Hello and welcome to an unscheduled appearance of The Comic Shop!
I had a chance last week to check out the new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie. While I find it to be an extremely flawed film I think that it got the essence of the "TMNT" franchise right. Let's bang through this movie in the good, the bad, and the ugly style.
The Good:
Nothing will ever change my love of the Jim Henson crafted suits in the original movie. They were the stuff of "movie magic" legend. If you have the old movie on dvd, or pop it up on netflix take a minute to appreciate the tiny intricate details of the original suits. They are a true work of modern day art and should not ever be forgotten. That said, I did not mind the CGI in the new movie. While CGI is a medium that dates itself faster than old school puppets and wires ever could it gives filmmakers the chance to do things with the characters that would be next to impossible for a guy in a rubber suit.
I also like the individual renderings of the brothers, as they now have more personality than before. It's a little thing but it helps to give further definition to the turtles. In previous movies one major complaint was that Raph was the only one that went through any character development, but that is not the case here.
I'm more surprised to be writing this than you are reading it but I did not mind Megan Fox as April O'neil. While she is not the best actress in the world I didn't think she was any worse at the role than Judith Hoag or Paige Turico. In fact April really was given a lead role in this film and helped to drive the events of the movie. They made some really convenient and odd choices about her history with the turtles and objectified her constantly but that will be filed under UGLY and we will get to that later.
Sure the humor was juvenile at best, but it fits what one would expect from a group of teenagers so it wasn't too out of the ordinary. I thought a lot of it was actually quite good considering the source, but I can see why people would take issue with it. A lot of jokes in the original film were more keyed to the adults in the audience, but this version is complete fan service to the young people.
It was cool to actually see them use their weapons and once again that they each had their own particular set of skills. I really like the team aspect that they each brought something unique to the table. It has what we have come to expect from these types of movies with the team dynamic being done so well in "Avengers" & "Guardians of the Galaxy".
The Bad:
Who in their right mind thought casting Johnny Knoxville as the voice of Leonardo was a good idea? While I could say the same about Corey Feldman's Donatello in the original I thought he actually did a good job of getting down the innate humor of the super intelligent turtle. Knoxville's voice was a constant distraction for your humble blogger, and I found it quite grating as the movie continued on. I would hope in future movies they hire a more nondescript actor to voice the lead turtle, hopefully someone that isn't as much of a jackass.
I did not like the character design of Splinter in this movie one bit. He looked like some kind of rat/dog/horse hybrid, and while plausible due to mutation (I guess) the prehensile tail was a bit much. While what I said about the CGI turtles is still true, because we saw Splinter go toe-to-toe with the Shredder, Splinter is a character (much like Yoda) that was leaps and bounds better as a puppet. I can't really explain it, because it's more of a personal preference.
Speaking of the Shredder, I probably would've filed it under good if their original intent was to have the Oroku Sake Shredder in the movie instead of the Eric Sakks (William Fichtner) reinvention of the character. I love William Fichtner as an actor, and I completely expect him to take the Shredder mantle at some point in this new franchise. I just think the way they shoehorned "japanese guy in the shadows" into the movie was cheap and clumsy.
The Ugly:
First.....This is a pretty full category because there are a LOT of things that I had gripes with. The main problem that I had with the movie was that it falls under the pretty common nowadays problem of having the "sin of convenience". Oh, April had the turtles as pets and they were injected by her father and Eric Sakks with alien ooze to concoct a mutagen that would cure a disease that Sakks planned to release in a false flag attack on NYC. I've written here before that I am absolutely fed up with this lazy version of storytelling. It's hard to explain why April cares about the turtles...lets just make them her pets. It's stupid. Granted it's no worse than a rat learning ninja skills from his owner and then happening upon the turtles and the mutagen in the sewer. A LOT of convenience for my tastes, but I try not to nitpick too heavily because the turtles were created to poke fun at the absurdity of comics in the 80's. It's just frustrating for me that they feel it is necessary to create these emotional and relational tethers between characters. Sometimes in life just random shit happens and people have to react to it, and guess what it makes for interesting stories.
Second.... Sakks' dialogue is about the dimmest crap I have ever heard. He literally says "I want you to drain all of their blood even if it kills them". I'm no scientist, but I'm pretty sure it'll 100% kill them to have no blood. There are many more examples, but this was the first one that came to mind.
Third.... The objectification of April was inappropriate and unnecessary in my mind. We all get that Fox's best attribute is her good looks, but it is not needed in the plot to call constant attention to it. Whether it's Verne (Will Arnett) staring at her ass at an inopportune moment, or April's former pet Mikey oogling her like a horny teen there is wayyy to much of this movie in service to objectifying April's looks.
