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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 1/21/17
In my efforts to avoid the dark days that have befallen America, I’d like to focus on comic books today! It’s what I do every Saturday, but we could really, really use some heroic superheroes right now. Fortunately for us, we’ve got a nice smattering of comics.
Some are really good, like Nightwing, U.S. Avengers and more, while others are just OK, like Harley Quinn, Iron Man and a new Captain Marvel debut. And some are just a ton of fun, like this week’s Comic Book of the Week, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #11!
Check out the Power Rangers trapped in an alternate, dark reality!
Black Ranger means business
Meanwhile, The Clone Conspiracy finally gets good as writer Dan Slott delivers some actually, worthwhile character-based drama. Any Spider-Man story can instantly be made better by focusing on Otto and Anna Maria. Though this is also the issue where Ben Reilly goes full villain, so there’s that, too.
Comic Reviews: Harley Quinn #12, Invincible Iron Man #3, Mighty Captain Marvel #1, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #11, Mosaic #4, Nightwing #13 and U.S. Avengers #2.
The Power Rangers Trailer We’ve Been Waiting For!
Remember that first trailer for the Power Rangers movie, which seemed more like a reboot of The Breakfast Club? Yeah, forget all that stuff. It’s time to see the real, full, crazy movie!
This has got everything! Morphing! Zords! Monsters! Jokes! Putties! Craziness! Zordon! Alpha! This really does look like the freakin’ Power Rangers! This is crazy, crazy stuff, and I’m more excited than ever about this movie!
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 12/3/16
I come to you people more the worse for wear. I got some crummy medical news the other day about some inner ear/balance problems that I kind of just need to suck up and deal with. Ugh. It’s just generally crummy. So forgive me for any noticeable typos or bad attitudes.
Fortunately, not many comics came out this week, considering it was a fifth week in November. So we’ve only got a couple comics, from the new debut of Ghost Rider to the next exciting Power Rangers issue! The latter easily wins Comic Book of the Week for more out-of-the-box ideas!
The Red Green Power Ranger!
Ms. Marvel also came out with a new issue this week, but it quickly morphed into a big election PSA. Like, I had to go back and check the cover to make sure this wasn’t some kind of free handout. It gets really in depth about the ins and outs of voting…even though Election Day was several weeks ago. Not quite sure what was going on there, and it was a little too hopeful about the election to actually review.
Comic Reviews: Ghost Rider #1, Great Lakes Avengers #2 and Mighty Mophin Power Rangers #9.
6 Things I Want to See in the Power Rangers Movie
The first trailer for the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers movie dropped over weekend, giving us our first real look at just what this movie is going to be about. We’ve seen the costumes, the posters and the villain, but now we know that the Power Rangers movie is going heavy on the super serious, angsty teenagers angle. This is a pretty far departure from the original lighthearted, campy TV show, but I say bring it on!
Did we all not notice that they’re all standing around on boxes?
I was a huge fan of the Power Rangers when I was a kid, watching it every afternoon when I got home from school. I didn’t care that the episodes were silly. I didn’t care that every single episode followed the same exact formula. I was hooked! I owned plenty of toys! And that nostalgia is lodged deep in my geeky soul. I don’t care if this movie is probably going to be a train wreck, you better believe I’m going to have my ticket for opening night!
And since I’m such an opinionated fellow, join me after the jump for six things I want from the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers movie!
Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers the Movie Channels The Breakfast Club
The first trailer for the upcoming Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers movie landed at Comic-Con over the weekend, and I think I’m pretty pleased with the result. Seems like they’re really going to push the ‘teenagers with attitude’ thing with an extended Breakfast Club-esque origin.
It’s really serious and gritty, and I can understand that some people won’t like that. But honestly? I’m open to new experiences and interpretations. Power Rangers has pretty much been one thing for its entire lifetime, and the Mighty Morphin’ era is long in the past. I was a huge fan when I was a kid, so I’m definitely looking forward to this movie, and I’m excited for what they bring to the table. Let them try something new.
Camp is dead and should remain dead. Maybe someday it will come roaring back for some horrible reason, but it is not this day. So let’s give the super serious, kinda gritty Power Rangers a try. Consider me on board, if just to see what it’s like!
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