Comics Shipping Dec. 1st

ACHEWOOD HC VOL 03 HOME FOR SCARED PEOPLE
ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #13
ADVENTURE COMICS #521
AKIRA KODANSHA ED GN VOL 04 (MR)
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #9 (MR)
ANGEL HC VOL 02 CROWN PRINCE SYNDROME
ANT-MAN & WASP #2 (OF 3)
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #214
ATHENA TP
AUTHORITY #29
AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #2 (OF 4)
BALTIMORE PLAGUE SHIPS #5
BATMAN 80 PAGE GIANT 2010 #1
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #51
BATMAN DEAD TO RIGHTS TP
BATMAN ORPHANS #1 (OF 2)
BETTY #189
BLACK HARVEST TP
BLACKEST NIGHT SINESTRO CORP MONGUL AF
BLEACH TP VOL 33
BOOSTER GOLD THE TOMORROW MEMORY TP
BOYS #49 (MR)
BRIGHTEST DAY #15
BRIGHTEST DAY HC VOL 01
BRING THE THUNDER #1
BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #39 LAST GLEAMING PT 4 (OF 5)
BULLET TO THE HEAD #6 (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA PATRIOT #4 (OF 4)
CHAOS WAR GOD SQUAD #1
CHIP N DALE RESCUE RANGERS #1
CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 20 NIGHT OF WOLF
CIVIL WAR HC SPIDER-MAN
CLINT #3 (MR)
CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 08
DANNY HUSK THE HOLLOW PLANET GN
DAREDEVIL #512
DARKNESS #87 (MR)
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN BEYOND #1
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP TP VOL 01 GOOD BUDDIES7
DESTROY ALL MOVIES GUIDE TO PUNKS FILM SC
DO ANDROIDS DREAM DUST TO DUST #7 (OF 8)
DOOM PATROL #17
EDGE OF DOOM #2
EVERY ZOMBIE EATS SOMEBODY SOMETIME SC
FABLES TP VOL 14 WITCHES (MR)
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #252
FEVRE DREAM #9 (OF 10) (MR)
FINDING NEMO LOSING DORY TP
FLYWIRES GN
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #4
GENERATION HOPE #2
GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 02 AGATHA & THE AIRSHIP
GORILLA MAN TP
GREEN HORNET STRIKES #5
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #52
GUILD TP VOL 01
HEAVY METAL JAN 2011 (MR)
HERCULES TP TWILIGHT OF A GOD
HEROES FOR HIRE #1
INCREDIBLE HERCULES TP NEW PRINCE OF POWER
IRON MAN THOR #2 (OF 4)
IRREDEEMABLE #20
IZOMBIE #8 (MR)
JONAH HEX #62
JSA ALL STARS #13
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA AXIS OF EVIL TP
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #0
LIFE WITH ARCHIE MARRIED LIFE #5
LOONEY TUNES #193
MARINEMAN #1
MARVELMAN FAMILYS FINEST #6 (OF 6)
METAL HC
MOTEL HELL #3 (OF 3)
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 (MR)
OZMA OF OZ #2 (OF 8)
PENNY FOR YOUR SOUL #4 (OF 7) (MR)
PINOCCHIO VAMPIRE SLAYER GN VOL 02
PLANETARY TP BOOK 04 SPACETIME ARCHAEOLOGY
RAISE THE DEAD II #1
RASL #9 (MR)
RESIDENT EVIL #6 (OF 6) (MR)
ROBERT E HOWARD HAWKS OF OUTREMER TP
SECRET SIX #28
SHADOWHAWK #5 (MR)
SHADOWLAND #5 (OF 5)
SHE-HULKS #2 (OF 4)
SHRAPNEL TP VOL 02 HUBRIS
SIEGE TP AVENGERS INITIATIVE
SIN CITY NEW MILLER CVR TP VOL 06
SIXSMITHS GN VOL 01 (MR)
SKY DOLL SPACE SHIP PREM HC (MR)
SPIDER-MAN NOIR TP EYES WITHOUT A FACE GN
SPIKE THE DEVIL YOU KNOW TP VOL 01
STAR TREK BURDEN OF KNOWLEDGE TP VOL 01
STAR WARS CLONE WARS YR TP VOL 06
STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #6 (OF 6)
STAR WARS OMNIBUS TP QUINLAN VOS JEDI IN DARKNESS
STRANGE SCIENCE FANTASY #6
STREET FIGHTER GAIDEN TP VOL 01
SUPER FRIENDS HEAD OF THE CLASS TP
SUPERGOD #5 (OF 5) (MR)
SWEET TOOTH #16 (MR)
TASKMASTER #4 (OF 4)
TERRY MOORES ECHO TP VOL 05
TEZUKA AYAKO GN (MR)
THOR FOR ASGARD #5 (OF 6)
THOR PREM HC IF ASGARD SHOULD PERISH
TICK GIANT CHRISTMAS CAVALCADE TP
TOY STORY TALES FROM TOY CHEST #3
TRANSFORMERS IRONHIDE TP VOL 01
VALHALLA CINDERMANE #1
VAMPIRELLA MASTERS SERIES TP VOL 02 WARREN ELLIS
VERTIGO RESURRECTED WINTERS EDGE #1 (MR)
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #713
WARRIORS THREE #2 (OF 4)
WHAT IF IRON MAN DEMON IN AN ARMOR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #233
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #1
WOMEN OF MARVEL #2 (OF 2)
WWE HEROES #7 TIMEQUAKE UNDERTAKER #1

