Something Big is Happening at Marvel Comics
The Marvel Comics Universe that we all know and love…isn’t going anywhere. There isn’t doing to be a big, DC-style reboot. But hints and rumors over the past few months seem to at least be pointing towards a fresh coat of paint. Some of Marvel’s most popular writers and artists are going to be switching to different books, many of which are probably going to get shiny, new #1 issues. The rumors also point towards new teams, new lineups and new motivations for our favorite characters.
You know, like the last dozen or so times they’ve done such a thing
The characters aren’t going to be rebooted wholesale – like DC Comics did in 2011 – but it seems that Marvel is at least relaunching their line in a new direction. Possibly called ‘Marvel Now’.
More information is expected to be released at the San Diego Comic-Con next week. But I want to do a little speculating before we know for sure, because I have a theory about what’s going to happen, and I’d like to see if I’m right. Plus I’d like to hear what some of you guys think about the possible changes before we’re actually drowning in those very change. Right now everything is just rumor and speculation. All of which you can read about after the jump!
Expect Amazing Spider-Man Review on Wednesday
Hey everybody! Not much going on in the world of geekery – well there is some stuff, but I’m working on a bigger post for tomorrow regarding some cool happenings at Marvel Comics. So tune in tomorrow morning for that. But beyond that news, not much. So I figured I’d let everyone know that my review of The Amazing Spider-Man will be up on Wednesday morning, the Fourth of July! I’m not going to the midnight showing tonight, to which I usually go alone. This time I’ve got a buddy who really loves Spider-Man, and we’re gonna see the movie on Tuesday
We went and saw the midnight showing of Spider-Man 3 in costume. He as Spider-Man, and me in a makeshift Venom outfit. Behold!
I made it myself!
That was a blast. Anyway, no costume this year, but now I’m actually writing movie reviews. So it’s a nice trade-off. If you’re eager for my review, be here on Wednesday. I have my hopes up. But The Amazing Spider-Man has been getting some mediocre reviews from some comic book sites I frequent. We’ll see! Let’s hope for the best!
And just so that I give you something, enjoy this new Assassin’s Creed 3 trailer!
The Dark Secret of Before Watchmen
The controversy surrounding DC Comics’ Before Watchmen prequels is heating up, and it looks like original writer Alan Moore himself is finally going to do something about it! Be careful, I’ve always suspected him of being a dark wizard.
Brought to us by the Cult of Smack.
Also, for anyone interested, I bought Nite-Owl #1 but haven’t read it yet. I also plan on reading Rorschach #1, and I may even review Rorschach. I’ll definitely let you guys know what I think!
Review: Teen Titans #10
Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. I’ve been demanding an issue like this since the very beginning of the new Teen Titans series. And now that I have it, the issue doesn’t live up to its potential. After finally ending the N.O.W.H.E.R.E. story arc, the Teen Titans get a chance to kick up their feet, relax and interact with one another on a personal level. They finally get some down time, and writer Scott Lobdell tries his darndest to write an issue where the characters act like real people first and superheroes second. But considering how wobbly and breakneck the series has been up to this point, he just can’t pull it off.
Teen Titans #10
This reads like a case of a 40-something white guy whose spent his career writing superhero comics trying to write teenagers being teenagers. The fact that they’re dressed in colorful costumes and hanging out on an island filled with dinosaurs doesn’t help.
Comic rating: 3/5: Alright!
The biggest problem with this issue is that I just don’t care about the characters as people yet. They’ve been glued to their superhero identities for the entire series so far, attached at the hip to that ridiculous N.O.W.H.E.R.E. storyline. Now that they’re almost free of it and trying to be normal, it just doesn’t feel natural. Lobdell gives it the old college try, and for that it’s not a bad issue, but the emotional resonance that’s supposed to be behind all these scenes just isn’t there. When Kid Flash and Solstice share an adorable moment together, I was wondering when Kid Flash and Solstice were ever an item? When Superboy hugs the Titans like old friends, I asked myself when did that happen? When one character appears to die in the end, I just couldn’t care. The Titans on the page sure looked all broken up, but the series hasn’t spent enough time with these characters to make me care about them as characters.
So I guess this issue is just going to have to be a step in the right direction. Give me more like this, and maybe I’ll start caring. Though for the first time, the art of Brett Booth doesn’t work for me. His style has been a great fit for this series, but his colorful flashiness robs some of the down-to-Earth nature of some of the scenes.
Perhaps I’m just a big old curmudgeon, unhappy even when Teen Titans tries to give me exactly what I asked for. Oh well. Synopsis and more after the jump!
The Gotham Alphabat
Oh creative people on the Internet, you never cease to amaze me. By Dan Schreiner!
