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		<title>Godzilla #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of my fondest memories growing up was having the weekend off from school and sitting in front of the television watching Godzilla movies. I think I’ve seen them all at least twice. What is it about watching a giant lizard destroy Tokyo over and over that I find so fascinating? When IDW announced its [...]]]></description>
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<p>Some of my fondest memories growing up was having the weekend off from school and sitting in front of the television watching <em>Godzilla</em> movies. I think I’ve seen them all at least twice. What is it about watching a giant lizard destroy Tokyo over and over that I find so fascinating?</p>
<p>When IDW announced its new series of <em>Godzilla</em> comics, I was doubtful they could capture the same sense of wonder that the movies had. I mean, they’re comics. But somehow they pulled it off and have published some great Godzilla stories. Now IDW has is launching a new <em>Godzilla</em> ongoing comic, the first issue of which has just hit the stands. How does it stand up? Is Tokyo in trouble?<span id="more-19422"></span></p>
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<p><strong>Godzilla #1</strong><br />
<strong>Written by Duane Swierczynski</strong><br />
<strong>Art by Simon Gane</strong><br />
<strong>Cover by Arthur Adams</strong></p>
<p>From the IDW solicitation: <em>&#8220;Ex-special forces tough-guy Boxer is a man with a grudge and vows to end the terror of Godzilla, no matter what. He assembles a top notch team to take down monster-sized threats&#8230; at $7 billion a bounty. What starts as a vendetta could become a lucrative business for Boxer&#8230; if he can live past day one!&#8221;</em></p>
<p>IDW decided to take a different approach for this new <em>Godzilla</em> series, and have added some human characters as regulars in addition to all the giant, city destroying monsters. It’s a bit jarring if you read and enjoyed <em>Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters</em>, but a change in tone that I think is necessary if you want an ongoing Godzilla book to have a chance to succeed. How many times can you read Rodan or Mothra run amok and not get bored?</p>
<p>I’ll be the first to admit that Duane Swierczynski is not the first name I think of when it comes to writing a <em>Godzilla</em> comic. More known for noir novels and the DC title <em>Birds of Prey</em>, it might seem that he would be a fish out of water here. It turns out that about as far from the case as can be. The man writes a mean Godzilla, and he has created a great character in Boxer. He would be a perfect fit in any <em>Godzilla</em> movie and after only one issue he has made me a fan.</p>
<p>Simon Gane’s artwork has a cartoon like quality that takes some getting used to, but once you do you’ll have a hard time picturing anyone else drawing the comic. Every panel just explodes with action and energy. His Godzilla is huge, intimidating and looks outstanding destroying Washington D.C. You couldn’t ask for much more.</p>
<p>Add in an Arthur Adams cover (who else are you going to get to draw the cover of your first issue?) and you get one hell of a fun comic. Check it out and see for yourself.</p>
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		<title>Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates, Vol. 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my money, The Ultimates 1 and 2 by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch are probably among the best superhero comics ever produced. They mixed just the right combination of widescreen action, characterization and keep-you-guessing storytelling I just could not put down. Then The Ultimates 3 came along and left a distasteful stain on the [...]]]></description>
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<p>For my money, <em>The Ultimates</em> <em>1</em> and <em>2</em> by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch are probably among the best superhero comics ever produced. They mixed just the right combination of widescreen action, characterization and keep-you-guessing storytelling I just could not put down. Then <em>The Ultimates 3</em> came along and left a distasteful stain on the legacy of the title. The less said the better.</p>
<p>Now Marvel is giving <em>The Ultimates</em> another shot with a new monthly title; the first six issues of which are collected in this hardcover. So does it live up to the ridiculously high expectations of the first two volumes? Let’s find out.<span id="more-19415"></span></p>
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<p><strong>Ultimate Comics The Ultimates vol. 1</strong><br />
<strong>Written by Jonathan Hickman</strong><br />
<strong>Art by Esad Ribic with Brandon Peterson</strong><br />
<strong>Cover by Kaare Andrews</strong></p>
<p>Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are tasked with keeping the world safe from any type of threat imaginable. The first line of defense is the Ultimates, a group of some of the most powerful heroes in the Ultimate Universe. When the mysterious City appears seemingly out of nowhere, and its inhabitants, The Children of Tomorrow, come spilling out laying waste to anything in their path, it seems nothing can stop them. What are Earth’s Mightiest Heroes supposed to do when they face and enemy they simply cannot beat?</p>