New Board Game/RPG Arrivals!

NEW ARRIVALS (RPG = Role Playing Game books/supplements, BG = Board Games, BIS = Back In Stock, CCG = Collectible Card Game, NCCG = Non-Collectible Card Game)

Baltimore & Ohio (BG)
Battletech: A Time of War (RPG)
Charon Inc. (BG)
Cthulhutech: GM Screen (RPG)
Dragon Age: Blood of Ferelden (RPG)
Dragon Age: Gamemasters Kit (RPG)
Fzzzt (NCCG)
Illuminati: Bavarian Fire Drill (BIS-BG)
Memoir '44: Winters War Expansion (BG)
Merchants of The Middle Ages (BG)
Munchkin Booty: Fish & Ships Mini Expansion (NCCG)
Savage Encounters: Interface Zero (RPG)
Smallworld: Be Not Afraid Expansion (BG)

Black Friday @ The Comic Hunter

One day only Sale!

25% off all regularly priced items (already discounted items will receive an extra 10% off!)

From open to close today only! 10am-10pm Nov. 26th!

Elder Dragon Highlander @ The Comic Hunter

What: Elder Dragon Highlander, 1st place is a Library of Alexandria from Arabian Nights. Secondary prizes depending on turnout!

French 1v1 rules

http://www.mtgfrance.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=17931
-Rules can be found here, although they're in french. Slightly different from regular EDH, 30 life instead of 40, different banned list.

Where: The Comic Hunter, 465 Main st. Moncton

When: Saturday, December 11th @ 12pm/noon

How Much: $20 per person

As usual, we'll follow the event up with any format people feel like playing until close. Either a draft, or just casual play.

Super Mamika!

French photographer takes pictures of his grandma as a super-hero to chear her up! Feel good story of the year!

Green Lantern Trailer - in HD!

You have seen this by now, right? I just thought I should post it anyway.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/greenlantern/

New Board Game/RPG Arrivals!

