July 2011 – Page 11 – RazorFine Review

Esquire’s Women of Summer

Alan Rapp / July 7, 2011 / Books & Magazines

Esquire has named their Women of Summer: 1985-2011 by choosing one woman for every year who they believe dominated that summer and made it one to remember. I’ve got a quibble or two with some of their choices but there are quite a few lovely ladies that made the list (some of which you’ll find pics for after the jump) including Kelly LeBrock, Christina Applegate, Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johannson, Megan Fox, and the cast of models from George Michael’s “Freedom.”

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Covert Affairs – Around the Sun

Alan Rapp / July 7, 2011 / Television Reviews

Title: Covert Affairs – Around the Sun
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In her latest assignment Annie (Piper Perabo) searches for a mole inside of NASA and is disappointed when all the evidence point to a career NASA employee (Mark Moses) with a bright teenage son (Landon Norris).

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White Collar – Veiled Threat

Alan Rapp / July 7, 2011 / Television Reviews

Title: White Collar – Veiled Threat
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Peter (Tim DeKay) goes undercover to catch a black widow (Mädchen Amick) who has left a trail of wealthy men in her wake. Much to the consternation of Misses Suit (Tiffani Thiessen) things get tricky when a single night assignment gets more complicated as the widow takes a shine to Mrs. Burke’s husband.

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Leverage – The 10 Lil’l Grifters Job

Alan Rapp / July 6, 2011 / Television Reviews

Title: Leverage – The 10 Lil’l Grifters Job
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The team infiltrates the mystery murder gala of their latest mark (William Russ), only to have the man killed in the middle of the party. When the storm momentarily knocks out the light someone attacks and throws the businessman from the balcony. As Nate (Timothy Hutton) is a prime suspect (he was the only one on the balcony when the lights came back on) the team not only has to complete the con by breaking into the man’s safe, but convince the entire gathering the “murder” is all part of the show and enlist their help in discovering the identity of the murderer.

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Flashpoint: Green Arrow Industries

Alan Rapp / July 6, 2011 / Comics

Title: Flashpoint: Green Arrow Industries (One-shot)
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Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote
Artists: Marco Castiello, Ig Guara, Vincenzo Acunzo, Ruy Jose

In a world constantly at war this Oliver Queen finds a way to make a profit. Green Arrow Industries is set up to capture and weaponize super-villain technology on a massive scale. That’s good business for Oliver Queen, but not everybody is so happy with the status quo.

When Green Arrow Industries island facility is attacked by a terrorist Oliver Queen dons several of the confiscated super-villain weapons to hunt down the woman responsible. It turns out the daughter of Vixen has attacked the island only to bring attention to the evil Green Arrow Industries is causing all over the world that Queen has turned a blind eye to.

There’s quite a few problems with this issue including very inconsistent art (four different artists were used on various pages), Queen’s lack of prowess with a bow, and a level of preachiness that doesn’t come off well on the page. That said, here’s a Flashpoint character I’d like to see more of, so why is this title only a one-shot – especially when it seems to just be hitting its stride as the comic comes to a close? Hit-and-Miss.

[DC, $2.99]

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