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!

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.