Writer Paul Jenkins and artist Jae Lee had a surprise hit with an Inhumans mini-series when the “Marvel Knights” line launched, so there was some anticipation for their follow-up.
That would have been a character they said was a long forgotten Marvel hero that predated the Fantastic Four. They said his name was the Sentry.
Continue reading Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #48: The Sentry
I guess I missed an opportunity here by not getting this pushed out for Halloween as it features everyone’s current favorite undead, the Marvel Zombies.
After the cut, I’ll finish off two series with a spoilerly look at Marvel Zombies #2, Marvel Zombies #3, Marvel Zombies #4, Age of Ultron Vs Marvel Zombies #3 and Age of Ultron Vs Marvel Zombies #4.
Be sure to check out our latest Secret Wars Power Rankings, which also features links to the other parts of my read through.
Continue reading Jimmy Attempts To Read All Of Secret Wars XXXIV
I’ve never read the 2009/2010 Siege from Marvel. Which really doesn’t matter since that Norman Osborn/Loki/Asgard story has nothing to do with the current Secret Wars mini-series of the same name. While many other series have only “borrowed” the name of a previous event, they are at least usually related in some way. Infinity Gauntlet for example. But in this case, Siege is the story about the men and women who defend Battleworld from the horrors on the other side of The Shield.
After the cut I will look at the excellent series containing Siege #1, Siege #2, Siege #3 and Siege #4. If you are only reading the main series or are picky about the tie-ins you are reading because only an insane person would read them all, I’d recommend moving Siege onto your buy list. It is one of the few that is heavily integrated into the main story, and you will get a lot more out of Secret Wars #6 in particular after reading this series. (Note, I kinda spoil the end of Inferno, so if you care, make sure you are finished that as well.)
(And I’m sure there is a Watson joke in the title of this post somewhere…)
Related links:
Secret Wars Power Rankings
Tom’s Road To Secret Wars: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7.
Other parts of this series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Continue reading Jimmy Attempts To Read All Of Secret Wars XXX (Siege Edition)
After the break, the most unexpected mashup of the day. Avengers: Age of Ultron with Ultron’s lines replaced by those of James Spader’s character Robert California from The Office.
Note, contains spoilers for Age of Ultron.
The Rotten Tomatoes numbers above are really not all that bad. They are not stellar like the first Avenger’s movie’s 92% Fresh, but they are acceptable. I’m curious how I will feel about the film after a rewatch? I’m sure I am like most that was incredibly let down by it, but expectations were sky high.
In the meantime, I will just have to be content with watching the Honest Trailer for Avengers: Age Of Ultron after the cut.
Last week, I wrote up about the “Planet Hulk” storyline. In that write-up, I mentioned how the Hulk has on occasion been a character that creators have been allowed a certain amount of experimental leeway with. One such writer is a personal favorite of mine, and one of the better Secret Wars spin-offs was a retake of his earlier work.
The writer is Peter David. The work was the two-part Future Imperfect mini-series.
Also known as “Watson Didn’t Want to Write an Article today and Just Dumped a Bunch of Pictures Off His Phone”. Click on for a mild chuckle. Continue reading Afternoon Funnies- Scumbag Edition Edition
I’ve never cared much about the Inhumans. And I’m willing to bet if Marvel had the movie and tv rights to the X-Men, we wouldn’t be seeing the massive Inhumans push from them that we are seeing today. High profile comic launches, essentially the entire season two and looks like season three storylines of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a major motion picture in 2019 (which seems way too far off and they should be capatilizing on what they are setting up with AoS now, but anyway…), everything is coming up Inhumans.
After the cut I’ll look at the first four issues of Inhumans series from this beast of an event called Secret Wars. It’s another of those series I had little interest in, but turned out to be quite good. (Currently holding the number ten spot on our Secret Wars Power Rankings.)
Related links:
Secret Wars Power Rankings
Tom’s Road To Secret Wars: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7.
Other parts of this series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Continue reading Jimmy Attempts To Read All Of Secret Wars XXIII (Inhumans Edition)
Once more, Jimmy and Tom return to work their way through the DCAU.
This week, we’re covering the Batman the Animated Series episodes “Heart of Steel Parts 1 and 2,” “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?” and “Joker’s Wild”.
The movie was iffy at best, but Age of Ultron did have some incredible character designs.
Continue reading Some Unused Hulkbuster and Age of Ultron Designs
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