<p>Picking up the writing baton from Mark Millar for this new volume of <em>The Ultimates</em> is Jonathan Hickman, the man who single handedly made the Fantastic Four cool again. While I can appreciate what he did on that book, I was never a big fan of his <em>FF</em>. So I went into his <em>Ultimates</em> with optimism, but low expectations. Imagine my shock when I finished the book and not only liked it, but thought it was more than worthy of the legacy of the title,</p>
<p>Part of the problem writing a book like <em>The Ultimates</em> is something I call &#8220;The Superman Paradox;&#8221; how do you create a villain that can go toe to toe with the most powerful hero in the universe? To solve this issue, Hickman creates a new enemy in the Children of Tomorrow, a group of hyper-evolved humans who seem one step ahead of the Ultimates at every turn. They’re a fascinating, interesting group who become all the more so when we meet their leader, a plot point I won’t spoil here. Needless to say, it gives the whole situation a new layer that makes dealing with the Children of Tomorrow all the more complicated.</p>
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<p>Hickman writes the book in the widescreen style that is the hallmark of <em>The Ultimates</em>. Massive battles and an impending sense of doom permeate every page. More than once I couldn’t tell you where the story was going to go with twists and turns on every page. The characterization is spot on, and several smaller Ultimate characters, such as Captain Britain and The Falcon, get a chance in the spotlight.</p>
<p>Another key to<em> The Ultimate</em>’s larger-than-life feeling is the art. Esad Ribic proves more than capable of meeting this challenge. No space on the page is wasted, and each and every panel just explodes with motion and gravitas. His pencils have a very clean, detailed style that makes following the story easy, and there are a couple double page spreads here that will just take your breath away. In the last two chapters Brandon Peterson handles the bulk of the art, which is a real shame. While his work is good, it has a rushed, unfinished quality and doesn’t really mesh that well with the work of Ribic. While it would have been great to see Ribic draw the whole book, I guess if you need a fill-in, you could do a lot worse than Brandon Peterson.</p>
<p>Now, a word of caution; this first volume of <em>The Ultimates</em> ties in heavily with the <em>Ultimate Hawkeye</em> book that came out at the same time (Look for my review in a couple weeks). Hickman writes both and as a result they seamlessly form one story. You don’t need to read one to enjoy the other, but you will get a more complete picture of what is going on if you read both.</p>
<p>It looks like <em>The Ultimates</em> is in good hands, at least for now. Hickman has already announced he is leaving the title, so we’ll have to wait and see if the new writer (Sam Humphries) can pick up the baton and run with it as well as Hickman has. But for now I’ll begin counting down to the next collection.</p>
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		<title>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #9</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah LeBoeuf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the second part of &#8220;Apart of Me&#8221;, Buffy is forced to consider the life that could have been and gets a cool new robot arm. Check out our review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #9 Written by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie Art by Cliff Richards [...]]]></description>
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<p>In the second part of &#8220;Apart of Me&#8221;, Buffy is forced to consider the life that could have been and gets a cool new robot arm. Check out our review of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 </em>#9.</p>
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<p><strong>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #9</strong><br />
<strong>Written by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie</strong><br />
<strong>Art by Cliff Richards</strong></p>
<p>What would life have been like for Buffy Summers if she wasn&#8217;t the chosen one? If she hadn&#8217;t spent her high school and college years patrolling graveyards and dusting vampires, what kind of career path would she have chosen? Would she have hobbies, friends, a good job, a serious relationship?</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that Buffy&#8217;s had these thoughts before, but in the second part of the story arc &#8220;Apart of Me&#8221;, she finds herself confronting them when she comes face-to-face with the life that she could have had&#8211;if she was normal. Because she&#8217;s a robot, and real Buffy has been hidden away in some kind of alternate life that Andrew created, with no memory of who she really is.</p>
<p>With every pained look, we can see how hard it is for Buffy to see the &#8220;Buffy dream house&#8221; that was made to protect Buffy&#8211;the real Buffy&#8211;by hiding her in a normal person&#8217;s life. Completely unremarkable. Ordinary to a boring degree. To most, nothing special. To Buffy, more reminders of the life she&#8217;ll never have.</p>
