Hello & welcome to the 08/21/14 edition of The Comic Shop!
Thank you so much for your continued readership! We are about to pass over 2000 pageviews, which I never thought would be possible. Be sure to share the blog, and feel free to like the facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/thecomicshopblog?ref=hl . As a wise man once said "Tell your friends about me"....On to the news.....
First.... Chris Pratt dressed up as Star Lord once again to entertain children in a hospital. I do not have a lot to say about this, but that it is admirable that someone in such an enviable position has chosen to use it to be an everyday hero. He has also used his influence to garner participation from his "Guardians" co stars in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Suffice it to say definite man crush engaged from this blogger.
Second...The lovely Evangeline Lilly unveiled her look for the upcoming Marvel "Ant-man" film. While the character Hope Van Dyne is an invention of the film world and left the collective uber-nerds feeling "Lost" it appears that she has taken on a very Wasp-like look. I'm hedging on this project because of the turmoil with the original director Edgar Wright, but I enjoy the work of Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, and Michael Douglas. It's hard to doubt Marvel at this point, because each movie seems to be an improvement upon the previous one.
Third... "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" has opened to a lukewarm reception from critics with a current Rotten Tomatoes score of 44%. Not to say that an RT score is the end all be all for whether a film will be good or not, but early reviews reaffirm some of my concerns about the project. Eight years is a LONG time to go between sequels. Not to say it's unheard of, but it does not exactly inspire confidence. That coupled with the death or recasting of some of the ensemble roles (Michael Clark Duncan & Brittany Murphy RIP)(Clive Owen- career DOA) makes this a wait-and-see for this blogger.
Fourth....November solicitations started a bit of a firestorm with an alternative cover for an upcoming issue of Spider-woman as drawn by former erotic/soft core artist Milo Manara. I'll spare you the pictures, but it was quite upsetting to a number of paying customers as the cover featured Jessica Drew baring her assets to the city (and also quite a shovel face IMO). Make of it what you will, but I can't speak to a woman's point of view on something like that.
Fifth.... Dark Horse has released a trailer for the upcoming "Prometheus: Fire and Stone" which will be the first in a series of books ("Aliens: Fire & Stone", "AVP: Fire & Stone", and "Predator: Fire and Stone"). While I thought the "Prometheus" film was quite entertaining it was one of those movies that is so filled with holes you can't look at it the same way after you think about it for five minutes. That said I love comics, and I love that they are crossing over these franchises so I might give it a cursory look.
Sixth....Vince D'Onofrio has shaved his head and looks to be a fantastic Kingpin for the upcoming "Daredevil" Netflix series. D'Onofrio appeared at the outset to me to be an odd choice, but now I'm looking forward to his portrayal of the nefarious Wilson Fisk. As you can tell from my Frank Miller list I'm a big DD fan so I'm hoping Marvel hits another home run with this project.
A final note...I will be keeping my "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" speculation/discussion to a minimum until we at least see a real trailer for the project. I have found often in my life that reading too much about a movie beforehand can really ruin the experience, so to that end I will not participate in ruining it for my readers.
The Comic Strips - Beware Spoilers for comics released on 08/20/14
This week's pull list was a bit lean for your humble blogger with just "Daredevil" and "Batman & Robin" being purchased.
Daredevil - This issue was the continuation of a tie-in to the "Original Sin" event that features Murdock traveling to a newly hostile Wakanda to rescue his nun mother Sister Maggie. I've noted before that I'm a huge fan of what Mark Waid has done with DD; however, this issue lacked any kind of satisfying conclusion and was more or less a PSA for postpartum depression. As noble as that may be it's not exactly why we pick up comics.
Batman & Robin - Another chapter in the "Robin Rises" saga unfolded, but in actuality not a whole lot happened. In truth this single issue just completely deballed the "Death of the Family" event from last year by having Batman apologize the the Bat-family, ensure them of total truth in the future, and then embark on a suicide mission to Apokolips to rescue/resurrect his son. The total truth thing gets thrown to the wolves when the dead-to-the-world Dick Grayson shows up to have a PB & J and offer to help with Bats mission.
That's all for this week...I will see you next time at The Comic Shop!
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