Anna Kendrick heats up the summer for Elle
Actress Anna Kendrick is the cover girl for the July issue of Elle. You can find the pics from her cover shoot inside.
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June 2014
Astro City #13
- Title: Astro City #13
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Kurt Busiek
- Artist: Brent Anderson
The latest issue of Astro City weaves around loosely-tied tales of a bank teller falling for a robber, a troubled romance, Jack-in-the-Box, and a robotic dog named Rover all through the reappearance of a celestial entity known as the Dancing Man. Although I think it’s a good issue, exploring themes of current civilization bottled up and asleep to the musical rhythms it once knew, it’s easily my least favorite of the current Astro City run.
Despite his appearance on the cover Jack-in-the-Box is really only on hand for a cameo as his thread of the story feels the most forced (and largely unnecessary) of the bunch. With the focus split in so many directions we learn less about any of the individuals like Gundog who we’re meeting for the first time than you might expect.
Although similar themes have certainly been developed and explored in more depth elsewhere, Astro City #13 still works by playing with the lives of normal characters and larger-than-life entities who don’t always have the same needs or desires. Worth a look.
[Vertigo, $3.99]
Smallville Season Eleven: Lantern #3
- Title: Smallville Season Eleven: Lantern #3 (of 4)
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- Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
- Artist: Marcio Takara
With the Earth being bombarded with yellow rings seeking out those able to harness great fear Batman and Superman have their hands full. Despite his recent injuries, Green Arrow jumps back into the fray this time in a suit of armor. And, in bad news for the heroes, in space another Lantern falls to Parallax.
Setting up next month’s conclusion to the four-issue mini-series, Smallville Season Eleven: Lantern #3 leaves things looking rather bleak for our heroes with John Stewart now leading Parallax’s warriors into battle. It will be interesting to see how Clark and the group manage to turn the tide, but I’m actually more interested in the fallout with several questions to be answered.
Who will wear the Green Lantern ring of New Krypton? If Parallax is defeated and the Guardians are freed does that mean other possible victims (such as Hal Jordan?) may make an appearance as well. And what might happen if Lex Luthor gets his hands on one of those yellow power rings? Worth a look.
[DC, $3.99]
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Legend of Kuro Kabuto
- Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Legend of Kuro Kabuto
- wiki: link
When master thief Anton Zeck (J.B. Smoove) is hired by Steranko (Fred Tatasciore) to steal the Shredder‘s (Kevin Michael Richardson) helmet the ensuing chaos creates an opportunity for the Turtles to save Karai (Kelly Hu). Although his brothers are less than convinced that Karai is worth saving, Leonardo (Jason Biggs) leads the team into action as they attempt to keep the helmet away from both the high-tech thief and an assortment of enemies including Tiger Claw (Eric Bauza), Rhazar (Clancy Brown), Fishface (Christian Lanz), and the mutated Baxter Stockman.
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All-New X-Men #28
- Title: All New X-Men #28
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
- Artist: Stuart Immonen
The X-Men’s battle with Xavier and the Future Brotherhood of Mutants continues as the son of Charles Xavier sets his sights on Jean Grey believing her death will pave the way for Xavier to wipe out the X-Men once and for all.
Intercut through the various battle scenes with the school and Jean Grey’s mind, we’re given future flashbacks involving Xavier recruiting the Beast to his cause and explaining his hatred of the X-Men. It seems Xavier believes their continued existence after Professor X’s death is a mockery rather than a memorial to their former teacher (which honestly makes Xavier come off more like a whiny emo punk than kick-as super-villain).
Faced with a serious threat in Xavier and his team, All New X-Men #28 continues the trend of showcasing Jean Grey as the pivotal figure on the team whose power continues to surprise even those who know her all too well. Worth a look.
[Marvel, $3.99]