NEW ARRIVALS (RPG = Role Playing Game books/supplements, BG = Board Games, BIS = Back In Stock, CCG = Collectible Card Game, NCCG = Non-Collectible Card Game)

Champions 6th Ed.: Villains Vol. 1-Master Villains (RPG)
Civilization (BG)
D&D Mini: Beholder Collection Deluxe Set (RPG)
Fantasy Flight Dice (4 different sets) (RPG/BG)
Magic The Gathering: Fire & Lightning Deluxe Foil Deck (CCG)
Red Dragon Inn: Gambling? I'm Inn! (BG)
Smallworld: Necromancer Expansion (BG)
Warhammer 40k-Rogue Trader: Edge of the Abyss (RPG)

Comics Shipping Nov. 24th

28 DAYS LATER #17
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY HC #20 (MR)
ACTION COMICS #895
ALCHEMIST HC
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #649
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #6
ARCHIE #615
ARCHIE BEST OF STAN GOLDBERG HC VOL 01
ASTONISHING THOR #1 (OF 5)
AVENGERS & INFINITY GAUNTLET #4 (OF 4)
AVENGERS ORIGIN HC
AVENGERS VS PET AVENGERS #2 (OF 4)
BATMAN AND ROBIN #17
BATMAN BEYOND #6 (OF 6)
BATMAN ODYSSEY #5 (OF 13)
BATWOMAN #0
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #186
BILLY THE KID GHASTLY FIEND LONDON #3
BLACK WIDOW #8
BOMB QUEEN VI #2 (OF 4) (RES) (MR)
BOY COMMANDOS BY JOE SIMON AND JACK KIRBY HC
CAPTAIN AMERICA #612
CARTOON NETWORK 2 IN 1 BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE SAT TP
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #54
CHAOS WAR ALPHA FLIGHT #1
CHEW TP VOL 03 JUST DESSERTS (MR)
CINEMA OF FEAR 12-IN LEATHERFACE AF
CONAN LEGACY FRAZETTA COVER #6 (OF 8)
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #25
CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER CITY OF DEMONS #4 (OF 5) (MR)
DARKNESS PITT TP VOL 01 (MR)
DC COMICS PRESENTS SUPERMAN #2
DC COMICS PRESENTS YOUNG JUSTICE #2
DEAD SPACE SALVAGE TP
DEADPOOL #29
DEADPOOL HC WADE WILSONS WAR
DEADPOOL PULP #3 (OF 4)
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #887
DETECTIVE COMICS #871
DMZ #59 (MR)
DO ANDROIDS DREAM DUST TO DUST TP VOL 01
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #17 (OF 24)
DOT HACK CELL GN VOL 02 (MR)
DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS #4
ETERNAL DESCENT #5
EX MACHINA TP VOL 10 TERM LIMITS (MR)
FANTASTIC FOUR #585 THREE
FIREBREATHER VOL 3 #1 (OF 4)
FRANKLIN RICHARDS TP SON GENIUS ULT COLL GN BK 02
FRINGE TALES FROM THE FRINGE #6 (OF 6)
FUTURAMA COMICS #52
GANTZ TP VOL 14 (MR)
GI JOE VS COBRA FALL SPECIAL VACATION I/N SHADOWS
GOD OF WAR #5 (OF 6) (MR)
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #17
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS SONG OF THE SIRENS HC
GREEN ARROW #6
GREEN HORNET PARALLEL LIVES TP
GREEN LANTERN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TP VOL 04 REALM OF KINGS
HALO KITTY BLK T/S
