Welcome to the brand new feature entitled EYG Daily Countdown. This is going to be a bit of a challenge. I am going to compile Top 100 lists of certain topics and then count them down with a daily post for the following 100 days.
I have some rules I will be following.
First of all, I will choose a topic and as soon as I compile the list, the topic is closed. If something new and awesome comes out while I am making the list, it will not be added and it will have to wait for a future list for its flowers.
Second of all, clearly this is going to be my own personal choices. That means there will be items from the topics that I will not have on my list. I’m not setting this up as a debate. It’s my list. You can make your own.
I will have had to see or hear or experience it to be on the list. If something is considered the greatest of all time, but I have not seen it, it will not be on my list.
This is going to be building toward something that has scared me forever… a list of the Top 100 of my favorite movies of all time. I am not ready to dip my toe into that list because of how monumental that feels. I am going to work my way to that impossible list with some less impossible lists.
Any kind of list is fluid. It changes constantly. Maybe a rewatch leads me to move something up or down. Just because I finish a list, does not mean that it could not change. Perhaps down the road I could revisit the lists as we move along to see how time has changed my opinions.
I plan on starting this some time over the next week. I do have a topic, which I will announce below, and I have started to compile possible entries for the list. I will tell you that I have currently 132 potential choices for my Top 100 list so I will need to narrow it down.
These are tough things to do, so my expectations are that I will be missing some along the way. Again, that is tough, but there will be nothing I can do about it. I will do my best to make the list as comprehensive as I can.
Each day, I will make a post with one entry on the list. I will start with #100, the following day will be #99, then #98… and so on. One a day, every day.
I may yet compile a running list on the site to keep track of the list as we go.
With that out of the way, the first topic for the EYG Daily Countdown will be:
Top 100 Favorite TV Shows of All-Time.
This is quite an undertaking, but it is not as wild as movies would be, so I thought I would kick it off with this. Good luck and here’s hoping the new challenge will be a lot of fun.
The Toxic Avenger was a B-movie from 1984 that became a cult classic on cable. The character of Toxie has stuck around in different formats over the years. Now, we get a new version of The Toxic Avengers in 2025. Technically.
The film has been on the shelf for the last couple of years looking for studio to release it. Finally we get the film released.
Janitor Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage) discovered that he had a progressive brain cancer that would kill him in the next year. In desperation, Winston approached his company’s head, Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon), for help. Bob brushes him off. Winston gets shot and dumped into the ooze, and he is transformed into a freaky new creature, The Toxic Avenger.
The creators and actors in this new version of The Toxic Avenger know exactly what type of movie this is and they carry themselves as such. The original movie was a huge B-movie and this film echoes that as well. Everything about the film makes you think this is a low-budget, over-the-top, low level film with the exception of the cast.
This movie has a big time cast. Not only do we get Peter Dinklage as Winston and Kevin Bacon as Bob, but we also get Justin Tremblay as Wade, Winston’s step-son, Taylour Paige as J.J. Doherty, and Elijah Wood as Bob’s brother Fritz.
This movie could have easily just done a big budget film and make it more straightforward, but that would have lost the tone of the original, which this film was trying to emulate. The story was silly and a lot of the dialogue was just bad at times. However, the actors played into the story in a way that you could tell that it was part of the joke. It was one of those film that didn’t care that it had stupid moments because it was meant to be that way. This film embraced the silliness and stupidity.
A perfect example is Kevin Bacon’s performance. He is chewing the scenery so much that you can tell he is having the time of his life. I should also mention that when Winston is transformed into Toxie, Peter Dinklage only does voice over. British actress Luisa Guerreiro is doing the physical performance of Toxie in the makeup.
This is the type of movie that will divide the audience. You have to be able to watch this understanding that it is a B-movie (at best) and that they are playing into that. This is a lot of fun. Yes, it will never win any awards, but you can have a good time if you let yourself.
Based on a book series of the same name, The Thursday Murder Club arrived on Netflix recently with a cast of some of the great older British actors around.
I have not read the book and, from what I have seen online, there have been some complaints that the film had to remove more than what it should have. That does not go toward my review. I am only concerned with the film that I saw and not my own expectations over what the film should have been.
According to IMDB, “Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.“
The cast was tremendous with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kinsley and Celia Imrie leading the ensemble as the four lead characters of the Thursday Murder Club: Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim and Joyce respectfully. These four actors created a wonderful tone and feeling of friendship and comradery that helps stand out in the story.
Other cast members included Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Tom Ellis, Richard E. Grant, Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Paul Freeman.
