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Batman ’66 #7

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Batman '66 #7One of my favorite criminals from the 60’s Batman TV-show was False Face (played by an uncredited Malachi Throne). Only making a single appearance on the show in the two-parter “True or False Face” and “Holy Rat Race” the constantly-masked villain capable of perfectly impersonating anyone gets his own comic adventure here as the villain impersonates millionaire Bruce Wayne and attempts to destroy Mount Rushmore!

The adventure is fun, if over-the-top, and forces Batman to abandon showing up as Bruce Wayne until Batman and Robin can clear his name. If I have a major complaint its the unnecessary ambiguous clues False Face leaves for the Dynamic Duo making him come off a bit like a second-rate Riddler.

The back-up story is a bit odd as the Joker decides to take Wall Street’s advice and downsize to increase profits only to not have enough henchmen to properly execute a heist or defend himself against Batman and Robin. Worth a look.

[DC, $3.99]

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Pretty Little Liars – Bite Your Tongue

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  • Title: Pretty Little Liars – Bite Your Tongue
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Pretty Little Liars - Bite Your Tongue

By the end of this week’s episode one Liar will come close to a nervous breakdown as Emily (Shay Mitchell) is gaslit by A. Aria (Lucy Hale) will struggle to deal with her feelings after being blindsided by Mike‘s (Cody Christian) new relationship with Mona (Janel Parrish). Hanna (Ashley Benson) will play detective only get more than she bargained with in her trip to the dentist. And, in the storyline that holds the promise of big changes, a speed-popping Spencer (Troian Bellisario) will finally begin looking for A in the right place as begin to suspect the truth about Ezra (Ian Harding).

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News and Notes

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news-and-notes-1292014The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that screenwriters Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon have signed-on to write the script for an adaptation of the Choose Your Own Adventure Books (which seems odd as the entire franchise is built around the reader, not the writer, choosing how the story ends by making several choices over the course of the story)

The Wrap is reporting Felicity Jones is in talks to star in Rosaline, a comedic retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, based on Rebecca Serle’s novel, from her character’s perspective

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Intelligence – Secrets of the Secret Service

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Intelligence - Secrets of the Secret Service

Gabriel (Josh Holloway) and Riley (Meghan Ory) go undercover on a former President’s (Bill Smitrovich) Secret Service detail in Syria to rescue two American journalists whose fate could be the spark to start a long war with both Russia and the Middle East. Despite limited intel, the extraction plan nearly goes off without a hitch until Gabriel discovers one of the journalists will die from wounds before the end of the day and the other (Tania Raymonde) admits the pair are really are CIA operatives who have no plans on leaving the country and burning their covers until their mission to locate an American scientist working on a mission guidance system is complete.

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Supergirl #27

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Supergirl #27I’m saddened, but not surprised, by DC refusing to capitalize on the perfect situation to admit a horrific mistake and move on. Last issue ended with Supergirl killing the pointlessly redesigned pseudo-Lobo which I had hoped might mean that DC Editorial had chosen to listen to fan outrage of yet another bastardization of a classic character and carefully orchestrated a way to get rid of the character in a single issue. Nope. At least the art is good.

The “dead” pseudo-Lobo of course comes back to life to cause trouble for Supergirl along with Shay Veritas and the other scientists trapped aboard the dimensionally-trapped Block. The comic also introduces us the ship’s prisoner/passenger with the New 52 introduction of Lady Blaze (who, if possible, interests me less than pseudo-Lobo).

Although I’ve grown to like this depiction of Kara, the comic’s hot-and-cold storylines have been hit-and-miss for me and I have little interest in seeing Kara and pseudo-Lobo, Round 2 after her solar recharge. Maybe I’ll come back for the next arc. Pass.

[DC, $2.99]

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