Comic Catch May 14, 2008

This week Evil Genius Comics recommends...

All-New Iron Manual - I love these fact files, but what really sold me on this Iron Man focused manual is that it's going to have a run down on all of Iron Man's armors from the original to the current, I assume including the Hulkbuster version, etc. That's what I'm looking forward to.

BPRD: 1946 #5 - Mignola's trip down memory lane into a story involving the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Development pre Hellboy has been fascinating.

Captain Britain and MI13 #1 - I've always liked Captain Britain, even when he was a noncharacterized file in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (thought I wish someone would adequately explain the switch from that Cap. Brit. to the British Superman he's become). But I have to give this a shot and I hope...hope...that they tie in some of Captain Britain's original UK stories and their wonderful characters. Crazy Gang anyone?

Cthulhu Tales #2 - Ia ia cthulhu fhtagn!

Death Grub - I'm sorry...how cool of a title is Death Grub. Talk about a cool band name...but beyond the title, Ryan Ottley is hella great and a human being given the power to stop said Death Grub before reaching the Earth and killing the populace sounds promising. Plus its tie in with a 24-hour comic challenge.

Fiction Clemens #1 - A sci-fi western. Interesting art (Check out that cover!)...I'm willing to take her for a spin.

Genext #1 - Chris Claremont, who made the X-Men popular to begin with, writes about the next generation of X-Men as if the Marvel Universe timeline progressed at the same pace as our own...What if the X-Men were really founded in the 1960s? What would the X-Men look like 40 years later in our time?

Goon #24 - Um...it's The Goon. Duh.

Guardians of the Galaxy #1 - I purchased the first Annihilation series and thought it was great, but I'm getting tired of the tie-in/miniseries mega-events, so I didn't continue when whatever the second one was called started...but this series has Rocket Raccoon...I have to see what they do with Rocket Raccoon.

Last Defenders #3 - I've been a fan of every incarnation of the Defenders, especially when they were the team book for C-List and lower heroes. I've enjoyed this series through anger at Stark for being so bloody minded because...I haven't seen any Defenders yet. Just Nighthawk with a hodgepodge of heroes. I have to just keep reading and wait for when Kyle puts Tony in his place.

Locke and Key #4 - Someone tell IDW that covers help sell. I couldn't find a cover to put up. But this is Joe Hill (Stephen King's son...sorry, Joe, I know you don't want that to be attached to your name everytime). This is creepy stuff. It's already been optioned by Diminsion Films...but I can't find a cover...wtf?

Number of the Beast #3 - The Paladins fight against the End of Days. Superheros versus the Apocalypse, so it seems...what's the truth? It's too soon to tell.

Project Superpowers #3 - Fighting Yank continues to try and make up for his mistake many years ago trapping the world's heroes. Great return of some forgotten great heroes.

Serenity: Better Days #3 - They can take the show away, but at least we have our comics. Shiny? Well, it'll do.

Titans #2 - Former Teen Titans who are no longer teens search for the identity of the person assaulting all known Titans. I love seeing how these characters who have really changed over the years reunite and work together.

Transhuman #2 - Companies compete in the new market of creating enhanced humans. If you've read Michael Crichton's Next then you can see where this comes from. Not that that's a prerequisite for this book about genetic testing and Big Business.

Twelve #5 - Unlike DC, Marvel never really embraced it's early superheroes...until now. 12 World War II era heroes awake in today's world. One thing I like is how awkward the heroes face the current era and how out of place they seem...something which, when Captain America resurfaced in modern day, didn't really seem to deal with.

X-Men: Legacy #211 - Professor X is still trying to piece together his memory and that's going to get him entangled with his long dead father and...the Hellfire Club?

Be sure to visit the Evil Genius Comics forums to discuss your comic picks...

Happy Mother's Day

Fear.net, in honor of Mother's Day, published an article about theit top 10 milfs, Mother's I Love to Fear.

In honor of Mother's Day and the top 10 movie milfs, I've created the following...

Movie Madness

The Iron Man movie has opened and ol' Shell-Head is leaving audiences shellshocked. I won't be seeing it until it comes out on DVD, but this initial excitement has me eagerly awaiting that day. Meanwhile, I'll appease myself with other sources of Iron Info, like Fear.net and its video interview with Jon Favreau and the stars, and this interview with Robert Downey, Jr., also from Fear.net. I was amused that Favreau was hesitant to call the villain Iron Monger, considering that's how the character is billed on IMDB. And Gwyneth Paltrow doesn't come off very eloquently. I laughed in Downey's solo interview when he expressed annoyance that people keep asking about this favor he did Marvel by filming a special walk-on, after-credits scene in the Hulk. I'm glad to see it though, because that's what Marvel should have been doing all along. Spider-Man swing overhead Punisher briefly. Have Punisher look in the newspaper and see an article about Daredevil. What Downey calls cross-pollinating.

Along with Iron Man, we have a lot of movies coming. Like the Incredible Hulk...




The Hulk has been one of my favorite characters ever, but he's proven to be very difficult to write for, apparently. Like most writers over at Marvel want a talking Hulk, which can be ok, but I prefer the barely verbal Hulk. Anyway, the last movie with Bana sucks. It's the Hulk and most of the movie is movie military equipment and angst. We want smash'em up action. Looks like they're leaning more that way in this new one, and Edward Norton I think will be a great choice.

And DC gives us The Dark Knight...




I'm going to venture out and say Heath Ledger pulls off the best Joker ever, here.

Will Smith steps up with an original hero, Hancock...




Will Smith rocks and this looks hilarious.

Then we have Mark Millar's Wanted...






I'm a little uncertain with this one. Mainly because I don't like Angelina Jolie, but I'll give it a shot. After all, it's got Terence Stamp!

