Hello and Welcome to the 04/16/14 edition of The Comic Shop Blog!
First....
Due to budget concerns connected to the impending birth of Little Leffler I was only able to pick up two titles this week. I had to choose wisely so I went with Scott Snyder's "Batman" and the final issue of Dan Slott's "Superior Spider-man".
I have made my concerns with the current Zero Year storyline very clear in one of my recent posts. Overall, I have been quite fatigued with the pace of this story and it's overall length. That said the first chapter of the Zero Year finale reengaged me in the series. Finally getting to the "boss level" per se gives this issue a downhill running start, and makes it more engaging to me as a reader. I would definitely recommend picking up this issue.
I have been a real fan of the "Superior Spider-man" storyline from the very beginning. I am very disappointed to see it go, but I think it was brought to it's natural conclusion. I will say I was a lot more emotionally invested in the events of issue #30, and issue #31 honestly fell a little flat at the end. Obviously I'm being very vague, but I certainly do not want to spoil the Superior happenings for anyone.
Second...
Couple of news items from Marc Webb's "Amazing Spider-man 2" today.
First, one of the initial reviews of the movie was not favorable likening the second entry to the "Batman and Robin" of the Spider-man franchise. One of the main sticking points for the reviewer was the corny humor which I have expressed my own concerns about with the "dumb Aunt May routine" that we have seen in the tv spots. While reviews are a subjective prose it does send up a red alert when the early ones are not favorable from a nerd friendly source like IGN.com. I will still see this movie, but thankfully there are such a thing as matinee prices.
Secondly, several news outlets are reporting that there will be an "X-men: Days of Future Past" stinger at the end of "Amazing Spider-man 2". This isn't due to any intellectual property sharing between the studios, but because Fox allowed Marc Webb to do this follow-up instead of "500 Days of Summer 2".
Third.....
It's been a couple of weeks now, but as the Indy fan that I am I would be remiss to not address the rumors surrounding the future of that character. Several media outlets reported a few weeks ago that Disney would be interested in casting hollywood favorite Bradley Cooper in the title role for future installments. The more I think about this possibility the more I am honestly open to it. I think that despite "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" being a huge disappointment it did bring Indy's story to a close.
Future film installments could borrow from the "Young Indiana Jones" television show and have an elder Indy (played by Ford in this version) recounting stories from his younger days to his grandchildren to set up the new adventure with Bradley Cooper. I think doing it this way would placate the Ford fans, and introduce Indy to a new generation. One thing I continually bitch about; however, is that I would hope that they use more practical effects in future Indy installments because they are what made the original trilogy so very special.
Fourth....
One news item and one rumor from Disney/Marvel's "Daredevil" Netflix series. The news item is that the studio confirmed that they do in fact own the rights to the Kingpin himself Wilson Fisk. I think it would be smart to start incorporating mentions of Fisk right away in the Marvel Cinematic and Television universe. He is a big baddie that the Marvel Universe is sorely lacking as we have seen heavyweights like the Mandarin and Red Skull be underutilized. Rumor-wise Michael C. Hall (my personal favorite for Matt Mordock/Daredevil and formerly the star of "Dexter") said that he would be open to starring in the first installment of the Netflix Defender's series. Hall has the physique and the acting chops to pull off Hornhead, and I would hope he would join the Avengers for future adventures.
Fifth..... "FOREVER EVIL SPOILERS"...................................................................................................................................................
So, post-Forever Evil the "Nightwing" title will be cancelled and replaced by a new ongoing called "Grayson". A news item this week confirmed that much like Bucky post "Fear Itself" the world will be left to believe that Dick Grayson is dead as he adjusts to his new life as a super spy. I am a long-time fan of Dick Grayson, and I have followed him from Robin to Nightwing to his time as Batman with much fanfare. I have a bit of trepidation about this move, but I am more than willing to give it a chance.
That's all for today! For you rasslin' fans check out my Wrestlemania XXX breakdown over at my new blog site Turnbuckleblog.blogspot.com! It will in all likelihood be a monthly publication because I invest a lot more of my time and energy into comics, but if that is something you are in to please be sure to check it out!
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