April 2013

Fables #128

Fables #128An incensed Bigby Wolf returns home to find his wife a prisoner in the castle tower and vile Prince Brandish still claiming Snow White as his own. As one might expect, this leads to disagreement between Snow White’s husbands.

Although we get a couple of pages dealing with the B-story of Beast and the Lady of the Lake, working on the details of Geppeto‘s possible marriage to the Blue Fairy (a subplot that, as yet, has still yet to bear fruit), most of Fables #128 deals with the duel between Brandish and Bigby (who is unaware that any damage he does the infuriating scoundrel falls on his wife).

By the end of the issue Brandish’s many magical defenses prove to much for Bigby who is transformed into a glass statue by the Prince’s magical sword. This leaves a wounded Snow White to stand-up for herself (’bout time) in next month’s final issue of the (somewhat disappointing) arc. For fans.

[Vertigo, $2.99]

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Esquire loves Alison Brie

Esquire loves Alison Brie

For the May issue of Esquire actress Alison Brie wrote down a few of the things she loves which include, but are not limited to: the number 38, giraffes, The American President, Sundance, yoga, Aretha Franklin, “Strawberry Fields Forever,” cupcakes, the San Francisco 49ers, Holly Hunter, The Princess Bride, the cast of Community, shorts (with pockets), and coming home after traveling. She also took the time to pose for a photoshoot. You can find the pics inside.

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Daredevil #25

Daredevil #25Although the man between Daredevil‘s recent troubles remains in the shadows, Daredevil #25 does introduce a new enemy as the Man Without Fear learns the true purpose of recreating his accident when he faces off against Ikari, a deadly warrior enhanced with the same hyper-senses as our hero.

Most of the comic is one prolonged fight sequence between Daredevil and the mystery assassin who has cloaked himself in the style of Daredevil’s original costume, going so far as to even wear his father’s boxing robe to further get under Murdock’s skin. With the two evenly matched, Daredevil #25 offers a terrific fight that leaves both men bloodied and straining to breathe.

Trying to use his experience to win the fight, Daredevil changes the venue only to discover he and Ikari aren’t as evenly matched as he believed. The assassin has one more ace up his sleeve. The comic ends with Daredevil beaten, but spared (at least for now) leading into the next double-sized issue dealing with Foggy‘s surgery and, hopefully, the man behind the curtain pulling Ikari’s strings. Best of the week.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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Castle – The Squab and The Quail

  • Title: Castle – The Squab and The Quail
  • tv.com: link

“I can’t believe the department is forcing her to hang out with some womanizing rich guy against her will.”

Castle - The Squab and The Quail

The murder of a venture capitalist by an exotic supercharged poison gets Beckett (Stana Katic) assigned to protect the real target,  charming billionaire inventor Eric Vaughn (Ioan Gruffudd) whose mutual attraction to Beckett doesn’t go unnoticed by a jealous Castle (Nathan Fillion).Incentivized to solve the case as soon as possible, the mystery writer jumps headfirst into the investigation with Ryan (Seamus Dever) and Esposito (Jon Huertas), but they hit a snag when the busboy who poured the poison on the entree turns up murdered as well.

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Coming Soon

  • Title: Thor: The Dark World
  • IMDB: link

Here’s the first teaser trailer (and a couple of teasing images which you can find inside) for Thor: The Dark World which returns the stars of the first film as Thor (Chris Hemsworth) takes Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) on a tour of Asgard, which doesn’t seem to sit all that well with Sif (Jaimie Alexander), and is forced to ask for the help of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) in fighting off an ancient enemy older than the universe itself. Kat DenningsRay StevensonZachary LeviAnthony HopkinsStellan SkarsgårdChristopher EcclestonIdris ElbaAdewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Rene Russo also star. Thor: The Dark World opens in theaters on November 8th.

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