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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Infestation

Infestation by IDW started about a month ago and I have to say it has become a big disappointment. I don't know what they intended to do with this story. It spans multiple different universes...and that's about it. The idea seems cool to start with, and its an interesting idea introducing zombies into universes that have never interacted with them before but it falls short.
The first issue lays the groundwork, and the story is kind of confussing but it makes enough sense that you understand why the zombies end up in the alternate universes. From there it ends up becoming look at these characters fighting zombies affair.
The story kind of disappears, and I wasn't blown away by any of the art. The art in the GI Joe miniseries was probably the best out of the 4 (Transformers, Star Trek, Ghostbusters).
Having read the last issue of the entire Infestation spinoff today there was still nothing that makes me want to recomend people pick it up. I would say if your curious wait for the trade that will come out a few months down the road as it will most likely come bundled with all the spinoff stories as well.
The whole production feels rushed, and isn't even executed that well in the end. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have done much better work, might I suggest any of the annihilation series which you can find in paperback and your local store now. For more recent series by them I would recomend Heroes for Hire, they have done a great job so far and the first story arc has just recently finished in issue #4 check it out.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Brightest Day #23

Ok so can we talk Brightest Day for a second? I mean wow! This last issue was tremendous, and loaded to the brim with reveals. This is what it has all been leading up to, this is why we have been reading so faithfully for the last year. If you haven't been reading Brightest Day I suggest that you pick it up. Its truly a great story, and is supposed to lead into Flashpoint (as far as I know).
Ok so I'm gonna keep the remainder of the post spoiler free as well. I hate spoilers and I don't wanna ruin anything for anyone who reads this but hasn't picked up the issue yet. However, people commenting on what's going on and sharing their opinions might not be spoiler free so just be warry.
On to my review....
If you haven't guessed yet I loved this issue. Geoff Johns' storytelling really shines through and kudos to the various artists of the book for making destruction look bright and beautiful. There's only 1 or 2 issues remaining and I get the feeling that the reveals are far from over. Some very, and I mean VERY unexpected characters make an appearance as well and I literally hate the fact that I have to wait another 2 weeks for this book (thank god its not a month!)
The only gripe I think some people might have is that there might be too much going on. There has been 23 issues now, and this one stands out as one of the biggest ones to date. This issue also helps you understand why everything has been happening, and that White Lantern keeps promising its for a greater good.
In all, I think I'm going to make this book my pick of the week. This week was a relatively small week for me however as I can't afford to buy every book that comes out. Fear Itself by Fraction, and Immonen is a very close second because that book showed a lot of promise and is a great way to start a miniseries.
ALSO, please, PLEASE add Avengers the Childrens Crusade to your pull list. Its a great book and doesn't deserve to go unnoticed

Tron Legacy Reconfigured

This isn't so much of a review, but a recomendation. The original Tron Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk is amazing, and if you don't have it yet you should go buy it as soon as possible.
Now, that being said Disney decided to release another version of the album with a bunch of remixed tracks by different artists. The execution is incredible. I just recently picked up my copy, and artists like The Glitch Mob, Boyz Noize, Moby, Com Truise, and the Crystal Method put their own spin on some of their favorite tracks and the mash up is pure harmony.
I highly recomend that you go pick this CD up, whether you liked Tron Legacy or not and if you haven't bought the original soundtrack yet then make sure to get that as well

Changes Slowly Being Made

I've been working all night on the new blog, and I'm gonna whore it out to everyone that I can contact... Will continue to make changes and update it. I know it isn't the best design but we I'm going to be talking about a ton of interesting stuff.

Until tomorrow....goodnight

Friday, April 8, 2011

Breaking in the Blog!

Hey all! Starting a new blog where I aim to talk about as much entertainment and news worthy stuff as possible! I'm also gonna try to post multiple times a week if I can find the time to do so. My main topics will most likely be Comics, Video Games, Movies/Television, and Music as those are the things I will be spending a lot of my time around. So I hope that you all subscribe and enjoy the ride