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Punisher #1 provides a fresh jumping on point for new readers. The newness in this “All-New Marvel NOW!” title is that Frank Castle now resides in Los Angeles. The story starts off with a special ops team saving what appears to be a prisoner of some unknown group in Togo. Then we come upon Frank Castle, who is brutally getting information out of some drug runners in Mexico. He means to learn to whom the drugs were going. Once he gets his intel, he kills his captive without a care. This intel leads to another person who points Frank to the cartel. Rather than sit back and discuss things, Frank decides to take a bazooka to their building and blow up his informant inside the car. The issue ends with the special ops team from the beginning, revealing themselves through their own conversation to be the Howling Commandos. Their mission: to kill Frank Castle.
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Issue 28 serves up the third entry in The Outsiders War story arc. The end of the previous issue gave us the big reveal that Ollie’s dad is actually still alive. In that issue, Green Arrow and Shado headed back to the island where it all began for Ollie. There he came in contact with his father, who explained why he faked his death at the hands of Komodo. Mr. Queen also revealed the shocking truth behind Ollie’s desertion on the island: that he actually orchestrated the whole thing. He claims that he did it to mold Ollie; to prepare him for the Outsiders War that would inevitably take place.
Even if you haven’t been keeping up with the latest mobile games, chances are you’ve heard of Flappy Bird. Currently it’s the hottest game on the planet and it’s probably the most unexpected.
Flappy Bird is the brainchild of a completely unknown app developer based in Vietnam named Dong Nguyen. It looks like it was made by a high schooler who just learned how to code. It certainly doesn’t scream “success.”
It was revealed today that actor Ben McKenzie, of the O.C. and Southland fame, will be playing a young version of Jim Gordon in a pre-Batman Gotham. You can rest assured there will be NO BATMANas they were casting for a 10 year old Bruce Wayne. So don’t get your hopes up. But beyond that, we are still fairly excited. Jim Gordon being an interesting character in his own right, we look forward to seeing how Fox brings this to life.
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Ms. Marvel #1 tells the story of 16 year old Kamala Khan. She is an American Muslim living in Jersey City, New Jersey. Kamala is an imaginative young girl who, like any nerd, has a healthy obsession with her interests. But deep down, Kamala wishes she was just seen as a normal teenager.
She loves the Avengers and likes to write fan fiction on the web. When she tries to share her joy with receiving 1,000 upvotes on her work, it is lost on those around her. Then, when she asks her parents to go to a party, her father forbids her. But Kamala, just wanting to have fun and fit in, sneaks away. Upon arriving to the party, she realizes she made a mistake and heads home. On her way she is mysteriously surrounded by a dense mist and then has a strange interaction with her favorite Avengers. They grant her one wish, to be Ms. Marvel.
With news of Channing Tatum potentially playing Gambit in a potential solo movie, we got to thinking, as nerds often do, and we decided it’s the day of Gambit! (Go here to see our thoughts on Tatum as Gambit: Channing Tatum as Gambit?! L’enfer?). Nothing has been confirmed about said movie, so this might be a bit of an overreaction to assume as much as we are but we’re geeks. That’s what we do.
All-New Marvel NOW! kicks off another #1 issue, this time with Wolverine. Anyone who hasn’t been keeping up with this stuff, don’t worry, we got you covered. Basically, all this “All-New Marvel NOW!” talk is a way for new fans to have clear cut jumping on points. Nothing sells better than #1’s, so there’s that too. The more cynical, seasoned, comic book fans call it a quick money grab but, hey, it’s the nature of the business unfortunately. At the very least they’ve created a jumping on point. As for whether or not it’s a good one, we’ll let you know what we think.
We knew it was inevitable, but it hurts just the same: USA Network’s beloved Psych is ending after it’s eighth season.
Like the death of any friend or family member, dealing with the loss of Shawn, Gus, and the gang at the Santa Barbara Police Department needs to be worked through with time, patience, and a whole lot of tissues.
If you are a true “psycho,” here is what you can expect in the coming months:
This month’s issues of Green Lantern and Red Lanterns is featured in one double-sized flipbook issue, all for the price of one. We like two-fers, and so do you. What better way to treat our viewers than with a double-sized review?
First, I have to commend DC for releasing essentially two issues for only $2.99. Compare that to Marvel (how could we avoid it?), whose titles mostly go for $3.99 a piece, this is certainly one in the win column for DC. Because of this, Max Level Geek is giving Green Lantern/Red Lanterns #28 the best value comic of the week honors. But does the quality match up?
B.J. Novak has had an eclectic acting career. A popular, if under-recognized, stand-up comedian, Novak is probably best known for his role as “Ryan” on NBC’s The Office. So is he a comedy actor? Kind of. But he has also co-starred in Inglourious Basterds, a movie where he kills Nazis and Saving Mr. Banks, a movie where he writes music for a Nazi Sympathizer.
Now he’s set to add “comic book movie” to his resume.
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