Hello and welcome to the pre 4/20 edition of The Comic Shop! I know I've been away for a month and missed talking about quite a few things, but other obligations popped up as you understand. On to the comic talk ya?
Daredevil Review: I don't know what more I can add to the discussion that isn't already out on the web. I'm a long time fan of hornhead and his ongoing is one of my favorite comics to date. There have been so many epic stories told about Matt Murdock and his alter ego by luminaries like Frank Miller, Ed Brubaker, Brian Michael Bendis, Ann Nocenti, Kevin Smith, and so many more. Netflix & Marvel have teamed up to bring us the most action packed, entertaining, and compelling superhero television show to date.
One of the things that really appealed to me about the series was how it fit within the MCU while it also would've functioned fine if it was a standalone. We really only know that it takes place within the bigger MCU because of sparse mentions of "the incident" and other little nuggets.
"The incident" or the "battle of NY" as we might know it continues to have a lasting impact on the fictionalized NYC. So much so that much of the villainy are roaches that came out when the light was off take as much as they could. Much like post 9/11 people did profit off of incalculable destruction and chaos. In this story a lot of those people set the framework of the criminal underworld.
That's all I want to say about it, because as I said there isn't much I can add to the discussion. That said just watch it because it is great. The fight choreography is beautiful, the acting is very good to great, & the 13 episode format is the perfect form for superhero storytelling.
Movie Stuffs.......
I don't think I can do justice to the amount of new that has hit in the last month. Here in the last week we got a new peak at "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice", and "Fantastic Four". I will say I'm trying to hold judgement on "SW" and "BvS" simply because one is coming at Christmas and the other is in 2016. There is still a lot of time to change and adjust things between now and then. "FF" to me looks like a neat sci fi movie with a very loose grasp on the initial concepts of the superheroic group. I know that I would like to see all three, but I want to try to keep positive and not get too deep into things so suffice it to say I'm looking forward to all three.
Comic Stuffs....
Batman & Robin - This series kind of went out with a whimper IMHO. The superpowered Robin storyline petered out relatively quickly. I can't imagine that was the initial play, but we will see what happens when the new post-Convergence titles pick up.
Amazing Spider-man - While "Spiderverse" delivered in many ways and was very entertaining the follow up seems sort of phoned in to me. I still really enjoy what Slott has brought to the table, but I think it may have been to his benefit to sit out a few issues after penning the "Spiderverse" epic.
Daredevil - As Waid's run draws to a close it seems like he's building toward a grand exit with a new villain, and a new status quo for an old villain.
Flash - I'm in the minority that I have enjoyed the post Manapaul run with the scarlet speedster, but even I can admit that it can get a bit absurd with some of the speed force stuff. That said I thought the series left on a perfect note before a 2 month hiatus. The reintroduction of Professor Zoom made me pretty excited to pick things back up later this summer.
That's all I really have for today. I'm working on some topics to cover in the interim while I'm not buying comics, and I will definitely have post season discussions coming for both "Arrow" & "Flash" so be on the lookout for that. Take care and I will see you next time at The Comic Shop!
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