Did you know…. Hollywood icon Marlon Brando signed on to play Jor-El 3 years before the first Richard Donner Superman film was made. His contract included a clause that required him to complete all of his scenes in twelve days alongside a salary of $3.7 million and 11.75% of the total box office gross profits, which […]
Top Ten Tuesday is a creation from The Broke and the Bookish, but now lives with That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is about the newest additions to my to-read list. As it turns out, I’m the worst at keeping a to-read list so instead of trying to sift through everything I want to […]
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Developed by: Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd. Published by: Nintendo Released: 12/7/2018 Played on: Nintendo Switch The Super Smash Bros. games are a series that I have not actively kept-up with or purchased. The only other Super Smash Bros. game that I own, besides Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, was Super Smash […]
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Sometimes I love long ass wait times on games to install. While doing just that I picked up a story I’ve been much anticipating, the Earth One version of Green Lantern. During my Man of Steel review I talked about how much the movie took from the first volume of Superman: Earth One. What makes the Earth One series unique is it is a more grounded re-imagining of our favorite DC heroes, so I was really curious how Lantern would turn out.
Hal Jordan was just another crew member on a mission to mine materials from a rock in space, escaping his past on Earth and wishing he wouldn’t have to return. During this mission, him and Volkov discover the remains of a destroyed vessel. Inside the wreckage they discover corpses, a metal skeleton, and a glowing green ring and what appears to be a battery. On there way back to the rest of the crew, Volkov places the ring on his finger and destroys there’s lander but in the mysterious artifacts keep Jordan alive in dead space. The metal corpse attacks him and almost instantly Jordan destroys it before blacking out. He awakes on another world with a alien named Killowag who explains these are the weapons of the long gone Green Lantern Corps that once protected the universe, before the mechanical Manhunters exterminated them, leaving relics and myth behind. It’s up to Hal and Killowag to cross the oceans of space to find more lanterns and answers while being hunted and survive with what little powers they have dying. Can the Green Lanterns resurface and destroy the machines?
I was in no way disappointed by this story and I can’t wait for volume 2, which we have some great teases at the end of book 1. I really like how much of the superhero pretext is stripped away and we get a dark sci-fi epic. I enjoy the changes to the characters and I enjoy how the story is layered to keep you guessing what really caused the Lantern’s downfall. The art is bleak with ques to scenery from the first Alien as well as Star trek (reboot) . My only real complaint is the action scenes can be a little confusing and there’s a rough story transition into the third act but otherwise it’s some of the best Lantern I’ve read in a while. I really recommend this story to fans and new comers alike. May the gaming gods bring you glory and beware Green Lantern’s light…
I dont normally go hunting for free to play games but recently my cousin brought a free to play game to my attention that reminded me of my days playing call of dutys black ops 2 and this game is called ironsights. I for one had no idea of its existence until he told me […]
Nintendo has provided an update on the development of Metroid Prime 4
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Well that is gonna upset a lot of people.
Barry Allen, Wally West, Jay Garrick, whichever Scarlet Speedster you love, it’s only fair some in Central City may not like the guy despite his good nature. I could cop out here and just name the Rogues but I’m going to try to bring some variety. Before we begin, I’m giving a shout out to Captain Boomerang, Mirror Master, Heatwave, the Trickster, Pied Piper and Hunter Zolomon as great Flash villains too but these guys go a little farther, so let’s begin with…
1. Weather Wizard-
What if you had a baton that let you control the weather? Would you use it to melt snow on a cold day, clear the rain for a picnic, or drop a tornado on a bank and rob them blind? Wizard picks the later route of course. He was a good choice for the first villain for Flash in Flash, season 1 because while devastating, it’s fun watching him getting his parade rained out ( pun intended).
2. Gorilla Grodd-
The mighty ape is a fierce beast in natural, gentile and smart but will wreak your ass if you piss it off. Grodd is not gentile but a mad tyrant bent on enslaving his fellow ape and man who he views as inferior. Besides being able to speak and a damn good strategist as well as the strength and agility of a ape, he is also a powerful telepath and has psychic abilities. With an army of damn dirty apes at his command, Grodd is a force to be reckoned with.
3. Captain Cold-
Leonard Snart and the Flash have a weird respect for each other. He isn’t out for blood or world domination; Cold is all about the money. He refrains from killing at nearly all costs. Armed with his cold guns and other cold tech, he’s a good mastermind and decent fighter which helps him as the leader of the Rogues and one of Flash’s greatest enemies.
4. Future Flash aka Blue Flash aka Savitar (on the show)-
Aren’t we all our own worst enemies? Future Barry lost it when Kid Flash was struck down and he watched enemy turned friend Cold die, with his connection to the Speed Force at it’s strongest and no restraint, he goes back through time to slay his greatest enemies and eventually face a younger, more naive him. Blue Flash is a badass and it’s pretty insane how much he has to hold back in order to be good..
