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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 11/11/23
I’m in a very easy going mood this week when it comes to comics. Had a lot of really enjoyable readsthis week. Nothing really blew my mind, but they were fun reads nonetheless, like new issues of Batman and G.O.D.S.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Transformers #2 because it was a solid issue, though I think all of the comics I read this week were equally good reads. It was a bit of a coin flip this week.
Meanwhile, I beat Spider-Man 2 and very much enjoyed the game. The only real detraction I have is that it felt short and light. I probably could have beat it much faster than I did. I think these games should come out more frequently, just by reusing the map and character elements already created. Beyond that, I saw The Marvels opening night and very much enjoyed the film. To hell with the haters! Come back on Wednesday for my thoughts and full review on The Marvels.
Comic Reviews: Batman #139, Birds of Prey #3, G.O.D.S. #2 and Transformers #2.
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 10/7/23
This was a crazy week for comics! New, highly anticipated comics, like Transformers and G.O.D.S.! Big comics like the new Batman! So many comics that I had to skip some of those I enjoy just to fit them all in during my week!
Comic Book of the Week goes to Birds of Prey #2 for a really stylish issue that does a lot of really cool things with art and color.
Meanwhile, I enjoyed the final episode of Ahsoka, though the series overall was rather disappointing. Thankfully, the first episode of Loki season 2 was a hoot! So the shows just keep coming. And Cyberpunk 2077 is as fun as I remember, though it’s not all that different from the first time I played at launch. Still generally fun.
Comic Reviews: Batman #138, Birds of Prey #2, G.O.D.S. #1, Transformers #1 and X-Men #27.
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 9/9/23
This is what happens when you turn 40 and go away for a few days: no posts! What also happens is the world throws a ton of comic books at you in a single week to review! After a few weeks of only two or so comics, this week we’ve got new Batman, new X-Men and a couple brand new DC titles.
Comic Book of the Week goes to the first issue of the new Birds of Prey for a really fun tale of getting the team together.
Meanwhile, I’m still 40, and nothing has changed. I bought myself some LEGO sets, saw the movie Bottoms, which is great, and my friends took me to an arcade bar where we played 4-player classic Ninja Turtles arcade, so that was a pretty perfect birthday. Other than that, I’ll spend the rest of my vacation playing more Baldur’s Gate 3!
Comic Reviews: Batman #137, Birds of Prey #1, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1, Scarlet Witch #8 and Immortal X-Men #15.
Read the rest of this entryCouple of Fun New Comics This Fall: Avengers Inc. and Birds of Prey
Every so often, I remember that I’m not just a movie trailer guy, I’m also a comic book guy! And two new comics were the talk of the town last week, so I felt like sharing them here as well. I will definitely check out both of these new series when they debut later this year.
First up is a new Birds of Prey at DC Comics, from writer Kelly Thompson and artist Leonardo Romero.
Thompson spent all last week teasing her team lineup, and it’s pretty solid. Pretty much who you would expect. The only wildcard choice, in my opinion, is Zealot, but only because I don’t know anything about the character. I probably couldn’t even name which comic she’s from. There are also some other characters who have yet to be revealed.
Birds of Prey will come out on Sept. 5, which is the day before my birthday. Make note of that.
Then from Marvel we’ve got Avengers Inc., which is going to be a private eye series about the Wasp, from writer Al Ewing and artist Leonard Kirk.
Al Ewing was the one who wrote the recent Ant-Man and Wasp anniversary mini-series, both of which were great. He set up a lot with Janet Van Dyne in that series, enough that she demanded more attention. So this is the chance! They’re teaming her up with Victor Shade, some former version of the Vision? I dunno. Before my time. But I’m definitely on board for Ewing doing something fun with the Wasp.
Avengers Inc. hits the stands on Sept. 13.
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Let’s All Rag on the DCEU Some More!
The schadenfreude of DC’s failed cinematic universe will never not be funny. They tried, they took some big swings, they drummed up a lot of controversy, but in the end their epics plans fell flat on their face. Honestly, it’s just really funny.
Isn’t that right, Honest Trailers?
And so good times were had by all. A good chuckle to start our Tuesday. I’m still not entirely convinced that Flash movie is actually going to happen and come out. I think they’re even filming it now. And I do still rather like Aquaman and Shazam. So at least there’s that.
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