Rest In Peace: Paul Walker

You might have heard by now, but we at For Then Fan want to express our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and team of 40 year old Paul Walker and his passenger.

Earlier today Paul Walker and passenger (unidentified at the moment) were found dead due to a fatal car accident. 

He and the passenger of the vehicle were on their way for an appearance at a car show that was aimed towards raising funds for the recent Philippines typhoon disaster. The only information that can be offered at the moment is that Walker's Porsche GT had been engulfed in flames after crashing into a pole, causing immediate fatality for both Walker and the passenger. 

As of right now there is no word as to who was driving the Porsche but TMZ reported that the actor had been taking friends out for joy rides in his new Porsche, and that this occurred during one of those.

One thing we can assure of, Paul Walker will not go forgotten. He may have left us today, but he will continue to live on through his various films and works.

Again we'd like to express our deepest condolences and open our hearts for Paul Walker's friends, family, team, and especially his daughter, Meadow. 

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COMIC REVIEW: The Superior Spider-Man #022

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: The Superior Spider-Man #022

Price: $3.99

Writer(s): Dan Slott & Christos Gage

Artist: Humberto Ramos

Agent Venom is in New York but one thing The Superior Spider-Man doesn't know is that Agent Venom is on the good guys team

Story Summary(story summary)

The book starts off with Agent Venom appearing in a New York harbor looking to take down the Crime Master. It then moves over to Peter Parker giving a long monologue about how with the introduction of Parker Industries he and all of the other scientists that are joining him are going to rule the world! The science world that is. It then continues on to show that Peter has employed the Cardiac as one of his doctors after seeing that the crime's he was committing in the earlier issues of SSM were to help dying patients and to help people. The book then continues on to show that the Spider-Bots picked up Agent Venom in a fire fight with the crime masters men. Spidey's soldiers then relay what is happening to him so Spidey goes down to the harbor in an attempt to stop Venom. Not knowing who Flash Thompson is (due to the whole brain fight in issue 9) Spider-Man attacks Venom as if it is still the crazy monster it once was. The book ends with us finding out that the original Hobgoblin sold the name of the crime master to some thug looking to hit the big time and Spider-Man standing over Agent Venom as if he is going to kill him

Review of the Book

To say I was excite for this issue would be a complete understatement. I have been looking forward to this story arc since it was announced back at SDCC. Though I was expecting a bit more fighting between Spider-Man and Venom this book was still really fun to read. It introduced us to Parker Industries and set the tone of what the relationship is going to be between Spider-Man and Venom in this book. The art was good as it usually is from Ramos but I thought Aunt May looked a bit odd and same with Anna Marie. Overall this book is really fun and is a great set up for what is too come in the "Darkest Hours" story arc!

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Fun setup, cool fight scene, good writing, good art
CONS: Not a lot of action

Rating: 8/10. Good start to this Venom Arc in SSM!

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COMIC REVIEW: Scarlet Spider #024

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Scarlet Spider #024

Price: $2.99

Writer(s): Christopher Yost & Erik Burnham

Artist: David Baldeon

As Kaine begins to crumble under the pressure and guilt of what happened to Donald, at the hands of Kraven the hunter, more and more pressure begins to build on Kaines back. How will he handle all of this stress?

Story Summary(some spoilers)

The book starts with Kaine talking to a Catholic priest about the recent encounter with Kraven that has turned Wally against him and his friend Donald in the hospital fighting for his life. From there we see Kaine attempt to burn his Scarlet Spider suit but is un successful in doing so since it is flame resistant. Aracely grabs Kaine's suit and follows him up into his apartment so that she can talk some sense into him but instead is taken over by a day dream/nightmare. When Kaine enters his bedroom, Annabelle is laying on his bed ready to "get romantic" with Kaine. During Kaine and Annabelle's love fest, Aracely is in the front room in the middle of her nightmare. It all gets really crazy when Wally busts into Kaine's apartment so that he can arrest him for crimes he has committed in the past. (for examples go check out the clone saga) When Kaine see's Wally he completely agrees and admits to the crimes he has committed in the past, and gets on his knee's so that Wally can arrest him. THEN! It all gets really CRAZY when the real Annabelle comes in and see's Zoe in the elevator, who says she is Kaine's "lover". Annabelle is infuriated and confused when she see's someone who looks just like her in Kaine's apartment who turns out to be a dark demonesque figure. Zoe, then pulls out a rocket launcher because I am assuming she's just a crazy bitch and blows up the freaking apartment. And that is how this book ends.

Review of the Book

So did my summary make this book seem crazy? Good. Because this book is one big mess of drama! But it is also again, very very entertaining! I don't know what it is about Chris Yost's writing, but I love 99.9% of the material he puts out! This book had me laughing through most of it mostly because of the characters personality but at the end had me go "oh shit" with my jaw on the floor. The art in this book is also really good though I think Kaine looks a little too buff in this issue because in previous issues, when Kaine has the suit on, he is about the same size as Spider-Man in the Superior Spider-Man book. This is unfortunately one of the last two issues of this book which really bums me out mostly because I got into it late, and it's absolutely brilliant! Overall, this book is a lot of fun like the other Scarlet Spider issues and has me really excited for the final issue!

