Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum

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Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum

Monk Monday takes us back to San Francisco and the toils of the defective detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). “Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum” stands out for a few reasons. First, neither Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) nor Randy (Jason Gray-Stanford) appear in the episode. And second, no one brings a case to Monk who ends up stumbling over one all on his own in a psychiatric institution where he’s placed on a 48-hour hold after an incident involving Adrian attempting to cook his dead wife’s favorite dish in the apartment now occupied by another family.

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Ultimate Spider-Man #5

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Ultimate Spider-Man #5

We get no Spider-Man in Ultimate Spider-Man #5 and only a brief cameo by Peter Parker. Instead, the latest issue of the series takes its time to backfill the story of Harry Osborn explaining how the spoiled rich kid, and disappointment to his father Norman, ended up galavanting around the city playing hero. We see his father’s death, his first meeting with the Kingpin which allowed to to obtain Stark’s company, and the discovery in the Stark vault which would change his path.

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My Adventures with Superman – Two Lanes Diverged

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My Adventures with Superman - Two Lanes Diverged

There are two storylines at play in “Two Lanes Diverged.” The one which provides the episode its title revolves around the troubled relationship of General Lane (Joel de la Fuente) and his daughter Lois (Alice Lee). Along with the Sam’s decision to leave Lois alone again, we see flashbacks to her childhood involving the soldier pushing her survivalist skills and never letting her in on the nature of his work creating a lifelong resentment which leaves her alone once again when, despite her arguments over the course of the episode, he decides to leave her once again.

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My Adventures with Superman #1

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My Adventures with Superman #1

Doing a comic based on a cartoon property, especially one which is still in its relative infancy and still on the air, presents challenges. While the comic can act as supplemental material, offering more for fans of the series, you wouldn’t expect it to steal any big moments from the series itself while also attempting to keep from creating potential continuity issues for the show. Fans of the My Adventures of Superman should enjoy this one.

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