Or he must. Having just read Nemesis #1 and seeing that on the cover it says “Makes Kick-Ass Look Like S#it”. Mark Millar, or whoever made that statement, must really dislike Kick-Ass. Read on to find out why. Spoiler avoiders beware.
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The Blackest of the Blackest Night
On April - 2 - 2010
It’s over. The Blackest Night has come to a conclusion. Therefore, it is important that we go over all the elements of this story just so we have proper preparation before going into The Brightest Day.
The story of the Blackest Night, besides having had to contend early on with comments by Alan Moore about how they were just “rehashing” his old work, has received a lot of feedback that has been both positive and negative. The ending, which we’ll get to in a little bit, was pretty much predicted by the majority of readers, and some have commented that all the story is doing is serving as another reboot to things. I don’t necessarily feel the same. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get going. Spoilers ahoy.
Wherein I Analyze Kick-Ass While Trying to Maintain Some Sanity
On February - 27 - 2010
I don’t know what to say, really. Kick-Ass was released in hardcover last week and I’m just not sure. The concept of the story is a simple one, and it’s one we’ve seen many times before: why don’t people in real life try to be superheroes? Well, it’s because they’d be killed rather quickly, that’s why. Fortunately, that’s something Millar opts not to ignore in his story. But still, the main problem I seem to have with this story is that there’s no one actually likable throughout (with the exception of Kick-Ass’ father, and that’s only because he’s barely in it). Therefore, let’s take a look at the Yays and Nays of the story before the movie is released.
Top Ten Comics of 2009 Sorta Kinda
On January - 9 - 2010
I’m going to do a little belated rundown of what I feel were the best of the comics released last year that I’ve read, that everyone should be taking a look at. Hit the button to find out my entirely correct opinions.
Delicious, Delicious Rice
On December - 30 - 2009
God I love rice. Just to think that eating some rice, along with slaughtering 365 samurai, would lead me to the meaning of life is just a wonderful dream. A wonderful, blood red, nightmarish dream. J. P. Kalonji’s 365 Samurai and a Few Bowls of Rice is an interesting comic to say the least. In a bloody and fiendish quest, we see how a sword-wielding loner is often the best character to send out soul-searching.
Back to the Academy… and Some Chimps
On October - 19 - 2009
If you were to open a comic and within the first few pages a statue of John Wilkes Booth shot the Lincoln Memorial in the back of the head, would you keep reading? See, that’s the type of question I don’t need to ask, because everyone should answer yes to it. Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá have returned to The Umbrella Academy with ferocity, giving us a time travelling adventure the likes of which JFK never would have seen coming from the book depository.
Friendly Neighborhood Flesh-Eater
On September - 16 - 2009
Marvel Zombies Return is the latest miniseries detailing the adventures of alternate versions of the Marvel Universe who have succumbed to a zombie plague. Picking up from where Marvel Zombies 2 left off, we find out what happened to the main group of zombies who were teleported away from their home reality. Now they seem to have been split up to different universes. Honestly, it’s amazing that the series has gone on as long as it has. This is the sixth miniseries telling the story of what the Marvel Zombies have been up to, and that’s not including the story arcs of books like Ultimate Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Marvel Apes and Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth.
Thunder Mighty Thor God
On August - 20 - 2009
So, I once again feel the need to say that I don’t know much about comics. Even with the little I do know about comics in general, I know even less about popular long running super-hero comics like those from Marvel and DC. Hopefully over time with me reading them and writing about them more often I’ll turn myself into an expert. For now these are reviews from the perspective of someone trying to get into comics. If you’re looking to find out what’s good to read for someone who hasn’t been following comics long and what will confuse a new comic fan, than my reviews will be just what you’re looking for.
When Friends Become Foes
On August - 14 - 2009
I signed up for the e-mail newsletter of a local comic shop when I bought Northlanders at the end of last month. In the first e-mail they sent me their graphic novel of the week was a title called Irredeemable by Mark Waid. I thought it was pretty odd that they were releasing a collection of only the first four issues. I got it anyway and then thought it was even weirder that they released this when the four issues don’t really resolve anything or end a story arc. I somewhat forgave them for doing this when I learned that the single issues included in this collection were very hard to find, and in most cases sold out.
Almost A Giant Killer
On August - 6 - 2009
There are only a few graphic novels that absolutely break-out into mainstream media heralded for all its’ good and “groundbreaking” feats it accomplishes. Joe Kelly and JM Ken Niimura’s highly imaginative book I Kill Giants is one of those very books and do they deserve it? Well, yes. Kelly and Niimura have teamed up to release a good solid book about coping with tragedy and the human mind’s impenetrable defense mechanism known only as – imagination. The critical acclaim for this book is overwhelming, but one can not help but wonder how this collected mini series delivered from issue to issue as the opening installments do take some getting used to. The narrative benefits from being collected; the reader can pursue the direction that Kelly and Niimura go by rapidly blowing through the pages to get to the next chapter versus waiting a month to get some closure on this unorthodox story. However, this must have been the reason Image readers loved this mini so much.
The story of I Kill Giants is about a young girl named Barbara Thompson, a fifth grader that is obsessed with D&D and claims to be a giant killer. Barbara alienates herself from every single person that surrounds her by genuinely being rude and downright nasty. At home she is terrified by something outside of her bedroom and can not help but cause grief for her family with her whimsical and unusual imagination. By night she is a trained giant killer, setting traps for possible giants and taking care of her giant-destroying hammer: Coveleski. When a new girl comes to town and tries to befriend Barbara, things begin to spiral downhill as Barbara picks a fight with a bully and is assigned to therapy sessions with the school shrink at the request of the principal (whom Barbara meets with everyday for her constant ejections from the classroom). As the therapy sessions continue, Barbara’s perception of reality and her imagination begin to blur and she is forced to recognize that she has been hiding from something truly more frightening than giants.
