Well 2013 is in it's final hours as we speak. Soon the ball will drop and everyone will get the chance to start 2014 off with a clean slate.
First Topic......
One big thing that I'll be pushing this year through the use of this blog, my twitter (@johnnyboy1116), and my facebook (johnny d. leffler) is that I hope others will take the pledge with me and refuse to see remakes in 2014.
This particular brand of Hollywood trash has gone on too long. Now we have a Robocop remake at our doorstep, Ed Helms is signed on to reboot Naked Gun for some ungodly reason, and Ghostbusters is allegedly on the verge of being completely rebooted. I know that comic movies are not necessarily immune to this, but I think that it is a much broader problem.
The truth is that hollywood is not "out of ideas" as some might speculate, but rather they see that a movie like Total Recall does moderately well at the box office so they churn out a bunch of other unnecessary rehashing. Obviously there are a lot more important things in life but I encourage you to tell your friends and family to take the pledge #noremakesin2014. Hit Hollywood at the box office and tell them that we want new and original film for our entertainment.
Next Topic....
I don't often discuss non-superhero comics on this blog, because quite frankly I don't read many. I do have to give kudos to Boom Studios; however, for their "Sons of Anarchy" limited run. Set during events of season five we see Tig act as a surrogate father to a fallen club member's daughter. Don't worry though the gang is all here, as it were, and we see what Jax, Clay, and the others are up to. With it's gritty artwork, and punchy dialogue "Sons of Anarchy" fits nicely into the mythology that Kurt Sutter has created with the TV series. Definitely pick up your copy before this limited run is done.
Next Topic.....
While "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." gives me pause about any Marvel television show going forward. The success of "House of Cards", "Orange is the New Black", and "Derek" on Netflix give me hope that the new batch of MarvFlix shows could be of superior quality. First on the block is one of my favorite characters in "Daredevil" to be produced & godfathered by Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods, Cloverfield, Lost, Alias) and I for one am excited to see a faithful live-action adaptation of the Man without Fear. Later shows will focus on Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and others. One character left out that I think could really benefit from a 12-episode or more Netflix show though is Punisher. While feature films did not do him 100% justice I think a limited run of Punisher would be a fantastic addition to the Marvel Television Universe, and on Netflix anything goes.
Final Topic....
2013 is in the books for "The Comic Shop", so what would you like to see going forward? Would you like to see more features about current comic books? More posts about current events? This was never meant to be a one-way street of communication, and I encourage any input because I want this blog to be as fun for you to read as it is for me to write. Please feel free to post your opinions and comments on the page. All opinions are welcomed.
Have a Happy and Safe New Year!!!
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