<p>Things are unnecessarily complicated for her, all the time. Like in this issue, where she&#8217;s still a robot. Yes, she&#8217;s got Buffy&#8217;s mind and memories and Slaying skills, but she&#8217;s still a robot, and one who&#8217;s missing an arm for the first part of the issue. And to make matters worse, the real Buffy is now missing, kidnapped by a rogue Slayer with a big ego and a thirst for vengeance.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Xander and Dawn&#8211;yay, more Scoobies!&#8211;are helping Detective Dowling deal with the loss of his partner, who is now a zompire (<em>Season 9</em>&#8216;s special blend of vampires and zombies). Downling is reluctant to slay her, as anyone would be, which leads to a touching moment in which Xander remembers slaying his best friend Jesse in the pilot of the <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer </em>television show. (And just as a side note, it always bothered me that they never mentioned him again, so it&#8217;s good to know that Xander hasn&#8217;t forgotten.) While I don&#8217;t want this comic series to spend its time dragging up the past, moments like that reassure me that these are still the same characters I have loved since middle school, and they haven&#8217;t forgotten where they came from. The tension between Xander and Dawn is still palpable, and I hope the next issue digs deeper into their relationship, which appears to be falling apart.</p>
<p>Even without a lot of action to move the plot forward, issue #9 still packs an emotional punch. With this story arc wrapping up next month, I can&#8217;t wait to find out what direction <em>Season 9 </em>will take our Scoobies next. As the season approaches its halfway point over the next few months, I have to assume we&#8217;re going to start seeing a lot more action, but smaller character moments like the ones in this issue are great, too. I do hope Buffy gets out of the robot and back to normal soon, though&#8230; well, as normal as life can ever be for Buffy Summers.</p>
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		<title>The Avengers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the release of 2008&#8242;s Iron Man, fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of Marvel&#8217;s The Avengers. With subsequent releases The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger, Marvel slowly laid the foundation for the ultimate team-up movie. There was a chance The Avengers could have been a crowded, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Since the release of 2008&#8242;s <em>Iron Man</em>, fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of Marvel&#8217;s The Avengers. With subsequent releases <em>The Incredible Hulk</em>, <em>Iron Man 2</em>, <em>Thor</em>, and <em>Captain America: The First Avenger</em>, Marvel slowly laid the foundation for the ultimate team-up movie. There was a chance <em>The Avengers</em> could have been a crowded, jumbled mess. Fortunately, under the deft hand of Joss Whedon, and with the impeccable skills of the cast, the film doesn&#8217;t come anywhere close to collapsing under the weight of lofty expectations. <em>The Avengers</em> is the film fans have been waiting for, and even better, it&#8217;s probably the best comic book superhero movie ever made.</p>
<p>Read on for our completely 100% spoiler-free review.</p>
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<p><strong>The Avengers</strong><br />
<strong>Directed by Joss Whedon</strong><br />
<strong>Written by Joss Whedon, Zak Penn</strong></p>
<p>For four years, Marvel has been building to this moment. The biggest characters (not under the control of another studio) teamed for one gigantic all-star extravaganza. Little nods and hints and post-credit sequences tied the universe together, but no amount of teasing could have saved <em>The Avengers</em> if the movie proved too big for its own britches. Comic book films with large casts haven&#8217;t had great critical success in the past (to be fair, the Schumaker <em>Batman</em> films and Fox&#8217;s <em>Fantastic Four</em> flicks did make loads of money), and even with fan-favorite writer/director Joss Whedon at the helm, there was a cloud of doubt surrounding <em>The Avengers</em>. Would every character get enough screen time? Was Loki a strong enough villain? Would other cast members be able to hold their own against Robert Downey, Jr? Would &#8220;normal&#8221; heroes like Hawkeye and Black Widow work in a world with a Hulk? <em>The Avengers</em> answers all criticisms, and does so resoundingly. Mere minutes into the film, any preconceived notions you had will be washed away with a sense of awe.</p>
