Episode Review: The Cape Episode 6: Goggles and Hicks

Tonight's episode of The Cape, pitted Vince Faraday against what I have seen as the strangest team ever. Two brothers, Goggles and Hicks, who are professional hit-men. The best way I can describe these guys is out of costume versions of DC comics super-villains the Calculator and Deadshot. Now the Calculator, for all you non-comic book readers out there, is a man of information, who hires himself out to the super-villain community, while Deadshot is simply a very good mercenary. These two odd ducks have been hired by Peter Fleming to find and kill the Cape. Meanwhile, Vince is trying to simply take a day off from fighting crime. In the end, the brothers are stopped, and evil triumphs over good once more. I give this episode 4.5/5 stars, but only because at times the dialogue seemed a bit... I'm not sure how to put it exactly, but I will use the word choppy for now. Well that's my take on this episode, for those of you who watch the show as well, make your comments at your whim but please, keep them clean.

First Avenger: Captain America Super Bowl spot

After viewing the spot for the upcoming Captain America movie, it has got me pumped up for the premiere . Not only do we get to see a few seconds of Cap in action, we also see the Howling Commando's (Nick Fury's WWII squadron) and Hugo Weaving in makeup as the Red Skull. For those who missed the spot last night, go to www.screenrant.com and look on the main page to view the captured stills of Weaving in makeup and to also see the spot. Release date is July 22 people, so mark your calendars, and get your tickets for the midnight opening!

Project Super Powers: What is it's future?

With the success of the first and second Project Super Powers series by Dynamite Entertainment, many fans are wondering will there be a third. For those who read this blog and have no idea what I'm talking about, Project Super Powers takes many characters from the Golden Age of Comics (1938-1950) who are in the public domain, all characters coming from three different Golden Age companies: Fox Comics, Crestwood Publications and Nedor Comics. The series are fantastic, with cover art done by the great Alex Ross and fantastic story work by Jim Krueger. The first series detailed an aged Fighting Yank, in the present, setting out to free his friends from Pandora's Urn, the friends he himself trapped. The second series picks up from the first and details the heroes taking the world back from the clutches of the Supremacy, a secret group of ex super-villains who rule the world. This series really brings a lot of classic heroes out of the mothballs and into the limelight. The trades are a must have for any new comics fan. They can be found at www.dynamiteentertainment.com under the titles section, which is alphabetized so it makes things even easier in terms of looking. And if you like what you see, be sure to check out all the other fantastic titles from Dynamite Entertainment! Don't hesitate, get your copies of Project Super Powers series one and two today!

New Big Bang Theory: Sheldon's apparent love for his mother

Last night's episode of The Big Bang Theory, was one that certainly tickled my funny bone. Sheldon is once again forced to lecture in front of a large crowd of people, in this case a room full of doctoral candidates, who are driven nearly insane by Sheldon's ego. After taking Amy's advice to take up acting lessons to help with his people skills, Sheldon turn to Penny for said acting lessons. But instead of acting out a scene from American stage classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, they act out a scene from a Star Trek fan fiction that Sheldon wrote when he was ten, that involved him being taken by the crew of the Enterprise to the 23rd century where his genius his appreciated. The part that was extremely funny was when Sheldon, coaxed by Penny to really get into his role of being his mother, reveals to viewers that he actually loves his mom, at which point Penny calls Mrs. Cooper to tell her, "I think I broke your son." Along with the side story of Raj starting to fantasize about Bernadette, during which time he convinces himself "he's definitely not gay." This episode literally had me laughing so hard it hurt, so I am giving this episode five out of five stars, even though I am not a tv numbers man. Till tomorrow, with another post. 

Green Hornet # 13: Where will it go from there

Things are heating up in the pages of Dynamite Entertainments Green Hornet series, as Britt Reid Jr. and Mulan Kato continue their investigation against the mysterious Santa Muerte crime cult. And what of the shocking revelation that Saint Death might be real, as seen in the last pages of Green Hornet #12. You better be sitting on the edge of your seats readers when you get your copy of the next issue!

Watchmen

Everyone who hasn't heard of Watchmen or seen the film is missing out. This groundbreaking comic by the brilliant team of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons was published back in the mid 1980's and gave the world and the comic book industry a big kick in the pants. The basic plot of course for all who have not read the graphic novel is as follows: It is 1985, New York City, and it is the height of the Cold War. Everything appears to be following the correct historical time-line, except for one thing, the presence of superheroes. Their presence has drastically altered the events of real world events, including the Vietnam War and Richard Nixon's presidency. The long and short of it is, right at the beginning of the book, the police are investigating the death of Edward Blake, who is revealed upon further investigation by the vigilante Rorschach to have been the government agent and former superhero known as the Comedian. The rest of the book details events in the present, including the other heroes coming out of retirement, and flashbacks to the "glory days" of the heroes before they were outlawed in the mid 70's due a law passed in Congress that outlawed superheroes. The film version of the comic does not disappoint either, despite the filmmakers having to change the ending to seem more believable to non-comic book audiences, and many of the minor supporting characters roles being downsized to make the movie flow. The dvd and Blu-Ray Directors Cut includes great bonus features, but the Ultimate Cut has way more bonus features to satisfy fans. Whichever version you get, be sure to read the graphic novel first, that way you can understand this amazing story more.

Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom... what will the ending be?

With only one issue to go in the latest mini-series starring the world's favorite science-hero and his family, I've been asking myself what will happen to Tom and his family as time marches forward after this? What lessons will Tom take away from this latest encounter with his son Albrecht, sired by Nazi Ingrid Weiss? Will he let him live to plague him another day, or will he... dare I say it, end this conflict with his own black-sheep child? And what of Tesla marrying? What will her future hold? And what happened to Dr. Permafrost, who was stabbed by one of the mechanized menaces in the last issue, only to have apparently disappeared at it's end. One can only imagine as readers everywhere wait with baited breath for the thrilling conclusion to this series.