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Supreme #68

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Writer/artist Erik Larsen’s run on Supreme ends here with Mean Supreme‘s final battle with Khromium and the former Supremes making plans to regain their powers with the help of Darius Duck.

Although the issue is fun, the art, particularly the scenes involving Original Supereme‘s attempts at a normal life, attempting to get a job, and his relationship with Sister Supreme, look rushed. This is mainly due the fact that Larsen is taking on double duty on this final issue without the assistance of artist Cory Hamscher. The result is several panels of rough sketches which appear to have been inked whether or not they were ready to be. That said, Squeak the Supremouse still looks cool.

The art is a little distracting and may not send Larsen out with the bang I was hoping for, but there’s certainly enough here for fans of the character inducing foreshadowing of the possible return of the Supremacy and the arrival of a new baby Supreme in the not too distant future. For fans.

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70th Golden Globes

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The big winners at the 70th Golden Globe Awards were Argo (taking home Best Picture – Drama & Director Ben Affleck), Les Misérables (Best Picture – Musical or Comedy, Actor – Musical or Comedy Hugh Jackman, and Supporting Actress Anne Hathaway), and Homeland (Best Series – Drama, Actress – Drama Claire Danes, and Actor – Drama Damian Lewis). Other acting awards went to Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook), and Don Cheadle (House of Lies). You can find the full list of winners inside.

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Green Lantern: The Animated Series – Blue Hope

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  • Title: Green Lantern: The Animated Series – Blue Hope
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Hal Jordan (Josh Keaton), Kilowog (Kevin Michael Richardson), and Aya (Grey DeLisle) head to the Blue Lantern homeworld to talk with Ganthet (Ian Abercrombie) about the menace of the Manhunters only to accidentally put the Blue Lanterns in jeopardy when the deactivate Manhunter they bring with them is brought back online when the the Blue Lantern Power Battery goes online.

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Elementary – M.

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  • Title: Elementary – M.
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“I didn’t help you stay sober so you could become a murderer.”

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An investigation into the murder of a victim whose body was drained of blood before the body disappears leads Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) to deduce an old enemy known only as M. (Vinnie Jones) has followed him from London and set up shop in New York. Holmes educates Captain Gregson (Aidan Quinn) and his men on the methodical manner of killer with at least 37 victims (of varying age, appearance, and social status) and with no known photograph or description of his appearance.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #17

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Buffy Summers‘ world gets even more complicated by the arrival of Illyria who uses her mostly restored powers to rip the Slayer from her battle with zompires (forcing Billy and Detective Dowling to make do on their own) and transporting Buffy to a gathering of magical beings.

As Buffy meets with a council of magically-imbued creatures trapped in this dimension (including D’Hoffryn), Billy’s faith in his new profession is shaken, Dowling is almost killed, and back at home Xander‘s anger is out of control and Dawn is felled by some unseen force.

Unaware of what is happening with her friends, Buffy agrees to help the council stop Severin whose power continues to grow. She even accepts the help of Illyria and Koh, neither of whom Buffy is sure she can trust as the powerful threesome walk right into Severin’s trap.

A good issue and I’m happy to see Illyria, although her account of her recent activities does seem to contradict Angel After the Fall. Worth a look.

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