<p>To any comic book reader, <em>The Avengers</em>&#8216; plot will seem fairly paint-by-numbers. The individual heroes will meet, fight, discover they share a common goal, and become buddies just in time to take down the big bad they&#8217;ve been after all along. The movie doesn&#8217;t deviate from the typical team-up formula, but that&#8217;s not a bad thing. There are a lot of people out there who haven&#8217;t seen this cliche brought to life ad nauseum over the years on the printed page. What&#8217;s more, Joss Whedon and Zak Penn bring enough nuance to the story that even though you might know all the beats, you&#8217;ll still be thrilled to see them fall into place. The insane amount of action is complimented perfectly by smaller character moments, and Whedon and Penn show a lot of skill in balancing all the various elements at play at any given moment.</p>
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<p>It should come as no surprise to longtime fans of Joss Whedon that he&#8217;s more than capable of juggling a large cast of varied characters. That skill set is on display throughout <em>The Avengers</em>, as not only does every character get his or her due, but the characters are also arguably more fleshed out here than they have been in their own individual movies. In having to create a film that both ties the past half-decade of blockbusters together, while also making the movie completely accessible to people who&#8217;ve yet to see a single Marvel adaptation, Whedon is able to cut right to the essence of the characters. The dynamic between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers is brought to life brilliantly, and it&#8217;s refreshing to see Scarlett Johansson&#8217;s Black Widow treated as more than window dressing.</p>
<p>A superhero movie wouldn&#8217;t be much good without an appropriately menacing villain, and Tom Hiddleston&#8217;s Loki (who stole all thunder from Hemsworth in <em>Thor</em>) is outstanding in his role here. Sure he&#8217;s got an army on his side to help fight the physical battle, but Loki&#8217;s strength lies in his cunning and ability to instill doubt, panic, and fear in our unnerved protagonists. Hiddleston has really stepped into the shoes of the iconic Asgardian, and brings him to life in such a way that you really do hate Loki, but you also kind of like him. There&#8217;s a reason why Downey and Hiddleston share so much screen time, and that&#8217;s because these two are acting on a completely different level than anyone else in the movie. That&#8217;s not to diminish the efforts of actors like Mark Ruffalo (who plays Bruce Banner just as good if not better than the revered Ed Norton) or Chris Hemsworth (whose Thor actually has some depth this time around), but nothing comes close to the give and take chemistry Stark and Loki share on screen.</p>
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<p>Of course, it wouldn&#8217;t be a comic book movie without loads and loads of action, and <em>The Avengers</em> is filled to the brim with white-knuckle sequences. Once the movie reaches its climax, there&#8217;s no taking the foot off the throttle. Whedon crafts the big moments with ever-increasing intensity, and once the big battle starts, it&#8217;s tough to remember to breathe. The scale and scope is so massive it can be tough to keep up with everything that&#8217;s happening on screen at once. Several times throughout the film, Whedon makes use of faked long-takes, which even with computer-aided assistance make for some really remarkable sequences. Of course, it wouldn&#8217;t be a Whedon script without some bouts of humor sprinkled in, and the auteur&#8217;s trademark sensibilities break up the action very nicely.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s almost nothing <em>The Avengers</em> does wrong. It&#8217;s a truly wonderful action movie with great characters, imposing villains, and a strong script. No comic movie released to date is as complete a package as <em>The Avengers</em>. This is a film that will have you laughing, clapping, smiling, and on the edge of your seat for the entire duration. The wait has been worth it, and the work of Marvel&#8217;s film production studios to build to such a tremendous crescendo has paid off in spades. The only disappointing aspect is that we&#8217;ll now have to wait another four or five years for the next adventure.</p>
<p>One final note, we saw the film in 3D. Despite the conversion happening in post-production, <em>The Avengers</em> actually has some really great 3D. The sense of depth is the best we&#8217;ve seen in a post-converted film so far; however, some of the action is a little too fast-paced for the 3D at times.</p>
<p><a href="http://thequarterbin.com/the-score-board/"><strong>100/100 &#8211; Amazing.</strong></a></p>
<p>The Avengers<em> is rated PG-13, and arrives in US theaters Friday, May 4 in regular, 3D and IMAX 3D screenings.</em></p>
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		<title>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #8</title>
		<link>http://thequarterbin.com/2012/04/10/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-season-9-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah LeBoeuf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another story arc begins in the eighth issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9. Check out our review of part one of &#8220;Apart (of Me)&#8221;. Season 9 spoilers ahead! Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #8 Writer: Andrew Chambliss Penciller: Cliff Richards Inker: Andy Owens Colorist: Michelle Madsen Cover Artist: Georges Jeanty Previously on [...]]]></description>
