A new Marvel Netflix series means a new review from me! The same as I have done for the other series, I’m going to try and review every episode. Hopefully this will be done in a timely fashion, but we’ll see. Luke Cage s01e01 Moment of Truth writer: Cheo Hodari Coker director: Paul McGuigan Netflix … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Luke Cage s01e01 Moment of Truth
Comics are cyclical. It seems that similar themes and stories keep popping up over and over again. Wolverine chases down his hidden past. Someone even stronger comes after Superman. Spider-Man is tired of his responsibilities mucking up his life and wants to quit. Captain America needs to be replaced. When these themes come up again … More Wayback Reviews: Captain America v5 #26-30
Continuing my re-read of the Brubaker run on Captain America. This covers the Civil War period which, while a neat idea, never quite crossed over into being a good story. Rereading this I had a worry that the big event would completely disrupt the strength of the comics. Does it? Captain America v5 #22-25 Writer: … More Wayback Reviews: Captain America v5 #22-25
During my morning commute yesterday in addition to writing a post about the slow monotony of traveling to and from work, I also read the news about how new character, Riri Williams, will soon be taking over as the new Iron Man. Understandably there are a fair amount of people who are excited about this … More Riri Williams should be more than Fill In Iron Man
I will admit that at the start of this kerfuffle I was totally in the camp of “Hey, it is just a poster of two people fighting. Sure, Mystique is getting choked by Apocalypse, but he’s the big bad. People getting upset are taking things wildly out of context.” Admittedly, I also thought that if … More What I Learned From Apocalypse’s Choke
Before reading this comic the internet did what the internet did and so the ending was already spoiled. Which doesn’t make for the best reading experience. But I still went ahead and read it because I love myself some Steve Rogers. Captain America – Steve Rogers #01 writer: Nick Spencer artist: Jesus Saiz Marvel Quick … More Grumpy Bird Review: Captain America – Steve Rogers #01
This review is either pretty late or still early depending on where you live. If you are in the US or most other countries Deadpool came out months ago. If you live in Japan, like I do, it still isn’t out in theaters. It was actually quicker to wait for it to be released on … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Deadpool
I wonder how much of this costume is based on the movie version and how much is just Stelfreeze going with traditional and simplistic looks for the title character. Questions I don’t have the power to find answers to. Still it looks fantastic on the page. writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates artist: Brian Stelfreeze Marvel Quick Review: … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Black Panther v6 #02
Oh my goodness. I just realized that the title of the episode kind of sums up my feelings about this episode. That’s kind of sad. Daredevil s02e12: The Dark at the End of the Tunnel director: Euros Lyn writer: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Douglas Petrie Netflix Quick Review: I suppose that much of what you … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil s02e12 The Dark at the End of the Tunnel
Brent is joined by friend and author G. Derek Adams so they can talk about Captain America: Civil War. Spoilers: they like it. Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written and performed by Manny Marx.
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