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Super Dinosaur #4

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super-dinosaur-4-coverAfter a few weeks of delay Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard’s Super Dinosaur finally returns to comic shops with issue #4 which finds Super Dinosaur and Derek Dynamo track down the secret base of evil genius Max Maximus.

However, the situation changes quickly changes with Maximus is able to track a beacon set by Erica (who wants to leave her isolated new home) right back to Dyna Dome where he unleashes his latest creation: Mega-Raptor.

Seriously, this comic not only has a dinsaur with a robotic exoskeleton fighting evil but it has a new baddie called “Mega-Rapotor.” I don’t really need to sell you on this, do I?

The issue ends with a tease that the crazy awesomeness of next issue will put this one to shame. And this one was pretty darn good. If you aren’t reading Super Dinosuar you need to be. Worth a look.

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The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fourth Season

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big-bang-theory-season-four-dvdThe Fourth Season of The Big Bang Theory finds more hijinks for the science nerds, the introduction of new characters like Raj’s sister Priya (Aarti Mann), an expanded role for Mayim Bialik as Sheldon’s girlfriend, and guest-appearances by Eliza Dushku, LeVar Burton, and Keith Carradine, as well as the return of Wil Wheaton, Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie), and Laurie Metcalf as Sheldon’s mother.

This season’s episodes include Sheldon’s (Jim Parsons) pussycat phase, Howard (Simon Helberg) and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) getting back together, Penny (Kaley Cuoco) and Amy become besties, Sheldon is baffled by Howard’s magic trick, an attempt to create an iPhone app, Leonard begins a relationship with Raj’s (Kunal Nayyar) sister, Sheldon attempts to throw a party with a new group of friends and takes part in a girls night out, the gang takes part in a New Year’s Eve costume contest, and Leonard meets Penny’s father.

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Green Lantern #1

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green-lantern-v5-1-coverI was a little reluctant to pick up a Green Lantern comic where Sinestro was the hero of the book. Although Hal Jordan gets plenty of pages here, he’s no longer the Green Lantern of Earth. That responsibility has fallen to his former mentor (and deadly enemy).

The first issue of Green Lantern proves to be one of DC’s better #1’s of the recent reboot. The focus is split between Sinestro (and the Guardians of the Universe) coming to terms with a ring choosing the Lanterns most hated foe and Hal Jordan’s life which has quickly fallen apart since his ring was stripped from him following the events of War of the Green Lanterns.

We’re reminded once again, the only thing Hal Jordan ever did well (other than flying jets) was being a hero. Seeing him stuck in a purposeless rut, without a job, cash, car or even a relationship (Hal proves once again he’s not a great date) writer Geoff Johns reminds us just because someone is a great hero doesn’t mean they’re a great man.

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Red Lanterns #1

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Although I’ve been a Green Lantern fan for almost my entire life (aside from those dark days known as the Ron Marz years) I had no intention of picking up the first issue of Red Lanterns. Atrocitus and the Red Lanterns burst onto the scene in Final Crisis and (along with the other colors of the rainbow all given their own power rings) have been a big part of Green Lantern comics ever since.

Unlike the Green Lantern Corps, the Red Lanterns use their rage and anger to fuel their rings. Their leader, Atrocitus, blames the Guardians of the Universe for the destruction of his home sector of space. Now that Hal Jordan has killed Krona, the Guardian responsible for the massacre, the leader of an army bloodthirsty killers with hate-fueled wish rings finds himself at an impasse.

Over the last two-thirds of the comic writer Peter Milligan does a fairly good job going over the events surrounding the Red Lanterns and bringing new readers up to speed. It’s the opening story, however, that made me pick this issue up.

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Animal Man #1

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animal-man-v2-1-coverFor those who have no experience with the character Animal Man may be a little hard to understand. Part super-hero, part animal activist, part horror protagonist, and part family man, the character of Buddy Baker is as far on the edge of the DCU as you can get, which was why I was pleasantly surprised when he earned a title as part of DC’s “New 52.”

Animal Man has the ability to tap the morphogenetic field (known as “the Red”) and mimic the abilities of various animals for short periods of time. He can even combine the abilities, such as the speed of a cheetah, stink of a skunk, and the strength of a rhino, all together.

As the comic begins former actor, hero, stuntman, and now actor again, Baker finds himself wrapping up a small role in and independent film, spending time with his family, and throwing on the tights to end a stand-off in a hospital’s children’s ward.

The stand-off in the hospital is especially well done and writer Jeff Lemire gives us one creepy ending involving Baker’s daughter Maxine (which I won’t spoil here).

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