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<p>Another story arc begins in the eighth issue of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9</em>. Check out our review of part one of &#8220;Apart (of Me)&#8221;. <strong>Season 9 spoilers ahead!</strong></p>
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<p>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #8<br />
<strong>Writer: Andrew Chambliss</strong><br />
<strong> Penciller: Cliff Richards</strong><br />
<strong> Inker: Andy Owens</strong><br />
<strong> Colorist: Michelle Madsen</strong><br />
<strong> Cover Artist: Georges Jeanty</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://thequarterbin.com/2012/03/16/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-season-9-7/">Previously</a> on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I was&#8230; confused. I wasn&#8217;t crazy about the way the last issue ended, for a couple of reasons: it seemed like a cop-out to the unintended pregnancy storyline, and it kind of came out of nowhere. Now that the issue has been out for a few weeks, I can safely discuss the fact that Buffy is, apparently, a robot. And therefore not pregnant. Also, missing an arm. Yeah, issue #7 was a bit befuddling.</p>
<p>The mystery of robot Buffy is cleared up pretty quickly in this issue, though that by no means solves the problem. I&#8217;m glad that the story has once again taken a turn for the interesting by veering through totally unexpected territory, despite my complaints in my last review. Fan favorite Andrew makes a return in this issue, which shouldn&#8217;t be much of a surprise&#8211;where there are Buffybots, there&#8217;s Andrew.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m glad <em>Season 9</em>&#8216;s plot is back on track, but I&#8217;m a little unsatisfied by the elimination of the pregnancy storyline. Sure, I&#8217;ve never seen another storyline get rid of an unexpected pregnancy with a surprise robot, but it&#8217;s not that much better than the old &#8220;has a miscarriage right before the abortion&#8221; or &#8220;pregnancy test turned out to be wrong&#8221; trope (indeed, the pregnancy test was wrong, though I suppose that was a programming error, not a biological indicator).</p>
<p>I&#8217;m also missing the rest of the Scooby gang, though we do get a quick look at Dawn and Xander in this issue. Something has been brewing with those lovebirds for several issues; though it&#8217;s presented subtly, there&#8217;s some tension in that relationship, and I have a feeling it&#8217;s going to explode at some point. Dawn&#8217;s more independent now than ever before, but she&#8217;s gone from being Buffy&#8217;s kid sister to Xander&#8217;s college-aged girlfriend. Maybe if she spent some time on her own it would really allow the character to grow.</p>
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<p>Penciller Cliff Richards does a great job of conveying a lot of emotion without the need for many words in this issue, which is a sign of a great partnership with writer Andrew Chambliss. However, we&#8217;re once again left with a cliffhanger at the end of this issue. I understand the need to leave readers wanting more (and I always do!), but I&#8217;d like see the resolution of one or two of these open threads.</p>
<p>In just a few weeks Buffy&#8217;s focus has gone from getting an abortion to not being a robot, which I guess isn&#8217;t even that unusual in the life of a Slayer. I know she&#8217;s the star of the show, but I hope we get more time with what&#8217;s left of the gang next month.</p>
<p>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #8<em> will be in comic shops on Wednesday, April 11.</em></p>
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		<title>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #7</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah LeBoeuf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buffy&#8217;s serious troubles take an odd turn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #7. Read on for a review of the second part of &#8220;On Your Own&#8221;. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Nine #7 Written by: Andrew Chambliss Penciller: Georges Jeanty Inker: Karl Story Colorist: Michelle Madsen Cover Artist: Phil Noto In the second [...]]]></description>
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<p>Buffy&#8217;s serious troubles take an odd turn in <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #7</em>. Read on for a review of the second part of &#8220;On Your Own&#8221;.</p>
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<p>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Nine #7<br />
<strong>Written by: Andrew Chambliss</strong><br />
<strong>Penciller: Georges Jeanty</strong><br />
<strong>Inker: Karl Story</strong><br />
<strong>Colorist: Michelle Madsen</strong><br />
<strong>Cover Artist: Phil Noto</strong></p>
<p>In the second part of the story arc &#8220;On Your Own&#8221;&#8230; wait, what?</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s start at the beginning. At the end of the last issue of <em>Buffy Season 9</em>, Buffy had decided&#8211;after weighing her options heavily&#8211;to have an abortion. Even with her support network of close friends, she wasn&#8217;t ready to become the second mommy Slayer, and she turned to Spike for help.</p>
