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Comic Review: The Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández

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Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández’s The Old Guard began as a sharp, tightly written comic series before spinning into a multimedia franchise that includes the popular Netflix films. Having come to the comics after watching the first movie—a personal favorite for both me and my wife—I found myself reading them with Charlize Theron’s Andy and the rest of the cinematic team already in mind. That context colored the experience, for better and for worse. The First Series: A Strong Start The opening series of The Old Guard delivers everything you’d hope for in an immortal-mercenary saga: gritty action, complex characters, … Continue reading Comic Review: The Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández

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Book Review: Everybody Wants To Rule The World, by Dan Abnett

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Blurb Hydra has a synthetic pathogen that will make the entire human race dependent on them for the cure. A.I.M.’s newly developed nanotech compound to enslave humanity is dangerously close to contaminating the world’s water supplies. Ultron is poised on the edge of Singularity, Earth’s technology at his metallic fingertips. Dormammu has a plan to save the world – by claiming it as his own. The High Evolutionary is rewriting the human genome in a bid to turn humankind into a eugenic slave-race. Everybody wants to rule the world – and only the isolated Avengers can stop them. Review This … Continue reading Book Review: Everybody Wants To Rule The World, by Dan Abnett

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Review: Captain America: Brave New World

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Was able to catch this one in the theater over the weekend. Enjoyed this one more than I think I was expecting to. Always enjoyed Papa Doc as the Falcon and I liked how they played him as the new Cap without trying to be the old Cap. It was kind of a big theme, and a smart choice. Especially liked the “serum or not to serum” debate. Harrison Ford is starting to look every bit of his age, but that helps here. He is playing a guy who is a career asshole on the wrong side of a lot. … Continue reading Review: Captain America: Brave New World

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My 2024 Recap

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I have a few hobbies. Here is a quick recap of some of them. Reading Log: 32 books read 112 Albums Rated Watched a bunch of stuff 201 Comics Read A bunch of time in the gym 2,075 bets made. ROI +7.3 percent. 403.4 Miles in Nike +. This was down significantly. See the below line. Two knee surgeries + vasectomy. 225 Stories written for the Wayne County Press 79,415 Minutes on Spotify 1 Powerlifting meet: 1,350 total. Deadlift PR of 585. 700+ government bids submitted. Weight on 1/1/25: 253.3 pounds. 110 Different Beers Drank Trips: Bloomington, IN golf trip; … Continue reading My 2024 Recap

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Book Nook: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller

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Blurb A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one … Continue reading Book Nook: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller

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What Would Be Your Superhero Logo?

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Most comic book superheros have a distinguishing logo. Everyone knows the S, the bat, the shield and star. And we know what they represent. Each logo signifies something about the wearer. So, what would be your superhero logo? What symbol would you use to identify who you are to others? I can’t draw. I would struggle to get a straight line on paper if I was spotted the ruler. Luckily, I did not have to draw mine. I stole it from a random online T-shirt and then tweaked it to have a tattoo artist put it on my right shoulder … Continue reading What Would Be Your Superhero Logo?

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Book Nook: Stan Lee, The Man Behind Marvel

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Blurb From the mean streets of Depression-era New York City to recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Lee’s life has been almost as remarkable as the thrilling adventures he spun for decades. From millions of comic books fans of the 1960s through billions of moviegoers around the globe, Stan Lee has touched more people than almost any person in the history of popular culture. In Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel, Bob Batchelor offers an eye-opening look at this iconic visionary, a man who created (with talented artists) many of history’s most legendary characters. In this energetic and entertaining biography, … Continue reading Book Nook: Stan Lee, The Man Behind Marvel

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Review: The Crow (2024)

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I’m a Crow fan. No, like, I’m that guy: My license plate was even Crow related. Although in a painful twist, it was The Crow 2, because apparently someone in Illinois beat me to The Crow 1. More on why that hurt a little later. That being said, I’ve have never been a guy clamoring for a remake of The Crow, which came out when I was 13 years old and became a nearly nightly staple of my high school bedtime ritual. When I say I’ve watched it a thousand times, it is not an exaggeration. No wonder I didn’t … Continue reading Review: The Crow (2024)