Hello and Welcome to a brand new edition of The Comic Shop!
I have to get a tiny bit of business out of the way first here before we get to the topics as they come to me. My "WB/DC WTF?" post is now pretty much irrelevant with the decision by the brass to include Black Adam in the main cinematic plans.
My reservations still remain about leaving the superb Stephen Amell & Grant Gustin out of their movie plans. My main bone of contention is with their choice in Flash, Ezra Miller. I really don't know anything about him, but I do judge a book by the cover now and again. In all fairness I wasn't the biggest Gustin fan until I saw his fun portrayal of the Scarlet Speedster on the tv series. We will see what happens, but I'm still waiting to be impressed.
First....I was fortunate enough to be able to meet Neal freaking Adams on Wednesday night at a LCS. He was a barrel of laughs and it was a real honor to meet a man that has meant so much to the comics industry. His team with Denny O'neil on Green Lantern/Green Arrow and later on Batman helped to reinvigorate the comic industry after it got lost in the camp of the 60's. If you want to meet the other half of this dynamic duo Denny O'neil will be at the Indiana Comic Con in March.
Second...You might have heard by now but Sony & Marvel have come to an agreement regarding the use of Spider-man in future MCU movies. Andrew Garfield will have to like lasagna and hate Mondays on his own time because he will no longer be donning the red & blue spandex. I'm sad to see him go, but I think for the purposes of the films and to cultivate the future of the MCU they need to skew younger with whoever they cast as Peter Parker. I'd be okay with Sony running an Ultimate line with Donald Glover as Miles if I'm just spitballing as well. It will be interesting to see what this opens the door for. Agent (Flash Thompson) Venom jet setting the galaxy with the Guardians? Norman Osborn donning the Iron Patriot armor? The possibility is there for several efficient uses of a shared universe.
Third....I mentioned it on my FB page, but I think it's really cool how involved Ryan Reynolds is in the production of the forthcoming "Deadpool" movie. I'm not the biggest fan of the merc with the mouth, but I thought that Reynold's performance in the abysmal "X-men Origins: Wolverine" was one of the few high points. The released test footage did a bit to whet the old blogger's appetite also.
Fourth...Rumors abound on upcoming movie projects. One that seems to carry some water is that Angelina Jolie is being wooed to put her talents to use behind the camera for the upcoming "Captain Marvel" project. It is said that Marvel is set on having a female director for the film, so make of that what you will dear reader.
Fifth....Big changes coming at the Big Two in the coming months as Marvel sets their sights on a new iteration of the "Secret Wars" franchise & DC has their next crisis disguised as the continuity altering "Convergence" event. I'm hoping to not be retconned out of too many of my hard earned dollars, so I'm staying on the fence as much as possible with both of these events.
Discussion Point......However you may feel about the Marvel/Sony agreement to bring Spidey into the Avengers fold I have to say that I hope X-Men/FF stay with Fox. Not that everything that they have done with these two franchises has been particularly great mind you, but I think it gives more opportunity for other properties to shine. We are very fortunate to live in a world where we get two to three of these big summer superhero movies every year. I don't know if we would ever get movies like "Guardians", "Ant-Man", or "Captain Marvel" with X-men and FF under the Disney banner. Even more I doubt "Iron Man" would've been their first foray into filmmaking.
Fox has their own continuity and they more than proved they can make good movies with "X-men: First Class" & "X-men: Days of Future Past". Of course we'd like to see faithful adaptations of "Old Man Logan" or any other number of Marvel comic adaptations, but if we look back honestly none of these films have been particularly faithful. Those properties going back to Marvel would mean starting over at square one, and Joe Pesci help me if I have to see another damn origin story!!
Maybe our best hope is one day both studios will reconcile their differences and make a kickass "Secret Wars" movie. Only time will tell.
Everybody loves Spidey..... "Spiderverse" came to a satisfying conclusion this week. I have to say I had my doubts about this event and even mulled sitting it out; however, it really was an engaging story with a satisfying conclusion. I won't ruin anything, but I think an investment will be made in my future in the entire collection of this web-head event.
From the Quiver of Arrow...."Canaries" may have been one of the best "Arrow" episodes I have seen yet. I was not impressed by this season at the beginning, but I feel that there has been a lot of weight added to the weekly happenings. John Barrowman's Malcom Merlyn, Paul Blackthorne's Quentin Lance, Katie Cassidy's Dinah Laurel Lance, and Colton Haynes' Roy Harper all were burdened with a heavy share of emotional baggage. Capt. Lance falling back to his chair without a real word said with his daughter had the humble blogger by the heart strings. Oliver (Stephen Amell) continues to define what it means for him to be a hero, and he still struggles to understand his relationship with those closest to him. Like I said pre-mid season break I was falling out of love with the show, but I'm back in a big way now.
In a Flash....The show is still a blast to watch; however, I would caution the producers to take their time and get Gorilla Grodd right. I was not blown away by his first appearance, and I hope that it was a tease to a full reveal as the big bad in season two. I have absolute faith in the crew being able to pull it off, but Flash has a cadre of villains that they can fill in episodes with until they can feature Grodd proper.
That's all for today! The countdown continues to the 50th edition of The Comic Shop! Thank you for joining in! Thank you for reading and thank you for your continued support! This is strictly because I enjoy it, and I apologize if my english/grammar is not always AP style. See you next time at The Comic Shop!
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