All sorts of news...

Hello and welcome to the 09/19/2014 edition of The Comic Shop...

I have decided that with changes in my work life and the continued challenge of raising a baby I will likely be limiting these posts to a monthly entry.  In the end I think this new time frame will give me a chance to decide what I want to discuss, and to have strongly formulated opinion on the various items.  I love writing this blog, but it can be time consuming and I have other concerns at this time.  As always I appreciate your continued support, and I will do my best to bring the best entries that I can to the table.


First........ Off of the strength of the "leaked" test reel footage "Deadpool" will be getting a feature film from 20th Century Fox.  Given the reaction and the quality of the footage this is not a huge surprise.  One can only hope that with the retcon of the Fox X-Universe we can keep Ryan Reynolds as the titular Merc with a Mouth, but ditch the awful characterization from "X-Men Origins: Wolverine".  While Reynolds was not a good fit for DC's "Green Lantern" I think he is the ideal candidate to continue to portray Wade Wilson. 

Second.....The producers of "Flash" and "Arrow" have announced that the last daughter of Krypton will be flying onto the screen at CBS.  It will be interesting to see if this is a stand alone project or if it ties to either the DC movie verse or the DC Arrow-verse.  I don't have a lot more to say about it at this point, but it is intriguing to say the least.

Third.....The Russo Brothers have teased that Frank Castle AKA The Punisher has been introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a blink-and-you-miss-it role as the driver of the Penske truck that struck SPOILER when the Winter Soldier threw him from a vehicle.  While it seems unlikely that this is the case, because vehicular homicide is not Castle's SOP it is probable that he might show up in an adjacent Marvel One-Shot on a future home movie release.  I would still; however, argue that Frank would be the absolute perfect candidate for a Marvel Netflix show because they could do the character justice.



The Comic Strips (Beware Spoilers for Comics Released on 09/17/14).

I took a small stack out of my local comic shop this week with "Daredevil" and "Batman & Robin" (Futures End tie in) on my pull list.

"Daredevil" - This was the start of a new arch with a terrifying new enemy for hornhead.  It turns out that the mind control powered Purple Man decided to start a family, but it comes to a horrifying end for the PM and a new powerful group of mind control experts comes to forefront.

"Batman & Robin" - I have made my reservations known about the Futures End event and tie ins, but I have to make a caveat that the Bat books (this and the titular "Batman") were absolutely fantastic.  I have made it known that I am a huge fan of "The Dark Knight Returns" and these books are more to the tune of  "The Dark Knight Never Left".  It is the same level of madness, but he has never quit being Batman.  It is disturbing and interesting at the same time to watch him push his body past normal human limits with the use of dangerous science.  I still feel that the event and tie ins are wholly unnecessary, but this is a very cool glimpse into the future of the caped crusader.



That's it for today.  Unless something changes I will see you around the same time next month.  Thank you for your continued support, thank you for reading, and I will see you next time at The Comic Shop!