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Awesome writing, good art, fun book
CONS: No actual Scarlet Spider action, and there's only 1 more issue!

Rating:  8/10. Fun book, lacked suited up action, but set up the final issue of the series

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COMIC REVIEW: Superior Carnage #005

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Superior Carnage #005

Price: $3.99

Writer: Kevin Shinick

Artist: Stephen Segovia

As the wizard is now controlled by Carnage, how will Spider-Man defeat him? Or will Carnage destroy the Superior Spider-Man and prove that the symbiote will forever reign superior?

Summary of the Story

This issue focuses mostly on Klaw after his death and about how atoms will forever be moving. We see Spider-Man and Carnage more standing around then fighting. Spider-Man is able to get somewhat of a hold over the symbiote and detach it from the Wizard by bringing Cletus Kasady into the area of the fight. The symbiote then detaches itself from Wizard and attaches itself back to the original, dare I say it, "Superior" symbiote host. After Carnage finds its host it goes on a rampage killing the spider-soldiers and knocks Spider-Man out of the picture. As Carnage is about to bite off the head of the Wizard, Klaw comes back to life in the form of lightning and knocks out Kasady and detaches Carnage long enough for Spider-Man to contain it. The book ends with us learning that by being reattached to the symbiote, Kasady's brain has began to heal and that Carnage will be returning in February.

Review of the Book

I was excited for this issue but unfortunately disappointed. I was expecting this to be an all out battle between Spidey and Carnage and instead this book is a lot of decision making and narrative. With the lack of extreme carnageness in this book I am interested to see what happens in the next Carnage title that is coming out in February. The art in this issue was good just as it has been in the entire mini series, except for the stupid trench coat re-design. Overall I still enjoyed this issue but expected a lot more brutality.

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Good art, decent writing, and a good set up book for the future
CONS: It's a set up book, barely any action, really slow pacing

Rating: 8/10. Decent book but nothing really above that

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COMIC REVIEW: Infinity - New Avengers #012

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Infinity: New Avengers #012

Price: $3.99

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Art: Mark Deodato

After saving the world from the builders and the evil Thanos, what is next for the Avengers?

Story Summary(some spoilers)

New Avengers #012 takes place right after the end of Infinity #006 and gives us more of an idea of things to come. Black Panther is banned from Wakana for bringing Namor into the dead city, Dr. Strange has locked himself inside of the Sanctum Sanctorum  and Black Swan promises the Avengers that the Builders and Thanos were just the beginning of something bigger to happen

Review of the Book

This is going to be a short review simply because it's just wrapping up infinity and laying things out for future marvel events. It's a good wrap up book and I am really excited to see what happens in future Marvel events. The art was beautiful yet again, especially the way Black Swan was drawn was just amazing.

Pros, Cons, & Rating 

PROS: Good setup/wrap up book for Infinity and Future events, beautiful art
CONS: Was this book really necessary?

RATING: 7/10. Good book but not 100% necessary

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COMIC REVIEW: Infinity #006

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Infinity #006

Price: $5.99

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Artist: Jim Cheung 

The end of Infinity is finally upon us, and the Avengers are returning to earth to defeat the evil tyrant Thanos but will earths mightiest heroes get more than they bargained for?

Story Summary(some spoilers)

The story begins were issue 5 of Infinity left off. The Avengers are on their way down to earth to stop Thanos from destroying earth, while the Illuminati attempt to save the inhuman king, Black Bolt from the mind control powers of super giant, and the other avengers team is in space attempting to destroy Thanos' blockade. When Captain America and his team land on earth they are about 52 miles away from where Thanos is preparing to kill his son so he sends Hulk in to buy them some time as the rest of the team attempts to make it to the hidden Inhuman city in time to stop Thanos. After super giant controls Black Bolt to attack the Illuminati, Dr. Strange uses his sorcerer magic to attack Super Giant but finds that she can still control Black Bolt. Mr. Fantastic then interviens and is able to stop Black Bolt from using is super sonic speed and is able to wrap himself around Super Giant long enough just for Black Panther to use a grenade and almost kill not only Super Giant, but the Illuminati as well. As Hulk battles against Thanos and his Minions we see that not even the Hulk is powerful enough to take down Corvus Glaive as he is barely saved with the help of Captain America. Cap and his team then battle against Thanos and his forces but find that they aren't even strong enough to kill them all. Cap is able to kill Corvus Glaive when Proxima Midnight uses her staff to shoot at Cap and Captain Marvel because Cap is able to use his shield to deflect the power from the staff to Corvus. When the grenade goes off and almost kills the Illuminati, Super Giant walks over to the mega bomb that they were all after and believes that she has activated it but learns quickly that the inhuman dog Lockjaw and Black Bolt's brother Maximus have the actual bomb. Lockjaw then transports Super Giant into space where she is killed from the bomb. As the battle between Thanos and the Avengers rages on, Thor jumps in and attacks Thanos but not even he is strong enough to kill the mad titan. It is then to everyone's surprise that the Ebony Maw releases Thane, Thanos' son in order to get the power out of him and prove he is just like his father. As a result, Thane uses his inhuman powers to freeze Thanos and Proxima Midnight forever in what looks to be a casing of sap. At the end of the book we learn that Black Bolt knew all of this was going to happen which is why he released the terrigenesis to help save the Inhuman race, and we see the Illuminati talking and preparing for something more evil then they have ever seen.

