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Amazing Spider-Man #660

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amazing-spider-man-660-coverAs the Future Foundation battle the Sinister Six on pirate island (or whatever you want to call it) a little misdirection lets other members of the team sneak into the Baxter Building to steal one of Reed Richards‘ pet projects. I’m going to go out on a limb and say whatever use Doc Ock has for whatever he stole isn’t going to be good for our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

Interesting moments (even if they are borrowed from a lackluster movie plot) as the FF find themselves shifting through each others powers (and Spidey gets a temporary makeover sure to give you nightmares). There’s also a nice scene of the FF showing old Web-Head some love and positive reinforcement after the battle (which, as he says, he’s unaccustomed to).

And, finally, the Carlie Cooper tattoo fiasco in a switcheroo that makes no sense whatsoever and yet is still better than what was shown in last issue with her brilliant idea of branding her body with the image of the man who threw Peter Parker’s first love off a bridge. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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FF #3

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ff-3-coverThe FF and Doctor Doom team up to take down not one, but four Reed Richards. And they’re also enlisting the help of several of the Fantastic Four’s old foes (including the High Evolutionary, Diablo, the Mad Thinker, and the Wizard) to help.

It seems Valeria made a bad mistake by releasing four Reed Richards from other worlds into our own. And these men haven’t exactly been idle since entering our reality and they’re more than willing to sacrifice our world for their own ends.

Even if this one is mostly backstory fill-in, it’s a solid issue all around and includes some fun moments such as the various villains being summoned to the Baxter Building for an evening with Victor von Doom. Classic.

On the negative side, this is at least the third time I’ve seen the Watcher make an appearance in as many months. That’s far too often, especially here when his appearance isn’t warranted in this issue. Instead it’s used to over-hype the events that may occur in the next few issues. I like the Watcher, but if he starts showing up for every calendar event the entire point of his character is made worthless. Just sayin’. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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Flashpoint #1

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flashpoint-1-coverBarry Allen wakes in his office in Central City only to realize it isn’t his Central City. He’s not the Flash, and the world around him isn’t his own.

Alternate reality comics are a staple of the business (just ask the X-Men who have been doing this on a regular basis for decades now). They’re also severally limited. Nothing that happens in this reality matters outside of it. And usually few, if any, characters remember the events which took place in the other reality.

As alternate stories go Flashpoint isn’t awful. The first issue does a good job setting up the differences in the world. There is no Superman, no Justice League, Abin Sur never died bequething his ring to Hal Jordan, and Batman isn’t the Wayne we know.

This world is trapped in wars with both Wonder Woman and the Amazons and Aquaman and the Atlateans. And the closest thing the resistance has to a leader is… Cyborg. Oh, that can’t be good.

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Everything Must Go

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  • Title: Everything Must Go
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everything-must-go-posterNick Halsey (Will Ferrell) is having a really bad day. In the first few minutes of the film he loses his job, his wife locks him out of the house and leaves town (first throwing all his possessions on the front lawn), his car is repossessed, his bank accounts are locked out, and he falls off the wagon and begins drinking again.

Unable to deal with the situation Nick begins living on his front lawn, drinking all day long, and pretending to hold a yard sale to keep the police from arresting him. During his plummet to rock bottom he meets a new neighbor (Rebecca Hall), befriends a neighborhood kid with little direction (Christopher Jordan Wallace), and discovers a few tawdry secrets about his neighbors (Stephen Root, Rosalie Michaels).

The script from writer/director Dan Rush (based on a short story by Raymond Carver) isn’t all that original, but it is told well. We’ve seen the tale before, perhaps not as ridiculous as this (really? he has no recourse to access his bank accounts?) as he discovers, both literally and figuratively, Everything Must Go.

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Deadpool Annual #1

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deadpool-annual-1-coverDeadpool, Spider-Man, and Bruce Banner are stuck in an alternate dimension. And, not surprisingly, it’s all Deadpool’s fault.

This issue picks up the threads left hanging from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38 and focuses primarily on Deadpool’s discovery of a kindred spirit in Death Wish and his attempts to take down the world’s premiere super-villain – Death Mask. (Think Deadpool, but more lucid, not quite so crazy, who grow up to become Doctor Doom.)

Alternate reality stories are a dime a dozen (just ask the X-Men who did this yet again just a few months ago). That said, this is an entraining enough story that doesn’t force you to read the previous annual to know what’s going on. There’s plenty of Deadpool insanity, including an uncomfortable bonding moment between Spidey and Deadpool.

It’s not for everyone, but Deadpool fans should get exactly (no more, no less) what they expect. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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