Directed by Chris Columbus, this movie was breezy, quick to watch and entertaining with these eccentric characters interacting together. I would definitely state that the story was not remarkably deep, but I did not solve it early either, which is a bonus considering I am pretty good at seeing answers to movie mysteries.
The film did have something to say about the elderly and the places that we send them when they require more than we can give them. The Thursday Murder Club did not go into great depth on this theme, but it is definitely there.
This was a fun movie that should do well on Netflix, whereas it would have struggled in the theater. This is a perfect film for streaming.
August is coming to an end and we finished off the load of books from this week. So here we go.
Books this week:
The Knives: A Criminal Book graphic novel. Written by Ed Brubaker and art is done by Sean Phillips. Brubaker and Phillips have done some excellent graphic novels together and this new one has a fantastic story, weaving together three separate stories into one overall narratives. It was very compelling and wraps everything up beautifully.
Pulp graphic novel: Written by Ed Brubaker with art by Sean Phillips. I got another graphic novel from these two on eBay this week. Pulp was a cool story about a writer/artist of a comic strip, telling stories of the Old West with a character based on his own life. This was another excellent book from Brubaker-Phillips.
Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1. Written by James Tynion IV and art by Dani. Cover art was done by Dani & Brad Simpson. Yet another mini-series featuring the Universal Monsters kicks off with The Invisible Man. James Tynion IV has done a great job with these monster books and the Invisible Man starts off with some cool stuff.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #37. “Thick as Thieves Part One” Written by Cody Ziglar and art by Luigi Zagaria. Cover art was done by Federico Vicentini & Neeraj Menon. Miles has to face off with White Cat and Inari, both making their first appearances. Also, how is Miles Morales: Spider-Man made it all the way to #37 without rebooting?
The Mortal Thor #1. “No Gods, No Monsters.” Written by Al Ewing with art by Pasqual Ferry. Cover art was done by Alex Ross. I got a foil variant of the issue by Patrick Gleason (Gold Medalist). The new arc of Thor starts with this issue as the recently dead Thor is here in a different form and a human frame. Where will this go? I am interested in the story.
Ultimate Spider-Man #20. Written by Jonathan Hickman and art by David Messina. Cover art was done by Marco Checchetto & Matthew Wilson. This issue was very much of a dialogue driven issue between Peter, MJ, Harry and Gwen as they go through everything that has happened lately.
The Thing #4. “King of Yancy Street Part Four” Written by Tony Fleecs and art by Justin Mason. Cover art was done by Nick Bradshaw & Rachelle Rosenberg. Aunt Petunia’s baby boy Ben Grimm has to deal with a list of supervillains to try and protect the little girl. Thing showing off why he is one of the toughest heroes in the world.
News from the Fallout #3. Written by Chris Condon and art by Jeffrey Alan Love. This continues to be the most original looking book on the market every month. The mysterious creatures wandering around are frightening and in pursuit of anyone they can find. I loved the design of the book.
Blue Palo Verde #3. Written by Ray Fawkes with art and cover art by Rimanti. Kris and her father are in a lot of trouble in the small town. Some wild things are going on with the sheriff in pursuit of them. I do love a mysterious small town story and this one scratches that itch.
Avengers #29. “The Missing Moment.” Written by Jed MacKay and art by Farid Karami. Cover art was done by Cafu and David Curiel. Reed Richards guest starred in this as the Avengers continue to try and find what exactly the Missing Moment, that Kang was searching for, was. How is the missing moment get caused by Reed?
Benjamin #3. Written by Ben H. Winters and art by Leomacs. Cover art by Christian Ward (Bronze Medalist). This highly entertaining three issue series ended with this issue. Honestly, I never saw the ending of this coming. This is a wild and creative sci-fi story.
Masterminds #1. Written by Zack Kaplan and illustrated and cover art by Stephen Thompson. New sci-fi book from Dark Horse featuring a video game designer trying to join up with the biggest group of the video game world… the Masterminds.
West Coast Avengers #10. Written by Gerry Duggan and art by Danny Kim. Cover art was done by Josemaria Casanovas. This is the final issue of this volume of WCA. I really loved this version with these characters and I wish it would have continued past this issue. The Avenger Ultron storyline ends up in a dramatic fashion.
Red Vector #1. Written by David “DB” Andy & Tim Daniel with art and cover art by Chris Evenhuis. Another new sci-fi series from Mad Cave. It actually felt similar to Void Rivals from Image. It felt very clean and new and I will be interested seeing how it moves forward.
X-Men #21. “Upstarts II” Written by Jed MacKay and penciled by Netho Diaz. Cover art was done by Ryan Stegman & Marte Gracia. Fitzroy and his Upstarts take on some of the X-Men and… Juggernaut does some violence.
