When a body is found choked, shot, stabbed and thrown out a fourth-story window Beckett (Stana Katic) and Castle (Nathan Fillion) are quick to identify and track down the killer (David Chisum), who took a hostage (Julia Whelan) and fled the scene. And then things get really interesting.
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After being returned to Earth with no way to power the ring Sinestro left him Hal Jordan picks up the pieces of his life, and his relationship with Carol Ferris, and puts his past as Green Lantern behind him. Of course the universe has other plans.
As Carol tries to get used to the new Hal, Sinestro searches out Lyssa Drak but what he learns from the Book of the Black shocks him to his core. Now knowing what the Guardians of the Universe have in store, with foreknowledge of his own death, and with the entire universe on the brink of disaster, Sinestro has no choice but to search out the only man he can trust – even if that man’s name is Hal Jordan.
I really enjoyed this issue. It was nice, given the tumultuous events of Jordan’s life over the past few years, to see him given a chance to enjoy life – even without a ring. Of course this respite was going to be short lived, but now we’ll find out just how far Sinestro is willing to go to stop the future he glimpsed from happening. Worth a look.
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As Buffy deals with news that’s she’s pregnant writer Andrew Chambliss takes the opportunity to showcase not only the current Slayer’s fears of what a pregnancy might mean but that of another Slayer who went through the same emotions a few decades earlier – Robin Wood‘s mother Nikki.
For a comic book centered around a tiny blond who kills vampires this issue has quite a bit going on. I’m really liking how personal Season Nine feels after Season Eight spiraled so far out of control. And for a comic that I’ve found the art to be inconsistant so far artist Georges Jeanty nails the characters this time around.
Not only do we get flashbacks between Nikki and her Watcher but we get frank conversations between Buffy and Robin, and later between Buffy and Spike. And, although the some might object, I was certainly impressed how the issue of an abortion was not only introduced but discussed.
Even if you haven’t read the first arc of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine, if you’re a fan of the character you should definitely find a copy, especially if you can find the old school variant cover. Best of the week.
[Dark Horse, $2.99]
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In order to solve the murder of a treasure hunter Beckett (Stana Katic) and Castle (Nathan Fillion) are forced to solve a homicide from 1947 involving the same murder weapon, a private detective, a gangster (Mark Pellegrino), and a $1 million blue diamond necklace in the shape of a butterfly. The cast does double duty as both themselves and the characters in the private eyes memoirs as the search for “The Blue Butterfly” begins.
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From director James Marsh, Project Nim examines the study undertaken in the 1970’s which was an attempt to prove a chimpanzee, raised by humans, could be taught to act human and communicate through Sign Language.
The documentary includes interviews from several of those involved in the project including Herbert S. Terrace who led and championed the study for years but eventually concluded Nim only learned signs tied to certain rewards but never developed a full understanding of the language he was using.
Project Nim has an amazing wealth of documentary footage taken from the study. With this footage, and the interviews, Marsh puts together a film that not only documents the study but captures the emotional experiences of those involved with Nim including those who only saw him as an experiment, those who thought of him as part of their family, and those who were physically attacked by a chimpanzee they had come to view as a friend.
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