Review of the Book

Honestly, my summary cannot do this book justice. If you haven't been reading Infinity you need to go to your local store right now and buy issues 1-6 and the Avengers/New Avengers tie ins. This final issue of Infinity was amazing. The writing was phenomenal and really sets things up for a long time into the future for the Marvel Universe. In this issue I was really hoping to see Captain America and the Avengers kick some bad guy ass and that is exactly what I got! Though the first few issues for Infinity were a bit slow and lacked some action, this issue really made up for it. Amazing fight scenes and one crazy ending to one crazy story line. The art in this book was also beautiful. The art through this entire event has been some of the best and most realistic art that I have seen in awhile and I think that the artists of the main Infinity books, including New Avengers and Avengers need to be applauded for their talents. All in all, you should really read the main Infinity books because they will give you a fun and exciting ride. I was really mad about the $5.99 price tag on Infinity #6 but after reading it, I can honestly say that it is worth every penny. 

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Great Writing, Beautiful art, awesome story, and a great ending to this event!

CONS: It's $6 which is a lot for a comic

Rating: 9/10. Really fun and really awesome ending for Infinity! 

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COMIC REVIEW: Wolverine and the X-Men Annual #001

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Wolverine and the X-Men Annual #001

Price: $4.99

Writer: Jason Aaron

Artist: Nick Bradshaw

After returning home from a banishment to earth, Kid Gladiator learns that not everything is as it once seemed and being different is better than being told what to do with yourself.

Story Summary(some spoilers)

Kid Gladiator returns home after being "banished" to earth. After a distress call comes in from Gladiator saying that anyone above level 6 is required to fight, Kid Gladiator prepares to enter battle with the Avengers and his fellow students against Thanos' evil forces. As Kid Gladiator is preparing for battle his father appears in a hologram telling his son that he will not be joining the battle, but of course, Kid Gladiator disobey's his father's orders and joins the battle against the evil army anyway. From there he proves himself to be a great fighter and proves himself to be better than what is written out for him. Kid Gladiator then returns to earth to resume learning at the Jean Grey School.

Review of the Book

This book is honestly really pointless. It's a wannabe "feel good" story about being yourself and not being afraid to be different. Yet again, another topic that has been over done and used a million times. This also screws with the continuity of Infinity because I do not remember seeing Kid Gladiator along side the Avengers during the giant space battles. Anyway, this book I guess is somewhat decent as a one shot but I can't imagine how this ties in to anything relevant. The art is again, decent but nothing to be amazed with. This book is definitely not worth the $4.99 price tag.

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Decent story telling, and decent art
CONS: It's a $5 book, overdone wannabe "feel good" writing, boring

Rating: 6/10. Decent book. Not worth $5 though.

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COMIC REVIEW: Infinity Heist #003

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Infinity Heist #003

Price: $3.99

Writer: Frank Tieri

Artist: Al Barrionuevo

In, Infinity Heist, we watch as a bunch of B-List super villains try to prove that they deserve to be A-Listers by pulling off one of the greatest heists of all time. Stealing Iron Man's armor. But with a few team complications in the way, will the team forever be known as a bunch of wannabe's? Or will they actually be able to prove their way to the top?

Story Summary

In issue number 3 of Infinity: Heist we pick with the team of B-Listers right as they have broken into Avengers Tower and learn that they're not alone and some super heroes were left on duty while the rest of them went into space to fight Thanos' army. After noticing the few hereos left, the villain team stays quiet and finds the hall of armor. After breaking into the vault, Spymaster begins transporting the suits to the anonymous buyer. As he is transporting the suits the rest of the team asks how they are getting to where the buyer is, Spymaster replies by transporting only himself so that he can get all the money for himself. After a quick run in with the heroes left on duty, the rest of the team is able to transport themselves with the help of Titanium Man to the buyers location. The book then ends with us learning that the buyer is actually the person who has been pretending to be Titanium Man, Captain Atlas.

Review of the Book

Upon hearing about this mini series I knew that it was just another ploy to get readers money. After reading the first issue, I completely agreed but after reading issue 2 and 3 I can say I've actually enjoyed this short series. For a super villain heist book it's a lot of fun and it's really fun to see how just like in the hero world, villains aspire to be on the A-List versus the "B-List." This book has been something different than what some people might have anticipated and I think this book deserves a little bit more credit then it's been getting. It's just a fun book. The art is this books is good but again, nothing amazing. It's just good art that fits into the Marvel Universe. It really doesn't do anything to further a long the story of Infinity, but I think the writers knew it wasn't going to while going into this book, so it's just an overall enjoyable read, especially if you like heist books, or villain books.