<p>In this issue, Buffy&#8217;s roommates, who have recently discovered that she&#8217;s a Slayer, vote not to kick her out of the apartment. They like having her around, and feel safe having a Slayer nearby in troubled zompire-filled times. However, it&#8217;s too late, as Buffy has flown the coop and is moving into Spike&#8217;s giant bug-filled spaceship.</p>
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<p>Didn&#8217;t I say something about <em>BtVS </em>returning to normalcy in season nine? Perhaps I spoke too soon.</p>
<p>This issue is very weird and, ultimately, a little disappointing. When reading it, I had a lot of trouble figuring out Buffy&#8217;s motivation for moving in with Spike. Yes, he&#8217;s already an insider to her world of stakes and blood, but he&#8217;s also clearly still devoted to her, and it seems uncharacteristically cruel to lead him on.</p>
<p>Other than Spike, the Scoobies are mysteriously absent in this issue. There&#8217;s a B-story with the San Francisco police trying to fight zompires on their own, and both storylines converge during a climactic fight at a nest.  The ending isn&#8217;t so much a cliffhanger as a &#8220;what the hell just happened?&#8221; I had to read it twice because I thought I had missed something, but no, I&#8217;m still not sure what&#8217;s going on.</p>
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<p>While the artwork in this issue was solid, there wasn&#8217;t a lot of variety in the environments or characters. No page or panel stood out as being exceptional, though the characters, as always, looked consistent, and really embodied their television counterparts. Georges Jeanty has done a great job of bringing these characters to life throughout the comic series, and he continues to do so here.</p>
<p>Clearly, this wasn&#8217;t my favorite issue of <em>Buffy</em>, but I&#8217;m optimistic that #7 is just a small misstep in what has been an otherwise fantastic season. I&#8217;d love to know where this story is going after the unexpected twist at the end of this issue, and I&#8217;ll eagerly await the next issue of <em>Season 9</em>. Hopefully by the end of <em>S9 </em>#8 I&#8217;ll have a better idea of what this twist ending actually meant.</p>
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		<title>Batman Beyond &#8211; Pile of Shame</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah LeBoeuf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My game of comic book catch-up continues this week with Batman Beyond, a continuation of one of my favorite animated TV shows that takes a look at the Dark Knight of the future. You know how, when you&#8217;re a kid, the greatest thing about Saturday morning is the cartoons? Well, that tradition continued for me [...]]]></description>
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<p>My game of comic book catch-up continues this week with <em>Batman Beyond</em>, a continuation of one of my favorite animated TV shows that takes a look at the Dark Knight of the future.</p>
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<p>You know how, when you&#8217;re a kid, the greatest thing about Saturday morning is the cartoons? Well, that tradition continued for me well into high school. I was a huge cartoon fan growing up, and one of my favorites was the superb<em> Batman: The Animated Series.</em> One day, a new Batman showed up in my Saturday morning line-up&#8211;Terry McGinnis, Batman of the future. The show was <em>Batman Beyond</em>, and I eagerly tuned in every Saturday to view it along with my weekly doses of <em>The New Adventures of Batman/Superman</em> and <em>Pokemon</em>. A few years ago, I bought the series on DVD and was very impressed with how well it held up. Naturally, when I heard <em>Batman Beyond </em>would finally be making the jump to comics, I was ecstatic.</p>
<p>I highly enjoyed the 2010 comic miniseries, and bought all eight issues of the 2011 series, but somehow, the books didn&#8217;t get read&#8230; until last week, when I finally started reading. And once I started, I couldn&#8217;t stop.</p>
<p>The first three issues of <em>Batman Beyond </em>have Terry trying to balance work and his normal teenage life&#8230; again. His ever-patient girlfriend, Dana, is certainly appreciative, but not so much when he jets off in the middle of a date (again). This time, the threat is a new Matter Master, and when the Justice League flies into town to help Batman take care of it, Terry&#8211;and Bruce Wayne&#8211;are none too pleased. But since Terry&#8217;s mom and brother are among Matter Master&#8217;s hostages, he has no choice but to work with them.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s interesting about this story arc, entitled &#8220;Heart of the Matter,&#8221; is how Terry ultimately disregards Bruce&#8217;s instructions about how to deal with the Justice League, and follows his instincts. This isn&#8217;t the first time Terry has run into the Justice League of the future, and those episodes of <em>Batman Beyond </em>and <em>Justice League Unlimited</em> were some of my favorites.</p>
