The latest from director M. Night Shyamalan finds a family on the run during a global environmental crisis. Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deshanel, John Leguizamo, Spencer Breslin, Betty Buckley, and Ashlyn Sanchez star. Check out the official site. The disaster begins everywhere on Friday.
A “final” crisis you say? I’ll believe that when I see it! What, it’s here? That’s right folks the first issue of Final Crisis has hit the shelves and we’ve got the review. Filled with appearance from countless DC heroes and villains, Grant Morrison has packed the first issue with characters, and a somewhat bewildering story.
After a brief introductory scene involving Metron supplying Anthro with knowledge, which perhaps is more than just the gift of fire, the story moves into full gear with a dying Orion and the discovery of a connection between a group of missing children, all of whom have a genetic disposition towards super-powers.
As the Justice League and Green Lanterns begin to search for the cause of Orion’s death, and the possibility of other New Gods on Earth, a villain named Libra temps the members of the Secret Society into joining his quest by offering them them their heart’s desire. His presentation is quite convincing, as it ends with the apparent death of the Martian Manhunter (except for that odd final page…?).
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If Crisis on Infinite Earths streamlined and simplified the DCU, Infinite Crisis did just the opposite. 20 years after Crisis on Infinite Earths (read that review) had restructured the DCU and set a new standard for both limited series and rebooting and entire company’s comic line, DC set out to something to commemorate the event. The result was Infinite Crisis which returns the characters seen at the end of the original leaving the newly created Earth – the Earth-2 Superman, Superboy-Prime, and Alexander Luthor.
The heroes from lost worlds return from their confinement to change the current Earth which has grown into a dark and dangerous place. The threesome have their own plans to replace the current world with one from the now defunct vast Multiverse. Although Kal-L’s motives are pure, the other two have their own agenda.
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Hmm, we’re about to talk about comics so it must be Wednesday! Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls. And this Wednesday marks the Silver Anniversary issue of our weekly post! That’s 75 issues of quixotic awesomeness all for you, our loyal RF readers! Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we look at the new comics set to hit comic shops and bookstores today from DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, WildStorm, Vertigo, and Image Comics.
This week includes Avengers/Invaders, BtVS Season 8, Detective Comics, House of Mystery, Manhunter, Nova, Secret Invasion, and the first issues of Trinity, and Ultimate Origins. Also don’t forget the truckload of new graphic novels including Dogwatch Vol. 3: Mood Swings, Grendel: Devil Child, Hulk vs. The Marvel Universe, Tom Strong Book 6, and much, much more.
Enjoy issue #75
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Adam Sandler stars as a Mossad agent who leaves spy work behind to become a hairstylist in New York. No, you didn’t misread that. Mariah Carey, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rob Schneider, Henry Winkler, Barry Livingston, Donna Feldman, and Jacki R. Chan also star. Check out the official site. The film blow drys its way into theaters everywhere on Friday.