Pros, Cons, & Rating

Pros: Fun story, interesting characters, good art
Cons: Money ploy, taking to long to finish, the writing could be better at times

Rating: 7/10. Good book and fun while reading it

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COMIC REVIEW: Infinity The Hunt #004

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Infinity The Hunt #004

Price: $3.99

Writer: Matt Kindt

Artist: Steven Sanders

After being trapped in the belly of a whale, students from the major "Super-Schools" must find a way to put their differences aside and not only escape from the whale, but help save Wakanda from the army of the mad titan, Thanos.

Story Summary(some spoilers)

In the final issue of, Infinity: The Hunt, we see our young heroes in training, trapped in the belly of a whale. But what they all come to find out is that the whale is really a mix of a whale and squid that is controlled by a long lost atlantian. After the young atlantian shows the young heroes, telepathically, that she had her whale swallow them to save their lives, the young heroes team up with her and fly the whale known as Leviathan to the African city of Wakanda, which is under heavy attack by Thanos' forces. Once the young batch of heroes arrive they immediately begin to fight the evil army and supply the help that the queen and the rest of the Wakandan army needs to survive. After surviving the army the young heroes face a new threat, a giant evil monster that looks very much like the one from Clash of the Titans. After the queen tells the youngins to retreat from the giant monster, they stubbornly refuse and magically save the day.

Review of the Book

Honestly, the only reason I've read this short mini series is because I am collecting and reading all of Infinity. This short series has honestly been a waste of money and really hasn't done anything at all for the Infinity story line. This issue was a typical team story of young people trying to work together but really can't work together for the greater good of the world. Maybe I'm not a big fan of this series because the story has been done on more than several occasions, or maybe the writing is just not there, but something new needs to be done with these types of books. Any book that features a young batch of heroes or a young anything is always about learning how to work with each other. It's not that it's a bad concept, it's just the fact that it's been done too much. Another issue I have had with this series (I am talking about it as a series since this was the last book) is that there was basically no character development AT ALL. Other than a short little bio for every single character during the first issue, I have no idea who is who and no idea why I should care about any of these characters. Throughout all of the series as well I kept asking myself "who the hell are these little alien dudes?" and I never got an answer. The art in this book was decent though there was a MAJOR quality jump in this book that I feel actually hurt it. For the first half of the book it was the familiar art from the rest of this mini series and then for the second half of the book, it was super realistic art that made the teenagers look like they were all in their mid 30s. I think it would have been a smarter bet for Marvel to have kept just one artist on this book. But I did enjoy the art this issue and think it was the only half decent thing about this short series. All in all, STAY AWAY FROM THIS BOOK.

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Decent/somewhat enjoyable art
CONS: The writing is bland, the concept is over done, and there is no character development at all

RATING: 4/10. If you don't want to waste $4, STAY AWAY

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Summit Entertainment Releases Trailer For Hercules: The Legend Begins

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Catching Fire Bursts It's Way To The Top

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Catching Fire bursts it's way to the top in this weeks box office. 

Godzilla: An Extremely Brief Lesson in History

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We all know Godzilla, The King of Monsters. Throughout history this creature has carried the iconic look varying year after year. Well, here we are again with a whole new look that may pay homage to it's origins. Lets take a look at Godzilla and how this behemoth has evolved. 

Elizabeth Olsen officially joins the cast of "The Avengers: Age of Ultron"

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It's official! Elizabeth Olsen has officially joined the cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron as Scarlet Witch! We found out a while back that Alan Taylor-Johnson will be Scarlet Witch's mutant brother, Quicksilver, and since that announcement much speculation has been going around about who will be playing his sister, Scarlet Witch. We found out through an interview with Samuel L. Jackson that Olsen was, if not already cast, being strongly looked at to play this role. It was announced via Marvel.com earlier this morning that Olsen will indeed be dawning the maroon spandex and head piece.

I have never seen Olsen act before so I am going into this with an open mind and am looking forward to seeing how she will do in this role! Are you excited about the news of Olsen being cast at Scarlet Witch? Or would you have liked to have seen someone else in that role? Sound off below and let me know what you think and whether or not you're excited for The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Avengers: Age of Ultron is set to be released on May 1st 2015 and stars Robert Downy Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, James Spader, and Mark Ruffalo

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MARVEL COMICS: Comic Book Buy List - November 27th 2013

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#3

title: Scarlet Spider #24

price: $2.99

writer: Christopher Yost

artist: Carlo Barberi

PREMISE: * The stunning aftermath of Into the Grave has arrived!

* His encounter with Kraven the Hunter forced the Scarlet Spider to make some immense sacrifices. Now Kaine has to make a choice...one that may see him leaving his new life forever.

