Oliver Harper’s Escape From New York Retrospective
Oliver Harper looks back at 1981’s Escape From New York.
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Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #5
- Title: Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #5
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- Writer: Simon Spurrier
- Artist: Sergio Fernandez Davila
Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #5 wraps up the Mordred arc with not one but two resurrections as the villain is thwarted with using the Ebony Crown to take control of the world. Although dead for most of the issue, Dane Whitman plays a large role as his dying declaration helps pave the way to the arc’s conclusion and the creation of a new Black Knight.
The reveal of Jackie Chopra‘s lineage is well-handled here as she steps up to help take down the villain and then earn a place at her father’s side as the pair will attempt to share the mantle of the Ebony Blade. I’m not sure how exactly that’s going to work, but I’m guessing various Marvel teams can choose which one they want in a comic from here out.
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Yvonne Strahovski – Career Retrospective
IMDb offers this quick look at the career of Yvonne Strahovski.
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Checkmate #2
- Title: Checkmate #2 (of 6)
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- Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
- Artist: Alex Maleev
The six-issue mini-series continues as Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev remind us that Talia al Ghul can be a hell of a character when put in the hands of the right creative team as Leviathan’s captive starts causing trouble for the cabal. (Although I’m not quite sure where the Damian part of the plotline is going). She’s not the only female highlighted here, as Lois Lane‘s investigation into Leviathan’s actions leads her to being kidnapped by the group leading to an inevitable showdown.
Speaking of Superman, although the Man of Steel is given only a cameo here, the second issue of the series has some fun exploring Mark Shaw‘s obsession with the Kryptonian and his struggle to bring the hero over to his side. So far things aren’t going all that well on that front and I don’t know that kidnapping his wife will help matters.
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