Sleep #4. Written, drawn and cover art by Zander Cannon. We are still moving towards this mystery of what is happening when Jonathan goes to sleep. We have an idea of what is happening, as does Jonathan. Why is it happening? What causes it? Can it be stopped? Sleep has been excellent so far.
Speed Racer #2. Written by David Pepose and art by Davide Tinto. Cover art was done by Alessio Zonno. Speed Racer’s father has a heart attack and is hanging on by a thread. An expensive surgery requires Speed Racer to go try and win money racing. What does Racer X have to do with it?
Vanishing Point #4. Written by Mark Russell and art was done by Jok. Cover art is done by Chris Weston. This sci-fi anthology asks the question about “what is a living thing?” It is a sentient question in sci-fi and this is one more thought on the topic.
The Voice Said Kill #2. Written by Si Spurrier and art and cover art by Vanesa Del Rey. More back woods drama going on as Marie, the pregnant park ranger tries to navigate her way through the chaos.
Immortal Legend Batman #1. Written by Kyle Higgins & Mat Groom and art by Erica D’urso & Dan Mora. Dan Mora did the cover art. An Elseworlds Batman story set on another planet with characters we recognize. Immortal Legend Batman becomes the Dread Pirate Roberts on another planet.
You’ll Do Bad Things #6. Written by Tyler Boss and art by Adriano Turtulici. Cover art by Tyler Boss. I have to say that this issue was a really confusing read. I am not sure exactly what I read in it. It seemed as if it had a happy ending, but I am not 100% sure.
Runaways #3. “Think of the Children“ Part Three. Written by Rainbow Rowell and art by Roberta Ingranata. Stephanie Hans is the cover artist. I have missed the Runaways and their dysfunction. The group has the drama cornered even when they are trying to prevent the Doombots from taking their Doombot. The interpersonal aspect of the Runaways is definitely the strength of the book.
The Last Boy #5. Written by Dan Panosian and illustrated by Alessio Avallone. Cover art was done by Dan Panosian. Peter Pan has his final showdown with the Phantom King, whose true identity is a clever use of Pan lore. This issue wraps up this Boom! Studios book’s adaptation of Peter Pan and Wendy.
Incredible Hulk #28. “The Requiem Plain“ Part One. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and art by Adam Gorham. Nic Klein did the cover art. The Pinkerton Detective Agency teams up with Hulk to search for Brother Voodoo. Things are starting to happen with Hulk and Banner that may foreshadow some terrible events.
Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #3. Written by Jeff Lemire and art and cover art by Dustin Nguyen. Awesome short series featuring Jason Todd and his choices to leave Batman. Did he make the right choice? I enjoyed the writing on this series as it now ends.
Geiger #17. Written by Geoff Johns and art by Eduardo Pansica & Gary Frank. Gary Frank and Brad Anderson did the cover art. A new arc kicked off as Geiger ends up in a prison. Geiger has been one of the more consistent books each month.
Minor Arcana #10. Written, illustrated and cover art by Jeff Lemire. Budd St. Pierre and his journey in prison, starting in 1977, is followed.
Dust to Dust #6. Written by JG Jones & Phil Bram with art by JG Jones. Cover art also done by JG Jones (Silver Medalist). It has been a long time since we received an issue of Dust to Dust. It makes it tough to maintain momentum of a series when it has been almost four months since the last issue was released. The art design is always beautiful in this book, no matter how many months between release dates.
Phoenix #14. Written by Stephanie Phillips and art by Roi Mercado. Lucas Werneck did the cover art. Jean Grey stands her ground against the In-Betweener and a few other galactic powers insisting that she will protect her sister Sara under any circumstances.
Justice League Unlimited #10. Written by Mark Waid and art and cover art by Dan Mora. Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman disagree about the next steps with Airwave. The League also has to try and save Doomsday!
Death of the Silver Surfer #3. “Fantastic” Written by Greg Pak and art by Sumit Kumar. Dike Ruan & Rachelle Rosenberg did the cover art. The Fantastic Four join in the events of this issue. I am now not sure if this is supposed to be a future event or present day. Johnny Storm had his mustache and I have not seen that anywhere outside of the main FF title. Otherwise, they are trying to prevent Galactus’s blood from damaging earth.
Hornsby & Halo #9. Written by Peter J. Tomasi and art by Ramon Bachs. Peter Snejbjerg & John Kalisz did the cover art. Zach and Rose try to take some time off by heading to the carnival. Sadly, things won’t leave them alone.
