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GREEN LANTERN LIGHTS OUTMARVEL UNIVERSE INFINITY SUPERMAN KRYPTON RETURNS ULTIMATE UNIVERSE CATACLYSM DAMIAN: SON OF BATMAN SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN NECESSARY EVIL ISSUE 16 AUGUST 2013 DEVILCOMICS.COM
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ISSUE 16 PAGE 3
TOP OCTOBER 2013 SOLICITATIONS PAGE 4-5 DC COMICS PAGE 6 MARVEL COMICS PAGE 7 IMAGE COMICS PAGE 8 DARK HORSE PAGE 9 IDW PUBLISHING PAGE 10 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT JULY COMIC CRITIQUES PAGE 11 CHEW: BAD APPLES PAGE 12 MORNING GLORIES: TEST PAGE 12 39 MINUTES HC PAGE 13 ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #19 PAGE 13 MONSTROSITY FLASHBACK COMIC CRITIQUES PAGE 13 IDENTITY CRISIS PAGE 14 CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN PAGE 14 WHO WILL WIELD THE SHIELD? PAGE 14 WOLVERINE: ORIGIN
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The annual San Diego Comic Con was held this month. Several announcements were made including Batman Vs. Superman in 2015, The Flash in 2016, and Justice League in 2017. Warner Bros. wants to be on the same playground as Marvel Studios prepares for their sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron. DC COMICS Three different franchises have their own event as well as the main DC Universe. Forever Evil has three limited series tying into their main event. Green Lantern faces off against Relic in Lights Out. Superman titles face the Krypton Returns storyline in November. Batman continues its Zero Year with a tie-in in November while Andy Kubert tackles Damian: Son of Batman. MARVEL COMICS Following X-Men: Battle of the Atom, a new title by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuiness takes off in November called Amazing X-Men. Marvel is also providing the Wolverine: Origins II by Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert where Mr. Sinister plans a major role. After the Hunger series, the Ultimate Universe will face Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand by Bendis and Bagley. Bendis is also preparing for Ultimate Spider-Man #200 with Miles Morales. Other publishers including Dark Horse is going to bring the Engineers from Prometheus into their next Aliens comic to breath in new life and a new Terminator series. Valiant Entertainment is bringing Sect Civil War in Archer & Armstrong as well as preparing for Unity in November. FLASHBACK CRITIQUES This month we will go over several Captain America and Wolverine books to celebrate the 4th of July and the upcoming The Wolverine movie.
DC Comics is also launching a new Superman series starring his girlfriend Wonder Woman. The title seems to give Wonder Woman a second series by hooking up with a popular character. Andy Kubert who brought Joker #1 in September is currently writing and drawing Damian: Son of Batman which takes place in the pre-Flashpoint universe. Following both Rise of the Third Army and Wrath of the Third Lantern, the Green Lantern franchise has a one month crossover called Lights Out.
The best strategies to come out from this month are the $1 issues introducing new readers to past classics. This is a great marketing technique to attract new readers and to get current readers to pass copies to their friends to draw them into the DC Universe. This months DCE Essentials include the first issues of Batman, Wonder Woman, Sandman, and V for Vendetta.
The Battle of the Atom reaches its conclusion by Jason Aaron the person responsible for Schism and bringing Wolverine and the X-Men. Mark Millar continues with Kick-Ass 3 #5 which may end his relationship with Marvel before bringing his works to Image Comics.
In September the Ultimates #30 concludes with Ultimates Disassembled. The October solicitations revealed the conclusion of the story arcs within both Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate X-Men. Following the Age of Ultron, Galactus is currently wreaking havoc in the Ultimate Universe and concludes with Hunger #4 before kicking off Cataclysm the next Ultimate Universe story. Whether the Ultimate Universe will be rebooted in November remains to be seen as the groundwork is set for 2014 in Cataclysm #0.1.
Highlights from other Image Comics solicitations include: - Ron Marz returns to Witchblade #170 following Artifacts - Chew #38 continues towards its finale in Chew #60 - Jupiters Legacy #4 continues its bi-monthly series by Mark Millar - Kurtis Wiebe brings Peter PanzerFaust #15 and Rat Queens #2
Robert Kirkman is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Walking Dead with 12-issue bi-weekly storyline called All-Out War. The anniversary also includes a 10th Anniversary Edition issue as well as a Tyreese Special just in time for Season 4 of The Walking Dead.
Dark Horse adds diversity into their publishing schedule as they compete with the Big Two. They have announced a new Lone Wolf and Cub series in 2014 by the original writer. Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong) continues Brain Boy #2 with artist R.B Silva. Elfquest epic begins its ending with Elfquest: The Final Quest by the original writer and artist. Matt Kindt continues with his series with a selfcontained story in Mind MGMT #16. Geof Darrow returns to his Shaolin Cowboy series.
