February 2013

Super Dinosaur #17

/ / Comics

Super Dinosaur #17Derek and Super Dinosaur continue to try and stop the Civil War on the moon by hunting down the missing children of both families in Paris and explaining what their Romeo & Juliet love affair and unexplained disappearance has wrought.

There’s a good amount of action here, including Super Dinosaur breaking out his new Stealth Jet Armor for the first time. While playing on a Shakespearean story, Robert Kirkman certainly doesn’t go too highbrow to turn off his younger readers (both Derek and SD are amused and disgusted to learn the alien bugs eat poop). It’s a little sophomoric (especially as Kirkman brings up the subject multiple times) but certainly not out of character for our heroes.

The comic’s B-story continues Dr. Dynamo’s search for his wife. The final pages bring Derek in on the truth of his missing mother and set the stage for the comic’s next big arc. Worth a look.

[Image, $2.99]

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Coming Soon

/ / Film News & Trailers
  • Title: The First Time
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The latest from writer/director Jon Kasdan (In the Land of Women) stars Dylan O’Brien and Britt Robertson as two high school virgins who discover they may have more in common with each other than their significant others (Victoria Justice, James Frecheville). Craig Roberts, Christine Taylor, Joshua Malina, Halston Sage, and Molly C. Quinn also star. The First Time opens in theaters this October.

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Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow #21

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Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow #21I’m going to miss this series. As IDW prepares to reboot their entire G.I. JOE franchise with new titles and new collaborative teams, writer Chuck Dixon and artist Robert Atkins provide one final Snake Eyes comic for us to enjoy. In honor of Larry Hama‘s own silent issue of G.I. JOE #21, Dixon and Atkins provide a final Storm Shadow tale that needs no words to tell.

The story involves both the Hard Master and Storm Shadow’s attempts to retrieve a priceless Arashikage blade discovered in the rubble of a construction site. There’s tons of action here including a final staredown between Storm Shadow and the Hard Master as they former teacher and student, at long last, come to an understanding.

Although given recent events there is plenty for the student and teacher to hash out, the comic needs no words to tell the story. Dixon even leaves us with a nice final surprise from our other title character who doesn’t make an appearance here but whose absence is felt in every panel. Must-read.

[IDW, $3.99]

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Green Lantern: The Animated Series – Babel

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Green Lantern: The Animated Series – Babel
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series - Babel

With the ship drained of all power after Aya (Grey DeLisle) abandoned the Interceptor to join the Manhunter army, Hal Jordan (Josh Keaton), Kilowog (Kevin Michael Richardson), and Razer (Jason Spisak) crash land on a hostile planet with a poisonous atmosphere just as their own rings begin to give out as well. Making for the safety of a domed city, the threesome manage to sneak inside but are soon unable to communicate or understand each other without their rings.

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Nikita – Brave New World

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  • Title: Nikita – Brave New World
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Nikita - Brave New World

After Michael (Shane West) officially gives up his role as a field agent to run Operations permanently, Nikita (Maggie Q) heads out on a secret mission to Kosovo based on Birkhoff’s (Aaron Stanford) intelligence to find Dr. Heidegger (John Billingsley), the one man who may be able to replace Michael’s missing hand.

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