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Devil Comics Magazine July 2013
Devil Comics Magazine July 2013
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CONTENTS
ISSUE 15 PAGE 3
TOP SEPTEMBER 2013 SOLICITATIONS PAGE 4-5 DC COMICS PAGE 6 MARVEL PAGE 7 DARK HORSE PAGE 8 IMAGE PAGE 9 BOOM! STUDIOS PAGE 10 IDW PUBLISHING PAGE 11 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT JUNE COMIC CRITIQUES PAGE 12 ORIGIN OF HORDAK #1 AND AMERICAN VAMPIRE: ROAD TO HELL #1 PAGE 13 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: COSMIC AVENGERS PAGE 14 AGE OF ULTRON PAGE 15 AGE OF ULTRON #10 A.I. PAGE 16 STAR WARS: SHADOW OF YAVIN PAGE 17 LOCKE & KEY: OMEGA AND G.I. JOE: HOMEFRONT PAGE 18 X-O MANOWAR: PLANET DEATH FILM REVIEW PAGE 19 MAN OF STEEL
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Welcome to the 15th issue of Devil Comics Magazine. We are half-way through the 2013 year with lots of comic events to keep us occupied. DC COMICS DC Comics began the year by wrapping up the Watchmen prequels, Throne of Atlantis, Hel on Earth, Death of the Family, Rise of the Third Army, Wrath of the First Lantern, and Rotworld. The first half of the year seemed to be strengthening their own titles as they prepare for the both Trinity War and Forever Evil event later in the year. In April they decided to create fold-out gimmick covers while preparing for the 3-D covers in September. The covers are meant to entice readers to pick up the hard copies from their comic shops. Characters that were affected during the first half includes: Jeff Lemire on Green Arrow, the death of Robin, and the introduction to the new Reverse-Flash. DC Comics brought Geoff Johns reign on Green Lantern to an end with Wrath of the First Lantern. Superman is getting three new additional titles including Batman/Superman, Superman/Wonder Woman, and Superman Unchained to celebrate his 75th anniversary along with Warner Bros. Man of Steel film. MARVEL COMICS Marvel Comics began with Doctor Octopus becoming the new Spider-Man in Superior Spider-Man as well as continuing with the Marvel NOW! banner following last years Avengers Vs. X-Men. Very quickly Age of Ultron began the first event which ultimately brought Angela into the Marvel Universe. However Jonathan Hickmans Infinity is the official first Marvel NOW! event which builds the cosmic heroes of the Marvel Universe to prepare for the upcoming Marvel Studios films Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers 2 which promptly features Thanos.
Forever Evil has an additional three weekly mini-series to tie into the event. These include Forever Evil: Rogues, Forever Evil: Arkham War, and Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. The other books are broken into franchises including Batman, Superman, Justice League, Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Earth 2, Swamp Thing, and Teen Titans. This is multiplying the popular books and increasing the price to $3.99 for the cover. DC Comics are using gimmicks to attract readers with 3-D covers. In July the first issue of Superman Unchained #1 has a four-way foldout poster of the Man of Steel.
Infinity brings the Inhumans to the front stage as Attilan falls due to the desires of Thanos. Marvel has released an onslaught of Infinity tie-ins including Avengers, New Avengers, Infinity: The Hunt, Infinity Heist, Thunderbolts, Nova, Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel, and Superior Spider-Man Team-up #3 and 4. This is the first official event of Marvel NOW! however the least interesting one. The main titles including Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man have their own stories to tell separated from the main event. So far there have been three Marvel events including Age of Ultron, Infinity, and Battle of the Atom. These events take away the small events from the regular titles. The return of Spider-Man 2099 is overshadowed by Infinity and Battle of the Atom.
Dark Horse has also collected Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin as well as Star Wars Legacy Volume II. Each series explores the Star Wars Universe in a different era.
Highlights from other Dark Horse Comics solicitations include: - Alex Ross first published work The Terminator: The Burning Earth - Ridley Scott is optioning Mind MGMT into the big screen - The third omnibus trade for Lone Wolf and Cub is released - Artist R.B. Silva brings Brain Boy with writer Fred Van Lente
Highlights from other Image Comics solicitations include: - Chew #37 continues the Family Recipe story arc - Greg Rucka continues his futuristic story in Lazarus #4 - Brian Vaughan continues his space-opera epic in Saga #14 - J. Michael Straczynski continues with SideKick and Ten Grand - Robert Kirkman puts Jesus in The Walking Dead #114
Highlights from other Boom! Studios solicitations include: - The sequel to 2 Guns hits the second issue with 3 Guns - Frank Miller continues the original adaptation of Robocop 3 - The final Planet of the Apes issue is released - The public domain character Six-Gun Gorilla continues - Paul Jenkins continues killing off characters in Deathmatch #10
IDW Publishing is built on various popular franchise than establishing its own universe. The franchises include My Little Pony, Ghostbusters, Powerpuff Girls, Popeye, Black Dynamite, Judge Dredd, Mars Attacks, Godzilla, X-Files, Dungeons & Dragons, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Kiss, Transformers, G.I. Joe, and TMNT.