Other Comics This Week: Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #4, Mr. Terrific Year One #4, X-Men: Tooth and Claw #1, Imperial War: Black Panther #1, Imperial War: Planet She-Hulk #1, Green Lantern Dark #6, and Be Not Afraid #3.
Quick Hits: Fantastic Four Fanfare #4 has three separate stories, with a cool one between Sue and Mole Man. Two books had Red Sonja featured. First was the final issue of Dynamite’s Red Sonja vs. the Army of Darkness #5 and the new Sonja Reborn #1. The penultimate issue is here for We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #5. Lots of things need to be wrapped up in that book to finish it off. Two absolute books out this week, Absolute Wonder Woman #11 and Absolute Martian Manhunter #6. Deadpool/Wolverine #8 sees Logan and Wade team-up again. The reprint of the 2005 classic Marvel Zombies #1 came out in 3D, including a pair of 3D glasses. It is a cool book, but the reprint is not currently in the CLZ app which bothers me. I grabbed the Doomed 2099#1 foil issue which has one of the most beautiful covers of the week. I also picked up Dynamite’s Stitch #1. I thought maybe it would be a book that I would like even though I did not expect to. Nope. That one was nice for the collection. Predator: Black, White & Blood #2 is a fun book with interesting stories. Predator has been solid in the Marvel books. Bad Guys have been brought on twice this week as the storyline of “Bring on the Bad Guys” concluded with Bring on the Bad Guys: Dormammu #1 and Bring on the Bad Guys: Mephisto #1 coming out. More bad guy fun with old school Emma Frost: White Queen #3 is out this week. Monsters abound in The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Children of the Night #3 featuring Adam Frankenstein and Henry Jekyll. Oh, and it sure looks bad for Dracula Boy. Void Rivals #22 continues the Energon Universe. Finally, Lost Fantasy #4 saw a huge sword fight.
I stopped regularly watching Dexter after the Trinity Killer season and only saw some episodes after. I knew the finale of the show was universally despised and I knew that the show came back to try and get the finale right the second time. It had to be better than the first one. I comment on these as an outside observer having not watched any of these episodes.
I did watch Dexter: First Blood, and the prequel series was, at its best, inconsistent. The tone bounced around too much. It was watchable, but it made me question watching this new Dexter series.
I am so glad that I decided to give it a chance, because this season is fire!
One thing First Blood did do was introduce us to Angel Batista as a young cop. He felt like a great addition to the cast and it gave us even more background with the friendship between Dexter and Angel. A friendship that had been stretched by this season. A friendship that eventually snapped at the end of episode nine.
Seeing Batista’s death scene was tough, as he has been a character on Dexter since episode one, but this felt as if Angel Batista had taken things as far as he could take them. His obsession with proving that Dexter was the Bay Harbour Butcher had overtaken his life and led him to the final trap.
Leon Prater, as played by Peter Dinklage, is an absolutely spectacular villain for this season. His flunky Charlie, played by Uma Thurman, is unexpectedly deeper than she ever needed to be. Both of them are tremendous foils for Dexter and things really took off this last few episodes. Prater discovering that “Red” had a son, Charlie cornering and intimidating Harrison in a hotel room, Dexter responding by finding Charlie’s home and seeing her mother, Dexter’s confrontation with Charlie in the car, Batista’s spilling the beans about the truth behind Dexter Morgan to Prater and Charlie, and then the showdown inside the serial killer vault were all amazing moments moving the story along.
Then, with Batista’s final words to Dexter as he died from gunshot wounds inflicted on him by Prater being “F-you” showed, in no uncertain terms, that Batista knew how to hold a proper grudge. Poor Dexter, continues to lose people close to him. It’s why I really hope Blessing is not the New York Ripper as the rumor indicated.
This has been a great season and there is one more episode remaining in the season which will be released next Friday.
I’m not sure how I am feeling about Lovecraft Country after the first five episodes. We are half way through and I am not sure what this show’s overarching story is about.
This episode focused more on Ruby and Montrose than it did on anything else. I have to say that Ruby’s story was gross as it seemed to embrace some body horror (of which I am not a fan) as she gruesomely transforms between her natural self and that of a white woman. Blood and floppy skin everywhere.
Meanwhile, we learn that the hidden issue with Montrose is that he is gay and it is the 1950s where you simply cannot be out of the closet.
I started out confused as Atticus beat the crap out of Montrose at the beginning, because, fact is, I had not remembered the ending to episode four. I had to go back and re-read what I had written about it last week.
Another revelation fell into Ruby’s story this week as we discover William, who had taken Ruby last week for sex on the staircase, is actually Christiana, transformed into William just as Ruby had transformed into a white woman. Bizarre.
