Hey everybody, Sorry for the delay. I was watching the Boston Massacre (Cavs-Celtics) last night and neglected to prep this week’s post. Also, since it's Memorial Day and 84 degrees outside I decided to do a quickie (que Deadpool quip). Who wants to stare at a screen on a day like today? Yeah, I’m talking to you! Speaking of Deadpool, I had the chance to see the Merc with a Mouth Saturday. If you're still deciding whether to spend your hard earned cash on DP2 or Solo, Deadpool is my recommendation. I heard Solo was a flop. Something I think all of Twitter predicted a year ago. The trailer didn't grab me so I opted for a Date with Mr. Wilson. Deadpool 2 had a purposefully restricted budget. The Creative team had a falling out and script duties changed hands after some felt that it should be a dig budget movie, others felt it should stick with its roots. Which, let me tell you, was the right decision. Plus despite being a small budget film, in no way did it feel like one. Was it a little CGI heavy at times? Sure, but Wade pointed it out to the audience anyways so basically the writers own up to it. The humor was on point, I felt like I was watching a 2-hour long Family Guy episode. Sidebar: Can you imagine Seth McFarlene getting a gig on Deadpool? That would be amazing. Throw in Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for good measure and let's see what happens. At times, the jokes happened so fast that I missed about 25% of them because I was too busy laughing at the other 75%. Not a single dull moment in the film. Plus, Domino was a BADASS. My one criticism is the ending of the film. Where honestly…the writers screwed up a very key detail. SPOILER: CLICK TO EXPAND
In the end, after dying a slow and comical death, Wade finally gets to embrace his girlfriend-whose-name-I-can’t-remember-and-is-to-lazy-to-look-up. Wade gets his closure and the GF tells him that his family still needs him. Touching right? Then Cable goes back in time to save Wade. Here’s the problem. If Cable saved Wade, Wade never dies, meaning he never gets to see his wife and have his closure. The writers fucked up. And technically Wade should still be depressed and suicidal having not seen his wife. Cable shoots/saves Wade and he’s ok now? Nah, the writers fucked up. So in a bid to be moderately sentimental, the ending makes zero sense.
Does anyone care? Probably not, it’s a Deadpool Movie. And a hilarious, entertaining one at that. Have a great day everyone! -AJ
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I am on a huge Batman kick right now. It's actually what got me back into blogging. Everything Batman. Movies, games and of course comics. I visited my local shop and was pleasantly surprised to learn about a comic book sale. They had dropped prices for just about everything for "tax refund day." It was then and there I decided to jump back in to the stream. I bought as many "Batman: Rebirth" issues as I could afford. (Rebirth is the most up-to-date run of Batman for those of you that didn't know). So here I am delving into the newest Batman, I started with the hardcover binding of Batman 25-32 which is called "The War of Jokes and Riddles." After seemingly cranking through it in less than a week. (After just finishing Hush I wanted to see nothing but Bat/Cat Romance), I was fairly pleased with the current run and was glad that I dropped $50 on all the remaining issues...and I'm glad I started a pull list. It seems like Batman is in good hands, with the art looking fresh, crisp and on point. The stories capture the Batman tone, with a perfect blend of detective work, complex emotions tragedy and loony villainy. "The War of Jokes and Riddles" captured all of these (with one glaring flaw, more on that later). Aw heck yeah, after a year’s hiatus I’m so excited to bring back Indie Comic Review. I love it when indie artist and writers approach me asking for reviews because I never know what I’m gonna get. It forces me to branch out and read something other than the conventional Big Two. And I was more than happy when Charles Stickney introduced me to the best reviewed coal mining, fantasy, horror, forbidden romance comic of 2017*. The art was grabbing so I decided to put on my hard hat and descend down White Ash’s mine. Wow, just wow. With the return of Comic Book Boom, months in the making, it's a no brainer that the first thing I write about is the recent release of Infinity War, something ten years in the making. The film was excellent and hit on all the right notes. We laughed, we cried. The ending was tragic, but as all true comic book fans know, heroes don't stay dead for long. The fact that Spider-Man and The Black Panther will return in their sequels tells us that the end of Infinity War is not the end all be all. It's appropriate that the remaining heroes who stayed alive are the ones that originally started it all (plus contracts are expiring).
The Avengers: Resurrection (title prediction) will feature a swan song of our classic Phase 1 heroes in a final battle to restore humanity. So while the ending of Infinity War was tragic to watch (Peter Parker made my heart ache) we know that the true tragedy is yet to come. Don't take my word for it, read the latest Time article, which posted my EXACT thoughts and published them, before i could even draw up a draft. So we generally know how Avengers 4 is gonna shake out. No doubt there will be a few unexpected twists but everyone expects to see the latest roster of heroes restored. But what about after Avengers 4? Here's what should happen in the next generation of Marvel movies. Alas, it's been a year...one year since this project, this labor of love has posted something. It really saddens me that I let this site expire. At one point I had 800 site visitors a week and my very first subscriber (yeah I'm bragging). 800 readers is nothing to turn your nose at and I’m proud to have hit that number. Through a series of events I just couldn't find the time for this project. Work grew tough and toxic, I gained weight and lost focus on the things I cared about. Sure I would read a comic here or there but I just didn't have TIME. A year later I'm in a different place. I lost 40 lbs. and quit that job that was sucking the soul out of me. I went back to school to study stuff that interested me. And now I'm a freelancer, looking towards a summer where I'm in control of my destiny. You might say “well what does this have to do with comics?” The point I'm trying to make is that I’ve decided to take control of one more thing in my life and that's this blog. I'm going to bring it back to life, much like our superheroes who have had multiple resurrections and reboots. Dunk this baby in the Lazurus pit and let's get ready to roll! To the followers, I'm sorry I have forsaken you. I'm sorry you've had to come back and see the same old post gathering digital dust on this same old site. I ask that you give me another chance to win your trust. Maybe I'm being a bit melodramatic but the thing I learned about blogging and content sharing is that winning readers is HARD. The fact that I had gotten to nearly a thousand readers is astonishing. It’s a shame I let this reboot take so long. Damian Wayne brings back Alfred....you guys are my Damian Wayne Let me reel it back in…
1. I'm sorry I fell off the grid. 2. I hope that it does not happen again. 3. The 90s x-Men Comics were atrocious but they bounced back and people gave them a second chance, I hope you’ll do the same. New things are on the horizon and I am excited to share them with you. Giveaways with no strings attached, cool exclusive products and your same old Joe-Smo blogger trying to win your hearts. I vow to produce more posts on a weekly basis. I'm going to write in advance. I vow to interact more. To all those Indie Comics that have approached me for reviews...I'm gonna make it up to you. All this said and done...I need one thing from you dear reader...and that's a second chance. I ask that you simply join me and read my posts and share with others. I know every Youtuber and blogger says the same thing, but this is me asking you…the reader to bring this thing back to life. Because every time you share, RT and comment...it makes this fun and worth it. I couldn't do this without you and I'm sorry I let this feeling slip away. Will you help me bring this thing back to life? Excelsior, AJ |
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