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The Fate of the Fantastic Four (Part 1)
Gearing up for the return of the Fantastic Four in Marvel Comics in August, we are going to be going over Marvel 2-in-One: The Human Torch and The Thing byChip Zdarsky. What this title is supposed to do is show us what the remaining members of the Fantastic Four, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm, are up to in the comics and where they've been. Right now, the Fantastic Four is broken up because Reed Richards, Sue Storm and their children, Franklin and Valeria have gone missing somewhere inside the universe and are presumed dead. With a majority of the Fantastic Family gone, Benn Grimm and Johnny Storm are left together, but due to the pain that Johnny feels for losing his sister, his brother-in-law, his niece and nephew, he leaves Ben Grimm to handle the affairs of Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards).
By Just a guy7 years ago in Geeks
A Review of 'Weapon X #1-20'
I've managed to catch up to Greg Pak's run on Weapon X that features the Batch H storyline and a crossover with Totally Awesome Hulk, which is also written by Greg Pak. Many fans seem to not like Pak's take on some of the characters like Sabretooth. Many felt that Sabretooth was acting out of character. I felt that the first two to three story arcs were not my favorite, but I did enjoy reading them nonetheless. The Weapon X team consists of Old Man Logan, Sabretooth (Victor Creed), Warpath (James Proudstar), Lady Deathstrike, and Domino. Having Old Man Logan, who we will now refer to as Logan, on a team with Sabretooth (basically his arch-nemesis) and Lady Deathstrike (another one of Wolverine's prominent villains) is a dream come true for me. The roster is definitely what caught my attention in the first place. I will be honest, I like Greg Pak's writing style, but I felt that it didn't match the story. It could be that Pak has written the Hulk or Hulk-related titles over the last few years and didn't really know how to write the characters in Weapon X? I do, however, feel as the title reached its more recent issues, it began to improve quite a lot. Another factor that kept me reading was the possible chaos that would result from the story.
By Just a guy7 years ago in Geeks
The Champions: The Comic Heroes We Need
At first, I thought that Marvel's: The Champions was a team that mirrored the Teen Titans, or at least the current iteration of the Teen Titans in DC Rebirth, but now I realize that they are very different in terms of the function that each team plays in their respective publication universes. A quick reminder that when I discuss the Teen Titans I am talking about the DC Rebirth team lead by Damian Wayne, Batman's son and current Robin.
By Just a guy7 years ago in Geeks
The Origin of the Green Lantern: Jessica Cruz. Top Story - July 2018.
Jessica Cruz is the most recent Green Lantern of Earth, making there a total of 6 human Green Lanterns that protect Earth. That is way too many Green Lanterns to protect one planet, but I digress because Jessica is actually a very interesting character that I think many people will be able to relate to. Well... I don't know how many people will relate to her origin story.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
A Dose of Gamma a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Today we're going to be jumping into The Immortal Hulk Issue #2 because the Batman Issue #50 Wedding Special was a pretty big let-down if I'm being honest. I'll still cover it, but I don't care about that comic as much as I do about this one. Al Ewing has done a great job with Bruce Banner and the Hulk in this run. He's made the dynamic between the Hulk and Bruce Banner a little bit different than we are used to. So I plan on discussing the dynamic change between Bruce Banner and Hulk, a brief discussion of the plot, and what this issue reveals to us, the readers, when it comes to other character changes made by Al Ewing to either the Hulk or Bruce Banner.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
The Flashes Messed Up... Again
The third installment of the Flash War gave us some pretty big insight into Barry Allen and Wally West's current relationship, how it's changed from their relationship in the past, and some really surprising information about the Speed Force. If you are a new comic reader and are unfamiliar with some of the information I cover in this post, I will explain all of this information in-depth later on in other posts.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Batman's Army Fights an Army of Batmen
I am very behind when it comes to DC's Detective Comics Rebirth, in fact, I read the first story arc just this weekend. I have a lot to say about the story, almost all of it is good. Actually, my one complaint isn't really much of a complaint either. So let's get started on breaking this comic down. Also, there will be spoilers for Detective Comics Volume 1.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Do You Ever Get So Angry You Just Launch Yourself Into Space?
With the launch of All-New, All Different Marvel, comic readers were getting newer characters take up the mantle of old classic comic book heroes. For example, we had Sam Wilson, Falcon, who became America. Laura Kinney, Wolverine's partial clone, took up the mantle of Wolverine. Even more recently that has made many people angry is the creation of Riri Williams to take up the role of Iron Man, dubbed Iron heart. Another huge example is Amadeus Cho becoming the Hulk, who is the subject of today's post.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
The Summer of Love
If you read comics then you know that there are a couple weddings coming up in both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. So what I'm going to do is talk about why they are happening, why they are important, and what will be the likely aftermath of these weddings. We'll be starting this post with DC Comics because they did it first.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
