Hello good people and comic fans!
Welcome to the 02/21/14 edition of The Comic Shop....
First.....
If you haven't watched it yet be sure to take a peek at the first trailer from "Guardians of the Galaxy". I think this looks like it will be a blast to watch. Chris Pratt's Star-Lord seems to be very Han Solo/Indiana Jones-esque and I really am looking forward to seeing him play the role for a full two hour movie. The whole trailer gives this humble blogger the impression that this movie will be very much like a serial (in the vain of a "Star Wars" or "Indiana Jones"). Marvel is just amazing in the way that they have embraced the fun of these characters. I think if you compare what is being done by Marvel to DC/WB, Sony, and Fox it's not even a competition at this point. They have really embraced what make their characters timeless and endearing. In the world that they have created we could have X-men in actual costumes! (if they had the rights).
Second....
In response to the release of the "Guardians" trailer Fox released more images for "X-men: Days of Future Past". This is a project that I was initially excited about, but the more that I have seen released the less I am excited about it. It could surprise, but I think going with Bryan Singer was a bad move. Especially so when Matthew Vaughn did such a job restarting the series with "X-men: First Class". In all truthfulness I don't think film is the best medium for the X-men, but I'll talk more about that later.
Third....
Fox came forward with another news item this week with the casting of the first family of superheroes in the "Fantastic Four" reboot. Headlined with Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm, Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Miles Teller as Reed Richards, and Jaime Bell as Ben Grimm the casting has drawn the ire of fanboy nation. I absolutely loved Jordan in "Chronicle" and Kate Mara has been good in a plethora of projects. I can't say too much about the other two, but it is quite obvious that Fox is attempting to skew younger with this project. It seems as if Fox is trying to pander to the "Twilight" crowd with this and the some of the new X-men character designs. Time will tell, but this project could surprise.
Fourth....
Lot of TV news going on right now. The bigger news has revolved around "Gotham" at this point with Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy, Grounded for Life), Jada Pinkett Smith (One of the shitty Matrix movies, 2nd most talented person in the Smith household), and Ben McKenzie (The OC, Southland) signing on for significant roles in the proposed television series. "Gotham" seems promising and could be a real win for Fox television.
I think television is the medium that will lend itself to better storytelling with comic characters in all honesty. Imagine how great a weekly live-action X-men television show based out of the Xavier school could be. We are living in the golden age of television with more money, more stars, better writers, and many other factors of success playing to the small screen. "Arrow", "Walking Dead", "Smallville", and many others have proven that long-form comic stories can be better told on the small screen. With "Flash", "Constantine", "Gotham", the Marvel Netflix shows, and many others headed to television it is safe to say that it could be the new trend in comics branching out to other media.
Fifth.....
John Wesley Shipp (The Flash) has been cast in television's new version of "The Flash" and it makes me very happy. The 90's show was by all accounts not very good, but it was one of those things that I enjoyed as a kid. It will be interesting to see what role Shipp takes on, but it will be cool to see him pass the torch to the next generation of scarlet speedster.
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This week in "The Superior Spider-man Turns".......
I think that this year has been Otto's swan song. I think Otto will defeat the Green Goblin, and in doing so will have gotten his one big victory in life. Otto will be able to go into that quiet night knowing that he defeated an unstoppable enemy and insurmountable odds. Now that's not to say we will never see Doc Ock again, because in all truthfulness we've seen a surrogate Ock before (as recently as 2001ish during Strasynski's run on "Amazing Spider-man"). It may just be a long time before we see the Otto Octavious version of the character again. I think it will be a fitting send off to a fantastic character if it plays out the way that I hope it does.
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I think that's all for tonight. Thank you all for reading!
See you next time at The Comic Shop!!
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