Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Arrow "The Climb" Review


FULL SPOILERS FOR EPISODE AHEAD

Dang, there goes my theory that Tommy killed Sara...

Dang, there goes the potential for Katana to be a part of the TV JLA

Dang, there goes...Oliver down the mountainside...

Oh.

Green Arrow #9 Review


As much as I would love to review a Christmas comic, the fact is I won't because that's too gimmicky and I don't currently own any Christmas comics. Sure, I could buy the Harley Quinn Holiday Special, but money's always tight and spending five bucks on a single comic is never something I look forward too. Maybe in February I'll get around to more holiday/ themed pieces, but nevertheless, the comic I'm reviewing has some relevance. Right?

I mean there's snow. A guy has a beard. And, uh...

Okay, look, I looked back and saw that pretty much every month I've reviewed at least one Green Arrow comic and I decided that since this one was the most "winter-y," I would review it. Sadly, though, it isn't one of the good Green Arrow books.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

The Flash "The Man in the Yellow Suit" Review


FULL SPOILERS FOR EPISODE AHEAD. 

I definitely left tonight's episode of The CW's The Flash way more confused than when I entered. A lot happened, so much so that I may have difficulty going about the episode in my normal, sequence-of-events way. There were three main subplots, of which only one pertained to the plot of the episode, one teased major events in the next few episodes, and the other only made for awkward filler. I won't say which are which, I'll leave that up to you. Because that's the fun part.

I'll discuss the elephant in the room, to get us started: Reverse Flash was amazing. Definitely the best villain we've seen on The Flash and probably the best villain we may see the entire season barring the return of Captain Cold and non-appearance of Gorilla Grodd.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Arrow "The Brave and the Bold" Review


FULL EPISODE SPOILERS BELOW

And so, onto part two! Huzzah!

Man was this episode great! I know I usually say this after a few more context sentences, but yeah, it was great! In my opinion, it was even better than the episode from yesterday, from The Flash. Part of that, I'm sure, is that there was little need for the characters to adjust to each other. But another part of that was the increased amount of comedy, and the terrific Arrow action that we saw. Captain Boomerang was fantastic (sadly not Australian) and I hope he comes back, because he was not only a cunning villain but an adept fighter as well.

Supergirl #36 Review


Supergirl is a character, at least in the New 52, that seems to be struggling to find herself. Mostly because her writers have not planted her anywhere. From various escapades with Superman against He'l to her time as a Red Lantern and her most recent quarrels in the "Superman: Doomed" event, it doesn't seem that Supergirl has really had her own book. It's more like Superman 1.5. If she wasn't a Kryptonian, it's almost like she would be irrelevant.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

The Flash "Flash vs. Arrow" Review


You can argue for days about which show, The Flash or Arrow is better. I'm sure there are hundreds of message boards and forums online discussing that very thing. Regardless of your opinion, though, it should be unanimous that these two shows excel at what they do. Arrow brings the dark, hard elements of comic books that we see nowadays while The Flash has more heart and spunk that most people think of. They are two very different shows that almost feel like they're out of two different eras, almost like it's two different genres.

Monday, December 1, 2014

Fate/Zero VS Fate/Stay Night (ubw)...So Far

I was one of those people that watched Fate/Zero without any context to the original Fate/Stay Night. And I am one of the many people that loved Fate/Zero. It is, in my opinion, not only one of the best anime ever, but one of the greatest television shows ever. Seriously people, watch it, it's amazing.

This year, much to my happiness, they announced that another version of Fate/Stay Night would be released. If you don't know, F/SN is a visual novel and takes several different routes, or different events occur with the choices you make throughout the journey. This show, this F/SN [unlimited blade works] if you will, follows a different route than the previously released show.