HOLLOW POINT DAMAGED FLIP BOOK
INCORRUPTIBLE #12
INCREDIBLE HULKS #617
INCREDIBLE HULKS ENIGMA FORCE #3 (OF 3)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #32
JANET EVANOVICH TROUBLEMAKER HC BOOK 02
JLA THE 99 #2 (OF 6)
JOE JUSKO SAVAGE BEAUTY SKETCHBOOK S/N HC
JOHN MOORE PRESENTS DEAD SOLDIER #3 (OF 4)
JUGHEAD #204
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #14
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #45
KATO ORIGINS TP VOL 01 WAY O/T NINJA
KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #10
KLAWS OF PANTHER #3 (OF 4)
KULL THE HATE WITCH #1 (OF 4)
LOCKE & KEY KEYS TO THE KINGDOM #3 (OF 6)
LUNA PARK TP (MR)
MAD SPECIAL SPY VS SPY #1
MADAME XANADU #29 (MR)
MAGDALENA (ONGOING) #4
MARVEL BRAZEN HEROES BLACK PX T/S
MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #302
MMW DOCTOR STRANGE TP VOL 01
MONSTER REVOLT ART OF DIRTY DONNY HC
MOON LAKE HC
MURDERLAND #3 (MR)
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #4
NEW MUTANTS #19
OUTSIDERS #34
OUTSIDERS THE ROAD TO HELL TP
PHILIP K DICKS ELECTRIC ANT PREM HC (MR)
PREVIEWS #267 DECEMBER 2010
PUNISHER DAY OF THE DEADLY MILITARY T/S
RED SONJA #53
RETURN O/T DAPPER MEN HC
ROCK N ROLL COMICS TP LED ZEPPELIN
ROTTEN #8
ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES #2 (OF 4) (MR)
SAVAGE DRAGON #166
SCALPED #43 (MR)
SECRET AVENGERS #7
SECRET WARRIORS #22
SGT FROG GN VOL 20 (OF 20)
SHADOWLAND BLOOD ON STREETS #4 (OF 4)
SHADOWLAND POWER MAN #4 (OF 4)
SIMPSONS WINTER WINGDING #5
SKULLKICKERS #3
ONIC THE HEDGEHOG #219
SPECIAL EXITS HC
SPECTRUM TP VOL 17
SPIDER-MAN #8
SPIDER-MAN KNOTTED BLK PX T/S
SPIDER-MAN OSBORN IDENTITY TP
SRG PRESENTS ZOMBIE TRAMP TP
STAN LEE TRAVELER #1
STAR WARS BLOOD TIES TALE JANGO & BOBA FETT #4
STARGATE DANIEL JACKSON #4
SUPERMAN BATMAN SUPERGIRL COLLECTORS SET
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #65 (MR)
TEEN TITANS #89
TERMINATOR 1984 #3 (OF 3)
THOR ACROSS ALL WORLDS TP
THOR MIGHTY AVENGER #6
THUNDERSTRIKE #1 (OF 5)
TRANSFORMERS BEST OF GRIMLOCK TP
TRANSFORMERS SECTOR 7 #3 (OF 5)
TRANSFORMERS TIMELINES FALL SPECIAL GENERATION 2
TRUE BLOOD #5 (OF 6)
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #4 (OF 6)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #150
UNCANNY X-FORCE #2
UNCANNY X-MEN #530
USAGI YOJIMBO #133 TAIKO PT 2 (OF 2)
VAMPIRELLA #1
VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS #2
WALKING DEAD #79 (MR)
WALKING DEAD HEAD STAB
WALKING DEAD I HEART T/S
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR)
WILDCATS #29
WITCHBLADE REDEMPTION TP VOL 01
X-MEN BY M DJURDJEVIC POSTER
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS SPOTLIGHT #1
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #12
X-MEN LEGACY #242
ZOMBIE CAT BLK T/s