* Chris Yost, Erik Burnham and Carlo Barberi bring you the decisive moment in the life of The Scarlet Spider!

#2

title: Infinity #6

price: $4.99

writer: Jonathan Hickman

artist: Jim Cheung

PREMISE: All roads lead to this! The over-sized conclusion of the Marvel Summer event! The heroes of Earth versus the forces of Thanos!

#1

title: The Superior Spider-Man #22

price: $3.99

writer: Dan Slott

artist: Humberto Ramos

PREMISE: * The first issue in THE DARKEST HOUR - the Spider-Event of the year!

* Flash Thompson, the Secret Avenger known as Venom, is back in town for his first run-in with the Superior Spider-Man!

* Will their first encounter be friendly, or will Flash sense something perilous about Peter Parker's presence?

There are WAAAY to many Marvel books coming out this week and I am going to be buying most of them. Did your favorite Marvel book make the top 3 this week? Do you agree with my list? Let me know in the comment section below!

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DC COMICS: Comic Book Buy List - November 27th 2013

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Another week means another week of brand new comic books! Take a look at my top 3 suggestions of the comic books coming out this week from DC Comics!

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#3

title: Talon #13

price: $2.99

writer: James Tynion IV

artist: Emanuel Simeoni

PREMISE: Sebastian Clarke's endgame for the Court of Owls is unleashed upon Gotham City, with thousands of lives in the balance. How can Talon stand up and finally become the hero he never wanted to be?

#2

title: Injustice Gods Among Us #11

price: $3.99

writer: Tom Taylor

artist: Jheremy Raapack

PREMISE: Batman has inside information on the pill Lex Luthor's developed to build an army of super soldiers. He knows where to get it, but it's in the most dangerous place on Earth: Superman's Fortress of Solitude. He and his team are about to take their biggest risk yet, and tragedy lies ahead!

#1

title: Damian Son of Batman #2

price: $3.99

writer: Andy Kubert

artist: Andy Kubert

PREMISE: Damian Wayne faces the most important decision of his adult life after a dangerous confrontation with someone dear to him. Plus, a soul-searching journey into the madness of Arkham Asylum!

Did your favorite DC Comic make the top 3 this week? Do you agree with my top 3? Sound off below!

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Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Possibly the most anticipated young adult film of the fall, does "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" live up to the anticipation? Or does this fall into the category of terrible tween movies? 

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writer(s): Simon Beaufoy, & Michael Arndt

Staring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claffin, and Elizabeth Banks

Plot: Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

Comic Review: The Superior Spider-Man Annual #001

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: The Superior Spider-Man Annual #001

Price: $4.99

Writer: Christos Gage

Artist: Javier Rodriguez

Blackout is back, and with a vengeance for Spider-Man and everyone close to him. After the half demon takes Peter Parker's beloved Aunt May hostage how will spidey get her back? ... And alive? Thrilling intense annual is definitely a fun read but to keep this introductory short, it was not worth the $4.99 price tag. But was a very intense and crazy issue.

Story Summary (some spoilers)

In this annual edition of The Superior Spider-Man the half demon, Blackout, takes Aunt May hostage and Spider-Ock needs to rescue her before it's too late. The issue starts off with Peter having dinner with Aunt May and her husband Jay Jameson. After dinner, Jay and Peter are talking about how both May, and Jay both think it is in Peter and his family's best interest for him to stop working for Spider-Man have his recent brutal turn. After insisting nothing bad will happen to Aunt May, Peter leaves their apartment and heads home. As Peter travels home, a half demon named Blackout attacks Jay and May's home, just to take May hostage. His motives? To get Peter Parker to mess with Spider-Man's tech and make it malfunction so that he can kill the web head. Peter is able to use his spider-bots to track down Blackout and find out where he is keeping Aunt May hostage. After learning the location he finds himself at an abandoned slaughterhouse and also within an inch of his life. Spidey attempts to ambush Blackout but ends up failing and is beaten to a pulp. Luckily, due to a stun neck brace, the villain is knocked out after attempting to bite Spidey's neck and rip out his throat. Once the villain is down, Spider-Ock frees Aunt May and sends her on her way to get to safety. Once Aunt May leaves, Spidey turns the intensity up a whole new level. He breaks every limb on Blackouts body, and uses butcher hooks to hang him from the roof. After hanging him up, he rips out the demon's teeth, resulting in Blackout begging for mercy. Spidey goes on to tell him to tell everyone he knows to never cross the path or Peter Parker, his family or anyone associated with Spider-Man or else something worse will happen to them. Spider-Ock continues to show his brutality by pointing a high power solar light at Blackout to burn and destroy his skin, since he is ultra sensitive to light. The book ends in the Green Goblin's underground lair with a goblin henchman asking Green Goblin if going after Spider-Man is really worth it after what he did to Blackout, the Goblin replies with something quite great and sadistic in my opinion "yes, it's tradition!"

