Heads up Kansas City comic fans! This Saturday, November 22nd, Elite Comics is celebrating 15 years with a Warehouse Sale just for you including 20,000 comics priced as if Jimmy Carter were still President. You can also expect to find toys, action figures, free giveaways, and special guests including Matt Fraction, B. Clay Moore, Jai Nitz, and others. Who knows, maybe you’ll run into either teh monkey or me, too. Elite Comics is located at 11842 Quivira Rd.
From time to time we give you the heads up on some serious nerd merchandise. With the recent release of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army on DVD (read that review) we thought we’d take a moment to check what kind of big red demonic fun fans could be shopping for online. From under $10 to $400, there should be something to catch your eye inside. Enjoy.
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Hey folks, you’ll find the latest comic releases in our Comic Rack, but if you’re just looking to pick up some graphic novels look no further than inside where you’ll find Batman: Gotham Underground, Essential Marvel Saga Vol. 2, Fables Vol. 11: War and Pieces, Heroes Vol. 2, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four: Spaced Crusaders, Robin: Violent Tendencies, The Spirit Special, Young X-Men Vol. 1: Final Genesis, and much more!
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Hmm, we’re about to talk about comics so it must be Wednesday! Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls. Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we look at the new comics set to hit comic shops and bookstores today from DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, WildStorm, Vertigo, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Archie, and Image Comics.
This week includes Air, Amazing Spider-Man, Angel: After the Fall, Avengers/Invaders, Bad Planet, Batman and the Outsiders, Battlestar Galactica: Ghosts, The Brave and the Bold, DemonWars vol. 2: The Demon Spirit, Dynamo 5, Ex Machina, Fantastic Four, The Goon, Halloween: The First Death of Laurie Strode, Invincible, Red Sonja, Robin, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Supergirl, Uncanny X-Men, and the first issue of The X-Files. All that and more inside the Full Diagnosis.
Enjoy issue #96
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Secrets of the Furious Five is offered as a bonus disc with select two-pack versions of Kung Fu Panda (read that review). The story involves Po (Jack Black), after the events of the film, becoming a larger part of the community and sharing his knowledge of Kung Fu with a group of young students by instructing them that Kung Fu isn’t only about fighting – it also teaches important virtues.
At only 23-minutes it’s sadly short (especially since it’s the main feature of the disc), but in terms of story it works well enough. Through more traditional 2-D animation flashbacks Po tells the unruly students tales of each of the Furious Five and how they learned valuable lessons about patience, courage, discipline, compassion, and confidence.
As an extra-bonus disc it’s a nice addition. I wouldn’t buy it separately, but getting it thrown in for the same price, or even a buck or two more, you get what you’d expect. Although the animation style used in the short is fine, I’m a little disappointed it doesn’t more closely resemble the film (except for Po’s scenes). I can see why DreamWorks decided to package this with the original as it doesn’t stand-out on its own, but if you are a fan of the film, like me, I’d suggest spending a couple more bucks if only to learn how to draw the characters (pretty cool) and give your kids a little insight into the styles of Kung Fu used in the film, and the animals which inspired them.
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