Here we are with episode number twenty! This week we look at a couple of different comics, a new game for the Xbox 360 and and new demo that’s just come out.
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Tags: Avengers, Comics, Damnation, Deadpool, Fight Night
Hey folks, its a brand spankin’ new episode! This week we revisit a couple of games that we’ve looked at previously as demos.
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Tags: Avengers, Legends of Wrestlemania, Podcast, ResidentEvil5, Rock Band, Wolverine
The New Avengers #50: Dark Reign
Published by Marvel
Written by: Brian Bendis
Art: Billy Tan, Matt Banning and Justin Ponsor with a shit load of guest artists.
I was meaning to do this review I little while ago, but I’ve been busy and didn’t have the time to really sit down and give this the read it needed. But as it is, I’m done with it and this is what I thought.
Like I had stated before, the whole Dark Avengers thing was a bit confusing to me since I hadn’t had the chance to read #1 of that title. Well, this issue of the New Avengers guest stars the Dark Avengers and there was a lot of explaining concerning the things I didn’t get earlier. For that reason alone I enjoyed reading this comic.
Things I know now; Tony Stark took the blame for the skrull invasion (why I don’t know yet), the Venom of the Dark Avengers is actually Scorpion with the venom symbiote (which I knew he had before but I thought didn’t anymore, it’s still a dumb idea that Venom/ Scorpion wants to eat people), Spider-Woman has ginormous breasts and is very self conscious about how her team views her (rightfully so. Apparently during the Skrull invasion one of the main antagonists was a Skrull done up to look like her), and Hawkeye, for whatever reason, dress’ in Black and yellow with a full mask and goes by the name Ronin. Don’t ask me why.
What I do know is that this was an enjoyable read. It’s a thick book with a special sneak peek into a Fantastic Four story at the end of it (I could have done with out this because personally I think the fantastic four are as exciting as watching the shopping channel).
Right off the bat there is a lot of humor involved as the New Avengers watch a video of the Dark Avengers and try to make heads or tails of whats going on. Bendis is a really good writer who for the most part keeps me entertained while reading his books. The banter between the characters, especially in the first half of the book was very enjoyable.
Things did slow down for me around the middle of the book though. The story changed a bit and it didn’t work for me. It’s here where for eight pages we are treated to single shots of different members of the New Avengers as they have a little bit of alone time with their inner thoughts… while beating the crap out of the bad guys. For each of the eight pages one is dedicated to a certain character such as Captain America or Spider-Woman, and there is a different artist for each of the eight pages. Art really is a personal thing, so you may like one of the pages more so then the other, and they are all very distinct styles within the eight pages.
So, with a few exceptions, the art is pretty solid through out the entire book, but its really Bendis’ writing style that makes this book fun.
Tags: Avengers, Comics, marvel
Hey-ho its another Wednesday and time for a new podcast!
This week we introduce a new segment, “Out of the Bin” where we take a look at an older game that we think deserves some extra lovin’. This week, we head to the mall to get some new duds, an Orange Julius and whack some zombies with a sledge hammer – its Dead Rising.
In this episode we discuss:
Feel free to leave feedback in the comments section and let us know if you have any suggestions for future “Out of the Bin” segments.
Tags: Avengers, Benjamin Button, Castle Crashers, dead rising, Dollhouse, marvel, Oscar, Out of the bin, The Reader, Wolverine, Xbox 360