5. Reverse Flash-
Eobard Thawne is the Flash’s greatest enemy for the sheer fact this yellow suited son of a bitch has proven time and time again he will stop at noting to hurt Barry Allen, whether it means murdering the ones he loves, destroying time and space even if it means killing himself in the process. Thawne is almost always two steps faster and prods Allen to reach new heights.
I hope everyone enjoyed my list. May the gaming gods grant you Speed Force.
This review goes out to my good friend Violet, who introduced me to this movie ages ago when we were kids. I’m sure there’s something poetic about time here but there is something about the importance of ducking and/ or the blessing of being short. Seriously, the opening to this movie made me pissed I’m over 6 foot tall…
Ghost Ship is about the tragic fate of the ocean liner SS Antonia Graza where everyone died and the ship was never found. Fifty years later a salvage team is presented with photos of a derelict adrift at sea. They hesitantly accept the offer, discovering the Graza. Deep inside, while scraping the ship they discover clues to what may have happened and mass amount of untraceable gold bars stowed away. With riches in there grasp, it quickly becomes clear something on the ship may not want them to leave, or let them..
The movie is simple to explain but better than I thought it’d be. I’m not a fan of most things from Dark Castle productions, the people who brought us the Puppet Master series and the god awful House of Wax (05) but there is definitely some effort here. I really like a lot of the cinematography and I do like the setting both past and present. The opening death scene is insanely awesome as well as the flashback that extends on it. The story is simple but solid and the score is meh, though the music choices make it feel dated as shit ( I was in the 6th grade when Not Falling by Mudvayne came out. Damn I’m old). The use of jump scare noises annoyed the shit out of me and I wasn’t invested in any of the characters, in fact I really wanted the bad guy dead for most of it. In the end, it’s not a bad movie. Not great but not terrible by any means and it’s not a bad time. May the gaming gods bring you glory.
A few months ago I was stunned a little at the The Haunting of Sharon Tate trailer and I have to say I’ve kind of stunned at this Ted Bundy movie. I don’t have a problem with Effron as the notorious killer, in fact I think he has what it takes to pull it off. What gets me is the tone of the trailer. Is it me or does the trailer kind of try to make Bundy look like a folk hero more than a serial killer? Other than that, I still think it looks interesting. May the gaming gods bring you glory.
There’s been talk about the supposed Fantastic 4 DLC rumored for Marvel’s Spider-man (PS4) which brought me to feel that strange nostalgia I have for Marvel’s first family. Of course when it comes to the 4, there’s 2 certain baddies you have to mention and I will but there are others that deserve some love. Starting with some we’ll be getting our first look at in the MCU soon, let’s begin with…
1. The Skrull-
The Skrull are a huge threat in the Marvel Universe and will be the main antagonist in the upcoming Captain Marvel movie as well as having ties to the X-Men: Dark Phoenix storyline and The Secret Invasion event which will likely be the next Avengers tale after Thanos. So what makes them so menacing? They are badass shape-shifters capable of replicating powers and memories as well as the Super Skrull that are stronger and blend powers together, which makes for a hell of a foe against the Four…
2. Mole Man-
Disgruntled and mad, this freaky dwarf lives under New York with his army of mutant creatures he creates. Whether it’s creepy mole beasts that a step below H.R. Giger’s monsters or massive kaiju sized freaks, he has an intense hate for the 4 and an a perverted lust for Sue Storm. He honestly makes a better start up villain than, well, we’ll get to him later…
3. Puppet Master-
So his name pretty much sums up his deal: he makes life like puppets of living people he can control to do his bidding. While he maybe the weakest threat on this list, I’m including him because of the connection he has to the most tragic but arguably beloved member of the 4, Ben Grimm- The Thing. Puppet Master is the father of Grimm’s blind love, Alicia; part of his motive is his dislike of Grimm and likely the fact a giant rock dude is trying to rock his daughter..
4. Dr Doom-
Here we have not only the arch enemy of the Fantastic Four who hates Mr. Fantastic’s guts but also has faced against Namor, Dr Strange, Thor, Black Panther, Iron Man and the Avengers. This brilliant dictator of Latveria is a technological genius, strategic mastermind, and mystic powerhouse who is known for his tragic backstory and cold, terrifying metal mask. Behind that mask is a complex man who sees himself a hero while the world sees Doom…
5. Galactus-
There are some forces beyond good or evil in the universe. Sometimes there are things so great they are simply nature. Galactus almost fits into this category. Galactus predates the Big Bang and literally devours world with the help of his cosmic herald, the Silver Surfer. He is damn near unbeatable and is a threat worthy of uniting the cosmos but the four have banded together to ward him off..
I hope everyone enjoyed the list. I do give mention to Namor, Diablo, the Thinker, Annihilus, and the Frightful Four as great Fantastic Four villains that deserve some love. May the gaming gods Flame On!
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