Or – “A Bat In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Cretaceous Period…”
ROBOT OVERLORD: I the benevolent Robot Overlord have once again summoned the two greatest minds this website has to offer, and have thrown them in the arena to battle it out with their enlarge cerebellums over the merits of Batman and Robin #8. Since they weren’t available, I had to settle for Stephen and Matthew. Okay youse guys, make with the smart-ass comments.
What makes one want to crawl through an air conditioning shaft in the middle of the worst summer day? For John McClane it is all in the line of duty as he ends up being the most qualified police officer to infiltrate a massage parlor under siege.
Or – “Blackest Do Whut Now?”
The fascinating thing about the Secret Six Blackest Night tie-in is how naturally the subject of death fits into the ongoing lives of these killers and thieves and reprobates. Deadshot’s ties to the Suicide Squad alone accounts for a couple of dozen ambulatory corpses, and that’s before we even consider the nigh-immortal Scandal an Jeannette’s body counts. The appearance of walking corpses here is disturbing, sure, but for some reason it seems to fit right into the characters lives…
He stands between the evil of the spirit world and the world we know. Now collected for the first time, read the opening issues of the most original series in years with The Anchor Volume One: Five Furies.
The Blu-ray edition of Halo Legends arrived at the Major Spoilers doorstep this past weekend, and since resident gamer Rodrigo was hanging around looking for something to do, we had him pop the movie in and file an early, spoiler-free, report.
The legend of Zorro continues to grow up and down the coast of California as story after story builds the vigilante up to that of legend. If readers didn’t know the true story, we’d think Zorro was some kind of supernatural being of the night. In truth, he’s just a guy out to bring the man down.
Or – “I Always Wondered How That All Ended…”
The early nineties were a good time to be a comics fan. New universes were popping up everywhere, new characters abounded, new settings and premises as far as the eye could see… These days, Barb Wire, The Strangers, Bloodfire and their ilk are most often found deep in the 3 For A Dollar bin, but even today, a few 90′s refugees have made their mark. Odds are most of y’all only know the Milestone Universe as ‘that place where Static started, before his cartoon,’ but we are all about to witness the latest chapter in the history of Milestone media… I sure hope it lives up to what came before.
Or – “Have You Ever Noticed How Many Super-Creepy Marvel Villains There Are?”
Guys like Purple Man, The Mandrill, The Corruptor, The Controller… These are all horrible, horrible manipulator jackasses who should be set on fire and rolled down a hill. What’s even more scary is that some of these jerks are considered SMALL POTATOES compared to the major-league evils in the Marvel Universe… But, stay tuned, Faithful Spoilerite, as you’re about to see what makes these idiots so scary.
Robot Overlord: I’m more of a Cobra Commander fan, than that of the Joes, but Stephen and Matthew are always going on about the “good guys”. I’m giving them a chance to express themselves this week as they dive into G.I. Joe Cobra II.
Or – “Understatement Time…”
James Robinson says in this issue’s text piece that this series is “maybe the darkest tale the JLA have ever been a part of,” and he’s absolutely right. There have been a number of seriously disturbing JLA stories (Identity Crisis for one, Professor Ivo’s murder of Vibe & Steel and attempted murder of Vixen & Gypsy for another) in the history of the group, but with last issue, this one started vying for #1 moment of “AIEEE!” in JLA history… Given that I’ve had some bad experiences with CFJ thus far, can this issue turn the tide?
Planet of the Apes scenario aside, Buck Rogers’ latest adventure below the surface of the planet has him in a sticky situation – allow a crazy band of trolls blow up the planet, or let his one chance of getting back home slip through his grasp.
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