Besides the multiple franchises of titles, IDW Publishing is ending their current story with Locke & Key: Alpha #2. Following Star Trek Into Darkness, the Eugenics Wars is explored with Star Trek: Khan while the events following the film is followed in Star Trek #26 as the war between the Klingons and the Romulans erupts. All 11 incarnations of the Doctor are present in Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #10. After Doomsday 0.1, John Byrne is building his own creator-owned series again with Triple Helix.
The G.I. Joe titles continue with the main series, Cobra Files, and A Real American Hero. The Transformers titles also continue with More than Meets the Eye, Robots in Disguise, and Regeneration One. Both G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Transformers: Regeneration One will both hit their 200 issues on the same month.
39 MINUTES HARDCOVER A group of ex-marines are running around robbing banks and killing innocent civilians. Special Agent Poole recruits John Clayton who used to run and lead the ex-marines who are currently committing the crimes. It is revealed the ex-marines killed a special Blackwater group of soldiers and their lives were taken from them. Now they are out for committing crimes because everything was taken from them. 39 Minutes has a well crafted story however lacks the art and the execution. Writer William Harms is someone to look out for as long as the artist is right. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT 3 OUT OF 5
TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #19 The series is slowly building up to Dark Cybertron bimonthly. Issue #17 showed the origin of Shockwave and his greatest experiment is resurrection as well as seeding 13 worlds including Earth to create new energon.This issue follows Waspinator who once controlled a Transformer Titan and Jhiaxus and Bludgeon wants to know whether he would be able to do it again. Waspinator is being hunted by a Monstructor and Orion Pax summons a Titan on Gorlam Prime. However it was all a trick so both Jhiaxus and Bludgeon can you Waspinator to pilot the Titan on Gorlam Prime back to Cybertron to join Shockwaves forces. The plot for Dark Cybertron is slowly coming together as the events of issue 17 are coming together. Now the story will continue in issue 21 as Shockwave plan is revealed. RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5
FLASHBACK CRITIQUES
IDENTITY CRISIS TRADE PAPERBACK Novelist Brad Meltzer and Rags Morales brought the first part of a three part Crisis Trilogy. The series began in August 2004 setting up some of the stories to follow later. The dark tone set paved the way for Infinite Crisis which is a sequel to 1985s Crisis on Infinite Earths by Geoff Johns and Final Crisis by Grant Morrison where evil takes over the world. The dark tone set a realistic view on heroes who are willing to do anything to save others. Infinite Crisis brought back Kal-L and Superboy Prime who saw an Earth which was worse off than they left it so they returned to set it right however Superboy Prime and Alexander Luthor became villains due to their actions. Meltzer brings a dark mystery where secrets eventually come to light and have lasting consequences. He takes an unknown character of Ralph Dibny and makes him human by mirroring the loving husband we are or we want to be. The tragedy is explored and ends with a horrific ending where more lives are destroyed than healed. Sue Dibny is murdered and the worst of all she was pregnant with Ralphs child. A memorial is held with a closed casket since she was badly burned by her attacker. Ralph believes it was Dr. Light who raped her years before and now its time for his revenge on her. The Justice League erased Dr. Lights mind of the event and made him slow. Now Dr. Light has hired the services of Deathstroke who almost takes down the Justice League of the past. Dr. Light slowly remembers his mind was erased by the Justice League. Doctor Mid-Nite discovers Sue Dibny was not killed by Dr. Light and now the same killer targets Jean Loring. The big Justice League guns arrive with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Batman asks the question Who benefits? Oliver Queen confronts Hal Jordan who is currently the Spectre to find out who killed Sue. There is a beautiful scene where Oliver Queen asks Hal Whenre you really coming back? Hal replies Im working on it. This is just prior to Geoff Johns bringing Hal back in Green Lantern: Rebirth. Now the killer target Lois Lane and Jack Drake. Batman and Robin rush to the scene of Jack Drake however its too late and Robin is an orphan. Wally West discovers the Justice League took Batmans memories as well and he doesnt know it yet. Now the truth is discover Sue was killed before she was burned so the killer was hiding something. After find out little footprints in Sues brain, the Justice League race to find Ray Palmer. The ending is heartbreaking as it explodes towards the events of Infinite Crisis. However before Infinite Crisis begins, Identity Crisis leads into JLA: Crisis of Conscience where Batman finds out his memories were tampered with. RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5
FLASHBACK CRITIQUES
CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN TRADE PAPERBACK Following Civil War, Captain America surrenders to Iron Man and is assassinated by Sharon Carter who was under the influence of the Red Skull. Bucky Barnes who returned as the Winter Soldier becomes the new Captain America. It is revealed in Captain America #600 that the gun that Sharon Carter shot him with saved him. The Red Skull wanted to inhibit the body of Captain America. The six-issue limited series retold the origin of Captain America however failed to enhance the story. The series is overly decompressed and could have been told within one issue. This trade paperback collects Captain America: Reborn #1-6 (2009) WASTED TALENTS 2 OUT OF 5 This paperback collects Wolverine: Origin #1-6 CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHO WILL WIELD THE SHIELD? The single one-shot follows Captain America: Reborn where Steve Rogers allows Bucky Barnes to remain as Captain America. Having seen a dark future where he dies, Rogers believes by allowing Bucky to remain as Captain America, he has prevented his death. The story ends with Steve Rogers getting a Presidential Pardon before the events of Siege where Norman Osborn as the Iron Patriot destroys Asgard and the Sentry dies. RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5 NEEDS IMPROVEMENT 3 OUT OF 5 WOLVERINE: ORIGIN TRADE PAPERBACK In 2001, the origin of Wolverine is revealed as well as his real name James Howlett. The limited series was the result of a successful X-Men film by Bryan Singer. Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada wanted to reveal the origin before Hollywood did. New characters were born in the form of Dog who is playing apart within Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron. In November 2013, the sequel to Origin continues where the first one left off with Mr. Sinister as the main villain. Overall the first series could have been better. The first two issues were exciting as many fans believed Dog would become Wolverine instead of the sick James Howlett. The second issue revealed who was Wolverine as James killed Dogs father with his claws. The rest of the issues were fillers instead of a real test of character.
DVD REVIEW
In 2011 DC Comics released a series called Flashpoint which concluded by bringing 3 universes including the Vertigo, Wildstorm, and DC Universe together to form the New 52. Now 2013 brings the Flashpoint Paradox where Professor Zoom wreaks havoc on the Flashs life. Using the Rogues as bombs, Zoom plans on destroying the city until the Justice League arrives to disarm them. Later Barry wakes up in a world where his mother is alive and a new DC Universe is born. A world where Bruce Wayne dies and Thomas Wayne becomes the Batman while Martha becomes the Joker. Atlantis and the Amazons are at war with the world. Superman lands in Metropolis instead of Smallville. Batman, Flash, and Cyborg find Superman however find a weakened Kal-El. Like the original series the story gets convoluted with too many changes and not enough development. The final battle is ultimately between Zoom and the Flash. The overall story is extremely violent for DC Animation. However we get the full explanation of what happened in Flashpoint Paradox. The Flash saved his mother which erupted a time boom causing the world to change. Zoom reveals Flash is the villain as the paradox comes to a close by the death of Zoom by Batman. Thomas Wayne asks Flash to save time so his son may live. Barry stops himself from saving his mom and the world returns to normal. DC Universe welcomes the New 52. The surprise ending brings Justice League: War which unites the heroes against Darkseid in 2014. RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5
FILM REVIEW
Aliens arising through a portal in the Pacific Ocean called Kaijus rises to wreak havoc on humanity. To fight back these monsters, humanoid machines called Jaegers were created to stop them piloted by two people. The Kaijus are adapting to the Jaegers so a coastline wall is created to stop them instead. A scientist discovers the Kaijus are an invading force to colonize the planet. The Jaegers are tasked to destroying the portal however they need a Kaijus to enter the portal first. The movie has an obscene amount of creativity from elbow rockets, ships used as bats, and an alien invasion force attacking Earth from within. Idris Elba brought authority and realism to the role which makes Pacific Rim one of the best summer movies following ahead of Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, and Lone Ranger. RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5
The directing of the Lone Ranger was beautifully executed however the storyline was god awful and dragging. The origin of both the Lone Ranger and Tonto were told where both their destinies intersected in the present. The brother of the Lone Ranger was killed because he would not start a war that will rid the Indians out from land rich in silver. The land was discovered years ago when Tonto revealed it to two explorers. The sense of humor was extremely dry for todays audiences and they used the original Lone Ranger music for some of the action sequences instead of creating something new. Disney is desperate to reuse ideas of the past to make profits in the present instead of creating original ideas. Purchasing establish franchises like Star Wars and Marvel Entertainment places the emphasis on staying safe rather than taking risks on new creations. WASTED TALENTS 2 OUT OF 5
The movie takes place after X-Men: The Last Stand and Logan is dealing with the guilt of killing Jean Grey who became the Dark Phoenix. A Japanese soldier from the end of World War II offers Wolverine morality however he must protect his granddaughter. The movie spirals into a dialogue filled drama leading him to fight the Japanese soldier in a Silver Samurai armor. Wolverine wins in the end at the cost of losing his adamantium and gaining his bone claws. The after credits show both Magneto and Professor Xavier asking for his help to deal with Trask Industries and their Sentinel program. The movie leads into next years X-Men: Days of Future Past. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT 3 OUT OF 5
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