The Cosmopolitan Shakira
Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira is the cover girl for the August issue of Cosmopolitan Argentina. You can find the pics from her cover shoot inside.
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Usagi Yojimbo: Senso #1
- Title: Usagi Yojimbo: Senso #1 (of 6)
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Stan Sakai
- Artist: Stan Sakai
Finally the wait is over. After a two-year absence Stan Sakai returns with a new Usagi Yojimbo story. Released in time to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the rabbit ronin, the first issue of Usagi Yojimbo: Senso jumps 20 years into the future of the character with Usagi now serving the fully grown Lord Noriyuki whose armies battle those of the treacherous Lord Hikiji.
Filled with plenty of battlefield action, as well as the introduction of Usagi Yojimbo’s grown son Jotaro, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso #1 plays on themes of the changing warfare of the times as military inventions begin to creep onto the battlefield. It’s in the comic’s final panels, however, where things get really interesting as a rocket of unknown origin crashes in the middle of the battlefield.
I’m not sure exactly where creator Stan Sakai is taking the character with the new six-issue mini-series, but I’m thrilled that my favorite fluffy samurai is back in action once more and look forward to see where this future tale may lead him. Worth a look.
[Dark Horse, $3.99]
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Legendary Star-Lord #2
- Title: Legendary Star-Lord #2
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Sam Humphries
- Artist: Paco Medina
Marvel Comics’ unsubtle move to further turn Star-Lord into the Han Solo of the Marvel Universe goes into overdrive here as the second issue of the solo-series focuses on the character’s scruffy, smuggler with a heart of gold nature. Making an uneasy alliance with his half-sister, Star-Lord infiltrates a bounty hunter’s lair as a prisoner, nearly gets eaten by something that looks an awful lot like the Sarlacc Pit (although is revealed to be more than meets the eye), and manages to escape with a pocketful of credits.
Mentioned in the first issue of the comic, Legendary Star-Lord #2 offers us the first look at the villainous Mr. Knife (who we will no doubt be seeing more of), while also developing the relationship between Peter Quill and the sister he never knew he had.
Disconnected from the rest of the Marvel Universe (or the Guardians own continuity) the opening two issues have provided some fun but they also showcase why Peter Quill works better with partners rather than in Solo (pun intended) missions. Hit-and-Miss.
[Marvel, $3.99]
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Beware the Batman – Darkness
- Title: Beware the Batman – Fall
- wiki: link
With Batman (Anthony Ruivivar) captured and all of Gotham plunged into darkness, Beware the Batman picks up the thread of the mid-season finale as Katana (Sumalee Montano) struggles to work with Alfred (JB Blanc) given Ra’s al Ghul‘s (Lance Reddick) revelation about her father’s death and Batman is forced to make an unlikely partnership to secure his escape.
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Coming Soon
- Title: Into the Woods
- IMDb: link
Based on the musical of the same name, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Lucy Punch, Lilla Crawford, Mackenzie Mauzy, and Johnny Depp star in a crossover of various Grimm fairy tale characters. Into the Woods opens in theaters on Christmas Day.