Fourth...The plot of this movie is an amalgam of the unnecessary parental back story from "Amazing Spider-man", the release of a toxin from a tower to threaten a city from "Amazing Spider-man", the false flag we have the cause & the cure scenario from "Mission Impossible II", "V for Vendetta", and many others. The magic blood from "Star Trek: Into Darkness" also made an appearance. So more or less it seems the writers took all of their ideas from semi-recent movies that they saw.
Wrapping up.....That's all about I have left to say about this film. I have seen sites like Kinja, and Rifftrax call "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" the worst movie of 2014, and I can understand where they are coming from. I will say; however, despite it's faults it captures the essence, and the inherent silliness of the franchise. I went out and bought a cheap copy the week it came out, and I am happy with my decision. Ultimately, dear reader it is up to you what you like and don't like. This was the only remake I saw in 2014 and it was totally worth it for me. Watch it for yourself and make your own decision!
P.S. I took some time on Xmas day to get into the first issue of IDW's mega TMNT-Ghostbusters crossover event, and I loved it. I will have to give IDW some of my money love in the future to catch up with two of my favorite things from my youth.
Happy reading and I will see you next time at The Comic Shop!!
Friday, December 26, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Tales from the SpiderVerse and other news of little importance
Hello all and welcome to the 12/16/14 edition of The Comic Shop!
As I mentioned last week the 2nd annual Shoppies are on their way before the year is out so keep an eye out for that.
First....The web (pun unintended) has been set abuzz with rumors and tidbits from the hacked Sony internal e-mails. Much of that news that has gotten fanboy ears to perk up for miles around has to do with discussions to create a shared universe in which Spidey could be an Avenger. While I think it would be a great get for Disney/Marvel I will remain cautiously optimistic.
There are a lot of concerns that would need to be addressed, and Sony would have to get their house in order immediately to have a successful partnership. There was also talk that Avi Arad would have to be dismissed before Disney/Marvel would even enter discussions with Marvel.
Other discussions concerned possibly letting Spidey's rights go back to Marvel, which would still put a superhero with 5 movies to his name back to square one, but I digress.
Probably the juiciest tidbit to come out of the email hack was that Andrew Garfield reportedly was supposed to have shown up to meet investors, but called one hour prior to the meeting to cancel. He was then essentially fired. I hope it comes out that this is not the case, because despite a lot of the faults of the ASM movies Garfield was a solid PP/Spidey in my opinion.
We will see what happens, but I would not count on seeing Spidey sling a web in "Captain America: Civil War" or any other Marvel movie any time soon.
Second.....I have a long tradition here at TCS of being dead wrong about things. I have to say that the mega-Spidey event "Spider-verse" is no exception to this rule. While I was dismissive of it at the outset I picked up the issues to keep my run from TASM #700 going. When I actually read the books I was blown away by a lot of what Dan Slott had brought to the page. This is an actual good event of significance, but most importantly IT IS FUN. Books like this are the reason why I love comics, and continue to read and collect as a 30+ year old man. Like I said the story has serious consequences; however, Slott does not take that fact too seriously in the storytelling. It is a self-aware story that stays away from the Christopher Nolan trap of having to constantly remind everyone how important the story they are reading/watching is.
One example of what I consider fun is when Miles Morales teams up with a young version of Peter Parker to travel through a portal to a universe that is.....The 1960's Spider-man cartoon. "I guess that's the Bugle right there" "How do you know?" "It's the only building that has any writing on it". I'm not one to LOL or overact to things in comics, but this had me in absolute stitches. Just the subtle humor to poke at how absurd the whole thing is. Point being that there are a lot of "events" in comics now, but so far this one has been the right amount of bang for this blogger's buck.
Third.... This may just be the Dad in me, but I saw a post in a comic collecting site where a guy paid $10-$15 to go to see the new Hobbit movie on the off chance that there was a "BvS" trailer. If you pay that much to watch something that will likely be free the next day you are a M-O-R-O-N. I feel like this is something that you shouldn't need to tell another adult, but in case you were wondering yes that is idiotic.
Fourth.... Don't forget in this holiday season that comics, trades, statues, figures, cards, etc. all make really great gifts. You win twice by buying these from your LCS because they are small businesses that will only survive as long as we support them. Let's make sure our local comics guys have a very happy holiday!