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<p>The fourth issue is a one-shot in which we get a closer look at Terry&#8217;s friend Max, a computer genius who knows his secret identity and often helps him out. To be honest, I&#8217;ve never given Max much thought before this issue; sometimes she&#8217;s annoying, sometimes funny, but it never occurred to me that she might actually have a life outside of being Batman&#8217;s BFF. With skills as elite as hers, someone else was bound to take notice eventually&#8211;and now it might be Max who&#8217;s leading a double life.</p>
<p>Then comes another three-issue arc, &#8220;Industrial Revolution&#8221;, which I didn&#8217;t like as much as the first four issues, but it still had some great moments and the return of a classic <em>Batman Beyond </em>villain. The power struggles and riots at Wayne-Powers were less interesting to me than finally getting to see what Dana&#8217;s life is like outside of being Terry&#8217;s girlfriend. As a character, she&#8217;s often one-dimensional&#8211;getting mad at Terry for being absent, forgiving him, then getting angry all over again&#8211;and, like with the Max issue, it&#8217;s nice to see that she has other concerns. In this case, it&#8217;s an older brother who was just released from prison, and apparently, Dana still doesn&#8217;t entirely trust him.</p>
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<p>Finally, the eighth issue is another character-specific one-shot that details the origins of Inque. This is a real treat for fans of the TV show, since Inque is one of the most memorable <em>Batman Beyond </em>villains, and I was surprised by the dark past that led to her current state.</p>
<p>The writers and artists on this book have completely captured the tone and aesthetic of the television show and put it on the page, which I love. It&#8217;s a little darker, but not being a Saturday morning cartoon anymore, <em>Batman Beyond </em>can get away with that, and I like it. For so many years after the cartoon ended, I talked about how great the show was, and I often felt that I was the only one who cared. I&#8217;m glad enough people thought that Terry McGinnis was a character worthy of a continuing story, and I&#8217;ll keep on reading with <em>Batman Beyond Unlimited #1</em>, which is next on my pile.</p>
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		<title>NECA&#8217;s Portal Gun Still Coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH RESPONSE FROM NECA. Today, Joystiq reported on the presumed cancellation of NECA&#8217;s upcoming Portal gun replica. Fortunately, it appears all hope is not lost, as NECA recently gave a reason for the gun disappearing from retail sites as a pre-order item. Update: NECA&#8217;s Randy Falk responds &#8211; &#8220;Too many retailers were soliciting preorders [...]]]></description>
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<p>UPDATED WITH RESPONSE FROM NECA.</p>
<p>Today, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/replica-portal-gun-canceled-without-reason-compassion/">Joystiq reported</a> on the presumed cancellation of NECA&#8217;s upcoming Portal gun replica. Fortunately, it appears all hope is not lost, as NECA recently gave a reason for the gun disappearing from retail sites as a pre-order item.<span id="more-19344"></span></p>
<div><strong>Update: NECA&#8217;s Randy Falk responds &#8211; &#8220;Too many retailers were soliciting preorders without having all the facts &amp; we&#8217;re allotting who gets what. So many were taking orders &amp; deposits for items they might never even get.</strong></div>
<p><strong>ASHPD is coming for May/June as planned &amp; will be offered soon in an organized &amp; fair manner so all have a fair chance at this great item.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Joystiq&#8217;s story pointed to an customer inquiry to <a href="http://rexb.in/coDW">Entertainment Earth</a>. In their response, Entertainment Earth stated &#8220;as of last Friday [NECA] has withdrawn the item&#8221; and NECA would &#8220;no longer planning on making it for the foreseeable future.&#8221; However, according to NECA&#8217;s Twitter account, run by Director of Product Development Randy Falk, NECA is still planning on making and selling the Portal gun later this year.</p>
<p>A fan asked Randy why the item had disappeared from the company&#8217;s own site, to which he <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/NECA_TOYS/status/178220670700892160">responded</a>: &#8220;it&#8217;s still coming! Too many sites were taking pre-orders too soon. We need to allot and offer fairly so all have a chance.&#8221; It would appear that there were just too many pre-orders being taken for this highly coveted item. So many in fact that NECA had to pull the item to rethink the production numbers of the item.</p>
<p>Until NECA offers a more official statement on the matter, we&#8217;re still going to assume the gun is coming, just at a later date then originally planned. We&#8217;ve reached out to NECA for a response, and will update you all as soon as we hear back.</p>
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		<title>Young Justice: Season One, Vol. 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve finally gotten to catch up with our favorite teen heroes in the latest volume of Young Justice: Season One. These four latest adventures put the junior Justice League in some precarious situations, but it&#8217;s nothing Robin, Artemis, Superboy, and the gang can&#8217;t handle. Young Justice: Season One, Vol. 3 Directed by Michael Chang and [...]]]></description>
