Search Results for "the flash"

The Player Affinity Comic Awards 2011

To start off 2012 with a bang, we are announcing the Comic Awards: anything from greatest hero to greatest event is here.  Something you love didn’t make it in 1st place or as a runner-up?  Tell us your picks in the comments section below.

Best Comic Book Hero of 2011: Aquaman
Aquaman has not only become one of the New 52’s greatest surprises, but also one of their greatest heroes. By utilizing the stigma that has been associated with him and turning it on its ear, Geoff Johns and DC has made Arthur Curry a serious force to be reckoned with, in both the Justice League as well as the Aquaman series. Not only have they made this man a complete badass, but they also created some depth to his character, by having him battle this preconceived notion that he is one of the worst superheroes of all time. I mean, really, who doesn’t like the underdog?

Scarlet Spider #1 – Review

This may not be the Scarlet Spider some wanted, but this first issue goes a long way toward showing that this is a Scarlet Spider worth having. Christopher Yost and Ryan Stegman bring Kaine to Houston in a storm of violence and show that, no matter what the DNA may say, this is not Spider-Man.

Admittedly, Spider-Island didn’t do much for me as a reader. I found it goofy in its premise and overblown in its execution. But what I can appreciate about it is that it at least restored Kaine to a state where he was usable as a character again. As many faults as the Clone Saga had, there were some gems in there too, and Kaine can be counted among them. Kaine always knew he was a clone, but he represented a dark side of that acceptance. Knowing he was not Peter Parker led him to aggressively reject the copied qualities of Peter inside him. Having no one to care about and a degenerating condition, he gave into his anger and power to become a killer. Fortunately, this interesting premise for a character seems to be what Yost is focusing on rather than any kind of follow-up to the events of Spider-Island.

Moriarty: The Lazarus Tree #7 – Review

Moriarty #7 takes a much needed break from the dragging story arc “Lazarus Tree” with a lot of back story on Moriarty and his world travels.  The story and artwork are very different from the usual Moriarty story, and the results are not as great as those from the first story arc, but Moriarty #7 still has an interesting story and solid artwork with a few awkward quirks.

In this issue, Moriarty recounts some of his time with the currently MIA Morley and how he came to control Kingston, with the help of an assassin simply called Mr. Moran.

Red VS Blue Season 9 DVD – Review

In the final moments of the commentary track on this DVD the writer, Burnie Burns, wonders aloud why Red VS Blue is the only webseries in its 10^th season.  He quickly answers his own question with because “No one else is this stupid”.

Terra Nova – Vs.

After quite a few trials and errors, last week, Terra Nova
managed to produce a multi-storyline episode that was not only
entertaining, but was also the first to really break with the show’s
habit of holding back on the overarching story. This week, with its
first try at delivering an episode entirely built on that main story,
the series hit all the right notes.

Like
for everything else in life, not all TV shows are the same. When it is
your job to watch them, interestingly, the most striking difference
between them is not their budget, the number of viewers they draw or
even their category. What sets them apart is the ambition of the
production team. That’s how intuitively, as a reviewer, you sort out
“little league” shows from those that take themselves more (or maybe
too) seriously. It can be seen, among other things, in the way stories
are structured or how acting shortcomings are tolerated. Because of
that pervasive nature, occasionally, there is an episode that makes you
wonder who the writers and producers were and if they have done any
work for the show before. “Vs.” was such an episode for Terra Nova.

Prepare Yourself with ‘The Hunger Games’ Trailer

Katniss Everdeen, a teenage girl living in the dystopian nation of Panem, volunteers to take the place of her little sister who is chosen as one of several tributes to the annual Hunger Games, a battle royale to the death.

Supernatural – The Girl Next Door

Twenty-one episodes after having the helm of the 108th installment of Supernatural (“Weekend at Bobby’s”) put into his hands, Jensen Ackles returned to the other side of the camera for his second directorial effort in this week’s “The Girl Next Door.” Before getting into the who, what, where, why and when of the episode itself, I feel that it would be appropriate to speak of Ackles’ performance as a director. For only his second attempt at being in charge of anything, let alone a show that he is an integral part of on the other side of the camera, the man has some skills. I went back and watched “Weekend at Bobby’s” before taking in this week’s episode and both are indistinguishable from any other episode of the show. By that I mean that a complete rookie has managed to seamlessly integrate his efforts into a show usually directed by veterans of television.

His style is noticeably different in a few scenes of this week’s episode in particular – with some instances of a first person view from Dean’s perspective – but even his own personal touches were perfectly applicable to the situation at hand and would likely have been used anyway were someone else directing. With that out of the way, this week’s episode…

Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1 – Review

Oswald Cobblepot has always been one of those villains I never gave much thought. He was always just sort of there. Clearly the Penguin is one of the iconic villains in Batman’s rogues gallery, though I never bought much stock in the character. Maybe it’s because I always think about Danny DeVito portraying the character in Batman Returns. If not the main reason, that memory certainly doesn’t help. Whatever the cause of my disinterest, apparently I was wrong. In Penguin: Pain and Prejudice, Gregg Hurwitz and Szymon Kudranski have presented a side of the crime lord I had never seen before. Sympathetic, loving, tortured, heartless – Oswald is all of these things at once, and Hurwitz balances these aspects perfectly.

Resident Evil 6 Teased at TGS

At Tokyo Game Show 2011 Capcom presented a teaser confirming
Resident Evil (known as Biohazard in Japan) 6 is in
development.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review

In some ways, Deus Ex: Human Revolution feels like a window
into an alternate history, a world where intensely detailed and complex
video games stayed popular and kept big budgets, rather than
streamlining their experiences to make them slicker and more accessible
to a broad audience. The game has a number of concessions to modern
design practices, and lacks the polish of other modern shooters. But
that throwback feel keeps it constantly compelling. It’s a game with a
fresh face but an older heart, one that makes for a unique experience
all the way through.