September 2012

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, Archie, Dynamite, Image Comics, and others.

This week includes Avengers, Birds of Prey, Captain Atom, Cobra, Daredevil, Fables, Ghost, Ghostbusters, Godzilla, Justice League, KISS, The Mighty Thor, Nightwing, Peter Panzerfaust, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Red Sonja: Atlantis Rises, Shadow, Supergirl, Uncanny X-Men, the first issues of Doctor Who, Womanthology: Space, and the final issues of Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures, Avengers vs. X-Men, Captain Atom, Dorothy of Oz Prequel, Fatima: The Blood Spinners, Spider-Men, and Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison.

Enjoy issue #191

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XIII – The Train

/ / Television Reviews
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XIII (Stuart Townsend) and Agent Jones (Aisha Tyler) head to Toronto on the heels of Giordino (Paulino Nunes) who has started to put the information in his burn box to use to track down a young prodigy (Christian Martyn) with ties to Rainer Gerhardt (Tom Berenger). After killing his parents (Steve Cumyn, Marion Day) Giordino kidnaps the boy from a private school while putting old friends onto the trail of XIII and Jones.

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Winter Soldier #10

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winter-soldier-10-coverWith the Black Widow still under the control of Soviet sleeper agent Leo Novokov, the Winter Soldier‘s world implodes as he sees the damage his lover does to S.H.I.E.L.D., including nearly killing Nick Fury.

To help track down the Black Widow, who still believes she’s a Soviet spy who has been working undercover for years, Captain America shows up with a pair of Avengers in Wolverine and Hawkeye (meaning the “secret” of Bucky’s survival lasted less than a year).

It’s unlikely the Black Widow will stay lost for long and, yes, there will be some guilt over her actions and the death of Jasper but no real lingering effects to the overall Marvel Universe. The only way this story has any lasting meaning is if the Black Widow had killed Nick Fury (which didn’t happen, and I don’t see any reason a character with the savvy of Fury would have put himself in position for her to try) or if Bucky is forced to kill Natasha (which won’t happen either). Still, it’s well told and worth a look.

[Marvel, $2.99]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #13

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btvs-season-nine-13-cover“Guarded” comes to an end as Buffy has to save the life of her client from the demon she brought in as added muscle and destroy TINCAN, the Senior Partners sole connection to Earth. Oh, and she punches out her boss, too.

There’s plenty of action, and the arc is wrapped up satisfactorily. However, I am disappointed (though far from surprised) by the story’s epilogue. For a show, and now comic, about a character growing up and changing Buffy sure seems to be stuck in neutral as she chooses martyrdom and over the lucrative offer Kennedy offers her (which would also allow her to continue using her gifts to save people in need), even after the black eye Buffy gave her.

I know the point of the season is to return the character back to basics, and her decision sure wants to be profound, but it simply doesn’t come off that way. Instead it feels far too much like the old self-centered Buffy long before she learned to rely on others to help her with her calling. Hit-and-Miss.

[Dark Horse, $2.99]

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News and Notes

/ / Film News & Trailers

Showbiz411 is reporting Adele has been chosen to perform the theme for the upcoming Bond flick Skyfall which opens in theaters on November 9th

ComingSoon.net also has Skyfall‘s first poster and banner images for Ralph Fiennes and Bérénice Marlohe‘s characters

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Universal has confirmed plans for sequels for both Ted and The Bourne Legacy

Collider is reporting that Marvel Studios have officially debunked the Internet rumor that Viggo Mortensen would be playing Dr. Strange in Thor: The Dark World

Screen Rant has a list of 11 DC Comics characters confirmed to make an appearance on the CW’s new series Arrow this Fall. Aside from Green Arrow and Black Canary, the Huntress, Merlyn, China White, Speedy, and Deadshot will be making guest-appearances

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