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<p>We&#8217;ve finally gotten to catch up with our favorite teen heroes in the latest volume of <em>Young Justice: Season One</em>. These four latest adventures put the junior Justice League in some precarious situations, but it&#8217;s nothing Robin, Artemis, Superboy, and the gang can&#8217;t handle.<span id="more-19334"></span></p>
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<p><strong>Young Justice: Season One, Vol. 3</strong><br />
<strong>Directed by Michael Chang and Jay Oliva</strong><br />
<strong>Written by various</strong></p>
<p>This DVD consists of four episodes: &#8220;Bereft,&#8221; &#8220;Targets,&#8221; &#8220;Terrors,&#8221; and &#8220;Homefront.&#8221; Picking up not too long after the conclusion of the<em> Volume 2</em>, this volume sees our favorite teen heroes conquering their insecurities almost as much as they&#8217;re toppling bad guys. From the relationship between Miss Martian and Superboy growing from crush to a full-blown, secret romance, to Artemis overcoming her fear of being inadequate both as a daughter and a hero, this installment is full of wonderful character moments. There&#8217;s plenty of action in there too, but the writers of each of these episodes really spent time getting to the core of the emotional experience these young adults were going through, and it makes you really care about what&#8217;s happening to these individuals outside of the costume.</p>
<p>Some of my favorite moments from this particular collection come from the first and final episodes on the disc. &#8220;Bereft&#8221; finds the team separated, and without a clue why they&#8217;re in a foreign country. Slowly, the memories return, but the action is on point, and the camaraderie between the kids is showcased perfectly. Even though none of the members really remember who the other are, they still find a way to work together to save one another. &#8220;Homefront&#8221; is a bit different, but is action-packed nonetheless. The team comes under attack at their base, and it&#8217;s up to Robin and Artemis to save all the powered members from the mysterious threat. I have to commend the way the episode was written, as Artemis is really given a chance to shine, and the way her character is handled is a true testament to the character (even if she is a bit different than the comic book version).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWHB0rG-OQ4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWHB0rG-OQ4</a></p>
<p>Again, the voice acting and animation are continually superb. This volume gives each of the characters a bit more time to really shine, and all of the voice actors involved do a fantastic job no matter what the scene calls for. The animators really do a nice job of capturing emotion, and they seem to have just as easy a time keeping the action fast-paced. The series really starts firing on all cylinders in this collection, and when great characterization is met with solid acting and animating, you&#8217;ve got an incredible viewing experience on your hands. If I had to come up with one gripe, it&#8217;s that there are only four episodes on this disc (like the previous volumes), and I just want to keep watching more. Hopefully Warner Home Video is working on a complete box set for release at some point.</p>
<p>Truthfully though, it&#8217;s tough to complain about such a well-put together series. <em>Young Justice</em> is clearly ready to make its mark as one of the premiere DCU animated properties. I&#8217;m eager to see how the rest of this season plays out, and whether or not <em>Young Justice</em> can keep up being so consistently strong. I&#8217;ve got faith in this show to do so. I just hope I&#8217;m right.</p>
<p><a href="http://thequarterbin.com/the-score-board/"><strong>90/100 &#8211; Great.</strong></a></p>
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		<title>Justice League: Doom &#8211; NYC Premiere Interviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out what Phil Morris, Andrea Romano, and Kevin Conroy had to say about working on Justice League: Doom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkWQ_wVLJLk Justice League: Doom premiered earlier this month at the Paley Center in NYC, and we hit the red carpet to talk with some of the cast and crew. See what Kevin Conroy, Phil Morris, and [...]]]></description>
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<p>Check out what Phil Morris, Andrea Romano, and Kevin Conroy had to say about working on <em>Justice League: Doom</em>.</p>
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<p><em>Justice League: Doom</em> premiered earlier this month at the Paley Center in NYC, and we hit the red carpet to talk with some of the cast and crew. See what Kevin Conroy, Phil Morris, and Andrea Romano have to say about working on the latest DCU animated feature, and get a few brief glimpses at the film in motion.</p>
<p>Interviews by Luke Brown<br />
Shot and Edited by Nick Murphy</p>
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