Comics Shipping Nov. 17th

AFTER DARK #2 (OF 3)
AGENTS OF ATLAS VS TP
ANGEL #39
ARCHIE FIRSTS HC VOL 01
ARTIFACTS #3 (OF 13)
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #25
AVENGERS #7
AWAKENING HC VOL 02 (MR)
AZRAEL #14
BATMAN #704
BATMAN BRAVE AND BOLD FEARSOME FANG STRIKES TP
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #17
BATMAN THE RETURN #1
BEST AMERICAN COMICS HC 2010
BOYS HIGHLAND LADDIE #4 (OF 6) (MR)
BRIGHTEST DAY #14
CASTLE WAITING HC VOL 02
CBGB TP
CHAOS WAR CHAOS KING #1
CHAOS WAR DEAD AVENGERS #1 (OF 3)
CLINT #2 (MR)
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #3
DAN BRERETON THE GODDESS & THE MONSTER HC
DAREDEVIL BENDIS AND MALEEV ULTIMATE COLL TP BK 03
DARKWING DUCK #6
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN #2
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #7 (OF 10)
DCU ORIGINS SERIES 2 AF
DEADPOOL CORPS #8
DEADPOOL TP VOL 04 MONKEY BUSINESS
DEADPOOLMAX #2 (MR)
DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #360
EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 05
EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 04 (MR)
FABLES DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 (MR)
FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 02
FARSCAPE ONGOING #13
FARSCAPE SCORPIUS #7
FARSCAPE TP VOL 02 STRANGE DETRACTORS
FLASH #6
FORGETLESS TP (MR)
GEORGE RR MARTINS DOORWAYS #1 (OF 4)
GHOST PROJEKT #5 (OF 5)
GI JOE COBRA II #10
GI JOE COBRA TP VOL 02
GI JOE FUTURE NOIR SP #1 (OF 2)
GIRL ILLUSTRATED JAPANESE MANGA ANIME VG CHARACTER
GOD MACHINE HC (MR) (C: 0-0-1)
GRANDVILLE MON AMOUR HC
GRANT MORRISON 18 DAYS (MR)
GREAT TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS COMIC BOOK STORIES HC
GREEK STREET TP VOL 02 CASSANDRA COMPLEX (MR)
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY FIVE STAGES TP
GREEN HORNET BLOOD TIES #2
GREEN HORNET PARALLEL LIVES #5
GREEN LANTERN #59
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #54
GRIMMS FAIRY TALES HC VOL 01
HACK SLASH TP VOL 08 SUPER SIDEKICK SLEEPOVER SLAU
HACK SLASH TRAILERS PART 2 (MR)
HELLBLAZER #273 (MR)
HELLBOY DOUBLE FEATURE OF EVIL ONE SHOT #1
HEROIC AGE VILLAINS #1
HULK #27
IDES OF BLOOD #4 (OF 6)
IRON MAN RAPTURE #2 (OF 4)
JAMES PATTERSONS MURDER OF KING TUT TP
JIM BUTCHER DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT VOL 02 #4
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #51
KEVIN SMITH KATO TP VOL 01 NOT MY FATHERS DAUGHTER
KILL SHAKESPEARE #7 (OF 12)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #168
LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME TP
LAST PHANTOM #3
LAST UNICORN #6 (OF 6)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #7
LITTLE PRINCE GN
LITTLEST PIRATE KING HC
MARVEL 1602 TP SPIDER-MAN
MARVEL SUPER ACTION #1
MEGA MAN MEGAMIX VOL 03 (OF 3)
MICE TEMPLAR SKETCHBOOK #2
MICKEY MOUSE ON QUANDOMAI ISLAND TP
MINDFIELD #4
MORNING GLORIES #4
MOTEL HELL #2 (OF 3)
MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD #4 (OF 4)
MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD HC
NIGHTMASTER MONSTERS OF ROCK #1
NORTHLANDERS #34 (MR)
ONE #2 (OF 5)
OSBORN #1 (OF 4)
PHOENIX WITHOUT ASHES #4 (OF 4)
POWER GIRL #18
POWERS TP VOL 13 Z (MR)
PUNISHER HC FRANKEN-CASTLE
RATCHET AND CLANK #3 (OF 6)
REALM OF KINGS TP
SAVAGE SWORD OF KULL TP VOL 01
SCOTT PILGRIM PRECIOUS LITTLE BOX SET
SHOCKROCKETS HC
SIEGE TP X-MEN
SIMPSONS COMICS #172
SIXTH GUN #6
SOPHIE CRUMB EVOLUTION OF A CRAZY ARTIST HC
SPIDER-GIRL #1
SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE CLONE SAGA EPIC TP BOOK 04
SPIRIT #8
STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #2
STAND HARDCASES #5 (OF 5)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES TP VOL 04 BLUE HARVEST
STARGATE VALA MAL DORAN #5
SUPERGIRL #58
SUPERIOR #2 (OF 6) (MR)
SUPERMAN #705
SUPERMAN BATMAN #78
SUPERMAN LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON HC VOL 01
TELARA CHRONICLES #3 (OF 4)
THOR FIRST THUNDER #3 (OF 5)
THUNDERBOLTS #150
TINY TITANS #34
TRON BETRAYAL GN
UNCANNY X-MEN OFF INDEX MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP
VAMPIRE PA #3 (OF 3)
VERTIGO RESURRECTED THE EXTREMIST #1 (MR)
WARLORD OF MARS #2
WARRIORS OFFICIAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #4 (OF 5) (MR)
WHAT I DID HC
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BARON VON SHOCK #4 (MR)
WIRE HANGERS TP VOL 01
WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #2
WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN #1 (OF 5)
X-23 #3
X-MEN #5
ZATANNA #7
ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS #2