Review of the Book

Going into the Superior Spider-Man Annual #001 I wan't really sure how much this was going to tie into the current events happening in the main, Superior Spider-Man title, and to be honest, other than the last page of the book, it really didn't have anything to do with the main run. None the less, this book was very well written and really showed Spider-Ock's intense and brutal side like nothing that's been shown in previous Superior Spider-Man books. Though I really enjoyed this book and thought it was an awesome and crazy read, I don't think the $4.99 price tag was necessary at all, especially because the book is normally $3.99, and it comes out twice a month... Not cool Marvel.. Not cool... But anyway, the writing in this book was really well done. My only complaint is that in the beginning of the book, during the dinner scene's with May and Jay, I felt like I was reading Peter Parker again, not Doc Ock as Peter. So to me that felt a bit off but that is honestly the smallest issue and the only one I can think of for the writing of this book. The art in this book was very good, and very dark. I really liked the feel that the artist gave to this book and would honestly love to see him jump in on some of the main Superior Spider-Man title. I feel like his drawing style could bring a great feel to it and would compliment Dan Slott's writing very well!

Pros, Cons, and Rating

Pros: Really dark, Intense, good art, and a great representation of Superior Spider-Man

Cons: Felt a bit under developed, and the price for the book is a bit high

Rating: 9/10. A really awesome and great Superior Spider-Man book

Comic Review: Harley Quinn #000

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Publisher: DC Comics

Title: Harley Quinn #000

Price: $2.99

Writers: Amanda Connor, and Jimmy Palmiotti

Artists(17): Charlie Adlard, Art Baltazar, Becky Cloonan, Darwyn Cooke, Tony S. Daniel, Sam Kieth, Bruce Timm, Jim Lee, Stephanie Roux, Tradd Moore, Chad Hardin, Adam Hughes, Dave Johnson, Dan Panosian, Jeremy Roberts, Walter Simonson

The beloved Batman villain and former Arkham Asylum psychotherapist, Harleen Quinzel, or "Harley Quinn" has her own solo title as a part of DC's "The New '52." After a huge controversy regarding a contest DC hosted, asking amateur artists to draw a panel depicting Harley naked in a bath tub with electronic appliances plugged in and dangling above her, fans have been excited to see one of their favorite female villains get her own title. But did it live up to expectations? 

Story Summary 

This is going to be a really quick summary because honestly, not much happened in this book. Throughout the entire book Harley Quinn is in a dream about having her own comic title in which she teams up with the writers to find an artist for her new monthly title. The whole book is a montage of different artists drawing Harley Quinn in different situations. It isn't until the end of the book that we get some sort of story. At the end, a man (who just so happens to look like Walter While) pulls up in a fancy car and tells Harley that one of her former patients from Arkham recently died and left her a four story house. 

Review of the Book

Before I start the review, let me just say... I HATE THE NEW HARLEY QUINN RE-DESIGN! She may be sexy but PLEASE! Give us the original Harley back! Okay... Now on with the review!

Though I do not read a lot of DC comic books, one thing I have always loved from DC was Batman's villains. Just something about them always intrigued me. One of my favorites being Harley Quinn. When I heard that she was getting her own comic title I automatically knew right off the bat that I would be adding this book to my pull. She's absolutely insane and I love that! Harley Quinn #000 was, well... Quite interesting to say the least. The forth wall was broken the entire book and made me feel like I was reading an old school Deadpool book. (am i allowed to mention Marvel books in a DC review? Oh well.) Which is not a bad thing at all! Though this book had absolutely no story line I actually really really enjoyed it and thought that it was just a fun book to read. When it comes to the writing, I can't really complain about it to be honest. I wanted a fun book showcasing Harley Quinn, and that's exactly what I got. Even though I did not gain anything at all from it. I am very excited to see how the writers do on this book when it is actually following a story arc and there is actually things happening, instead of the writers just writing a crazy fun book. Though, I do hope this title stays crazy and fun, maybe with just a little less breaking of the forth wall. The art in this book is again, really really hard to critique since there were 17 different artists. Some were better than others, but none of the art made me go "well that looks like crap." Which is really good in my opinion. I have a feeling that a lot of people are going to have issues with this book since the "controversial" panel wasn't even in the book, and because this book didn't really follow a story line or advance anything, but that's really what I liked about this book. It was just a book for fun and having a fun read. I am very disappointed though that DC pulled that panel. Overall, I really enjoyed this issue and am insanely excited to see how this series pans out!

Pros, Cons, and Rating    

Pros: It's fun, it's entertaining, and it will put a smile on your face

Cons: No real story, and the costume re-design is stupid

Rating: 8/10. Solid book. Nothing too special yet, but it was just an overall fun read

Comic Review: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #006

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #006

Price: $3.99

Writer: Christopher Yost

Artist: Marco Checchetto

Part two of Christopher Yost's "Superior Six" story arc is something fun and entertaining. After taking the sinister six hostage, The Superior Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus, puts his former villain team mates under mind control in order to fight crime with a "superior" super team. In part one we see the first development in this and see just how the sinister six react to being under the control of their arch nemesis. In this issue, part 2, we see how the city of New York, the police department, Mayor J. Jonah Jameson and the Avengers react to this recent team up and boy, none of them see happy. Now wanted by the Police Spider-Man and his new "superior six" take to the streets again to fight the wrecking crew, and the masters of evil who team up to take down Spider-Man and his team.

