This is Entry 214: Brian on the Aisle #9

So.... Captain America came out this weekend & what did I go see? THOR of course!

As I mentioned before there is a theater a few blocks from my house & they are a "second Run" theater. Most everything there has already left the first run theaters by now. So if you don't mind waiting a few months (Like me) so can see some cool movies & with an added bonus: Every movie not matter when it's shown during the day costs you $3.

They have Thor playing & I had not seen Thor yet. So I could walk from my house & see Thor for 3 dollars or I could pay a whole lot more & go a few miles more to go see Captain America? Hmmm....

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First off: I thought it was awesome! Sure it was about 2 hours long but it didn't feel that way (as some movies do). There was a smattering of jokes worth laughing at, cool cameos (Both by Stan Lee & Hawkeye), cool visuals, good villains, some nice nods to the comics (Thor's assumed name, the phrase "Journey into Mystery" & the visual design of the movie).

In watching it I thought back to the last comic book movie I had seen Green Lantern. Why was Thor Good & GL not so? They do have some comparable points. The biggest is both have a chunk of their film not take place on earth. Thor fleshed out their other world where GL didn't. Also, GL's other world (Oa) was just too darn dark even in the light. Thor's other world (Asgard) never got that dark even in the dark :) Another thing: Love interests. In Thor she actually did something, furthered the plot & had some character to her. In GL: not so much. In Thor they went with the villain you wanted (Loki) & threw in some cool secondary villains (The Frost Giants). With GL they didn't go with the right villain (Parallax instead or Sinestro) & threw in a pointless secondary villain (Hector Hammond). I should stop harping on the GL movie but it's hard not to, there is so much wrong with it.

But I don't have much move about Thor that hasn't been said elsewhere. So I'll just end this post here.

Thor: Good! Go see it if you haven't already. I give it 3 & half Hammers in a crater out in the New Mexican dessert out of 5!

Most likely the next post will talk about the info reveled by DC Comics about "the New 52" at this weekend San Diego Comic Con. Look for the in a next week or so.

Until then: Stay Jazzy!

- Brian

This is Entry 213: the road to the New DCU!

We are a little over a month until DC resets things to make way for the New 52: the relaunch/reboot/reworking/screwing up the DC Comics line of books. Every week as I go into the comic book store & pick up my weekly allotment of books I'm seeing where some books will be ending on. In others not so much.

As I read the books I wonder what will happen to people:

- Stephanie Brown: Miss Brown is the current wearing of the Batgirl mantle & in the new DCU that mantle will once more be worn by Barbra Gordon. So... what happens to Steph? Her Batgirl series only has 1 more issue to finish up plot lines & (maybe) tell me where she'll be come september. I also wonder where the few members of her supporting cast will also be? We know where Barbra Gordon is going. But what about Wendy/Proxy? There is a detective Stephanie has been working with, will he still have a job in the new DCU?

- The Cast of Booster Gold: We know where He is in the New DCU (In the JLI) but what about his supporting cast? I assume Skeets will join him in the JLI but what about Rip Hunter? Michelle Carter? Rani? The last one has only had a handful of appearances in the Booster Gold book. With that now to be cancelled where will her store continue? The JLI book? Also, will Booster's job as "Time Cop" continue in the JLI book?

- Power Girl & Company: so far I've heard nothing of what is going to happen to her & her cast of characters in the New DCU. She has an issue or 2 left. Hopefully I get some answers.

I'll keep making posts like this as we enter this new age of DC Comics which means these posts will be happening every so often for the next few months.

Until next time: Stay Jazzy!

- Brian

This is Entry 212

Well... last month was a big month for the blog. 12 posts. That like 3 regular months worth of posts in one month. Then I haven't post anything in 3 weeks. I have really had much I want to say/I've just been to lazy to post stuff. :) I've got some stuff which will be posted when I get it ready. Look for it then.

Until then: Stay Jazzy everybody!

- Brian