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Legends of Awesomeness – The Scorpion Sting

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  • Title: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
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Legends of Awesomeness - The Scorpion StingThe second DVD collection of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness collects half-dozen of the show’s episodes including “Scorpion’s Sting” which was the first episode of the series to air on Nickelodeon as Po (Mick Wingert) and Monkey (James Sie) set out on a quest to the Valley of the Scorpion for the cure to Tigress‘ (Kari Wahlgren) fever.

Other highlights from the collection include Po’s attempts to find a girlfriend for his father (James Hong), Monkey accused of being a thief, Po fearing he may turn evil like a previous member of the Furious Five, Crane (Amir Talai) trying to regain his confidence with Po’s help, misadventures with magic Kung Fu shoes, and Po’s search with his father for a legendary monster.

The random order for these releases is a bit confusing but fans should still enjoy the collection. The only extra on the single-disc DVD is the code to the game app “Scorpion Maze” to unlock power-ups and downloads.

[DreamWorks Animation, $14.98]

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The Flash #24

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The Flash #24Issue #24 finally ties up the Reverse-Flash storyline (which, since it was teased for months before it ever began, seems like it’s taken nearly a whole year to get through) with Barry Allen taking back the power of the Speed Force Danny West stole from him to travel back into time and murder his father. Although co-writers Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato underline the moral of the story, and the reverse nature of the New 52 version of the character, he’s a far cry from the far more interesting original villain to use the name.

Following the return to the present there’s enough time for the Flash to threaten the duplicitous Dr. Elias and even do a little dancing with his girl Patty Spivot (while making an appropriate puntastic joke).

Two full years since the launch of the New 52, The Flash has seen its ups and downs but it has consistently offered (mostly) good stories and (always) great art. The latest issue of The Flash sets the stage to begin the new chapter with the hero back in control of his life and powers, and everything, at least for now, seeming back to normal. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Nova #9

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Nova #9Returning home from his encounter with Speedball and Vance Astrovik, Sam Alexander discovers Kalendra has captured his mother and little sister and is holding them hostage unless Sam agrees to fight her without use an weapons (including the Nova helmet).

Initially agreeing the fair fight (which is less than fair since Sam has received no actually hand-to-hand combat training), the newest Nova throws in the towel early, donning his helmet and kicking some serious butt all the way back to Kalendra’s home where her failure gets her caged in isolated confinement.

The heavy bondage themes not withstanding, Nova #9 provides a good example at the type of hero the newest Nova is. Honorable, maybe not, but certainly willing to do whatever is needing to save the ones he loves. And despite his repeated refusals, it seems Nova may have found himself a pair of new teammates (which I would be more on-board with if they clad Astrovik in Vance Astro‘s costume). Worth a look.

[Nova, $3.99]

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Once Upon a Time – Good Form

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  • Title: Once Upon a Time – Good Form
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Once Upon a Time - Good Form

While Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), and Regina (Lana Parrilla) resort to questionable means by pulling out the heart of a Lost Boy (Skyler Gisondo) and making him their slave to deliver a message to Henry (Jared Gilmore), Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) leads Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) on a fool’s errand whose true purpose is to save the life of Emma’s father. Although the cure works, magic always has a price and the Dreamshade‘s poisonous effects will only be put off as long as Charming never again leaves Neverland.

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Hawaii Five-0 – Kupu’eu

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Hawaii Five-0 - Kupu'eu

A simple surveillance job takes a tragic turn when an armed gunman shows up to kill a cheating husband they were monitoring and put bullet holes in both Catherine (Michelle Borth) and Billy Harrington (Justin Bruening) that only one of them will survive. Despite her injuries, Catherine refuses to remain in the hospital and works with McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and Five-0 to uncover the reason for the double-murder and an expert cover-up that destroys almost all the evidence from the crime scene.

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