Story Summary(some spoilers)

The book starts with some of the most important Spider-Man characters reactions to the recent Spider-Man, Sinister Six team-up, and no one seems happy about it. After taking the stolen "quantum particle engine" back to Parker Industries for safe keeping, Spider-Man receives an alert of an attack on the city at the hands of the wrecking crew and the masters of evil. Spider-Man takes his mind controlled "superior six" out into the city once again in an attempt to stop them. While they are fighting, Sun Girl also shows to help Spidey and his team stop the villains. About halfway through the fight Spider-Ock (nickname for Superior Spider-Man) realizes that this attack is all a diversion so that the super villain "Lightmaster" could steal the quantum particle engine. When Spidey returns to Parker Industries he finds that he is too late and that Lightmaster had already stolen the device from inside Parker Industries. After a reveal that Sun Girl is Lightmaster's daughter, she is able to stop her dad from firing the device at Spidey and his Superior Six. Spider-Man the commands Sun Girl to shoot the device with her powers so that it would activate it. After activating the device Spidey notices that the blast had knocked out his mind control over the sinister six and they are now free. The book ends with Spidey staring at his villains, setting up the next issue to be one heck of a battle. 

QUICK NOTE: When the hell did Parker Industries get formed? I know Peter was trying to start it up in the main SSM title but I don't remember it's actual formation? Is "SSM Team-Up" supposed to take place in the future of SSM? If you have any idea 

Review of the Book

Overall I very much enjoyed this issue of Superior Spider-Man Team-Up and think that it's definitely better than the previous three issues. This book has a lot of great action and is a pretty good representation of who the Superior Spider-Man is and how he acts, versus the overly arrogant version we've got in any other book he's made an appearance in. I think Christopher Yost did an awesome job with the pacing of this story and an awesome job with the way everything is falling apart with the Sinister Six. It really adds something new to the SSM universe. The art in this book was just absolutely beautiful! It's honestly some of the best art I've seen in a book lately. Super realistic style to it and it fits this books style perfectly!

Pros, Cons, and Rating

Pros: Good Writing, beautiful art, awesome action, and just a good intense feel to it!

Cons: The villains don't have any motives, and it felt like a very short read

Rate: 8/10. Overall a very fun and intense book!

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Comic Review: Avengers #023

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Avengers #023

Price: $3.99

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Artist: Leinil Francis Yu

The final Avengers book in the Infinity event and one of the final main titles for the Infinity event, Avengers #023 does not disappoint! We see the Avengers fighting to save earth from the evil tyrant Thanos, with a little bit of help from their com-rads. 

Story Summary (some spoilers)

As the Marvel event Infinity slowly comes to an end, Avengers #023 focuses on Captain America's fleet of Avengers as they prepare to take out Thanos' army. In the beginning of the book Captain America and Iron Man are talking about taking out the army that has attacked Wakanda but Iron Man insists that he has that situation covered and wants Cap to go straight after Thanos. The next thing we see is Cap and the leaders of his formed army discussing how to break through the barricade. As the fleet attacks Thanos' command ship we find that the Avengers and their allies are outnumbered by Thanos' forces and have to send people to the inside. Black Widow takes a small crew with her as they enter the mother ship in an attempt to take it down. Widow and her team are met by the commander, Black Dwarf, who has a small group of soldiers with him. Widow and her team barely survive the fight with the soldiers and are left to face Black Dwarf. As Black Dwarf is about to kill them, Gladiator brings a small team in as backup and destroys Black Dwarf. The book ends with Captain America, Captain Marvel, Thor and others about to head down to earth to take out Thanos and the remaining members of his army.

Review of the Book

Avengers #023 really lives up to what an Avengers book needs to be. A lot of fun action, and an awesome advancement for the event Infinity! The writing from Jonathan Hickman in this issue was very well done and gave us an awesome thrill ride of action and adventure! The art in this issue was also very very well done! I am a very big fan of Yu's art style and love all the books that their art appears in! It's a very realistic style but still carries that perfect amount of  catrooniness that a super hero book needs!

Pros, Cons, and Rating

Pros: Good writing, beautiful art, and is an awesome/fun ride!
Cons: I would have liked to have seen more of the action with the Avengers in space. I.e Spider-Woman, Hulk etc.

Rating: 10/10. This is everything someone would want out of an Avengers book and is a fun ride from beginning to end!

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Thunderbolts #018

Price: $3.99

Writer: Charles Soule

Artist: Jefete Palo

Thunderbolts #018 was the ending to yet another Infinity tie-in book and though the writing for this has been lacking, this arc has been a very fun read and I am actually sad that it is ending. In this issue we see the Nobili gangsters in their Inhuman transformation killing the other Mobsters, Punisher, Agent Venom, and Elecktra killing some mobsters, and Deadpool eating pizza! What more could someone want out of a book?

