By Michael Fitzgerald Troy
Okay. Um. Okay. Yeah. So, with the DCnU launch of 52 New #1s, I admit Wonder Woman was one of the titles I was most excited about. Cautiously optimistic albeit, but excited nonetheless. Can you blame me? After the promise and subsequent let down of previous "bold and exciting new adventures" from sure-fire bets such as Allan Heinberg, Jodi Picoult, and even fan fave Gail Simone, I always want the monthly Wond-y book to be stellar but know all too well there is a better-than-not chance it's gonna suck big, giant donkey balls. So, how was acclaimed writer Brian Azzarello's (100 Bullets, Batman: Joker) new "horror take" on Wonder Woman? To paraphrase Nancy Sinatra, "Balls. Start suckin'!"
The End. A Web Series.
The robots have taken over and there are only a few survivors left.
(The End. is a post-apocalyptic buddy comedy.)
Catch a new episode on the Fanboy Comics website every Friday!
Starring: Bryan Mayer and Justinh Avery
Directed by Peter Harmon
Written by Bryan Mayer
Director of Photography: Rick Bickerstaff
Edited by Jason Marsh
Sound Design and Sound Editing by Ian Becker
Produced by Bryan Mayer
Co-Produced by Justinh Avery, Peter Harmon, Ian Becker, Rick Bickerstaff, and Jason Marsh
The DC reboot is upon us, comic book sniffers! Welcome to the new DC universe! In an effort to help bring new readers into the world of comics, the Fanboy Comics staff has decided to review at least five new #1 issues each week of September, DC’s reboot launch month.
Nightwing, Deadman, and Blue Beetle have all been rebooted for the new DC 52. I should say that I haven’t read any of these books before; in fact, the only one of these characters I had ever seen before was Nightwing. I liked them all, even though they have little in common other than the sense of a new beginning and that crazy purple lady. Seriously, she freaks me out.
Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:
Our friends at Comikaze Expo have outdone themselves (again!). On November 5, 2011, Comikaze will be presenting a one-time only reunion of the cast of All That, Nickelodeon’s award-winning sketch comedy series. You will not want to miss this event, as the cast will join together for a panel discussion and autograph signing for fans at the Los Angeles convention.
I have two words to say about Batman #1. But, before I tell you what those two words are, I’m going to throw a lot more words your way to explain why those two words apply (or, you could just skip to the last sentence of this review... slacker).
The DC reboot is upon us, comic book sniffers! Welcome to the new DC universe! In an effort to help bring new readers into the world of comics, the Fanboy Comics staff has decided to review at least five new #1 issues each week of September, DC’s reboot launch month.
If someone ever told me that I’d be reading a comic written by a cast member of MTV’s The Real World, I think I might have slapped them. If someone ever told me that I’d be reading a comic written by a cast member of MTV’s The Real World, and that I would f---ing love it, I probably would’ve slapped myself. Well, comic book-sniffers, my cheek is red, my hand hurts, and so does my face, but, damn, did I love Judd Winick’s Catwoman book. Let me fill you in on why this DCnU issue #1 is the cat’s meow!
SPOILERS BELOW
Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:
On behalf of Fanboy Comics, I am both excited and proud to announce the addition of three new staff members to the FBC fold. Joining the staff will be Rebecca Lear, Ben Rhodes, and Drew Siragusa, all of whom have provided countless hours of their services and support to make Fanboy Comics as geeky as it is.
September 22
Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:
Greetings from the Shire on this happiest of Hobbit Days! Hobbit Day is the birthday of the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, two fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's popular set of books, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In the books both Bilbo and Frodo were said to be born on September 22, but of different years. Bilbo was born in the year of 2890 and Frodo in the year of 2968 in the Third Age (1290 and 1368 respectively in Shire-Reckoning.)
Terri is a story about an overweight fifteen-year-old of the same name (played by Jacob Wysocki) who doesn’t fit in at school. That may sound like many other teen coming-of-age films—Super Bad comes to mind—but there are key differences between Terri and other movies about not-so-attractive loners on the outskirts of social acceptance. The differences are in the writing, style, and tone of this film. Without bells and whistles, Terri, directed by Azazel Jacobs, is remarkably realistic and honest in its portrayal of teenage life.
Well, I finally got my hands on the 3rd issue of Richelle Mead and Grant Alter’s Storm Born series, and I just devoured it. In this installment we follow freelance shaman Eugenie Markham, known also as Odile, into the dangerous Otherworld, as she attempts to find and rescue kidnapped Jasmine Delaney from the fairy-like beings called the Gentry. To do this, Eugenie has to cross into the Otherworld with her own physical body, rather than doing it psychically. This presents an extra danger for Markham, so she enlists the help of her fiends/enslaved and cursed souls who are forced to do what she says. Volusian, a demon-looking soul who is “about as damned as a soul could be,” has a love-hate relationship with Eugenie, except without the love part. He is enslaved to her and bound to protect her, but he makes no secret of his disdain. We meet another soul, less a slave and more an indentured servant, named Nandi. Nandi is a tormented soul cursed to roam the earth in endless suffering, but has agreed to serve Markham for three years in return for peace. Finn is the final member of the entourage who is a fun, pixie-looking being with a big mouth, who mainly just hangs around because he thinks it’s fun. And, together they head off into the Otherworld to find this missing girl.