get the dialogue they want to line up into a little scene. Still good though.
Hopefully the world doesn’t grow tired of awesome movies by the time this comes out. And I wince every time I remember that the new Ninja Turtles movie is going to come out only a week later. Guardians has the potential to be amazing. But people are going to see Ninja Turtles because they know it. Guardians of the Galaxy has to hit big right out of the gate.
Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 6/7/14
Happy Birthday, mom! If it wasn’t for you, mom, none of us would be here today reading a bunch of comic book reviews. So I think we can all thank her for that. I’ll probably give her a phone call later, just to make it official. But the great thing about having a blog is using it to talk to family members! I have more conversations with my brother via the comments section of my blog than I do through any other means. Good times.
And good comics – mostly! A random smattering of books came out this week, and I read an even more random smattering of that random smattering. Of import is the fact that I finally got back to reading Black Widow and Moon Knight, two new books I didn’t want to lose track of if I could help it. On top of those classics, we’ve got new issues of All-New X-Factor, Batman Eternal and Original Sin…which is turning out to be pretty much garbage. Hopefully this will mark the death knell of the Big Event at Marvel.
Comic Book of the Week goes to newcomer Cyclops #2! I never had much intention of reading the new series starring Young Cyclops, but after the first issue got such stellar reviews, I just had to take a look, and the book is as good as everyone says!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Cyclops is the most dynamic character at Marvel right now.
Comic Reviews: All-New X-Factor #9, Batman Eternal #9, Black Widow #7, Cyclops #2, Moon Knight #4 and Original Sin #3.
Instructions for a Kitten
Oh cats, don’t ever change. Just keep being adorable and you will forever rule the Internet.
The voice in the background is Zefrank, who makes some pretty hilarious Internet videos about animals. If you’ve got some time, you should definitely check them out – including my particular favorite, Sad Cat Diary. Enjoy.
Review: Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #2
It’s like we never left. Sure, Galactus the Devourer of Worlds tried to eat the Ultimate Universe in one sitting, leaving New Jersey a wasteland. But that’s not going to stop Spider-Man from worrying about his girlfriend or struggling with clones. That’s just the way of the world. And the new issue of Ultimate Spider-Man continues the way of the world as if that Galactus storyline never even happened – I’ve already forgotten what it was called. The event still gets a little bit of lip service in the new issue, but more than anything, the adventures of Miles Morales continue unabated this issue, and I’m more than happy for that.
Ultimate Spider-Man #2
Marvel may have gone to all the trouble of relaunching Ultimate Spider-Man with a new title and a new #1, but writer Brian Michael Bendis clearly didn’t care, to our benefit.
Comic Rating: 8/10 – Very Good.
The big surprise at the end of last issue was that Peter Parker had mysteriously returned! So Miles has definitely got his hands full with this issue, because resurrections are not part of the normal course of business in the Ultimate Universe. Where did he come from? What does he want? How many more issues before we find out? Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #2 is very much just a chapter in an ongoing story. All the the various plot threads that Bendis is currently playing with move forward, but without any real twists or revelations, at least not yet.
Still, not every issue needs to be read on the edge of your seat. We don’t always need a big surprise or a mind-blowing moment to make an issue good. Bendis instead delivers another solid outing easily supported on the shoulders of Miles Morales and his entertaining supporting cast. As always, the new Ultimate Spider-Man is a quality comic, and while bigger, more interesting events are surely around the corner, this is still a solid issue.
The New LEGO Contest Winner is the Bee’s Knees!
Remember Cuusoo, the LEGO design competition that selected models from the public to turn into real sets? Cuusoo gave us the Back to the Future LEGOs and the upcoming Ghostbuster set. Well they’re at it again with a new winner – and a new, much easier to understand name.
It’s a female scientist! And that is fantastic news! Rather than just grab another pop culture touchstone, LEGO are taking the world’s advice and making a legitimate, reasonable LEGO model starring a female character. Because LEGO are usually terrible when it comes to girls. Instead of just making LEGOs for everybody, they keep trying to make girl-specific sets that are more colorful and feature sets about shopping, haircare and other insanely sexist ideas. So this is a damn good sign!
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