Superman/Wonder Woman

Writer: Charlie Soule
Art: Thony Silas
Publisher: DC

Let me just get something off my chest to start operation I fucking hate Superman! I think he's the worst superhero ever made but I did pick up this comic because I thought that it would be a good series to follow. So far I have been a good series the interactions between Superman and Wonder Woman was pretty cool the way they built the relationship which started in the Justice League comic was cool. The first story line in this comic was about Wonder Woman fighting Apollo and Superman helping her out with that. So sometimes you have Wonder Woman with help from Superman fighting her villains or like this story arc  Suoerman is fighting Brainiac with the help of Wonder Woman. What I don't like about this storyline is how they use tie-ins with other comics to tell the story. I absolutely hate tie-ins because they try to force you to buy comics you don't usually buy so that you can continue with the story but most of the time you don't miss much of the story if you don't follow the tie-ins.

The storyline in this comic is called Superman: Doomed. It would have been a great story if it was contained in the one comic, in the Superman/Wonder Woman, but spreading it out like they did makes the story feel drawn out and water downed. The story starts off with Doomsday making his way back to the Earth from the Phantom Zone and he's kind of different this time he has a killing field around him that kills any living organism within about 5 feet of where you at so the only person who can survive this radius is Superman. Unable to stop Doomsday from reaching a nearby city Superman decides to do what needs to be done and kills Doomsday by ripping him in half over his head which douces Superman in Doomsdays' blood. Little did Superman know that Doomsday's blood has infected him with the Doomsday virus which turns him into the same creature that he just finished defeating. With the infection changing him, Superman leaves Earth. With Superman off Earth Brainiac makes his move with the help of Cyborg Superman he teleports his ship into Earth's atmosphere to start the take over process. In space, with help from Supergirl, Superman is able to control the virus and takes back control of his body and returns to Earth to help the other heroes fight agaimst Brainiacs invasion. Unable to stop Brainiacs invasion Superman unleashes Superdoom, if you will, on earth to stop Brainiac's troops and take back control of Earth.

VERDICT-☆☆1/2
Again this story would have been good if it was contained within the pages of Superman/Wonder Woman or even the Justice League this could have been a good story for them but having the tie ins and not being able to follow the whole story because I will not fall under peer pressure from DC,trying to force me to buy comics that I don't usually buy, makes it drawn out and watered down

Original Sin

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Mike Dedato
Publisher: Marvel

Original Sin was Marvel's big story for the summer. It tells the story of Uatu the Watcher being murdered and Nick Fury and the Avengers trying to figure out who did it. A lot comes out of this story like why Thor is no longer worthy,  a new character in the world of Spider Man it was just a lot of crazy things. Jason Aaron is one of my favorite writers today. The way he tells a story just makes you interested most of the time. His run on Thor: God of Thunder is just awesome he makes you feel like a Crack head waiting for your next fix. Unfortunately it didn't happen with this story. I think maybe it had to do with working with all the tie-in issues that come with this story line. When you have too many hands in the pot the food never comes out as good. The story isn't bad is just not as good as his usual work. You can pretty much guess  who did it after issue 2 and you would probably be right. They try and throw curves at you to get you confused but if you can't figure it out than you need more help than I can give you. The art is great very dark and gritty much like the story. The climax of the story isn't even the last issue it's in issue 7, that's where the story plots that are gonna continue on after Original Sin happen.

VERDICT-☆☆☆
I think this was more of a setup for what's next than a major event. all you pretty much have to read is #1 and #7

Guardians of the Galaxy (movie)

So I know about everyone in the world has by now seen GotG. It's the highest grossing film of the year, a very successful film for Marvel. More than that it was very important for this movie to be successful do to the fact that now Marvel can introduce many more off planet characters such as Gladiator, the Kree, the Inhumans, the Skrulls and many, many more. So I think I can say that this was the most important phase 2 film of them all.

What did I think?

I fucking loved this film. It was funny, it had action and it stayed true to the comic. Groot stole the show, but Chris Pratt brought Peter Quill to life. He acted exactly the way the writers portray him in the comic. The only down side is that I would have liked to have seen Richard Rider have a cameo or at least a mention of him. I think that a Nova movie would be cool to see but it would kinda be GotG all over again. So why would Marvel do the same story again. I believe that they will introduce Richard Rider in the next GotG movie cuz in the comics they would interact with each other a lot. Another negative is the way Drax would get beat up. I mean in the comics he's made to look like this badass ass kicker but in the movie he gets beat up or is drunk for most of his time on screen. But what the hell nothing is perfect.

VERDICT-☆☆☆☆ out of 5

Fresh Start

Well I'm back! A lot of things have happened in the world of comics so I'm gonna try and catch up by hitting the big stories first then going back to reviewing comics. I'm gonna try and make it sound like I'm just talking to a friend about the stories and the news going on in the comic world instead of trying to come off as a legit columnist. If your looking for that kind of coverage your in the wrong place. So here is what I'm gonna talk about right out the gate:

Guardians of the Galaxy (movie)
Original Sin
New Avengers
Spider-Man
Wolverine
Thor
Inhumans

So check back every now and again to see what's new. As you can see I read a lot of comics and I'll try and review most of them but I'll always post about the big stories and news.

Thanks
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