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GQ’s Hottest Women of the Year (So Far)

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GQ has put together a nice little gallery of women they’ve named the Hottest Women of the Year (So Far). The list includes Olivia Munn, Gisele Bündchen, Minka Kelly, Jennifer Anniston, Jessica Alba, Adriana Lima, Scarlett Johansson, Rhianna, Mila Kunis, Olivia Wilde, Miranda Kerr, Irina Shayk, Diane Kruger, and Glee‘s Lea Michele and Dianna Agron. You’ll find some pics (some of them a little NSFW) inside.

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Flashpoint: Abin Sur The Green Lantern #1

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flashpoint-abin-sur-1-coverOf the first three tie-in Flashpoint mini-series to hit the shelves the one centered around Abin Sur is probably the best. Flashpoint: Batman Knight of Vengeance is passable, if a tad boring after a humorous beginning, and Flashpoint: Secret Seven is best left unspoken of.

There are a couple of interesting takeaways from this story. The first is that Abin Sur seems very much the maverick Green Lantern who only follows the orders he agrees with (remind you of anyone?). And the second is that the timeline of Sur’s crash on Earth at the end of this issue corresponds with Barry Allen‘s experiment in Flashpoint #2. Is the reality of Flashpoint about to get introduced to the DCU’s two premiere Silver Age heroes at the same time?

More of a novelty than anything else, this issue does give us Abin Sur knocking the snot out of his dear friend Sinestro. Sadly it also gives as an update that this reality is still stuck in the dark days of Blackest Night. Ugh, and I thought Emperor Aquaman was bad. Hit-and-Miss.

[DC, $2.99]

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Secret Six #34

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secret-six-34-coverAlthough the word “family” is never uttered, that’s what this issue is really about. After returning from Hell and saving another of Scandal‘s girlfriends (in a brutal opening sequence) the team returns home to lick their wounds and get back to live as usual (or as usual as it gets for these characters).

While Scandal tries to bury the hatchet with Ragdoll, and King Shark freaks out with how happy Catman is acting, Bane goes out on his first date. It’s unconventional (Bane tells the stripper his life story while atop a Ferris Wheel before severely wounding several would-be-robbers), but turns out to be a pleasant night for the couple (or as pleasant as things get for these characters).

There’s still plenty of fallout to come, including a difficult choice by Scandal and the reported return of a Bane on Venom, but this single character-driven issue (which has its share of bloody panels) is a nice change-of-pace after the trip to Hell and back. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Flashpoint #2 (of 5)

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flashpoint-2-coverFlashpoint continues with three stories. One showcases Deathstroke and Emperor Aquaman‘s take-no-prisoners attitude towards trespassers on the high seas. The second involves Wonder Woman‘s encounter with an American special forces officer who just happens to be named Steve Trevor. Both help further paint the bleak landscape of this transformed Flashpoint reality.

It’s the third story however that’s the most important. Barry Allen attempts to convince this reality’s Batman (Thomas Wayne) that he isn’t crazy, is from an alternate reality, and can fix the world… if Batman helps him get struck by lightning. As you might guess, it takes a little convincing.

It’s not a bad second issue, although the glimpses we get of both Aquaman and Wonder Woman make me cringe at the thought of either of them being the center of future issues. And the consequence of Barry Allen’s experiment does have an unintentionally funny ring to it. (And it’s certainly better than the other off-shoot mini-series which also hit shelves this week.) Worth a look.

[DC, $3.99]

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