Hey there fans,
Sorry for the long time without an update. I know all of you were dying to know the winner between Megan Fox, Jennifer Aniston, and Jessica Alba, but we'll get to that in a minute.
So, what a big weekend for nerds, am I right? The premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which I'm sure many of you saw at midnight, and of course the 8th annual Free Comic Book Day! Let's discuss my feelings on Wolverine first.
Wol-ver-ine: noun. The poster-slut for all things Marvel. Synonyms: Spider-Man. Antonyms: Batman, Superman. X-Men Origins: Wolverine has gotten a lot of bad press and reviews. I however thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was a nice action flick, that was at least relatively close to the comic origin. There was a nice jumble of some of my favorite marvel characters, some good action scenes, and some generally good action. However, I do have a few small gripes. My first, and perhaps biggest flaw of the film, is Deadpool. Now, for any average Joe seeing this film, I'm sure Deadpool was fine. But for those of us devoted comic book fans, he was a slaughterfest on our favorite Merc with a Mouth. The Deadpool featured in the beginning couldn't have been better. Then, at the end, they decided to go completely off-source and do whatever they damn well pleased with such a good character. Oh well, there's word of a Deadpool spin-off, maybe they'll fix him up by then. Another gripe, would be Wolverine's claws. Hands down some of the worst CGI I've seen in this generation of movies. Onto my last big gripe, which is about Fox. Why on Earth would you make two different "after the credits" scenes, and send them out randomly to movie theaters? That is a major inconvenience to fans. I'm sorry, but I'm not going to go to every nearby movie theater, hoping for the grab-bag chance that I get to see the other bonus ending. Oh well, back to my main thesis. Wolverine is a must-see for comic fans, and while it is still over-shadowed by Iron Man and Dark Knight in my book, with an 87 million opening box office, I don't see Marvel's poster-slut going anywhere anytime soon.
Now let's discuss Free Comic Book Day, one of my favorite days of the year! May 2nd, 2009 marked the 8th annual Free Comic Book Day. For those of you unfamiliar with this, it's an excuse for your local comic book shop to lure you in and snatch your wallet. All the big comic book publishers send out one designated "Free Comic" for retailers to stockpile. Little children then go to the store and force their parents to buy them all the other shiny comic books about Spidey beatin' up baddies. Now, usually, I go into Free Comic Book Day and expect 7 or 8 comics, ya know, the ones from the big publishers. Not this year, oh no. I walked out of there with 33 free comics and a few others that caught my eye. Granted, most of the "free comics" were things I would never read, but a true collector never complains. The best free comic would be Blackest Night #0, the prelude to the upcoming Green Lantern event. It was a small taste of the delicious crossover likely to fill my upcoming summer. Some other sweet issues were a reprint of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Marvel's Avengers comic. I encourage all of you to go to your local comic store and see what's left over, so you too can enjoy the free comic goodness.
Finally, Jessica Alba and Megan Fox are co-winners. I waited and waited for someone to break the tie, and no one did. So both girls share the March Babeness trophy this year, maybe one will prevail next year.
Thanks to all the fans, and spread the word to your friends! Maybe someday this blog will be featured on Attack of the Show or something haha. And stay tuned for my review of Star Trek, that I am eagerly awaiting on Friday.
Let's begin with Red Robin #2. Turns out this comic is NOT about the bird mascot from the delicious restaurant chain fighting crime, but instead follows Tim Drake, the penultimate Robin as he searches for Bruce Wayne. Red Robin really shows both sides of Tim's character. On one hand, he has really learned a lot from his days with Batman, and uses those things to his advantage. On the other hand, it shows how Tim is not handling the fact that Bruce is gone very well. He has become a bit of a hermit crab, living on his own and moving from place to place, cutting himself off from all former allies. At the end of the issue, Tim finds himself making a bit of a deal with the devil as he negotiates with Ras Al Ghul. Red Robin has a nice touch of self-narration from Tim, and definitely has me looking forward to issue 3.
Next up is the final prologue issue to Blackest Night, Green Lantern #43. This issue is all about Black Hand, the main Black Lantern. It shows what a sick freak he really is, and delves into his origins a bit. Death interested Black Hand even as a child, as his main hobby was Taxidermy. Twisted right? Well it gets worse. He's seen lying in a grave, kills his entire family, there's a subtle hint of necrophilia, and he even offs himself at the end of the book just in time for Scar to turn him into the Black Lantern entity. Blackest Night is going to be an awesome horror/action event and starts up next week, so be ready for that! Lots of dead characters returning, lots of crazy colors flying around, and probably an explosion or two. What's not to enjoy?
