April 2013

Nova #3

/ / Comics

Nova #3Surviving his first flight as Nova, Sam Alexander returns from the moon after getting a warning of impending danger from The Watcher to get chewed out by his mother for staying out to late and find Rocket Racoon and Gamora waiting for him. Needing Sam’s help, and keeping their promise to his father, Rocket and Gamora begin to train the new Nova and prepare him for what is to come (namely the fleet of Chitauri warships on their way to destroy the Earth).

I have to say I’m really enjoying this series as writer Jeph Loeb provides Sam with the right mix of joy and terror at the gift and heavy responsibility which has been laid at his feet. I still have mixed reaction to artist’s Ed McGuinness version of Rocket Raccoon, but the spirit of the character is intact.

The choice to bring the Chitauri into the proper Marvel Universe (they were originally a Marvel Ultimate creation) doesn’t bother me, although it is another sign of Marvel Studios directly influencing both the style and storylines of Marvel Comics. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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Doctor Who – Hide

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Doctor Who – Hide
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“Don’t trust him. There’s a sliver of ice in his heart.”

 

Doctor Who - Hide

The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) arrive at Caliburn House where a former spy turned ghost hunter (Dougray Scott) and an emphatic psychic (Jessica Raine) are hunting the legendary Witch of the Well who has haunted the area even longer than the 400 years Caliburn House has stood. Intrigued, The Doctor and Clara begin their own search of the house which gives them their first glimpse of the apparition who The Doctor doesn’t believe is a ghost at all.

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Coming Soon

/ / Film News & Trailers
  • Title: Star Trek: Into Darkness
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We now have our first full-length trailer for Star Trek: Into Darkness. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, and Bruce Greenwood all return to take on the new big bad (Benedict Cumberbatch). Peter Weller, Tom Archdeacon, and Alice Eve (as Dr. Carol Marcus) also star. Star Trek: Into Darkness opens in theaters on May 17th.

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XIII – Tempest

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  • Title: XIII – Tempest
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XIII - Tempest

Searching for answers to the latest conspiracy surrounding him, XIII (Stuart Townsend) travels to Ariella Island to seek out a scientist with a connection to the Tesla letters. Dr. Westlund (Kenneth Welsh) and his daughter Gale (Cristina Rosato) are kept on the isolated island under a perpetual storm and armed guards to protect the scientist while he works on a top secret Tesla weapon project for HARPE. However, that’s by far the only secret on the island as in his wanderings XIII discovers the grave of the scientist’s real daughter (Jennifer Dzialoszynski).

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