Yes, yes, we've all heard it. Catwoman has costumed, angry sex with Batman at the end of the first issue. I'd rather Judd Winick had not decided to start off the new series like that, since I was quite a fan of Batman and Catwoman's relationship before the reboot. Seeing the two of them having sex when all their past history has been erased just doesn't sit well with me. It's sensationalism, and it certainly drew attention to the book. So, job well done I guess? Unless of course you wanted to see Batman and Catwoman bumping uglies. So...all of the internet then?
Friday, April 6, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
New 52 Graphic Novel Reviews Introduction
I hadn't intended to review any of the New 52 books, but because I can't have an opinion without writing about it (as witnessed by actually writing about the reboot in general), I broke down and decided to go ahead and write these reviews. Obviously I don't have any kind of focus with any of my reviews, so those of you that come here for the anime reviews, have fun reading reviews about something you probably don't care about.
I'm going to go through and review all the issues I'm behind on in one go, and after that I'll probably review each series issue by issue. This is one of those rare cases where having to wait an entire month for the next part of the story actually works for me, since I'll have plenty of time in between each review to recuperate. Because I'm a lazy turd.
Anyway, this post is just to let you know what I'm about to do (which means once I get this posted I won't ever come back to this project...I mean...Ignore that!). I'll go through and review the series that I've been reading, I'm hoping to go ahead and get one a day of those up, so I'm ready for the single issue reviews. Though, I am going to be reviewing the most recent seven, so some of the reviews will have to wait for the latest issues to come out. Because I like to stall.
Hopefully you value my opinion enough to enjoy these reviews!
Monday, March 19, 2012
DC and the New 52
So perhaps I'm a little behind on this, about seven months behind to be precise. But it's still worth my time to make at least a blanket statement for the New 52.
Originally I was against the idea, despite not being a regular comic reader. I was still following the Batman storylines, and liked where the characters were. I'd gotten attached to Catwoman mostly because I quite enjoyed her series, and I must confess myself to be something of a closet shipper. I enjoyed the relationship between Catwoman and Batman, even though it was clear that there would never be any resolution.
And then the New 52 came along and retconned it all to heck. Now, there are a lot of complaints about certain series in this new lineup, and a lot of complaints about the new universe in general. My opinion on some of the issues isn't as strong as some, but I do have a beef with certain changes made to the storylines I was invested in.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Anime Reviews: Beelzebub Episode 56 - Are You a Traitor? Is It a Time For Men?
Plot Summary
Furuichi receives a letter, adressed to Hilda, with a birthday card inside. When Hilda comes back from shopping she notices that everyone is acting suspciously. She tries to interrogate them, but after they refuse to tell her what's going on, she starts to imagine the worst.
Anime Reviews: Beelzebub Episode 55 - I Have Lost My Pompadour. The Great Demon Lord Has Come.
Plot Summary
Himekawa comes to school with his hair down, attracting the attention of the school's on-standby fangirls.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Anime Reviews: Persona 4 The Animation Episode 8 - We've Lost Something Important Again!
Plot Summary
The group decide to keep an eye open for any possible future victims by checking the midnight channel every rainy night. In the meanwhile they have a school camp trip to go on. They buy ingredients for dinner, and while the camp will mostly be picking up trash, there are some people that go swimming in the river. Yosuke thinks of something and runs off on an errand.
The group decide to keep an eye open for any possible future victims by checking the midnight channel every rainy night. In the meanwhile they have a school camp trip to go on. They buy ingredients for dinner, and while the camp will mostly be picking up trash, there are some people that go swimming in the river. Yosuke thinks of something and runs off on an errand.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Anime Reviews: Beelzebub Episode 54 - Black Baby Beel Grows Up
Plot Summary
Saotome drags Oga out of class to tell him that Black Beel disappeared. They have to find him, or something bad will happen. Himekawa in the meanwhile has Black Beel, and thinks about how much B.B. resembles his family's lost lucky statue. He provides for all of B.B.'s needs, and is rewarded with increased luck.
Anime Reviews: Beelzebub Episode 53 - Baby Beel's First Conquest/Furuichi Falls in Love
Plot Summary
Baby Beel's First Conquest
After seeing a TV show featuring demon children's first conquest, the Great Demon Lord decides to make Beel film an entry for the show. Hilda follows him secretly, along with Oga, Furuichi, and Lamia, to film him and help him if necessary.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Anime Reviews: Beelzebub Episode 52 - And Then There Were No Delinquents
Plot Summary
Even unseasonal snow isn't enough to get Beel to put on warm clothes, and so as they go to school, his only concession to the cold is to put on a scarf. The delinquents realize that nobody else is at school, and it isn't until Kazuya and Azusa arrive to tell them that an emergency snow day was called that they realize nobody bothered to tell them about this.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Anime Reviews: Beelzebub Episode 51 - Komainu-sama is Watching You
Plot Summary
Oga tries to remember what happened the first time he discovered Super Milk Time. After realizing that he never did defeat Black Beel, he asks what happened to him. Saotome says that he couldn't leave him behind, and brought him back with him.
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