ANd then what I thought I wouldn't want to see...until I saw the trailer...



The names Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, and John Goodman caught my attention, so I watched that trailer...Now I'm going to have to see it.

I was very happy to see that a second Hellboy was coming out...



and I'm signing off with that...except this cool Breaking Benjamin video featuring clips from the original Hellboy movie...

Comic Pull: April 30, 2008

This week, we at Evil Genius Comics recommend...

New Avengers #40 - More about the Skrulls and their invasion. By Brian Michael Bendis and Jim Cheung

Ultimate X-Men #93 - It's Robert Kirkman's final isse. Has Apocalypse won? Can the X-Men beat him before Robert leaves?

Urban Monsters #3 - On the way to Hollywood, the Urban Monstars are caotured by a Texas justice.

Wildguard: Insider#1 - Todd Nauck's Wildguard is back spotlighting the characters from the Wildguard universe. If you missed the first miniseries, don't miss this one!

X-Men: Legacy #210 - Mike Carey and Scot Eaton - Exodus versus Professor X on the psychic plane!

Youngblood #3 - Everyone makes fun of Rob Liefield these days, but back in the day he was something and no one wants to admit he liked his work. Well, I have no problem admitting I liked him then and I still like his characters...Now, Youngblood turns reality TV stars and things are going down hill fast.

Comic Pull: April 23, 2008

This Week, Evil Genius Comics recommends...

Justice League of America #20 - The Queen Bee and HIVE have Flash and Wonder Woman buzzing. By Dwayne McDuffie and Ethan Van Scriver.

Mighty Avengers #12 - Where's Nick Fury been? Find out here...by BM Bendis and Alex Maleev

She-Hulk #28 - Prison She-Hulk gone wild! By Peter David and Val Semeiks

Ultimate Spider-Man #121 - Omega Red hunts...J. Jonah Jameson? By BM Bendis and Stuart Immonen

Uncanny X-Men #497 - Can Cyclops and Emma Frost save Archangel from the 60s? And Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Wolverine's road trip does what all others have done...turn dangerous. By Ed Brubaker and Michael Choi

Just Back From Oolong Island

I know, I know...it's been about a month since Bloggie and I talked to you wonderfulk people about cool stuff. Well, we do apologize...right Bloggie?

Rrrrrr...

Yep. We had to sequester ourselves away as some of our projects from the past few months wrapped up. You know what they say about the devil in the details. Well, we wanted to make sure everything came to a devilish close, so we went incommunicado for those pesky little details. I still have some clumped under my fingernails.

Rrrrthhhh...

And in Bloggie's teeth. I'll get some more Blog Floss from Wal-Mart tomorrow, big guy.

Anyway, we wanted to stop by and assure you that we have not abandoned ship. We'll be returning next weekend with comic and movie reviews. We're even bringing back the weekly Pull List post to let you know from where we'll be getting our weekly news.

Also, last but not least...I'm proud to annouce the opening of the Evil Genius Forums. Come on over and talk comics, movies, and Blackadder. Oh, and current events...especially twigi events. Make sure you read the Rules of Play, because it's a public board that even innocents can join. However, we do have super secret private boards for anyone who has proven himself or herself to be evil enough.

Come back tomorrow for my Pull List recommendations, visit the forums...they're new, but be proactive and help us get 'em running, and we'll be seeing you.

Comic Review: Peckerwood: 24 Minutes

Peckerwood: 24 minutes

Written by: Rob Dunlop
Art by: Peter Lumby
Published by: Ablaze Media

Where would you expect to find a super slut hoping to break into porn, an adrenaline junkie with a claw hand, and a movie nut trying to keep them from starving between acting jobs or kicked out of their apartment by their naked landlord and religious guru? Where will you find an assassin who sells his image to a video game production company, and a gender-bending government special agent? Welcome to Peckerwood, the other movie capital of the world.

Peckerwood: 24 Minutes is a social satire couched in the spoofery of hit TV show 24 starring Kiefer Sutherland and containing rude, irreverent jokes and stereotypes. Be warned, this comic is not for children or sensitive adults, and if you could be offended if you forget it’s satire.

Peckerwood: 24 Minutes follows friends Tozzer, Rod, and Hornie as they get wrapped up in international, political intrigue. Hired by Agent Jack Ass of the Technical Weapons and Tactics agency (yep, that’s TWAT), he tells the three, “During a recent telephone conversation, a South Korean canned fruit terrorist mentioned a popular brand of confectionary. So, in this mission…I mean scene, we’ll be infiltrating the factory where this Crack Rock Candy is made.” It seems the mysterious Englishman hopes to strain relations between the US and China and panda Jet-Li is the focus of the plot.

Peckerwood is filled with similar surreal characters and situations, like the President of the United States being a teddy bear and Agent Ass becoming more feminine as the story progresses. Also unbelievable is the bizarre passage of time as the story is told in “real time” a la 24, but the events couldn’t possibly occur within the set time, mocking some of the reality pushing events within the 24 hour time period in the hit show.

Dunlop and Lumby have already been making names for themselves with Tozzer and company with his first series, Tozzer and the Invisible Lap Dancers and the follow up series, Tozzer 2. After reading Peckerwood: 24 Minutes, I plan on getting a hold of the two Tozzer books available at Amazon. Be sure to check out the previews readily available at http://www.tozzer.com/ where you can look at pages of the two Tozzer books as well as Peckerwood: 24 Minutes, which will be available June 2008. Be sure to check the April Previews for the order code. After all, you don’t find this sort or ribald wit and and whimsical insanity everyday…Well, unless you own plenty of Monty Python DVDs…