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Orion Petitclerc
- Saturday, September 6, 2014
To those valiant enough to stick with Moon Knight after Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey's departure, I thank and welcome you to season 2! Issue #7 begins the next chapter in the saga with newcomers Brian Wood on the script and Greg Smallwood on the line art, if you didn't already know this from my last review. Jordie Bellaire remains the unifying factor between seasons 1 and 2 as the book's colorist to help ease the transition in creative teams, and although Shalvey is no longer working his moody magic on the interiors, he still hangs around and continues to provide his iconic, artsy covers.
Issue #6 left some big shoes to fill, but both Wood and Smallwood have stepped up to bat against all odds and made a convincing play with their first issue. The tradition of done-in-one short stories for each issue continues while revisiting another plot thread that has remained untouched since the first issue and won't be touched again until issue #9 in November.
In this issue, Moon Knight pursues a high-tech, stealthy assassin across Manhattan in a city-wide blackout. Again, Moon Knight's stark white suit plays a significant role for the character as he becomes the unfaltering and unforgiving beacon of light and vengeance during his night travels. There is more to the assassin than meets the eye, however, as his agenda transcends politics and hits home with Marc Spector's own origin story.
What I really loved about Ellis' run on the book was his attentiveness to the character's mythos; in every issue, there were key references to past Moon Knight stories, specifically during Doug Moench's excellent series in the '80s. Wood continues to appease Moon Knight fans with this issue, as it references both the character's iconic origin of rebirth in Sudan (or Egypt, for the modern rendition) and the morally challenging "Trial of Marc Spector" story from Marc Spector: Moon Knight, in which Marc's past comes back to haunt him as he's put on trial for aiding a despot's rise to power in the South American Republic of Bosqueverde.
Smallwood does a bang-up job in the art department; style is both reminiscent of Shalvey's own heavy inks and unique to his own credit. I really only had three issues with the art (lines and colors, to be fair), one of which the blame could partly be placed on Wood: first, the assassin's active digital camouflage was not at all convincing. He's running through the busy New York streets with large, pixelated color splotches covering his entire body except for his hands, head, and sniper rifle, and though the digital camo is supposed to be mimicking the background colors, it should've been easy enough for even the colorblind to spot a covert-ops type running past with a gun.
Second, there is a panel transition that is overall jarring if you're not an attentive reader that makes it look like Moon Knight just suddenly materializes out of nowhere to stop the bad guy. If you weren't paying close attention, you'd miss Moon Knight's obscured entrance in the "BANG"-shaped panel. Finally, I had an issue with Smallwood's Mr. Knight (now called Mr. Night, apparently; Nick Lowe and Ellie Pyle, you missed a spot) design, specifically the eyebrows. I know they're supposed to be representative of his browline, but they look like eyebrows to me, which is very awkward when superimposed over a relatively featureless white mask.
Moon Knight #7 did fairly well in the shadows of its predecessors—to dispel all ye naysayers who dropped the book as soon as Ellis and Shalvey left (shame on you!). It gets 4.5 stars out of 5 for the writing (that end twist!) and 4 out of 5 stars for the art. The new creative team suffers its first-time flaws, but I'm still confident as ever in the success of the series all around, regardless of creative switch-ups.
How do you think the new creative team did? What did you like about this issue, or what problems did you have? What are you looking forward to? Tell us below in the comments section, and continue to follow Fanboys Anonymous for more Moon Knight reviews by yours truly!
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- Friday, September 5, 2014
In a very surprising and gutsy move, streaming service Netflix has picked up the rights to air upcoming DC-based Gotham for its inaugural season.This is right after the company picked up The Blacklist from NBC for a cool $2 million an episode, and it's looking as though Gotham will go for around the same cost.
Variety is reporting that this deal is happening and that Netflix has "proved its willing to take risks for what it perceives to be top-shelf content." The deal for Blacklist is only for domestic rights, but this new bit about Gotham will be global and thus far more lucrative if the show proves to be a success.
The problem is, I don't see the show being successful. Sorry to pee in the punch bowl, but hear me out.
Gotham is set up as prequel of sorts to the saga of Batman in the city from which he spawns. Well, who cares? Batman isn't Batman yet on the show, he's just some snot-nosed brat, Bruce Wayne. Who will these young super villains fight? Does anyone really care about a Jim Gordon origin story? I don't. Commissioner Gordon only matters when he teams up with Batman to fight the evil crimelords residing in the city of Gotham. To me, this show has a limited shelf life. It seems as though the point is to show us how bad things are getting in the city—how crime-riddled the streets are before Batman shows up to clean house—but what does this accomplish?