New Board Game/RPG Arrivals!

NEW ARRIVALS (RPG = Role Playing Game books/supplements, BG = Board Games, BIS = Back In Stock, CCG = Collectible Card Game, NCCG = Non-Collectible Card Game)

L5R: Game Master Screen (RPG)
Doctor Who: Aliens and Creatures (RPG)
Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep (RPG)
Oz: Dark & Terrible (RPG)
Ingenious (BG-BIS)
House of Spirits (NCCG)
Settlers of Catan: Rivals for Catan (BG)
Runequest II: Compendium Vol. 1 (RPG)
Pathfinder Adventure Path #39: Serpent's Skull (RPG)
Pathfinder Chronicles: Misfit Monsters Redeemed (RPG)
Chez Geek House Party Edition (BG-BIS)
Illuminati: Mutual Assured Distraction Exp. (BG)
Munchkin: Go Up A Level Exp. (NCCG)
Munchkin Quest: Portal Kombat (BG)
Munchkin: Santa's Revenge Exp. (NCCG)
Zombie Survival Game (BG)
Exalted: Glories of the Most High (RPG)

JMS leaves Superman & Wonder Woman

The DC blog announced today that JMS will be writing a sequel to the Superman: Earth One graphic novel. In that announcement they also buried the lead that JMS will be leaving both Superman (finishing at 707) and Wonder Woman (605).

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/11/10/breaking-news-superman-earth-one-sequel-in-the-works/

I have three completely different reactions to this news.

1. Yay for more Earth One. I want to see more top talent playing in that sandbox, just like the Ultimate universe.
2. Boo for an end to Wonder Woman. This is is the most enjoyable WW story I've ever read.
3. Thank god he's off Superman. That story has been a train wreck... which is also the reason I'm still reading it. You can't take your eyes off it!

RED – A Movie Review

What do you get when you take four aged action stars and combine them with the roles of four retired (emphasis on retired) black-ops agents? Naturally, a group of retired and extremely dangerous fogies – who (clearly) still have it!

The film is (loosely) based on the three-issue comic book mini-series by Wildstorm in 2003 and 2004 and produced by DC Entertainment. It centers its focus on the main character Frank Moses (played by Bruce Willis) who is stuck in retirement from a former black-ops career that somebody has seen fit to (permanately) bury. With no option but to take along a young woman who’s inadvertantly caught up in the mess, Frank’s only option for survival is to connect with three former team-mates who are all connected: the wise Joe Matheson (played by Morgan Freeman), the neurotic Marvin Boggs (played by John Malkovich) and the beautiful Victoria (played by Helen Mirren). Together, they’ll fight for their own survival (and possibly a happy ending) or die trying (and not from old age).

From the get-go, RED is a virtually non-stop action ride with a perfectly even-mixture of action and comedy (with a little romance to top it off) for one of the best action-comedies of 2010.

Without giving away anything more than what the previews show for this film – I’ll focus on the pros and cons of the film with an ultimate rating (being one to five stars).

