Absolute Justice!

Smallville had a t.v. movie that premiered this month: Absolute Justice. It was an amazing movie! Apparently, the JSA were founded in Metropolis in... I don't remember the year but I pictured it in the 50s. They were rounded up and hunted down by the government, pretty much framed. The only remaining members at the start of the movie was, Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Starspangled Kid, Stargirl, Sandman, and... well I guess that's all that played a role but there were cameos in flashbacks such as the Green Lantern, Flash, and Catman (I think that's his name but I can't recall), and also a reference to a new group: Checkmate and the coming "Apocalypse"
Anyways, someone is killing off the old heroes so they have to team up to put a stop to it! Turns out though, the killer was Icicle... which was a bit of a let down to be honest... seems like there should have been a villain team up... like the Injustice League or something. He didn't seem a match for both the JSA and the JLA.
It was great to see super heroes playing the role of super heroes!
That's not to say that it wasn't without flaws. I don't understand how they can have a museum for the entire JSA (which was a public group if I'm not mistaken), yet no one in the JLA or Chloe had ever heard of the museum or the heroes. Hawkman's flight was also a bit choppy. I thought his wings should flap a bit... but I'll let it go because they did show a glimpse of the real Martian Manhunter!!

Perry Moore's Hero

I know it's been an unbelievably long time but I'm back!
So to continue like nothing ever happened and to continue with the comic book nerdage, I just recently read a superhero book by Perry Moore. It's called Hero. I have mixed feelings about it. I enjoyed the book but I cannot overlook the many things that annoy me a bit.
What's the story about you ask? well, to put it shortly, it's about a gay teen that just so happens to be gay. He's asked by a group of superheroes to join THE LEAGUE! so he has to go through tryouts and tries to make the team, all while trying not to reveal that he's gay, so as not to disgrace his father. There's a bit more to it but if you want to know more you'll have to just read the book!
Now, on to my review! first and foremost, said League is a blatant Justice league rip off! It's lead by Justice: a super strong, super fast, flying alien that has x-ray vision and ice breathe. At first I was like "well... maybe it's a coincidence." I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. Then, it's revealed that he was also adopted by an elderly farming couple from, get this! Kansas when his ship crash landed. Warrior Woman is obviously a Wonder Woman rip off. There's another character called Dark Hero that I'm pretty sure is a reference to Batman as well....
But, other than the Justice League steal, the book over all was pretty good. It seemed to be more from the perspective of a gay teen that also happens to be a super hero though instead of a superhero that happens to be gay. I thought it would be the latter. The book goes more into the trials of being gay in a society that isn't as gay friendly as it should be and less into the awesomeness of having super powers. Perry obviously knows about not being accepted and chastised and it shows in his writing, but he skims a bit on the super battles and it doesn't seem to flow right.
On a rating scale, I would give it a 7 out of 10. It could have been better but I still enjoyed it!

Wolverine Origin

Today I managed to see the new X Men movie: Wolverine. To be honest, I didn't have high hopes for the movie. I had seen a few previews and wasn't much impressed and thought they messed up a few characters (Deadpool mostly). In light of comic book day I decided to check it out anyways and see what the hype's about.

However, the movie turned out to be pretty damn good. They incorporated the Origins comic (briefly), and put in some history of the wars Logan and Sabertooth were in (again briefly). The Weapon X group thing was pretty cool and I did like the characters. Sabertooth definitely seemed more like Sabertooth in this film and the history between him and Wolverine is awesome! Blob makes a great appearance. Too bad he didn't play a bigger roll (haha... get it?)

It was cool to see the tests done to Logan with the adamanitium. Usually it doesn't look like it hurts too much but you always hear him bitching about how much pain he was in and blah blah, but when they show his memory it doesn't look overly painful. In the movie though, looks like the most agonizing thing ever: little drills drilling into your muscles and bones, boiling hot iron! You can definitely see what haunts him.

Essentially, it was a damn good film! Give it some leeway with the comic book facts and it's definitely worth watching! It was all pulled off nicely. The only complaint I really found was that, if you hadn't read Wolverine Origins than the beginning does seem a bit random and they definitely didn't spend enough time on his past. In fact, it was pretty much all briefed during the beginning credits and summed up as a bunch of clips of him and Sabertooth in wars through out history. The Deadpool thing was kind of pulled off and I wasn't completely disappointed. If you're in the mood for a great comic book movie or just an action flick, I would strongly recommend this movie!

Free Comic Book Day! A new holiday! Mark your calendars!

