The Story
Grunkle Stan shows Dipper, Mabel, and Soos the Bottomless
Pit. While using it to throw away things they don’t need, they all fall into
the pit. So what do the four do to pass the time?
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Graphic Novel Reviews: Batman and Robin 014-017
The zombie storyline is taken care of fairly quickly, while at the same time revealing that the Joker was behind it all. In the following issue Robin goes to search for Alfred. He runs afoul of the Joker at the Gotham zoo, and finds himself facing off against an apparently brainwashed Batman. Ultimately Robin refuses to hurt his father, instead deciding to sacrifice himself. The end of issue sixteen reveals that the Batman was in fact a fake.
After the finale of the Death of the Family storyline, Bruce, Damian, and Alfred turn in for well deserved rest. They all have nightmares as well as good dreams, and this is the last issue showing any kind of domestic interaction between the characters before the events of Batman Incorporated issue eight.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Episode 038 - March 4, 2013 - What is Josei Manga? | Nanatsu no Taizai
Welcome to Manga^3, your one stop for manga news and commentary, for the week of March 4, 2013. This week we talk about a topic neither of us are very prepared for, Josei manga. We also discuss a new series you should absolutely be reading if you like yourself some standard western fantasy.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Graphic Novel Reviews: Catwoman 014-017
First, Catwoman is tormented by the Joker. He tries to use her to mess with Batman, in a variety of ways. But ultimately she turns him down, chases him off, and for some reason he lets her be after that.
Issues fifteen and sixteen involve Catwoman stealing a black diamond from A.R.G.U.S and unleashing a cacophony of magic and madness. Selina becomes possessed by the diamond, and only barely is able to fight off the demonic magic locked in the room.
Issue seventeen sees us back to the usual format for Catwoman, Selina breaks up a drug deal that has children involved. She and her partner go to steal some paintings, but the police start to get involved.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Graphic Novel Reviews: The Dark Knight 014-017
After Batman breaks free from the Scarecrow's trap, the Scarecrow turns to the final phase of his plan—gassing Gotham city with his new fear toxin. From a zeppelin. The entire city becomes a disaster area, and while Batman is trying to contain the chaos he discovers that he is immune to the new formula. Figuring that his blood has the necessary antibodies to create an antidote, unfortunately it would take days to create an antidote. With no time left, Batman decides to spray his own blood over the city to counteract the toxin. It almost kills him, but he succeeds.
In the story beginning with issue sixteen, the Mad Hatter has been kidnapping people and casting them in parts from Alice in Wonderland. Batman tracks the kidnappings, trying to find where the Mad Hatter is, but as of the latest issue he has not found him. In the meanwhile, Bruce and his girlfriend Natalya break up.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Episode 037 - February 25, 2013 - What is Seinen Manga? | Hyrule Historia
Welcome to Manga^3, your one stop for manga news and commentary, for the week of February 25, 2013. This week we talk about what exactly seinen manga is, and who it's meant for. We also discuss Hyrule Historia, but it's okay because there is a manga in the back of the book so it is completely relevant to our podcast.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Graphic Novel Reviews: Batgirl 014-017
Barbara tries her very best to end the Joker, after he kidnaps her mother and mutilates her hand. Joker proposes to Batgirl, but reveals that he intends to saw off her arms and legs and keep her in a basement. James, Barbara's brother, tricks her into believing he's freed their mother, while in fact he has made a deal with the Joker and sold Barbara out to him.
After the events of Death of the Family, Barbara works to take down the thugs that worked for the Joker. She sends their profiles to the police, but has to intervene when the supervillain Firebug gets involved.
The Review
Out of all the tie ins (With the exception of Red Hood) Batgirl has the most personal stakes in the game. While pretty much all the members of the Bat Family, with the exception of Batman himself, vow to themselves to kill Joker, with Batgirl it makes the most sense (again, with the exception of Red Hood). For characters such as Dick and Tim it feels out of place to have them suddenly vowing to kill the Joker. Granted I can understand how this traumatic event is meant to shake up Dick's life enough to take him in a new direction, but it still feels ultimately out of character.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Anime Reviews: Oreshura Episode 001 - The Start of My Highschool Life is a Battleground
The Story
Eita Kidou is a high school freshman who wants nothing to do with love or relationships. All he wants is to study and get a scholarship to a public medical school. Anything else is just a waste of time. But everything changes when the mysterious transfer student Masuzu Natsukawa confesses her feelings for him. Only to reveal that she's not interested in him at all, she just needs someone to pose as her fake boyfriend and keep all the other boys from bothering her. She chooses Eita because she knows he shares her views about love, and she can trust him. The fact that she has some blackmail material on him doesn't hurt.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Cartoon Reviews:Gravity Falls Episode 013 - Boss Mabel
The Story
When Stan goes too far in controlling his employees and
duping the customers, Mabel steps in. The two make a deal that if Mabel makes more money than Stan while he is on vacation for three days, she will
become the boss, and if Stan wins Mabel has to wear a humiliating T-shirt for the
rest of the summer.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Anime Reviews: Toriko Episode 92 - Climax! The Last, Most Terrible Ingredients!
The Story
With no time left to finish preparing the ingredient, Toriko takes the Nitro Cherry from Komatsu and eats it raw. The explosion damages his organs, but thanks to his gourmet cells Toriko is able to start recovering. Coco trades for a high level ingredient, thanks to the Nitro Cherry's joker status. They overtake Livebearer, but he is able to eat the Electric Banana and take the lead again, leaving Toriko and team with no way to catch up.
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