Fifth.... It appears that Barbara Gordon's move to Burnside was not without controversy. The transgendered community is outraged by the characterization of a new villain that happens to be transgendered. While Gail Simone was praised for the way she brought in a down to earth "normal" character who was revealed to be trans the new creative team was thrashed because they revealed a fake Batgirl to be a glittered, mascara masked, walking stereotype of a transgendered person. DC has issued a public apology even though segments of the community have stated their support. I really don't have an opinion on the subject.
In the end I think if we focused more on getting to know one another as people instead of determining which groups define us I think our world would be a much better place (this is my Miss America Speech BTW).
Wrapping up...... That's all I really have for today. I will probably get one more post in before the end of the month. Excelsior to you all and I will see you next time at The Comic Shop!
As I mentioned last week the 2nd annual Shoppies are on their way before the year is out so keep an eye out for that.
First....The web (pun unintended) has been set abuzz with rumors and tidbits from the hacked Sony internal e-mails. Much of that news that has gotten fanboy ears to perk up for miles around has to do with discussions to create a shared universe in which Spidey could be an Avenger. While I think it would be a great get for Disney/Marvel I will remain cautiously optimistic.
There are a lot of concerns that would need to be addressed, and Sony would have to get their house in order immediately to have a successful partnership. There was also talk that Avi Arad would have to be dismissed before Disney/Marvel would even enter discussions with Marvel.
Other discussions concerned possibly letting Spidey's rights go back to Marvel, which would still put a superhero with 5 movies to his name back to square one, but I digress.
Probably the juiciest tidbit to come out of the email hack was that Andrew Garfield reportedly was supposed to have shown up to meet investors, but called one hour prior to the meeting to cancel. He was then essentially fired. I hope it comes out that this is not the case, because despite a lot of the faults of the ASM movies Garfield was a solid PP/Spidey in my opinion.
We will see what happens, but I would not count on seeing Spidey sling a web in "Captain America: Civil War" or any other Marvel movie any time soon.
Second.....I have a long tradition here at TCS of being dead wrong about things. I have to say that the mega-Spidey event "Spider-verse" is no exception to this rule. While I was dismissive of it at the outset I picked up the issues to keep my run from TASM #700 going. When I actually read the books I was blown away by a lot of what Dan Slott had brought to the page. This is an actual good event of significance, but most importantly IT IS FUN. Books like this are the reason why I love comics, and continue to read and collect as a 30+ year old man. Like I said the story has serious consequences; however, Slott does not take that fact too seriously in the storytelling. It is a self-aware story that stays away from the Christopher Nolan trap of having to constantly remind everyone how important the story they are reading/watching is.
One example of what I consider fun is when Miles Morales teams up with a young version of Peter Parker to travel through a portal to a universe that is.....The 1960's Spider-man cartoon. "I guess that's the Bugle right there" "How do you know?" "It's the only building that has any writing on it". I'm not one to LOL or overact to things in comics, but this had me in absolute stitches. Just the subtle humor to poke at how absurd the whole thing is. Point being that there are a lot of "events" in comics now, but so far this one has been the right amount of bang for this blogger's buck.
Third.... This may just be the Dad in me, but I saw a post in a comic collecting site where a guy paid $10-$15 to go to see the new Hobbit movie on the off chance that there was a "BvS" trailer. If you pay that much to watch something that will likely be free the next day you are a M-O-R-O-N. I feel like this is something that you shouldn't need to tell another adult, but in case you were wondering yes that is idiotic.
Fourth.... Don't forget in this holiday season that comics, trades, statues, figures, cards, etc. all make really great gifts. You win twice by buying these from your LCS because they are small businesses that will only survive as long as we support them. Let's make sure our local comics guys have a very happy holiday!
Fifth.... It appears that Barbara Gordon's move to Burnside was not without controversy. The transgendered community is outraged by the characterization of a new villain that happens to be transgendered. While Gail Simone was praised for the way she brought in a down to earth "normal" character who was revealed to be trans the new creative team was thrashed because they revealed a fake Batgirl to be a glittered, mascara masked, walking stereotype of a transgendered person. DC has issued a public apology even though segments of the community have stated their support. I really don't have an opinion on the subject.
In the end I think if we focused more on getting to know one another as people instead of determining which groups define us I think our world would be a much better place (this is my Miss America Speech BTW).
Wrapping up...... That's all I really have for today. I will probably get one more post in before the end of the month. Excelsior to you all and I will see you next time at The Comic Shop!
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Upon further review....rebooting the Marvel Universe & other news.....
