April 2011

Detective Comics #875

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detective-comics-875-coverFor an issue of Detective Comics featuring only a cameo of Batman this one ain’t too bad. Commissioner James Gordon takes center stage here, haunted by the return of his son and an unsolved series of child murders more than fifteen years ago.

The two stories fit well together (even without the thread writer Scott Snyder shoves in at the end), and the story reminds us how much the job has cost Gordon over the years and how the thousands of cases he’s solved can’t outweigh the ones that still haunt him.

Although I’m not wild about the art for Batman (in the couple of panels the Dark Knight Detective actually appears), Francesco Francavilla’s style works well for a story centered around Gordon, both in the past and the present. It will be interesting to show how the James Jr. storyline plays out, and how much time it’s given center stage (as it is here). Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Amazing Spider-Man #657

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amazing-spider-man-657-coverAnother strong issue dealing with the effects of Johnny Storm‘s death. Spider-Man shows up at the Baxter Building offereing his condolences and reminicing with Reed, Sue, and Ben about their fallen friend.

I’ve only got minor complaints with this issue such as it being set before the events of FF #1 (which came out last week) and the awkwardness of the first couple of pages. Other than that I really enjoyed this issue (which is something I’ve only been able to say occasionally about this title in the past few months).

What we do get is multiple stories from different artists including Spidey, Reed, and Johnny in space, Spider-Man going camping with the Fantastic Four, and the Invisible Woman pulling down the pants of criminals in the middle of Central Park. Yes, it’s as fun as it sounds.

There’s also a nice moment at the end where the family sits down to watch the message Johnny left for Peter. It may not be as good as the one from FF #1, but it’s still a nice moment. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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Coming Soon

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  • Title: Midnight in Paris
  • IMDB: link

Writer/director Woody Allen‘s latest stars and a recently engaged couple (Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams) traveling through Paris with her parents (Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy) and discovering a world they didn’t know existed. Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Carla Bruni, Kathy Bates, Tom Hiddleston, Léa Seydoux and Adrien Brody also star. Start looking for this one on May 20th when it releases in select cities.

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Comic Rack

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It’s a new week so it must be time to talk about comics! 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 offer you this quick list of all kinds of comic book goodness set to hit comic shops and bookstores this week from all your favorite publishers including DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, BOOM!, Dynamite, Image Comics, and others.

This week includes Abyss: Family Issues, Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth, Betty, The Boys, Brightest Day, Chew, Doom Patrol, Dungeons & Dragons, Heroes for Hire, House of Mystery, The Intrepids, Jonah Hex, Memoir, Secret Six, the first issues of Blue Estate, B.P.R.D.: The Dead Remembered, Charismagic, The Dresden Files: Fool Moon Vol. 1, Fear Itself, The Green Hornet: Aftermath, Herc, Nonplayer, Skaar: King of the Savage Land, Solomon Kane: Red Shadows, and the final issues of Bring the Thunder, Raise the Dead II, and Ultimate Comics Captain America.

Enjoy issue #122

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Source Code

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  • Title: Source Code
  • IMDB: link

source-code-posterGroundhog Day meets Twelve Monkeys in this new tale of time travel and alternate realites from director Duncan Jones (Moon) and screenwriter Ben Ripley (Species: The Awakening).

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Colter Stevens, a soldier who awakes in the body of a complete stranger eight minutes before the commuter train he’s riding is set to explode. Over the course of the film he will be slingshot back and forth from his reality, a small one-man pod set at an indeterminate time in the future, back into the train reliving these events over and over again.

While in the present his only contact will be with his command officers (Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright) via cam. They won’t answer his questions. They only want his help. The bomber who blew up the train will attempt detonate an even larger bomb somewhere in downtown Chicago unless Stevens can identify him and give them the information need to stop him.

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