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Justice League International #1

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jli-v2-1-coverI was surprised how much I liked DC’s first new title Justice League. The reboot of Justice League International isn’t quite as good, but it’s a solid start for another Justice League title.

The original JLI run by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire to this day remains one of the best team comics DC, or any publisher, has put out. Way before its time, JLI focused on character relationships, humor, and petty arguments among heroes at least as much as it did with the League saving the day.

The new JLI lacks the zaniness of Giffen’s run, and isn’t as strong as Judd Winick‘s year-long Justice League: Generation Lost tale. It’s also missing a few key pieces that could really spice up the team dynamic (including Guy Gardner, who quits halfway through this first issue).

The first issue is primarily concerned with setting up the team (which includes Fire, Ice, Rocket Red, Vixen, August General in Iron, and Godiva) under the leadership of Booster Gold, who in the relaunch is still widely regarded as a glory hound.

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Doctor Who – Night Terrors

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  • Title: Doctor Who – Night Terrors
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“Save me from the monsters.”

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A message travels across time and space to reach The Doctor (Matt Smith). Something terrible has “amplified the fears of a ordinary little boy across all the barriers of time and space through crimson stars and silent stars and tumbling nebulas like oceans set on fire through empires of glass and civilizations of pure thought and a whole terrible, wonderful universe of impossibilities” to beg someone, anyone, for help to “save me from the monsters.”

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The Conspirator

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  • Title: The Conspirator
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the-conspirator-dvdDirector Robert Redford examines the trial of the first woman put to death by the Unites States Government through the eyes of a reluctant young lawyer (James McAvoy) who ended up ruining his career with search for justice in a court that wanted nothing more than a quick conviction.

The story concerns Mary Surratt (Robin Wright) who was charged as a co-conspirator in the assassinations of President Abraham Lincoln (Gerald Bestrom) and Secretary of State William Seward and the attempted assassination of Vice President Andrew Johnson (Dennis Clark).

Redford assembles a first-rate cast to tell an engaging story, but it never reaches the level of storytelling you would expect. Although the screenplay by James D. Solomon showcases the how Suratt was railroaded into the gallows and strongly suggests her innocence, the film never takes a definitive stand on her guilt. This means we aren’t subject to Suratt’s experiences but only those filtered through those of her lawyer.

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The Mighty Thor #4

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mighty-thor-4-coverI’ve never been a huge Thor fan. I enjoy the character in certain stories, usually in group titles like the Avengers. Although I’ve warmed to the character a little in recent years his supporting cast (Odin and the Marvel Comics version of the Norse Gods of Asgard) still hold little interest for me.

However, I am a big fan of the Silver Surfer who is probably my favorite Marvel Comics hero (though not character). You don’t see much of the Surfer in current Marvel titles, and I’m okay with that as he is one of the hardest characters to write well.

In this opening story arc of The Mighty Thor writer Matt Fraction tries his hand at the character, with mixed success. The comic, involving the Surfer’s quest to pry away an energy source that could appease Galactus‘ hunger for years from the Asgardians, definitely has had its moments (including some nice throwdown action between Thor and the Surfer). The more metaphysical fight between Galactus and Odin (who Fraction seems to put on the same plane as Galactus power-wise) doesn’t fair so well.

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Torchwood: Miracle Day – Dead of Night

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  • Title: Torchwood: Miracle Day – Dead of Night
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The third episode finally sees our team together on the streets of Washington, D.C., as the search begins discover the truth behind why no one in the world can die. Although I thought the second episode was a bit of a step up from this season’s opener this one’s a bit of a mess, even though this episode finally gets things rolling.

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