Hello and welcome to the 12/11/14 edition of The Comic Shop!
Since most of you know how calendars work you realize that the end of the year is rapidly approaching. That means one thing around these parts the 2nd annual "Shoppies" my year-in-review of all that is good with the two biggest comic publishers on the planet. (I'd love to do indie awards, but with my limited budget I have to be pragmatic about what I try and what I bring home). You can read last year's version here http://gothamcitycomics.blogspot.com/2013/12/big-two-comics-year-in-review-1st.html . I will try to keep with the same categories as before; however, if there are things you would like to see shoot me an email (johnnyleffler1116@gmail.com), post on my FB page (The Comic Shop), or shoot me a tweet (@johnnyboy1116). As have always said if you have something you'd like to discuss I'm willing to post guest submissions as well, and those are the best ways to reach me.
On to the news.......
First....There was a lot of huff and puff on the internet and from your humble blogger as well when Marvel announced the upcoming changes to their comic universe. Lady Thor, FalCaptain America, and Evil Tony Stark gave a lot of people pause. Recently, I had the opportunity to pick up all three of the #1's from the respective reboots and I have to say so far I have a favorable impression.
I think my favorite out of all of them at this point is the "All-New Captain America". Sam Wilson is in many ways drastically different from the previous men that have wielded the shield. Whereas the most recent Cap-lacement Bucky Barnes was not all too dissimilar from Steve Rogers himself Falcon is a stark contrast. Cap & Bucky were both World War II era soldiers that were experimented on, frozen, and then brought into the real world. While there paths diverged a bit with Bucky being a highly skilled assassin, and Cap more or less keeping his hands clean they were virtually different versions of the same character. Sam was raised in Harlem as the son of a minister. He refused religion and his parents supported him and offered him alternatives, and then sadly his father was killed trying to break up a fight. Two years later he loses his mother to a random street crime.
For this reason I have found myself rooting for Sam in his new role as Captain America. I think he embodies the things that we, as Americans, tend to idealize; second chances, overcoming adversity, picking yourself up by your bootstraps, etc & so forth. It doesn't hurt that I absolutely loved Anthony Mackie's take on Falcon in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" either.
I have to say I'm really only reading "Superior IronMan" because of how much I love Daredevil, and he is a key figure in the first part of the arch.
In all fairness I don't care "who wields the power of Thor", because quite frankly I haven't been the biggest Thor fan in my life. I read quite a bit of the run before the Marvel NOW! relaunch, and I have heard that Jason Aaron did a wonderful job, but it's something I'll have to take a look at later on down the road.
My parting thought on the current state of Marvel is that I applaud their effort to push away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It could be easy to serve their film masters, but they have made the bold choice to take the comic line in a different direction. Kudos to the editorial staff and I hope they continue to move forward with the changes even when they have "Avengers: Age of Ultron" on the horizon.
Second.... (POTENTIAL SPOILERS) It's time to discuss where we are with the three shows that I watch religiously that are based on comics "Arrow", "Flash", and "Agents of SHIELD". .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
We have reached the midseason break for all three (I believe), and we've got some answers and certainly a whole new slew of questions.
The "Flash"- "Arrow" crossover arch was some really great television in my opinion. The writers did a wonderful job capturing the juxtaposition of the two characters & their teams (for instance Barry's light happy-go-lucky nature vs. Ollie's dark-grizzled nature). I found it very entertaining, and I hope that they do it again at a proper time.
I continue to be impressed by the writing, the cast, and the direction of "The Flash". It is clear to this humble blogger that they understand that Barry is the "hope" character of the DC universe. While the Kryptonian alphabet may most assuredly state that "S" is a symbol for hope I have always felt that hope came in a Flash of lightning.
If we look back at the history of Barry Allen we will se a man that sacrificed his life during the original "Crisis", and no one even knew he did it. Then, when Wally was over his head in the "Final Crisis" event Barry emerged from the speed force to help Wally save the day. Even in "Blackest Night" Barry literally became a symbol of hope as he became a ring bearer for the blue lanterns and helped to defeat Nekron. In the interest of full disclosure my love of "The Flash" goes all the way back to the first tv series with John Wesley Shipp when I insisted on going as Flash that year for halloween, and that I get comics about him etc. and so forth.
I found it fitting that in many ways "The Flash" mid season finale mirrored the mid season finale of the first season of "Arrow". As both heroes found themselves overmatched by a similarly skilled individual (Reverse Flash & the Dark Archer).
