Hello and welcome to this week's third edition of The Comic Shop....
First....I was saddened to hear about the untimely passing of Jim "Warrior" Hellwig better know by his WWF/E moniker The Ultimate Warrior. My Dad took me to Wrestlemania VIII when I was a young fella. The thing that saved an abysmal main event that night was the return of the Ultimate Warrior (mainly because there was a lot of speculation that he had died).
Now you may be asking yourself "why talk about a wrestler on a comics blog?" I think for a couple of reasons it is important to talk about. First, Warrior was a very broad & bright character much like what we find in comics, and second there is an important life lesson that we can learn from his passing.
Speaking of comics the "Warrior" comic has skyrocketed in value since his passing. So what lesson can we learn from Warrior? The main thing I took away is that no matter what we do on this earth we will have to one day pay a price. Steroids, stimulants, obesity, and many other things can overwork and overtax the heart. Unfortunately, I had a great uncle who passed in his early 50's from a massive heart attack, and my very own Paternal Grandmother passed at 59 years of age due to complications from smoking for several years.
We live in an era where modern medicine will protect us to a point from the consequences of our poor health choices, but we have to work in tandem with them. To meet them halfway so to speak. Warrior may have not done steroids for years, but his increased body mass and years of drug abuse likely contributed to his death. I often worry about the adverse effects of my own choices. How has basically abusing stimulants like caffeine, weight loss drugs, energy drinks, my time smoking, and other poor choices adversely impacted my ability to see my unborn son grow and mature into a man?
I don't say these things to scare anyone, but it's important to take inventory of our daily decisions to make sure that they don't negatively impact our future.
It's tragic that Warrior died, and it's not because he was a big wrestler or a known personality. It's because that although he leaves behind a legacy he has two daughters left without their father.
THE COMIC STRIPS.....
First....Word is that Fox is interested in having Jennifer Lawrence star in a Mystique solo film. As much as I enjoy J. Law I hope this does not happen. The X-men have a deep and diverse roster; however, time and time again Fox has chosen to make their movies the "Wolverine, Prof. X, Magneto, Mystique, Storm" show. If we are going to do solo films let's focus on characters that either have not been introduced into the Fox universe (Cable for example) or characters that have had one moment in the sun and not been brought back (Deadpool, Nightcrawler for example).
Second...Staying with Fox Bryan Singer has stated that 2016's "X-men: Apocalypse" will incorporate elements from the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline. It's hard to say what those elements will be; however, this blogger is hoping that the film focus will remain on the young X-men established in "X:Men: First Class".
Third...."Arrow" is well known for their abundance of clever easter eggs, whether, it's art in the Queen gallery by Curtis Swan, or the voice of Harley Quinn (Arleen Sorkin), Marc Guggenheim and company have packed each episode with a lot of little clever tidbits. Evidently an upcoming episode will be no exception as the Green Lantern is supposed to be referenced for the very first time in the Arrow-verse. Here's hoping Hal and Ollie set off on a cross country learning experience akin to Denny O'neal & Neal Adams 70's run with the Emerald Bros.
Fourth...I have been no fan of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", but I have to admit that post Jaime Alexander's experience in the Sif episode the show has become remarkably more entertaining. This past one tied into the exploits from the hit movie "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and was excellently cut to fit into the narrative from the film.
Finally...One thing I neglected to mention in either of my "Winter Soldier" reviews was how much I enjoyed that they actually gave Cobie Smulders' Agent Maria Hill something to do. She has largely been used as an exposition piece in her previous outings, but in this film she has some good action. Very happy to see that happen for Nick Fury's long-time number two.
That's all for today...working on topics for a new column so please submit suggestions to the Facebook page...thank you all again for reading and see you next time at The Comic Shop!
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