May 2nd, 2009: Free Comic Book Day

Probably the most awesome day ever.... in history. The days starts off as any other; waking up, maybe taking a shower... remember that I do in fact need to bathe, deciding I have no time for that shit! (kidding... I do infact bathe everyday [just painting a picture]), eat cookies for the breakfast, etc. But this is NOT just another day! It's free comic book day at the local comic book stores!

We went to Richard's Comics and Collectibles today for the annual event. It was pretty awesome. The weather was good, cool stuff to gather, and lots of people! There were a few artists (of course, not the names that you would find in Marvel or DC, but plenty of indie and/or local artists) They do sketches for you and sign comics and I think it's pretty cool to give back to those that are buying your stuff (I realize they're just trying to get their stuff out there but cool!) Usually the 501st would be there but they weren't this year; which is weird considering they go to everything that could in any way be dorky. Never-the-less, Vader was still present... to scare little kids... which happened a few times... stupid babies. There was also a guy decked out in the Batman suit from the 90s... which was cool and apparently hot as hell.

Anyways, amongst the teaser comics given were The Avengers, Fantastic Four (with Spiderman), Wolverine, Black Lantern (something like that), Star Wars, and plenty others. These are of course, like I said, teaser simply to get you into what going on in the now. Though admittedly, I haven't followed up on ANY of the ones I managed to get last year. Someday I might though... Obviously, I haven't had time to read them all, but they do look pretty cool.

There were also raffles to win comics, posters, and a cardboard cutouts. I'm entered in a drawing for the Wolverine wall...tarp? It's huge... It'll take up a whole wall. Wish me luck!

and in commemoration of this day I will also follow up with a review for the new X-men flick: Wolverine for which I have just returned from for Comic Book Day.

comic cross-overs

Ok, another comic book ramble. I was reading a Spider-girl comic and there was girl whom turns out to be a mutant. Of course, everybody loves Spidergirl and Spiderman, but you throw in some mutie and WHOA! No way pal! Everyone hates them. It goes back to one of my main beefs with the comic book situations. Once you start meshing them together, they start to contradict and make no sense.

I mean, if you get your powers from a radio-active spider or a radiation from space that's cool. Everyone will love you. But if you're born with a gene that gives you kick ass powers... well then you're just a freak! Is there really that big of a difference? Does it really matter how you got the powers? Not to mention, how can people tell where the abilities come from?

These lines of thinking would be ok and I could except mutants being hated if they would just stay in their own little world. I mean, once you put all the super powered what-nots in one place, it gets a bit fuzzy.

Plus, why does every villain always go for New York? If I were a super villain... I think I'd just stay away from there... go attack Boston or something. It's pretty expensive too, ya know!

On a similar not of not crossing comics: The JLA kind of annoys me too. Some of the people there (I'm not going to name any names... but Batman), well I just don't see why they're really there. Don't get me wrong, I love Batman and Green Arrow but they just don't seem epic enough. Once you get right down to it, they're just normal people with pretty cool abilities but they don't have any real powers! It just seems like they wouldn't really be that useful against Earth shattering invaders bent on the destruction of....well everything! It just seems like any other member of the Justice League could do in a night what Batman does in... always. I mean, I love Batman and I think his villains are the most thought out of them all, but they're mostly like the gangster/mobster type rather than the "If my plans succeed, the world is doomed!" types.

So back to my main point... every comic should just be left alone in my opinion. It's cool to have some mixes every now and then but I think it kind of taints some of the stories in the long run.

Save Heroclix!

So as my first real blog-thing, I thought, what better topic than saving a timeless piece of art and history: Heroclix! I mean, what is better than getting your ideal, kickass super hero team (such as the X-men, Teen Titans, or zombies) to band together and open a can of whoop ass on another team lead by your girlfriend? That's right. Nothing.

Wizkids is going under and maybe taking heroclix with it. I'm still holding out hope that some other gaming company will buy them out and continue the game (maybe fixing the game b/c it isn't without flaws). I would hate for a game with so much potential to just end! I mean, what other game can you pit the Avengers against the Justice League, Young Avengers against the Teen Titans, and Batman and Robin against Spiderman and Daredevil, not to mention the 100s of classic comic book battles you want to relive over and over?

I've played plenty of mini games, but to me, this is by far the most ingenuitive game out yet! So go buy some starter/booster sets and start battling crime! .... or your little brother... which ever is easier for you.

an introduction

So for my first blog, I'm going to give you a run down of my self. I'm 21, awesome, and super crazy hot! I'm writing to get my hands on some of that immortality that is internet diaries! I'm really not too sure what I'm supposed to be writing about on these things... I just thought it'd be cool to do reviews on the nerdy things I feel don't get enough attention... so that's it for the introduction so that I can do just that!