June 2014

Fables #141

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Fables #141The final ten issue of Fables begin here as writer Bill Willingham and artist Mark Buckingham continue the storyline of the broken relationship between Snow White and Rose Red while picking up several loose threads from the series concerning Geppetto‘s tucked away army of Boxers who begin to break from their containment in favor of a more interesting host and the character of Grimble (a former troll now trapped in the body of a bluebird) who seeks out Cinderella for assistance.

Bigby‘s return is also teased and discussions of the 13th Floor over the current state of things in Fabletown lead Maddy to being the first to choose sides and support Snow White for what the cat believes is an inevitable all-out war.

It’s obvious the conflict between Rose Red and Snow White will play a huge role in the issues to come, but the idea of Geppetto’s old sorcerer weapons taking refuge inside Rose makes for an interesting twist. We’ll have to wait and see how Bigby’s return and the role of Grimble will play into the battle yet to come. Worth a look.

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Fatale #23

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Fatale #23For the entire run of Fatale writer Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have offered hints and glimpses to Josephine‘s past but have largely kept the reader in the dark as to the specifics of her long tortured existence. Setting up next month’s series finale, Fatale #23 changes that as Nicholas Lash relives some of the more brutal moments of the woman’s past during a night of sexual ecstasy that opens his eyes to secrets which Josephine has kept long buried.

The ritual which transformed her is still quite shrouded in mystery, but along with setting up Lash’s pivotal role in next month’s finale the glimpses we get here into Josephine’s past concerning the tragedy of her son are as heartbreaking for the reader as the man who has become consumed with her love.

I’m going to be sad to see Fatale end, but the rich history of Josephine leaves open any number of stories for Brubaker and Phillips to return to the character somewhere down the line. Worth a look.

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Continuum – The Dying Minutes

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  • Title: Continuum – The Dying Minutes
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Continuum - The Dying Minutes

Loyalties change and casualties mount heading into next week’s season finale as the recent actions of Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen) forces Kiera (Rachel Nichols) to reevaluate her decision about which Alec she chose to turn over to Catherine (Rachael Crawford). Choosing to rectify her mistake, Kiera offers turn over Brad (Ryan Robbins) to the Freelancers as a ploy to break Alec out of their prison. While she’s not paying attention, Sonya (Lexa Doig) will make one more terrorist attack on Piron hoping to poison the public on HALO.

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Batman – P.O.V.

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  • Title: Batman: The Animated Series – P.O.V.
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Batman - P.O.V.

In honor of Batman‘s 75th Anniversary we turn out attention back to the Dark Knight’s more memorable moments on the big and small screen with another episode from Batman: The Animated Series. When a bust goes bad three of GCPD’s finest offer their conflicting accounts to Internal Affairs. While Harvey Bullock‘s (Robert Costanzo) account places the blame on Batman (Kevin Conroy) and his support which he believes was late to arrive (although the visuals during his narration don’t quite jibe to that series of events), Renee Montoya (Ingrid Oliu) and rookie officer Wilkes (Robby Benson) offer different versions of events.

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Rookie Blue – All By Her Selfie

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  • Title: Rookie Blue – All By Her Selfie
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Rookie Blue - All By Her Selfie

With Jarvis (Oliver Becker) promoting Oliver (Matt Gordon) to acting staff sergeant a new day dawns for 15 Division. An amped-up Andy (Missy Peregrym) volunteers to train the new recruit Duncan Moore (Matthew Owen Murray), not realizing the man’s demeanor and family connections make the situation far more challenging than she initially suspected. Constantly taking selfies of himself, far too gung-ho to see some action, and botching telling a widow of her husband’s death, Moore’s first day doesn’t foreshadow big things in the young man’s future.

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