A couple of days ago on the train back from Zürich I finally read the recent Marvel 
woohoow, a.k.a. “Point One“. This 1 shot issue consists of 7 pilot stories for Marvel’s upcoming story arcs for 2011, only 1 of which was of particular interest to me. I was very excited when I found out there was going to be something related to “Nova” in there, and well, there was. The “Harbinger” chapter is about Nova… except, this is “A” Nova and not “the” Nova. This is some Nova from some possible alternate reality, with a lower rank than “the” Nova… and there’s no reason to believe that this story will somehow bring back our Nova. Also, according to the list at the end of the issue, none of the immediate upcoming arcs actually include Nova, so as of yet we can’t even have a solid idea as to where this alt-Nova is going to show up. And that, well, sucks. =P
To be honest [and to repeat what gzillion other people have said already] Marvel is doing a pretty huge injustice to their cosmic arcs and characters in general. They’ve killed Nova and Starlord, and well, Adam Warlock is nowhere to be found. They also cancelled “Guardians of the Galaxy” altogether which I believe was a huge mistake. So at the current state of things, once “Annihilators : Earthfall” is done, there are no more real cosmic arcs. In addition, it appears that Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning [a.k.a. DnA] have absolutely no idea about what’s happening with Nova which is horrible, seeing how they’re the authors of the best of Marvel Cosmic. And of course whoever’s writing FF, has managed to reset the Kree and Inhumans to their pre-Annihilation status which means all of the brilliant work of DnA and the rest of the authors of “Annihilation” and “Annihilation : Conquest” has simply vanished. So yes, a bloody load of injustice.
Anyhow, if any of you guys know anything more about what’s happening with Marvel Cosmic, do let me know!
Ever since the news broke last year that they were creating a Tintin movie, I’ve hardly 
been able to wait to see it. On one hand it’s a very exciting prospect to see one of my all time favourite books as motion picture, on the other hand there’s always the worry that the movie will not do the books justice. It happens very often that the motion picture adaptation of awesome literature ends up being a pretty weak representation of the work they were based upon. So when the movie finally showed up in movie theatres, [and to my sheer delight, about a month earlier in Europe than in North America! =D] I turned my schedule upside down to find the time to go and see it, and last night I finally did. =)
Well, let me just say that this is easily one of the the very best conversions of a book to motion picture that I’ve EVER seen! Between Steven Spielber’s directing, Steven Moffat’s screen writing and some of the best actors in the British cinema, this movie is a real work of magic. And then there’s of course the visuals… oh… wow! I can’t believe how they’ve managed to bring the characters to life, exactly as I had always imagined them in my mind while reading the books. Everything is completely perfect, from Captain Haddock’s nose to Bianca Castafiore’s voice.
So, if you’re a fan of Tintin, make sure not to miss this movie, and if by some small chance you’ve never read the Tintin books, still make sure not to miss this movie. Now I can’t wait for the next one… I’m pretty sure there is going to be a next one! 😉
This is something for anyone who enjoys comics, “The Song of Ice and Fire” or both. I
just read the first issue of the newly started “Game of Thrones” comics and so far I like what I see. I must say if you’ve read the books or even if you watch the series, in terms of story line there’s basically nothing new in there. But still, the graphics are quite nice and this is generally a great way to visually review everything that’s happened so far.
I just feel like mentioning this, because recently I was talking to a couple of friends about it… 😉
Bones and Castle are both TV series that I like and I watch [whenever I get a chance, which usually means so many episodes at once…]. But seriously, how can anyone not see that Castle is totally a Bones rip off?
I’ve been a fan of Bones since it first showed up in 2005. I find the series to be a very interesting one, and generally not brainless entertainment. The story lines are complex and sophisticated. Also full of interesting scientific facts, and I can even see a touch of sci-fi in there rather often. I do consider myself a fan of the series and I try to catch all the episodes even if it means late night marathons.
Castle on the other hand… well… let me see how to put this. Castle seems to have borrowed much of Bones’ structural elements. The cop and the novelist, the touch of romance, the adventurer and the conservative, the single parent… and many more details of Bones can be seen in Castle. But of course all of that does not in any way mean that Castle’s story lines are EVER as interesting as Bones’. Castle is a very usual mystery/crime/cop TV series. It’s rather entertaining and often enjoyable to watch, but I watch it for smiles only, and I don’t find any thrill what-so-ever in it’s plots. So all in all I don’t think I’d really call myself a fan of the series, and I don’t mind missing episodes here and there.
So yes, that’s how I compare the 2. I sort of like Castle but I very much see it as a rather weak Bones rip-off.
Oh, and I must say that I’m so looking forwards to seeing Bones season 7. The way season 6 ended was pretty insane… 😉
And I just finished reading the last issue of Silver Surfer 2011, 5 issue comics. As it is often the case with Silver Surfer, it was poetic, painful, sad and pretty impressive. So yes, if you’re a Silver Surfer fan in general, chances are you’re going to enjoy this quite a bit. Oh, and don’t forget to check out the recent 4 issue “Annihilators”. That one’s also pretty cool.
Also on my current reading list: The 2011 “Mighty Thor” mini-series, as well as “The Thanos Imperative” which unfortunately I never got a chance to read before. And yes, you’re not imagining things, there is a pattern here. It’s all story arcs featuring the Silver Surfer. What can I say, I’m obviously a fan. =P