Pros:
+Constant pace of the film keeps the story flowing evenly, not dragging its feet and making the viewer feel left behind.
+Hardly able to lose the viewer with a clearly pronounced story.
+Plot twists and surprises keep the viewer guessing.
+Willis, Malkovich, Freeman, and Mirren all perform fantastically for their roles: not over-the-top nor under-achieving... completely believeable.
+Steady comedic pace thrown in for just the right timing to eliminate dull moments.

Cons:
-Mary-Louise Parker’s acting seemed very rigid and forced... not natural at all, even for her type of character.
-The odd one-liner oozed with cheesiness... not enough to upset the entire film, but slightly wound fantastic action scenes.

Bottom-line: If you get the chance to see RED and you enjoy either action or comedy (with a little romance) .. do not pass this one up. Released on October 15, 2010, you definitely still have time to catch it in theatres (very recommended!).

4.5 / 5 stars.

Comics Shipping Nov. 10th

10TH MUSE LOST ISSUE #4
28 DAYS LATER TP VOL 02 BEND IN THE ROAD
ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1
AMAZING SPIDER MAN BIG TIME CAMPBELL POSTER
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #648 BIG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY JMS ULT COLL TP BOOK 05
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #8 (MR)
ANGEL ILLYRIA #1 (OF 4)
ANGELUS #6 (OF 6)
ANT-MAN & WASP #1 (OF 3)
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #149
ARCHIE AMERICANA SER TP VOL 11 BEST OF 80S BOOK 2
ASSASSINS CREED THE FALL #1 (OF 3) (MR)
ASTONISHING THOR RIBIC POSTER
ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #1 (OF 5)
AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE #3 (OF 9
AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #1 (OF 4)
AVENGERS PRIME #4 (OF 5)
B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #209
BACK ISSUE #45
BATGIRL #15
BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #6 (OF 6)
BIRDS OF PREY #6
BOONDOCK SAINTS HEAD OF THE SNAKE #1 (OF 2)
BOOSTER GOLD #38
BPRD HELL ON EARTH NEW WORLD #4 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN AMERICA BLOODSTONE HUNT TP NEW PTG
CAPTAIN AMERICA FOREVER ALLIES #4 (OF 4)
CAPTAIN AMERICA TWO AMERICAS TP
CHAOS WAR THOR #1 (OF 2)
CHEW #15 (MR)
CHRISTMAS CAROL CAMPFIRE GN
CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE #5 (OF 6)
COMIC BOOK GUY THE COMIC BOOK #5 (OF 5)
CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER CITY OF DEMONS #3 (OF 5) (MR)
DARKWING DUCK TP VOL 01 DUCK KNIGHT RETURNS
DC COMICS PRESENTS BRIGHTEST DAY #2
DOC SAVAGE #8
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #1
ELMER GN (MR)
EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADELE BLANC SEC HC
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #160
GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS HC VOL 01
GI JOE ORIGINS #21
GLAMOURPUSS #16
GRAVEL HC VOL 03 LAST KING OF ENGLAND (MR)
GRAVEL TP VOL 03 LAST KING OF ENGLAND (MR)
GREEN HORNET GOLDEN AGE REMASTERED #4
GREEN LANTERN CORPS EMERALD ECLIPSE TP
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #4
HALCYON #1 (Formally called "Utopian)
HATTER M HC VOL 01 FAR FROM WONDER (NEW PRINTING)
I AM AN AVENGER #3 (OF 5)
INCREDIBLE HULKS #616
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AMC Continues the AWESOME

Watch Episode 1 of Walking Dead for free, streaming live on AMC. .. and yes, even here in Canada.

http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/11/full-episode-1-online.php

Bruce Wayne The Road Home Part II

Bruce Wayne continues down the road home in the last half of the one-shot series which concluded this week. Things switch into a higher gear with more focus on the Vicki Vale story as word leaks out that Vale has learned Batman's secret. Now the Gotham Underground want to get to her any way they can.

