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Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com Kermit is still asleep from the brick, and the other Muppets fear for the show’s host. Meanwhile, Kermit himself struggles to piece together clues in the case of the missing Pi heiress, although he clearly lacks some observational skills. When Kermit’s alter ego Flip Minnow teams up with Officer Obeah, they encounter a strange pie shop. The shopkeeper was hiding a very strange secret… It was a lot of fun. The pun-heavy dialogue, relentless visual gags (including a great split-screen phone joke), and hilariously silly storyline are all very well done. Writer and artist Roger…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com As the Yautja defeat the contestants in a secret fighting tournament held on the island for the entertainment of the ultra-wealthy, the organizers lock down the stadium, realizing how much this will benefit their ratings. Some of the combatants have been cybernetically enhanced, and will they be able to survive against the enraged Yautja trapped together? There’s an obvious social commentary here, but it’s not particularly well utilized. This second issue fleshes out the encounter between Running Man and Predator a bit more than the chatty first issue, but nothing particularly interesting happens, which is…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com After a fairly futuristic blockbuster consisting of several miniseries (which makes it even more confusing for general readers to dive into, which seems to be the new Marvel technique) and some crossovers with superheroes, it’s good to see Predator go back to basics to some extent. What we have here is a futuristic UFC x Predator story. The Yautja are about to attack as the toughest fighters and martial artists gather in a secret tournament to entertain the world’s wealthiest people. The setting here feels pretty generic, and fighting tournaments are a very popular topic…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com This anniversary issue of the Superman and Batman team-up series features Weird Al on the cover, but Weird Al doesn’t actually appear in either story. However, the cool variant cover does a great double duty with that Bizarro: Year None #1 cover. What we have here, aside from some obscure character cameos, are two incredibly beginner-friendly stories that delve into the contrast between the two title characters and (in the second story) their protégés. The first Dream Team tells the story of a duo of comic book protagonists who adventure through nightmarish environments in order…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com As is the case with countless 80’s movies, I saw Creepshow when I was too young. Still, I adored it. A homage to the 50’s EC horror comics. Its seedy colors, often tongue-in-cheek horror and plot twist ending were my introduction to George A. Romero and made me a fan years before I saw his iconic zombie films. So it’s cool to see Creepshow return to comics (again). Because it feels like a natural fit for the medium. Of course, this movie (and its less-acclaimed sequel) is an imitation of the style of horror anthology…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com It’s almost showtime for The Muppets, and as usual, chaos is brewing behind the scenes. While things go awry left, right and center, a stressed-out Kermit spends his time relaxing by reading crime novels. However, the chaos continues unabated, and an unfortunate accident leaves Kermit hit on the head, only to wake up as hard-boiled detective Flip Minnow. And he has to solve the heir disappearance case… Roger Langridge is no stranger to The Muppets, having written and drawn Boom and Marvel Fans many times. It’s an unusual twist on Jim Henson’s work, but Langridge…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com Following the complete mess that was supposed to be Spider-Boy’s standalone issue, we get another jaunt back into the world of Amalgam (which was completely different, with multiple panels on each page, just introducing another “cleverly” altered character). Is this worth it? Let’s find out. Spider-boy pushes and pulls through various time periods to prevent time from collapsing. But when an innocent child is hurt, will Spider-Boy be able to realize that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? If you thought Spider-Boy #1 was just a bunch of pointless cameos…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com Seeing as Marvel and DC are celebrating Amalgam’s 30th anniversary with more crossover collaborations, we thought we’d go back to 1996 and check out some classic titles from that era. First up is Spider-Boy, a clear mash-up of Spider-Man and Superboy (made even more confusing these days by the fact that Marvel has their own Spider-Boy character!). After taking on Bizarro/Carnage, Spider-Boy is tasked with bringing in King Lizard (King Shark/The Lizard) while juggling a secret life that no one is aware of given his celebrity status. I really liked this comic because it really…
Yes, we’ve seen the rabbit samurai Usagi Miyamoto (who appeared in the long-running indie comic Usagi Yojimbo) outside of the feudal Japan setting before. Particularly notable are Space Rabbit and the numerous crossovers. However, Phantom Thief ’84 is the first work in the 20th century to feature Usagi’s descendants, and more importantly, it appears to be the first Usagi series without script or art by original author Stan Sakai. Usagi Phantom Thief ’84 #1 tells an action-packed story about two Robin Hood-like rabbit thieves stealing from real bad guys. When a crime lord makes the rabbits Kaito and Yukichi an…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com Yes, we’ve seen the rabbit samurai Usagi Miyamoto (who appeared in the long-running indie comic Usagi Yojimbo) outside of the feudal Japan setting before. Particularly notable are Space Rabbit and the numerous crossovers. However, Phantom Thief ’84 is the first work in the 20th century to feature Usagi’s descendants, and more importantly, it appears to be the first Usagi series without script or art by original author Stan Sakai. Usagi Phantom Thief ’84 #1 tells an action-packed story about two Robin Hood-like rabbit thieves stealing from real bad guys. When a crime lord makes the…