Welcome to 2007. Welcome to an advance review of Thunderbolts #110, the eagerly anticipated start of Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato’s run. Welcome to advance reviews of Transformers Spotlight: Ultra Magnus, Zombies vs. Robots #2, Star Trek: The Next Generation #1, the amazing Worry Doll from Mamtor, Spike: Asylum #5. And welcome to an […]
No one writes quite like Geoff Johns, and no-one else writes the JSA in quite the same way either. His style combines elements of traditional comic-scripting with modern narrative form- in the same way that the JSA mix both old and new characters to make something great.
Dr. Identity is a ‘pulp science fiction’ novel in the truest sense of the term - its a novel that has not so much been written by D. Harlan Wilson as it has evolved like some kind of killer alien embryo in the wet folds of his living brain and then spread itself virus-like onto the page.
It is rare to see such a large-scale movie where the characters, not the action or the social messages, drive the movie.
If you want a different take on Civil War outside of the Iron Man-Cap conflict, you’ll find it here in.
Ultra Magnus is a rather strange character for such a prominent Autobot. Depending on what you were brought up on, he can be a great leader, a rubbish leader, or a Optimus Prime toy with more clothes on.
Worry dolls are found in some cultures as dolls that are placed under your pillow that will worry for you, enabling you to sleep and wake care-free. The dolls portrayed here a nothing like this, instead they are extensions of a twisted human psyche.
Whilst the setting is fascinating in and of itself, the real strength of the stories lies in their format. These are eight one shots, each one pushing the overall story further whilst still maintaining a coherent structure of their own and the end result is distinctly reminiscent of TV shows such as Stargate SG1.
Tischman’s script nails every major character beat of the NEXT GEN cast, from Geordi’s first season exuberance to Data’s cautious, slightly fearful approach to new information. Everyone gets a moment in the sun.
What makes it so powerful and moving revolves around the simple truth that the movie has very little to do with boxing itself. The boxing aspect is merely the framework for the story that Stallone wants to tell. It’s a tool for his redemption and his return to life