"Arrow" has been more of a mixed bag this year because it seems as if they are trying to further define Ollie's character by pitting him against his alter ego "The Arrow". If this weren't enough they have tried to resurrect the mystery angle from the first season, and blend it with the hardcore action from the second season. So far it's been hit or miss, but certainly landing more on the hit portion. I really liked how they introduced and portrayed Captain Boomerang during the FLARROW event, and I hope to see more of the same in the second half of the season.
I follow Katie Cassidy on Instagram and it has been very cool to see her transform herself for this role and her ultimate goal of taking on the mantle of the Black Canary. She has been putting in work at the gym, and it is really awesome to see her take it as seriously as she has. I feel like this season will have a lot of surprises in store, so we will have to wait and see what happens.
Full confession mode again here; I was NOT a fan of Agents of SHIELD when it first hit my television screen. I felt that it was just a cheap, red-headed step-child, discount product of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Everything that happened on the show seemed to be in the background of bigger events and just out of line of the things that actually mattered. This season; however, the crew has used the show to drive upcoming events within the MCU. I don't want to go into too much detail, but suffice to say they have been digging the trenches so to speak for all the big things happening at Marvel. I have to give the crew credit too, for making the characters much more than 2 dimensional ambercrombie models this season. Skye, for one, has been lightyears more interesting than she was in the first go round on the show.
Third (& final for tonight)..... BUYER BEWARE WARNING.... On this very blog I shared that I was interested in the fact that "Arrow" tv writer Andrew Kreisberg was taking over the helm for the New 52's "Green Arrow". While the jury is still out on Kreisberg's contribution only a couple of issues in I have to say that the art is absolutely atrocious. Characters are not even drawn the same from panel to panel, and some even appear to have spontaneous lazy eyes. It is just some of the worst art that I have ever seen. I may give the story one more chance, but you'd be better off spending your hard earned dollars on the Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino run with the Emerald Archer. Some of there best moments are highlighted HERE ( http://www.comicvine.com/articles/the-best-moments-in-jeff-lemire-andrea-sorrentinos/1100-149723/ ) .
Thanks for reading! I tried to get through my backlogged thoughts, but I still have a lot to go so I will be back as soon as I can! Look for my letter to Dick Grayson here in a few days, and then I'll be back at the end of the month live from the back of an abandoned Ames store for the Shoppie Awards!
Since most of you know how calendars work you realize that the end of the year is rapidly approaching. That means one thing around these parts the 2nd annual "Shoppies" my year-in-review of all that is good with the two biggest comic publishers on the planet. (I'd love to do indie awards, but with my limited budget I have to be pragmatic about what I try and what I bring home). You can read last year's version here http://gothamcitycomics.blogspot.com/2013/12/big-two-comics-year-in-review-1st.html . I will try to keep with the same categories as before; however, if there are things you would like to see shoot me an email (johnnyleffler1116@gmail.com), post on my FB page (The Comic Shop), or shoot me a tweet (@johnnyboy1116). As have always said if you have something you'd like to discuss I'm willing to post guest submissions as well, and those are the best ways to reach me.
On to the news.......
First....There was a lot of huff and puff on the internet and from your humble blogger as well when Marvel announced the upcoming changes to their comic universe. Lady Thor, FalCaptain America, and Evil Tony Stark gave a lot of people pause. Recently, I had the opportunity to pick up all three of the #1's from the respective reboots and I have to say so far I have a favorable impression.
I think my favorite out of all of them at this point is the "All-New Captain America". Sam Wilson is in many ways drastically different from the previous men that have wielded the shield. Whereas the most recent Cap-lacement Bucky Barnes was not all too dissimilar from Steve Rogers himself Falcon is a stark contrast. Cap & Bucky were both World War II era soldiers that were experimented on, frozen, and then brought into the real world. While there paths diverged a bit with Bucky being a highly skilled assassin, and Cap more or less keeping his hands clean they were virtually different versions of the same character. Sam was raised in Harlem as the son of a minister. He refused religion and his parents supported him and offered him alternatives, and then sadly his father was killed trying to break up a fight. Two years later he loses his mother to a random street crime.
For this reason I have found myself rooting for Sam in his new role as Captain America. I think he embodies the things that we, as Americans, tend to idealize; second chances, overcoming adversity, picking yourself up by your bootstraps, etc & so forth. It doesn't hurt that I absolutely loved Anthony Mackie's take on Falcon in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" either.
I have to say I'm really only reading "Superior IronMan" because of how much I love Daredevil, and he is a key figure in the first part of the arch.
