Review
Secret Invasion #2 has arrived! Does it get better than issue #1? Is it worth picking up? Is your mother a Skrull? Find out after the jump!
Also be sure to stay tuned for our weekly reviews later today!
Sometimes I really do luck out. This afternoon, I had the great fortune to attend the New York premiere of Iron Man, the first film from Marvel Entertainment and not just licensed out to another studio. It's directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges.
Okay, fine. You know all this, right? Yes, of course. So let's jump ahead to the event real quick and then to the film itself. The theater was pretty much packed as every seat I saw was taken. There were several people from Marvel there, including John Romita Jr., Chris Claremont and master of ceremonies Joe Quesada. I also spotted Nick Barucci of Dynamic Forces. There could certainly have been others, it was a busy lobby and the Ziegfeld Theater isn't exactly a giant multiplex.
Once the film started, it was obvious the audience was mainly industry people. Aside from Joe Q. thanking the assembled people for their work, both at Marvel and freelance, all of the classic nods and in-jokes produced a hearty laugh. It was a great audience to see th film with as they cheered when we saw the gray armor for the first time.
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This article is part theory and part review, so bear with me. This week Young Avengers Presents #3 (of 6) was released, and this one focused on Wiccan and his sort-of brother Tommy (Speed).
This issue of Young Avengers Presents starts off with Billy (Wiccan) meeting Speed to go out searching for the Scarlet Witch, whom they believe to be their real mother, in a way. (I'll go into this in a moment). Hulkling takes the place of a grounded Billy, but not before a cute moment between the two. I'm glad the writers are exploring their relationship off the battlefield. (You should buy this book just for those moments, they are adorable)
Read more after the jump. (spoilers)
This week marked the release of Marvel's uber-event, Secret Invasion and because it's such a big event, it got its own separate review post.
On deck for review duty, we have Goblin, Sgt. Sausagepants, and me. Also, one of us is a Skrull.
Kidding!
Maybe.
Hit the jump for major spoilers and our reviews!
ROYGBIV & Other Mnemonic Devices of the DCU
Growing up, Green Lantern was my perennial favorite superhero: a normal guy given incredible power fueled only by his imagination and will. But one thing always bothered me: I never really liked green. Why not Blue Lantern? Or Orange Lantern? Or for that matter, Pink Lantern or Off-White Lantern or Chartreuse Lantern?
Two years after the debut of the Green Lantern Corps, the character of Sinestro was introduced, himself a Green Lantern gone rogue and equipped with a power ring of a different color--yellow. But Green Lantern writers would wait another 45 years before exploring the concept to its fullest, and during last year's Sinestro Corps War storyline, Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons revealed a prophecy in the Green Lantern mythos that predicted a massive war lit by every major color of the visible spectrum: not just the green and yellow to which Lantern fans were accustomed, but also red, orange, violet, blue, and even rainbow stalwart indigo.
Read more without pesky spoilers for you latecomers...
Well color me one VERY shocked, comic book reading, lesbian this week.
Don't get me wrong shocked is SO not a bad thing because this is a Whedon title. In fact one of the many things that makes the Whedon team great is how they always keep fans, whether they be watching or reading, on their toes.
Spoilers ahead! Be warned!
Last week DC finally released their latest animated film to DVD, and I've just finished watching it for the second time. Here's what I thought of it, for those of you unsure whether or not to purchase it.
DC has had a colorful history of animated products, to say the least. (I don't care how nostalgic Superfriends makes you) But of late they have done extremely well, especially for the Justice League. The one thing about the series that always bothered me, however, was the opening movie. Somehow it just felt off to me, mostly because the story kind of comes out of nowhere and there is little development beforehand for many of the characters. It felt rushed. This new release solves that problem for me.
Full review, (with spoilers), after the jump!
Ever just have one of those days - in an act of full discloser I certainly did today. I had a miserable afternoon.
When I finally got home a couple of hours ago I checked the mailbox and inside of it was issue #1 of Terry Moore's new Abstract Studio title Echo. Now in my second act of full disclosure you should know that I am a huge fan of Mr. Moore's. It was someone's suggestion to give Strangers in Paradise a try that changed me from a casual comic reader into the fangirl I am today and when that book recently drew to a close I was heart broken over the loss of the continuing adventures of David, Francine, and Katchoo.
After reading Mr. Moore's latest creation, I'm a little less heart broken. Seemingly centering on the life of Julie, a young woman who is on a new path in life, the book shows signs of all the best story elements - mystery, adventure, family, angst, hope, and enough government conspiracy to have kept Mulder and Scully busy for an entire season, and this is only issue #1. Not to mention there is also a character who has an even more miserable day then I just did.
So if you were a fan of Strangers in Paradise, like the idea of following around characters that already seem to be perfectly imperfect, or simply like to support independent publishers then pick up Issue #1 of Echo.
That's my two cents. What's yours?
Before i get into this week's review, I wanted to ask for feedback from readers. What books would you like to see reviewed in the future? Is there any feature you'd like to see in these reviews? Let us know, we're listening.
Our second review involves the theme of adolescence and transition into adulthood. It's a short, beautifully illustrated graphic novel by the artist known as Gipi.
Gipi’s Notes for a War Story is one of those books that you have to read more than once in order to appreciate its intricate themes of war, adolescence, and society. The book portrays the story of three childhood friends in an unnamed Eastern European country torn by war and is painted in beautifully austere watercolors. The entire war happens off panel, but its repercussions are felt in the main story of these three adolescents.
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And I'm back! Hope you all enjoyed the holidays (and the free amnesty for getting fat). Welcome to The Higher Bookshelf Review, a new feature we hope will become a regular part of PK in which we will be reviewing graphic novels that aren't as mainstream as say Superman or X-Men.
Without further ado, I present our first Higher Bookshelf Review: Stop Forgetting to Remember by Peter Kuper.
A few weeks ago, I was at my local bookstore making the usual headway against the hordes of loitering, manga-reading, ipod-listening, emo-teens in order to get to the graphic novels section when I saw an interesting book cover. Being one to judge quickly on covers and appearances, I approved and picked up Peter Kruper’s Stop Forgetting to Remember, a pseudo autobiography.
Hit the jump for the full review:
"Oh Lois, you SO don't want to know!"
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