Highlights from other IDW Publishing solicitations include: - The enemy is revealed in Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #9 - The Klingon and Romulan Empires go to war in Star Trek #25 - Shockwaves plans is in motion in Transformers: Robots in Disguise #21 - The Mad Monk strikes NYC in G.I. Joe #8 - Flint is captured in G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #6 - Operation Deadfall continues in G.I. Joe: Special Missions #7
Valiant brings the ongoing Eternal Warrior after his debut in X-O Manowar #1. They have also gave a title change to Bloodshot after the events of Harbinger Wars this summer. The new title Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps is a new starting point evolving the series into a team book. The secret origin of all Shadowmen in Shadowman #0 brings a standalone issue leading to the next arc in Shadowman #10.
Highlights from other Valiant Entertainment solicitations include: - The Nightmare Bridge debuts in Quantum and Woody #3 - The Renegades puts their lives back together in Harbinger #16 - The Far Faraway arc concludes in Archer & Armstrong #13 - Following Planet Death, Aric faces problems in X-O Manowar #17 - Two trades from the Harbinger Wars are collected
RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: THE ORIGIN OF HORDAK #1 After the last two origin issues with beautiful art however horrible writing, DC Comics issues another origin story featuring Hordak. Zodac pushes further into the arms of Hordak who is a vampire of soul energy. Hordak grows stronger with each death of his own army and proclaims himself Master of the Universe. This is a better story than the other two origin issues however still falls short of being with the price on the cover. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT 3 OUT OF 5
AGE OF ULTRON #10 A.I. This issue was on the cover of Previews a few months ago. Writer Mark Waid brings Hank Pym the center of focus in this issue as he realizes how important his life is after witnessing a world with him. Now Hank sets up his place in the Marvel Universe staring as the lead in his own series after Avengers Academy. The new title Avengers A.I. explores the artificial intelligence of the Marvel Universe which includes the sentient Iron Man armor. Waid writes an excellent character-focused issue however fails to influence picking up the next Avengers title, which is not written by him. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT 3 OUT OF 5
FILM REVIEW
SPOILERS AHEAD Overall Man of Steel has a great build up and falls flat in the end. The overuse of special effects desensitizes the action and the drama of the story. The story has numerous plot holes including why didnt the U.S. Military know that Superman is from Smallville after Zod landed at his front door. The death of Zod at end puts a question on Superman on whether he truly represents hope or a change of times of todays world. The movie starts off in Krypton as it should and shows Jor-El delivering a baby without doctors. Later he is riding a bug. For an advanced society this is a downturn. Then he puts the codex in his son which is basically injecting your kid with Botox. Some complaints I have include how the fuck did Jonathan Kent move that big ass spaceship into his barn? Jenny Olson is just too Jewish. Her nose kept bothering me however she could play a female Pinocchio. The final battle shows Zod taking off his armor and showing off his black leotard. He is either ready for dancing to Psy's "Gangnam Style" or Beyonce's "Put a Ring On It" than fight Superman. Superman kills Zod in the end! Superman represents the Jesuscharacter and his S symbol represents hope. Superman is a character that finds a better way of handling situations. A great way of stopping Zod who is using his heat vision to kill the citizens of Metropolis was to use his cold breath and render Zod blind. You know a cold blow job. (Waitthat didnt come out right) This will show Superman finding different means to end a conflict. Basically Zod killed his father then in turn he kills him. This is more revenge then self-defense. The military is trying to find out where he hangs his cape. Where the fuck did you get the spaceship to send Zods people back to the Phantom Zone? Thats a great place to start. The collateral damage to Metropolis and the lives lost. This is not a movie for people who are still sensitive to the events of 9/11. It just reinforces and stereotypes the fact that foreigners cause trouble. The writer of the Dark Knight Rises builds up Krypton as a Russian-like communist society similar to the one introduced by John Byrne. Krypton expanded their empire in space at the cost of their planets core. Jor-El sends his natural birth son Kal-El to Earth with a code of all Kryptonians. Zod is sent to the Phantom Zone for his insurrection but is freed after Krypton explodes. On Earth Clark becomes Superman just as Zod arrives to use Earth to build Krypton and its people. The battle ensues where Metropolis is destroyed and Zod is killed. Superman finds his way of becoming Clark at the end of the story and is with Lois. The only part I truly like is the set up for sequels. Clark finds a capsule which is opened from the Kryptonian scout ship. The Man of Steel Prequel: Special Edition shows where the scout ship came from and who is the lost Kryptonian. After the events of the Man of Steel, Superman believes he is the last of his kind however like Yoda said There is another. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT 3 OUT OF 5
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