"Oh, things are soooo bad in Gotham, we need Batman!" Sorry, folks, he ain't coming for decades, you'll just have to suffer and watch bad guys do bad things, helpless and ineffectual. Much like Jim Gordon will be. For real, I don't get the appeal of a Batman show without Batman. They plan on introducing early versions of Bats' enemies, but again, who wants to see these characters not fighting with Batman? Part of what makes him so great is the level of power his enemies have. That won't happen here. Instead, we get a young Catwoman who looks like a cat; her head is literally shaped like a cat's. Remember that teacher in The Monster Squad? Like that, but worse.
Will this die a fast death like Birds of Prey, or does it (and Netflix's gamble) have a future? Sound off below.
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The Dace Man
- Thursday, September 4, 2014
Hey, hey, hey, Dacetacular nation! Check out Episode 63 of The Dace Man Show with hosts Dace, Gibby, and Frank Ward.
::SPORTS NEWS::
- Current MLB standings
- NFL preseason week 4 is in the books!
- Plus more
::WEIRD NEWS WITH GIBBY::
::FRANK'S CORNER::
- Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Frank's Street?
::CELEB NEWS::
- Celeb birthdays from August 28th to September 3rd!
- #TheFappening
- Joan Rivers' health status
- And much, much more!
Plus Fantasy Celeb. Warfare, The DoucheBag Of the Week is back, and Gibby Sings! All that and more, only on The Dace Man Show.
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- Wednesday, September 3, 2014
In the latest in a long line of missteps and stupidity, Justin Bieber has had another run-in with the law. This kid can't seem to keep it together. Over the last several years, Bieber has had a number of problems with authorities, including DUI, vandalism, assault, and multiple occasions, of all of these. The list continues to grow as time goes on and, I hope he straightens up before he kills someone.
Just a couple days ago on September 1st, Bieber was arrested again, this time for assault and dangerous driving. This happened near his hometown in Stratford, Ontario after a collision occurred between Justin's ATV monster and a minivan on August 29th. What a bummer.
When the two vehicles ran into each other, Bieber then got out of his car and attacked the other person, who remains unnamed. Bieber's reps state the singer was being hounded by paparazzi and the incident was their fault and their fault alone. This is a typical attempt by his people to make it appear like the 20-year-old crooner is not to blame for his actions. They have been singing the same song for a long time; in fact, every single time this young man gets into trouble they spout off this nonsense.
Listen, I have nothing against this kid personally, I've never met him, but it's time to call a spade a spade and time for Bieber to man up and take responsibility for his actions. This kind of thing has happened far too often and, it's only a matter a time before he or someone else gets seriously injured. Or maybe dead.
So should Bieber grow up or was this "accident" the fault of the paparazzi that hound him? Sound off below.
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- Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Get some! 24, the best hardcore, butt kicking, spy thriller in television history may in fact get the film fans have been waiting for since the end of the 8th season. During the four years between that season and this year's 24: Live Another Day, there were rumors aplenty floating around about 24 getting a film. These plans fell through and we got this last mini-series.
Now Imagine Entertainment, liking what they saw from the impressive ratings of Live Another Day, are interested in the possibility of a feature film at long last. They see that the show is still viable. Plus, Fox is high on getting another mini-series from Jack Bauer and company before it's too late. And by too late I mean before Kiefer Sutherland is too old or too drunk to keep playing the part. Still love him.
I hope we get to see both the film and more of the series from this wonderful show; it's one of my favorites of all time. This last one, Live Another Day, demonstrated that there is still life in this old dog yet. I thought for sure they would make a film, but was happy and excited they did another series, mini though it was. To jump back and forth between film and show could be complex, but it could work. They did it before the 7th season with 24: Redemption, a two hour TV film.
So does this sound like a good idea? Will it be too confusing for people to follow both TV series and feature film or can Jack handle it? Sound off below.
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Eddie Siqueira
- Monday, September 1, 2014
Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Victoria Justice, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are just a few of the many names that suffered a breach in privacy with their iCloud accounts as their contents were hacked (reportedly by more than just one party) as early as last week and plenty of raunchy and sexual photos and rumored videos were posted all over the Internet. Some were proven legitimate, whereas others were denied as fake or unproved.
Last night, the wave of leaked photos became the talk of all forums, feeds, and #hashtags. The event was dubbed "the fappening," an allusion to the geeky Internet term meaning "forever alone party."
Some of the actresses replied via social media or even their attorneys, stating the parties in question will be prosecuted for hacking/attaining the private files or simply stated in irony that iCloud could suck it (Kirsten Dunst). Apple will have to answer this for sure.
4Chan.org was the first source of the leaks when someone self-dubbed as "The Collector" was trying to sell the pictures and videos for staggering amounts, a reported $40,000 or more. Since then, 4Chan.org has removed any posts relating to this event, which soon spread onto Reddit and Imgur, although posts were progressively deleted by moderators.
