August 2013

Perception – Defective

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  • Title: Perception – Defective
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When a world-renown violinist with early-onset Parkinson’s Disease nearly dies in front of Dr. Pierce (Eric McCormack) from his malfunctioning implanted battery-pack brain simulator which controls his shakes and tremors the brain specialist takes the case. With Kate (Rachael Leigh Cook) busy with an unrelated homicide, and totally uninterested in a product liability case, Daniel gets the unexpected assistance of a gung-ho Donnie (Scott Wolf) in what soon becomes a murder investigation. The company who produces the device denies any responsibility and sends the pair after a former employee (Richard Topol) now working for a competitor who asks for Pierce’s help for a similiar device to help patients with Schizophrenia.

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The Flashpoint Paradox

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  • Title: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
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The Flashpoint ParadoxAlternate reality stories are nothing new in comics. Although not originally designed for that purpose, Flashpoint became a major storyline in DC Comics to help the publisher transition from the established DCU continuity to that of their New 52 reboot. Spanning more than 75 issues the story centered around the Flash finding himself trapped in a darker version of the world he knew with heroes similar, yet different, from those he called friends, and a war between Atlantis and Themyscira threatening to destroy the Earth.

The results of Flashpoint were mixed at best and I certainly wasn’t expecting much when I heard DC had chosen the project for their latest straight-to-DVD feature. So imagine my surprise when I discovered that Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox is actually pretty good and arguably the best animated feature the company has put out over the last couple of years since Batman: Under the Red Hood.

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Superman – My Girl

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  • Title: Superman: The Animated Series – My Girl
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With a new Superman in now in theaters every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. Over the decades of Superman‘s (Tim Daly) life there have been two great loves for Clark Kent: Lois Lane (Dana Delany) and Lana Lang (Joely Fisher). “My Girl” introduces the girl from Smallville as a chic new clothing designer who hits Metropolis on the arms of Lex Luthor (Clancy Brown) and whose safety Superman worries about constantly over the course of the episode, especially when she decides to help Superman (whose secret-identity she knows) take down Lex for his involvement in an arms shipment.

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G.I. JOE: The Cobra Files #4

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G.I. JOE: The Cobra Files #4The series wraps up its first arc with Chameleon being forced into action with Lady Jaye and Ronin to rescue Flint and stop the Night Creepers who detonate a dirty bomb under the Potomac to attack the JOE’s bunker.

With all the new G.I. JOE titles each wrapping up their first arc I’m still waiting for one to stand-out and match the enjoyment I got out of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. The Chameleon, a former Cobra agent now using her skills for the other side is a character I expect could lend itself to some interesting arcs and the art of G.I. JOE: The Cobra Files has been more consistent than the other titles.

Even if I find Chameleon intriguing, I’m not quite sold on the rest of the team. I’ve always found Flint to be a blander version of Duke and the wild cards of Clockspring and Tomax haven’t quite worked for me so far. I’m also not wild about the nuclear event which never feels as big and dangerous as it should. That said, I did like this issue giving us Chameleon’s take on her female teammates and would like to see that kind of insight continue. For fans.

[IDW, $3.99]

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Green Hornet #4

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Green Hornet #4With the city within his grasp Britt Reid‘s world comes tumbling down. What started last issue with Kato abandoning their partnership and The Sentinel accusing and old family friend of being the terrorist known as “The Voice” continues here as Reid’s mayoral campaign goes down in flames before it ever gets started when Kato proves Winston Mills isn’t The Voice after all.

Although the issue continues to deal with the ramifications of the Green Hornet’s recent actions I’m not sure I want to see Reid sued and broke anymore than I’d want to see that same story with Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark. I trust writer Mark Waid knows where he’s going, but things are obviously going to get worse for the character before they get better.

Even if I have issues with where the arc is heading, I’ll admit this might be the kind of story that could appeal more to new readers of the the Green Hornet rather than those of us carrying decades of the character’s history with us. For fans.

[Dynamite Entertainment, $3.99]

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