Story Summary(some spoilers)

The book starts off directly after Thunderbolts #017 and the Nobili family has been turned into Inhumans from the Terragensis mist. Joseph Nobili, one of the brothers, is finally able to create his art/paintings exactly as they were in his head. As he finally finds happiness one of the mobsters shots him through the head thinking that he is one of the aliens. His father, who always now has inhuman powers, is devastated at the death of his son and attacks the mobsters killing the group that was attacking them. After killing the mobsters, his other son, commits suicide by putting a gun to his head because he feels like no girl is going to like him due to his new form. From there, we see the Thunderbolts standing in the warehouse where the mobsters have been hiding out. Punisher is lead to believe that the Nobili family escaped the wreckage but it is then reviled that Agent Venom (Flash Thompson) stuck them with a part of his symbiote and will be able to track them down. Red Hulk (Thaddeus Ross) is busy detracting a villain named "Mercy" who believes that the humans want her to kill them. Ross is able to convince Mercy to kill the alien ships instead of the humans in return for a deal that they had made. Meanwhile, Deadpool is busy eating pizza at the restaurant he had been hunting down through this entire story arc. While eating pizza three mobsters walk in. Deadpool recognizes the mobsters, and kills them as if nothing happened. The team them re-unites and are now off to a special location to "re-charge" Red Leaders brain.

Review of the Book

The writing through this story arc has been really fun and really entertaining. This issue is as well very entertaining, but was not as strong as the other Infinity tie-in issues. I think that this is mostly because there wasn't really anywhere else to go with the story since it had all been set up in the previous issues. For an ending this book was pretty good and was fun to read. The art of this arc has been something I cannot stand. Everyone is basically a square person and it just does not work for this type of book. I wish that someone whose style matches the Infinity would have done this book, but beggars can't be choosers, as they say.

Pros, Cons, and Rating

Pros: Deadpool, good writing, fun end to the arc, and good setup for the next few issues

Cons: The Art.

Rating: 8/10. This issue is a good wrap up to the arc and is a fun read, especially if you've been following this series.

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Comic Review: Secret Avengers #011

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Secret Avengers #011

Price: $3.99

Writer: Ed Brisson

Artist: Luke Ross

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This is part 2 of 2 for this Secret Avengers, Infinity tie-in arc, and though I absolutely loved the issue before this (Issue #010) I felt like this issue was lacking in story but was a good solid ending to the story. I know, that may sound a bit confusing. We pick up right where issue 10 left off, with our heroes trapped by yet another Inhuman. If you've been reading Infinity you know about the whole Terragenesis thing that happened with Black Bolt. Through this issue we see S.H.E.I.L.D Director Maria Hill trying to get online with the team in the field, while we see the team in the field (Nick Fury, Agent Coulson, Iron Patriot and Sarah Garza) fight for their lives against the Inhuman who is attacking them. 

Summary of the Story(some spoilers)

As I said, story wise it was fulfilling but was nothing great and felt like it was lacking compared to issue 10. Most of the book is back and fourth banter between Maria Hill, attempting to get a com back online with her team, and Nick Fury telling the rest of the team what the plan of action will be to take down the villain. Through all of this, Sarah Garza (a recently turned Inhuman/Super Hero) is narrating telling us how she doesn't feel like she can do this anymore and how she doesn't think she is good enough to run with the big dogs. After Nick Fury and his team break free from the Inhuman's grip they find refuge in a demolished house and formulate a plan. After the plan goes south and the Inhuman finds where the rest of the team is hiding (Nick Fury attempts to talk the Inhuman into relaxing and not killing everyone) he throws a car into the building in which the team is taking refuge, and Sarah Garza is believed to have been killed. Through a little shpeal that the Inhuman is going on, Sarah Garza's body absorbs the power from the car crash and uses it to become basically the Human Tourch. Sarah is able to stop the Inhuman and brings him within an inch of his life. As she is about to kill him, she realizes that she isn't strong enough and won't ever be able to kill anyone. Consequently, Nick Fury put a bullet into the back of the Inhumans head and killed him right then and there. The book ends with Sarah Garza telling Director Hill that there is no way she is going to be able to kill anyone and that she is no longer going to be a field agent.

Review of the Book

I stated above that the writing was both a good but disappointing ending, and what I meant by this was that it was a good wrap up to the arc, but was very basic and has been done a million times before this. It was a good ending because we got to see a character become who they truly are and realize exactly what they want to do. Bad, because we've seen this done before in basically every super hero comic at some point in time. The art in this book was average. It wasn't anything spectacular but was nothing terrible either. I feel like the art works very well with the Infinity event going on and overall really works for this specific story.

Pros, Cons, and Rating.

Pros: Good art, fun action, and fun characters

Cons: Disappointing ending, Okay writing, and something we've heard a million times before

Rating: 7/10. Fun read if you read it with issue #010 as well.

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