Comics

Magus # 3 – Review

Magic
continues to force its way back into the world. The
issue begins in the cave where magic has been sealed off from the world.
Cian
is the Guardian that is currently in charge of guarding it. As the cave
around him continues to shake he awakens the other Guardians. They take
turns
sleeping and guarding the seal. Jaimini and Elo wake up to see the cave
shaking
and change their mood from angry to worried very quickly.

Back with our main group, Danae receives a text message
telling her that Lena is not the person bringing magic back into the world.
Instead of calling her boss she decides to chew out Samuel who used to belong
to a different group called the Brotherhood of the Dominion. There he used to be the
number three inquisitor and would murder magic users. Even though he’s switched sides and helped her, Danae tells him that if
he doesn’t take a hike she’s going to call her boss and have a slew of
Guardians rain down upon him. Reluctantly Samuel takes off leaving Danae,
Father Swain, Darius, Lena and Ben to fend for themselves.

Elephantmen #30 – Advanced Review

Our story begins with Hip and Miki running into each other out in the rain. Miki is dressed very sexy with a clear rain coat on to reveal her glamorous figure. We then cut to Mr. Apostrophe standing before a board room telling the members before him of the dangers of the Elephantmen and that the awakened sleeper cell is just one of their concerns. Our third story running through the issue stars Panya and Joe (the Camel). Panya is reflecting on the day’s events as she stares down at the city from Ivory Towers. Joe informs her that the club has a full house and that she’s expected to dance. Panya thinks of the night before in which she played the body double for Sahara and became worried that Horn would discover her. After her “encounter” with Horn, Panya no longer sees him as anything other than a man and suddenly her world is turned upside down. Joe in the meantime thinks of his business and how hard it has been for him to maintain it over the years. He wonders if it really needs to be this difficult.

27 #2 – Review

Will stands face to face with the ghost of Hargrave Swinthe the man responsible for the apparatus in his chest that gave him the ability to play the guitar again for three hours. He asks Hargrave what the hell happened and after not liking his answer he halls off and decks Hargrave in the face; which surprises him as his ghostly body is knocked to the floor. He asks Will to sit and talk with him as they only have three hours to do so. He explains that what he was attempting to do was exchange the cat’s energy to heal his hand permanently. Will says that it almost worked, but that a dark entity (Erebus) told the light one (The Nine) that it was a trick. Hargrave explains to Will from what he observed that each time he uses the apparatus it will give him a different creative talent; this time the talent is to interact with the dead, but each gift will only last for three hours. Three times twenty-seven equals eighty-one and eight plus one equals… nine.

Comic Covers Are Just So Puzzling!

Ever wished that your favourite comic book cover could be a jigsaw puzzle? Despite your answer you will now be able to find a new hobby. Bluewater Comics has made a deal with Island Puzzle to make puzzles with some of their well known artwork. The first in this project will be of the cover of the April royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. This will be a year long project and will include covers from: “Logan’s Run”, “William Shatner Presents”, as well as several from Bluewater’s “Female Force” line of biographies just to name a few. The 500-piece (17.5” x 25.5”) handmade, limited edition puzzles can be purchased through Amazon and http://www.theroyalweddingwilliamkate.com. They retail for $34.95 and will be available for shipment on April 1, 2011. (for the first one that is).

Guarding The Globe #4 – Advanced Review

So Marvel has The Avengers and all its different forms. DC has the Justice League and now Image have their own answer for guarding the earth against large threats, they are the Guardians of the Globe. A team consisting of members from all around…well the globe. It opens with a ceremony announcing that more members are joining the Guardians of the Globe and they are: Cast Iron, Kaboomerang, Outrun, El Chupacabra, Yeti, Le Bruiser (a dog), Pegasus, Kid Thor, Japandroid, Knockout and Best Tiger. Not long after the announcement of the new members, the entirety of earth goes into turmoil. Major cities around the world are simultaneously under attack and Cecil (the head of the Guardians) is quick to deduce that the whole stint is a coordinated job. Forces are stretched thin even with the increased member numbers. During a fight with a new War Woman, El Chupacabra puts members of the team in danger with his drunken actions.

Marvel Character Affinity: Scourge

Back in the 80’s before Brubraker’s Eisner award winning Captain America. Mark Gruenwald had a legendary run the character as well. One of the interesting characters that came out of that run was, Scourge. But to not be confused with other characters of the same name, the character’s full named is the Scourge of the Underworld. His mission statement was for justice to be served. Of course his brand of justice was twisted. Scourge is a serial killer who kills supervillians. He was the first Dexter before Dexter (the now popular serial killer of serial killers) he was a master planner and a master of disguise that managed to fool Spider-man, Captain America and even the Avengers. His goals were met, killing many villains in the process. Sure most of them were annoying z-listers like Cyclone, Death Adder, Megatak, Mirage, Melter and Titania among many others characters we like to called losers or popularity-challenged-villains. Yet Scourge managed to get the job done and escape with ease.

Captain America Omnibus by Jack Kirby

This week don’t miss Captain America omnibus by Jack Kirby! Marvel is reprinting Kirby’s classic run from the 70’s in a neat omnibus book. See the Falcon and Cap take on the secret empire and more. Be witness to Kirby’s wild and imaginative ideas on one of the characters he helped create. The book collects Captain America # 193-214, annual # 3,4 and Captain America’s bicentennial battles. The book is 568 pages long and weights about 4 pounds and is a limited hardcover edition. Once its sold out good luck finding another one. So what are you waiting for? The cover price is $74.99 but you can get it for less if you know where to look. See Captain America’s history in a georgeus remastered edition and keep the fun of collecting alive!