Here we are with episode number twenty! This week we look at a couple of different comics, a new game for the Xbox 360 and and new demo that’s just come out.
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Tags: Avengers, Comics, Damnation, Deadpool, Fight Night
Hey folks, its a brand spankin’ new episode! This week we revisit a couple of games that we’ve looked at previously as demos.
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The New Avengers #50: Dark Reign
Published by Marvel
Written by: Brian Bendis
Art: Billy Tan, Matt Banning and Justin Ponsor with a shit load of guest artists.
I was meaning to do this review I little while ago, but I’ve been busy and didn’t have the time to really sit down and give this the read it needed. But as it is, I’m done with it and this is what I thought.
Like I had stated before, the whole Dark Avengers thing was a bit confusing to me since I hadn’t had the chance to read #1 of that title. Well, this issue of the New Avengers guest stars the Dark Avengers and there was a lot of explaining concerning the things I didn’t get earlier. For that reason alone I enjoyed reading this comic.
Things I know now; Tony Stark took the blame for the skrull invasion (why I don’t know yet), the Venom of the Dark Avengers is actually Scorpion with the venom symbiote (which I knew he had before but I thought didn’t anymore, it’s still a dumb idea that Venom/ Scorpion wants to eat people), Spider-Woman has ginormous breasts and is very self conscious about how her team views her (rightfully so. Apparently during the Skrull invasion one of the main antagonists was a Skrull done up to look like her), and Hawkeye, for whatever reason, dress’ in Black and yellow with a full mask and goes by the name Ronin. Don’t ask me why.
What I do know is that this was an enjoyable read. It’s a thick book with a special sneak peek into a Fantastic Four story at the end of it (I could have done with out this because personally I think the fantastic four are as exciting as watching the shopping channel).
Right off the bat there is a lot of humor involved as the New Avengers watch a video of the Dark Avengers and try to make heads or tails of whats going on. Bendis is a really good writer who for the most part keeps me entertained while reading his books. The banter between the characters, especially in the first half of the book was very enjoyable.
Things did slow down for me around the middle of the book though. The story changed a bit and it didn’t work for me. It’s here where for eight pages we are treated to single shots of different members of the New Avengers as they have a little bit of alone time with their inner thoughts… while beating the crap out of the bad guys. For each of the eight pages one is dedicated to a certain character such as Captain America or Spider-Woman, and there is a different artist for each of the eight pages. Art really is a personal thing, so you may like one of the pages more so then the other, and they are all very distinct styles within the eight pages.
So, with a few exceptions, the art is pretty solid through out the entire book, but its really Bendis’ writing style that makes this book fun.
Tags: Avengers, Comics, marvel
Hey-ho its another Wednesday and time for a new podcast!
This week we introduce a new segment, “Out of the Bin” where we take a look at an older game that we think deserves some extra lovin’. This week, we head to the mall to get some new duds, an Orange Julius and whack some zombies with a sledge hammer – its Dead Rising.
In this episode we discuss:
Feel free to leave feedback in the comments section and let us know if you have any suggestions for future “Out of the Bin” segments.
Tags: Avengers, Benjamin Button, Castle Crashers, dead rising, Dollhouse, marvel, Oscar, Out of the bin, The Reader, Wolverine, Xbox 360
Dark Avengers #2. This title is put out by Marvel, is written by Bendis, with art by Deodato. Unfortunately for me I have to review this as a single issue because I missed out on issue 1. It was my fault, but the good people at my local comic store are trying to find me a copy or at the very least get me a re-print.
The concept is pretty simple as far as I can tell. Aliens (Skrulls) attacked earth, things are all upside down, Stark is guilty of… well I’m not really sure what he’s guilty of but it is alluded to in this issue that he had something to do with or didn’t do enough to stop the attack. Because of this S.H.E.I.L.D. is disbanded and a new super security group H.A.M.M.E.R. is started up headed by Osborn, of Green Goblin fame, and now has a costume that is a cross between Iron Man and Captain America and is calling himself…….(there’s not enough dots for this)….. The Iron Patriot, I kid you not.
In this issue Iron Pat is assembling his new group of Avengers, made up of super-villains who look like pre-existing heroes, to go and help out Dr. Doom. Now, maybe its just because I missed all of Secret Invasion and issue 1 of this title, but most of this didn’t make much sense to me. It wasn’t a bad read though. It was entertaining enough to keep the me turning the pages, which I guess makes it readable.
I had the same feeling reading this that I get when I turn on WWE for the first time in a long time, who’s that? Should I care what they are doing? and I’m hungry, what should I snack on?
Again, the whole thing is written very well with Osborn carrying the book and doing a great job at keeping his Avengers in line. I was at times confused about what the true intentions are of this new group. Everyone talks with that stereo typical bad guy bravado but Osborn seems to rein them in because he wants the public to see them in a positive light. I’m only to assume that this is for greater plan of his (theirs) because near the end of the book he allows Sentry Bob to rip the head off of their foe, Morgana. I’m not sure how the general public would react to that.
The art i s exceptional, I’m in awe of Mike Deodato’s use of shadows. The first two pages are probably 60% shadow and it looks great.
Matter of fact, everything about this book is good except for the supporting cast. I look at other titles that are group orientated and someone or someones usually stands out. Not this time baby. Everyone with the exception of Osborn is just blah and uninviting. At some point Venom can change his size from Peter Parkerish to Tyrannosaurus Rex size and he eats a guy. Have I been out of the comic world that long that Venom now eats people, next you’ll be telling me the Hulk is red!!!
At the end of the day, I think if you’re fan of comic book art and story telling you’ll enjoy this one. But if you’re just getting into comics as a whole, this one might confuse you.
what did you think?
Andrew
Tags: Avengers, Comics, marvel
