Monday, June 8, 2015
Starman Plays Discworld - A Let's Play Adventure - Part Ten
In which I drug some drinks, tune a sword (not a fish) and tackle the puzzle so obscure that Terry Pratchett had to explain the solution in his introduction to the sequel of this game!
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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #6 - A Review
New York City is a city of heroes. You can't swing a fist without hitting a costumed hero! In fact, two of Doreen Green's new classmates are superheroes with the power to talk to specific animals too! Which is super fun and cool. But now Squirrel Girl's thunder is being stolen by another new hero... a hero called Girl Squirrel?!
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is one of the smartest, funniest comics on the stands. Ryan North satirizes the silliness of classic Marvel Comics and the sheer absurdity of the superhero genre in addition to offering up good old-fashioned sight-gags. The whole book is hilarious on multiple levels.
The artwork of Erica Henderson adds to the fun of this title. Henderon's cartoonish style matches the humor of North's scripts quite well. Eloise Harrington does a fine job on the artwork for the Deadpool's Guide To Supervillains flash cards. And the colors by Rico Renzi are well chosen and vivid.
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is one of the smartest, funniest comics on the stands. Ryan North satirizes the silliness of classic Marvel Comics and the sheer absurdity of the superhero genre in addition to offering up good old-fashioned sight-gags. The whole book is hilarious on multiple levels.
The artwork of Erica Henderson adds to the fun of this title. Henderon's cartoonish style matches the humor of North's scripts quite well. Eloise Harrington does a fine job on the artwork for the Deadpool's Guide To Supervillains flash cards. And the colors by Rico Renzi are well chosen and vivid.
Swords of Sorrow #2 - A Review
Across the multiverse, the chosen of The Traveller begin to meet. And, in many cases, to fight. For The Traveller needs leaders in the fight to come and leaders seldom work well with others who would follow their own destiny. Still, they will unite or they will die... for the chosen of The Prince are close at hand and ready to finish the job if these heroines don't do themselves in.
The lion's share of this issue is devoted to a battle between Dejah Thoris and Red Sonja. The fight is an interesting contest. While Sonja finds her abilities enhanced by the atmosphere of Barsoom and is likely the more capable warrior, Dejah Thoris is a more tactical fighter and better able to use the environment to her advantage.
The appearances of the other heroines in this volume amount to little more than set-ups for the tie-in issues that will be released later this summer. Still, Gail Simone does a fine job of keeping the plot moving and giving us a taste of what is to come. And one can't fault the focus on Dynamite's two most popular heroines, though Vampirella gets a goodly amount of page time as well. Such is the problem with all crossover series based around an ensemble - someone has to be the supporting cast.
The art team for this series is top-notch. Sergio Davila does a wonderful job of matching the fast pace of the script with some impressive illustrations and brilliant action sequences. He also depicts all of the heroines - even the more fantastically dressed ones - as powerful figures without a hint of cheesecake. The colors by Jorge Sutil add to the splendor of the finished artwork.
The lion's share of this issue is devoted to a battle between Dejah Thoris and Red Sonja. The fight is an interesting contest. While Sonja finds her abilities enhanced by the atmosphere of Barsoom and is likely the more capable warrior, Dejah Thoris is a more tactical fighter and better able to use the environment to her advantage.
The appearances of the other heroines in this volume amount to little more than set-ups for the tie-in issues that will be released later this summer. Still, Gail Simone does a fine job of keeping the plot moving and giving us a taste of what is to come. And one can't fault the focus on Dynamite's two most popular heroines, though Vampirella gets a goodly amount of page time as well. Such is the problem with all crossover series based around an ensemble - someone has to be the supporting cast.
The art team for this series is top-notch. Sergio Davila does a wonderful job of matching the fast pace of the script with some impressive illustrations and brilliant action sequences. He also depicts all of the heroines - even the more fantastically dressed ones - as powerful figures without a hint of cheesecake. The colors by Jorge Sutil add to the splendor of the finished artwork.
Doctor Who - The Twelfth Doctor #8 - A Review
In another time and another place, a UNIT scientist lost his family. This inspired him to create the technology that would let him move between worlds. To another time and another place where his family had lost a father and a husband.
It was a noble plan but the scientist didn't know about The Fractures - the repairmen of reality who will do anything to prevent inter-dimensional travel. Including, it seems, pulling innocent people into the void in order to copy their forms! Now it will fall to The Doctor, Clara Oswarld and Kate Stewart of UNIT to save not only the missing people but all of reality. And maybe, just maybe, save a family in the process.
The conclusion to this story-line is a thrilling one. The script by Robbie Morrison does an impressive job of maintaining the energy of the earlier chapters while still allowing time for introducing such neat concepts as The Rassilon Cube. And we get a number of nice moments for each of the characters, including a chance for Clara and Kate to speak at length.
The artwork by Brian Williamson is equally wonderful. He captures the likeness of the established cast perfectly. And the action of the issue is very well choreographed.
It was a noble plan but the scientist didn't know about The Fractures - the repairmen of reality who will do anything to prevent inter-dimensional travel. Including, it seems, pulling innocent people into the void in order to copy their forms! Now it will fall to The Doctor, Clara Oswarld and Kate Stewart of UNIT to save not only the missing people but all of reality. And maybe, just maybe, save a family in the process.
The conclusion to this story-line is a thrilling one. The script by Robbie Morrison does an impressive job of maintaining the energy of the earlier chapters while still allowing time for introducing such neat concepts as The Rassilon Cube. And we get a number of nice moments for each of the characters, including a chance for Clara and Kate to speak at length.
The artwork by Brian Williamson is equally wonderful. He captures the likeness of the established cast perfectly. And the action of the issue is very well choreographed.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Superior Iron Man #9 - A Review
This is it! The final battle between the Superior Iron Man and Pepper Potts over the soul of Tony Stark. Even with a back-up of Tony's mind, a new Rescue suit and an army of Tony's old designs at her disposal it will be a close thing...
There is little I can say about this issue beyond it being a perfect conclusion to Tom Taylor's run on this series. All the plot threads are sewn up and the ending is a satisfying one. It remains to be seen what Tony's life will be like post-Secret Wars but if there was never another Iron Man comic ever, this would be a good ending for Tony Stark's story.
The artwork is excellent, despite some of the fight scenes being a little cluttered at points. Still, one can't accuse Yildiray Cinar of giving anything less than 110%. As always this book's artwork is the equal of its scripts in quality.
There is little I can say about this issue beyond it being a perfect conclusion to Tom Taylor's run on this series. All the plot threads are sewn up and the ending is a satisfying one. It remains to be seen what Tony's life will be like post-Secret Wars but if there was never another Iron Man comic ever, this would be a good ending for Tony Stark's story.
The artwork is excellent, despite some of the fight scenes being a little cluttered at points. Still, one can't accuse Yildiray Cinar of giving anything less than 110%. As always this book's artwork is the equal of its scripts in quality.
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