Traffic on this matter became so severe in the past 12 hours that Reddit was actually down for a bit. Searching for information became possible through the immediate reports on newspapers and of course, celebrity gossip columns that sensationalized the subject (guilty).
An Apple spokesperson has already stated that the privacy of uploaded files is top priority for the company, and they would investigate the matter further. Someone's head is bound to roll as their promise for a safe virtual storage space has been compromised.
One aspect of this whole scenario is that not only celebrities, but also average people's accounts have been compromised. Ordinary men and women may have had their photos, videos, or documents leaked in this very same series of activities. This brings a warning to all those who have been digitalizing and virtualizing their sexual activities or, even more serious, posting their documents or any information that can be used in identity theft or worse.
I won't digress, however. Let me close this article with a side note:
It's nothing new that, since the dawn of media stars, the adoration over celebrities has been a reality in most cultures. As a part of (but not limited to) the male instinct, the desire to see our favorite silver-screen or touch-screen beauties in sexual situations is quite common. Any leak from a celebrity brings society to a halt. Pure hysteria over nothing.
It's a strange fascination. There are, after all, an unscientifically estimated (off the top of my head) 100 million women worldwide with body types similar to those of your favorite celebrities; doppelgangers galore. Still, we insist on fantasizing over the lewd and crude scenarios (did I write "we"?) that would place our stars in scenes limited to the libido's imagination.
The Internet reacts to the fappening :D
If anything, this brings celebrities down to Earth, where they are just like us and are no less a part of the iGeneration than you and I. Selfies and tweets are a big part of their image, and as social network becomes a huge percentage of our lives, perhaps some of the myths surrounding celebrities will fade and allow them a less fantastically-inclined lifestyle of glam. Our perception of status, fortune, and even sexuality is changing day-by-day over the digital world as selfies and trading pictures becomes absolutely normal; although paparazzis will always be a nightmare for the famous, hopefully this will end the reign of surprise beach photos—celebrities now have to worry about hacks and leaks instead.
It's a pity what had to happen, but hey, let's have this be a lesson to all. Take care of your pics, because they who have not sinned may cast the first stone. Is there anyone who hasn't dabbed a bit in homemade erotica? In all honesty, Jennifer Lawrence, Selena Gomez, Kate Upton, and crew— fake photos or not, you have nothing to be ashamed of. Bravo! As far as the fappers ogling over the leaked photos, wake up—you could be elsewhere, hitting on a girl next to you in Starbucks, leveling up on life. Cheers.
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- Sunday, August 31, 2014
Here comes another news flash from the lovable juggernaut of entertainment that is Marvel. With their cinematic films series blowing away both critics and audiences and making records fall at the box office, they continue to make waves in the TV world. With Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. about to kick off season 2, they've announced two additions to another one of their (upcoming) shows, Marvel's Agent Carter.
Set to star the delicious Hayley Atwell in the titular role, Marvel's Agent Carter gets two more cast members signing on. These two fellas are Chad Michael Murray in the role of SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve) gent Jack Thompson and Enver Gjokai as Agent Daniel Sousa.
Both of these studs will be joining Peggy while she takes on a new role at the SSR headquarters in New York City. Details thus far are not too in-depth, but we do know a few little tidbits about the main thrust of the storyline.
Premiering in 2015, Marvel's Agent Carter will see Atwell's character from Captain America beginning in 1946 shortly after World War II. She finds herself pushed off to the side once peace reigns and the male soldiers return from fighting on the front lines. We also get to see Tony Stark's father, Howard, in a key role managing Carter at SSR. Marvel likes those acronyms, don't they?
It seems like they will throw in some romance as Peggy picks up the pieces of her broken heart after losing Steve Rogers (Captain America, for those that are comic book challenged) when the hero took a nose dive into an icy grave. On the Blu-ray for Iron Man 3, Marvel did a little "One Shot" and showed what Marvel's Agent Carter might be capable of, and I think the idea has a lot of potential.
What say you? Will this be a solid addition to the Marvel television line-up? Sound off below.
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The Dace Man
- Saturday, August 30, 2014
Hey, hey, hey, Dacetacular nation! Check out Episode 62 of The Dace Man Show with hosts Dace, Gibby, and Frank Ward. This week they are joined by very special guests from the game Galactose: Pastries in Space!
::SPORTS NEWS::
- Current MLB standings
- NFL preseason week 1 is in the books!
- Plus more
::WEIRD NEWS WITH GIBBY::
- What's weird around the world?
::FRANK'S CORNER::
::CELEB NEWS::
- Celeb birthdays from August 21st to August 27th
- Emmy results
- Full House revival?
- And much, much more!
Plus Fantasy Celeb. Warfare and Gibby Sings! All that and more, only on The Dace Man Show.
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