Catwoman
This seemed to be mostly a Gotham Vixen's one shot with Bruce still doing his assessment of his extended Bat-family.It was interesting to see Bruce's thoughts on how Selina has been operating (and with whom) during his absence as she and Poison Ivy (with Harley in tow) break up a black market auction. The art is good and the story moves along well giving us equal amounts of action and character insight. 3.5 out of 5 bullets.



Commissioner Gordon
This one-shot was an enjoyable issue. Vicki Vale is now in police protection and its up to Jim Gordon to keep her alive. The art was very sketchy and dark but it really fit the issue. The writing provided a solid lone cop against the odds story intermixed with Bruce's comments on his friend and confidante. The importance of Batman's relationship to Gordon is well spelled out and Bruce's obvious respect for him shines through.
4 out of 5 bullets.



Oracle
The Oracle one-shot took a bit of step back to more traditional tones of the early one shots. We learn who is trying to kill Vale and Bruce needs to call in Oracle and her network to protect her. Lots of solid action and Bruce is impressed with Oracle's deductive abilities as she realizes who he is. The art was serviceable and the story was okay but nothing special.
3.5 out of 5 bullets.




Ra's Al Ghul
Finally, the Ras al Ghul one-shot brings things to the grand finale. Bruce finds out why Ra's is involved in the whole plot to kill Vicki Vale. There were some attempts to give some character
insight on Ra's' personality but I found it rather ineffectual. The issue sort of just ended after he and Bruce had their confrontation without any real satisfaction. It all just leads into Batman Incorporated coming to you next month. Hopefully by then the last issue of Bruce Wayne the Return will be out so we know what started the whole thing!

Overall, the series of one-shots were passable. I think this could have been done in a big special issue a bit more tightly. I enjoyed the Batgirl and Commissioner Gordon issues the most out of the group. Still, Bruce is back and many fans will be happy to have him back in a Bat-suit.

The Walking Dead - A TV premiere review

Who doesn’t like zombies? Well, if you’re like me, anything produced in the last number of years involving zombies that sprint faster than Donnovan Bailey and use guns completely turns you off.

Enter “The Walking Dead”.

It’s my pleasure to undertake the review for the pilot of the biggest (and most anticipated) series of 2010. As most (if not all) of you know, "The Walking Dead" premiered tonight on AMC and has been extremely anticipated since its announcement in August 2009 and aired on Halloween night 2010.

The series is based on the on-going monthly comic “The Walking Dead” published by Image Comics (started 2003) and written by Robert Kirkman. The tv series was developed by Frank Darabont (who has written screenplays for The Green Mile, The Mist, and The Shawshank Redemption) and promises to be very faithful to the comic series.

From the opening scene, there’s a sense of scarcity and lonliness.. a brief look into what’s to come. We’re immediately introduced to Rick and Shane – two partners in local law enforcement in an un-named and non-descript town in the USA. Giving us a glimpse into their personalities, a decent picture is painted before being thrown into the opening introduction of the comic series.

The action for the pilot is played out as most would expect it to be: not missing a beat and not going over-the-top; sticking as true to reality as possible. Realism is at an all-time high for what’s depicted in the show, thus driving the graphic nature up quite a ways for what’s been in a tv series (CSI doesn’t count).

The cinematography and music for this premiere was beautiful, helping to set the scene and tone perfectly for the post-zombie-apocalyptic setting: lonely, drab, and horrific – but including small glimmers of hope. Broad shots of a freeway out from a city completely spell out the panic and franticness of people trying to escape the nightmare, only delaying the innevitable due to complete grid-lock.

Just looking at a few ups and downs should sum things up just nicely.

Pros:
Zombies have one speed: Shamble (kudos to anyone who knows this reference)
Very high character developement potential
Great screenplay
Acting was believeable with real characters.. no over or under-acting.

Cons:
Makeup-effects seemed rushed on a few of the characters and zombies


In all, this pilot has shown that as a series, “The Walking Dead” is VERY promising – and I urge anybody who is any sort of a zombie fan to watch this show from start to finish as the series continues. I know it's certainly changed my opinion of zombie entertainment dramatically.

5.0/5.0 stars