In all fairness I don't care "who wields the power of Thor", because quite frankly I haven't been the biggest Thor fan in my life. I read quite a bit of the run before the Marvel NOW! relaunch, and I have heard that Jason Aaron did a wonderful job, but it's something I'll have to take a look at later on down the road.
My parting thought on the current state of Marvel is that I applaud their effort to push away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It could be easy to serve their film masters, but they have made the bold choice to take the comic line in a different direction. Kudos to the editorial staff and I hope they continue to move forward with the changes even when they have "Avengers: Age of Ultron" on the horizon.
Second.... (POTENTIAL SPOILERS) It's time to discuss where we are with the three shows that I watch religiously that are based on comics "Arrow", "Flash", and "Agents of SHIELD". .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
We have reached the midseason break for all three (I believe), and we've got some answers and certainly a whole new slew of questions.
The "Flash"- "Arrow" crossover arch was some really great television in my opinion. The writers did a wonderful job capturing the juxtaposition of the two characters & their teams (for instance Barry's light happy-go-lucky nature vs. Ollie's dark-grizzled nature). I found it very entertaining, and I hope that they do it again at a proper time.
I continue to be impressed by the writing, the cast, and the direction of "The Flash". It is clear to this humble blogger that they understand that Barry is the "hope" character of the DC universe. While the Kryptonian alphabet may most assuredly state that "S" is a symbol for hope I have always felt that hope came in a Flash of lightning.
If we look back at the history of Barry Allen we will se a man that sacrificed his life during the original "Crisis", and no one even knew he did it. Then, when Wally was over his head in the "Final Crisis" event Barry emerged from the speed force to help Wally save the day. Even in "Blackest Night" Barry literally became a symbol of hope as he became a ring bearer for the blue lanterns and helped to defeat Nekron. In the interest of full disclosure my love of "The Flash" goes all the way back to the first tv series with John Wesley Shipp when I insisted on going as Flash that year for halloween, and that I get comics about him etc. and so forth.
I found it fitting that in many ways "The Flash" mid season finale mirrored the mid season finale of the first season of "Arrow". As both heroes found themselves overmatched by a similarly skilled individual (Reverse Flash & the Dark Archer).
"Arrow" has been more of a mixed bag this year because it seems as if they are trying to further define Ollie's character by pitting him against his alter ego "The Arrow". If this weren't enough they have tried to resurrect the mystery angle from the first season, and blend it with the hardcore action from the second season. So far it's been hit or miss, but certainly landing more on the hit portion. I really liked how they introduced and portrayed Captain Boomerang during the FLARROW event, and I hope to see more of the same in the second half of the season.
I follow Katie Cassidy on Instagram and it has been very cool to see her transform herself for this role and her ultimate goal of taking on the mantle of the Black Canary. She has been putting in work at the gym, and it is really awesome to see her take it as seriously as she has. I feel like this season will have a lot of surprises in store, so we will have to wait and see what happens.
Full confession mode again here; I was NOT a fan of Agents of SHIELD when it first hit my television screen. I felt that it was just a cheap, red-headed step-child, discount product of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Everything that happened on the show seemed to be in the background of bigger events and just out of line of the things that actually mattered. This season; however, the crew has used the show to drive upcoming events within the MCU. I don't want to go into too much detail, but suffice to say they have been digging the trenches so to speak for all the big things happening at Marvel. I have to give the crew credit too, for making the characters much more than 2 dimensional ambercrombie models this season. Skye, for one, has been lightyears more interesting than she was in the first go round on the show.
Third (& final for tonight)..... BUYER BEWARE WARNING.... On this very blog I shared that I was interested in the fact that "Arrow" tv writer Andrew Kreisberg was taking over the helm for the New 52's "Green Arrow". While the jury is still out on Kreisberg's contribution only a couple of issues in I have to say that the art is absolutely atrocious. Characters are not even drawn the same from panel to panel, and some even appear to have spontaneous lazy eyes. It is just some of the worst art that I have ever seen. I may give the story one more chance, but you'd be better off spending your hard earned dollars on the Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino run with the Emerald Archer. Some of there best moments are highlighted HERE ( http://www.comicvine.com/articles/the-best-moments-in-jeff-lemire-andrea-sorrentinos/1100-149723/ ) .
Thanks for reading! I tried to get through my backlogged thoughts, but I still have a lot to go so I will be back as soon as I can! Look for my letter to Dick Grayson here in a few days, and then I'll be back at the end of the month live from the back of an abandoned Ames store for the Shoppie Awards!
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