June 2014

Larfleeze #11

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Setting the stage fro next month’s series finale (sigh), Larfleeze finally catches up with Pulsar Stargrave and gets his butler back. In doing so the Orange Lantern walks right into a trap led by the House of Tuath-Dan who once again have underestimated the “orange monkey.” Oh, and then there’s that certain Green Lantern and the fact that the flighty (but insanely powerful) Sena the Wanderer is intent on marrying Larfleeze – whether he likes it or not. It ain’t easy being orange.

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Covert Affairs – The Complete Fourth Season

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  • Title: Covert Affairs – Season Four
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“Hello Miss Walker.”

Covert Affairs - The Complete Fourth SeasonThe Fourth Season of Covert Affairs sets Annie (Piper Perabo) up against her most ruthless opponent yet when she risks everything to take down Henry Wilcox (Gregory Itzin). Pairing Annie and Auggie (Christopher Gorham) up romantically for the first time, it’s an uneasy road for the couple with Annie’s new mission and the arrival a trio of new characters in Calder Michaels (Hill Harper), Arthur‘s (Peter Gallagher) terrorist son Teo Braga (Manolo Cardona), and Auggie’s not-so-dead former partner and wife Helen Hanson (Michelle Ryan) who will play major roles is disrupting their lives over the course of the season.

Highlights from the season include the fruition of Henry’s master plan, Annie choosing to fake her own death to pursue Henry and her painful reunion with Auggie following the death of Helen, Vincent Rossabi (Noam Jenkins) getting screwed over by Annie and the CIA again, Annie attempting to turn Henry’s ex-wife into an asset, an undercover mission in Hong Kong, and the finale pitting Annie against Henry for the final time.

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24: Live Another Day – 4pm – 5pm

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  • Title: 24: Live Another Day – Part 6
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24: Live Another Day - 4pm - 5pm

Out of options, and with the Prime Minister (Stephen Fry) becoming less confident in his plans to recover the drones, President Heller (William Devane) gives Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) everything he wants which includes weapons, a car, no surveillance, and Kate Morgan (Yvonne Strahovski) all to find an arms dealer (Aksel Hennie) who Jack believes can lead them to Margot Al-Harazi (Michelle Fairley) before she makes good on her threat and begins attacking civilian targets with the U.S. drones under her control.

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Guardians of the Galaxy #15

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Guardians of the Galaxy #15Guardians of the Galaxy #15 isn’t a bad issue, but it’s certainly a tad disappointing as the 19-page adventure feels a whole lot more like graphic novel filler than much of a standalone issue. As set up in the last issue, the Guardians are pretty much screwed. We get glimpses into the fate of each member of the team (Gamora being tortured by the Badoon, Rocket being experimented on by the Kree, Groot fighting off giant termites, Drax fighting despair and imprisonment, and Peter Quill awaiting trial). We also get several pages dealing with a team impersonating Earth’s heroes attempting to lure the newest Guardian off Knowhere.

With so many separate glimpses, and less than 20 pages in which to work, Guardians of the Galaxy #15 doesn’t leave much room to actually move the arc forward (although there’s enough room for lots of ads). Quizzically we get another issue without Angela or any knowledge of her fate. And despite her appearance on the cover, Carol Danvers isn’t part of the story here, although it seems she may have a large role to play in putting the team back together again. For fans.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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