How does all this work together to further our story? Unclear at this point. Atticus, between sexual encounters with Leti, was working on a translation for some of the pages, and he deciphered one word at the end of the episode… “DIE.” This caused him to call his former flame, Ji-ah, and ask her how she knew. What does any of that mean?
The show continued to have scenes that were extremely uncomfortable to watch… and I am not just talking about the scenes of body horror or creatures. The scenes with the white people treating the blacks the way they did were just as difficult to watch as anything on the show. I do wish there was at least one white character that was not a total racist piece of garbage.
There are ten total episodes and we are currently half way through the one and only season. I hope things start to come together in the narrative soon. It does feel very disjointed.
Darren Aronofsky, director of The Whale, Mother!, Requiem for a Dream, Noah, Black Swan and The Wrestler, released his newest film this weekend, Caught Stealing, starring up-and-coming star, Austin Butler.
I have been hit-and-miss with Aronofsky’s film over the years. I love The Wrestler and Black Swan, but did not like Mother! or Noah much at all. So I approached Caught Stealing with an uneasy feeling, especially since the trailers for this did not excite me.
I am happy to say that I enjoyed Caught Stealing quite a bit, and it would be near the top of my list of Aronofsky films.
I will say that it has a distinctly different feel than other Aronofsky films, feeling more like a crime film directed by Guy Ritchie.
According to IMDB, “Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.“
Austin Butler is exceptional as Hank Thompson. Hank suffered from plenty of trauma from his life, shown expertly in dreams and flashbacks. These scenes provide a lot of details and specific traits for our main character and show what a relatable character he is to the audience. Butler provided such a strong performance to help amplify these traits for Hank, giving no doubt about who the audience should root for.
I did love the character of Yvonne, played by Zoë Kravitz. She had some great chemistry with Austin Butler and she provided some of the most amazing moments of the film. I also found Regina King’s work as Detective Roman to be on point. Being honest, the rest of the cast had great actors, but their characters were not developed deeply. The cast included Matt Smith, Vincent D’Onofrio, Liev Schreiber, Chris Russo, Griffin Dunne, Bad Bunny, Tenoch Huerta and Carol Kane.
Perhaps the best performance in the film was given by the cat that Hank had to carry with him through most of the film. The cat was definitely one of the best characters in the film.
The tone of the film did bounce around too much. It would go from anxiousness to almost humor, and it did make it feel somewhat inconsistent. I would not call this a comedy, even a black one. This is more like a film that we might have gotten in the 1990s.
The film was set in 1998, with the San Francisco Giants’ pursuit of the Wild Card being a backdrop for the storyline. Hank was a super fan and he was constantly rooting for his team. The choice of using this as a backdrop is interesting as the Giants did make it to the World Series, only for the series to be disrupted by an earthquake.
I have to say that some of the things that Hank was able to overcome in this movie stretched credibility a touch, but since I was enjoying the movie as much as I was, these issues did not detract from the overall enjoyment of the movie. I will say that the first thing that happened to him probably would have taken me out of the action right away.
This film kept my interest and I enjoyed the work of the actors and the overall story. The tone was shaky at times, but any flaws that the film showed were not major problems. Austin Butler is a major star in the future of films and this is one more great example.
The War of the Roses was a 1989 movie starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito about a married couple who have fallen out and go to desperate lengths over the ownership of the house in the divorce.
Now we have a rebooted version of the film, The Roses, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman. It is difficult to review The Roses without thinking about the original film from the late 1980s.
According to IMDB, “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down.”
What made me the most excited about this remake was the lead actors. I really like Benedict Cumberbatch and I love Olivia Colman. I do not think that I have seen a bad performance from Colman in any films she had appeared in. Some of the films are not very good, but she always brings the goods. This is no exception and these two are easily the standout of the film.
The Roses spends a lot more time building the relationship between Theo and Ivy than the War of the Roses did with Oliver and Barbara. We see the tensions building between them and how it poisons their love slowly, over years. At first it seemed as if it was going to be mostly Theo who caused the rift, but the film definitely came back around to balance out the fault.
The only problem with the slow build in the movie was the finale felt more rushed and may have lacked some overall oomph, especially when compared to The War of the Roses.
I did like the way the film ended though some may not appreciate the manner in which the movie closes.
I thought the film was dark (though nowhere as dark as the first one) and it did have some funny moments that sprung out of character and, in particular, dialogue. I thought this was well written and worked with the tone it had been setitng.
I was not as much of a fan with some of the side characters, especially Kate McKinnon’s Amy. This joke seemed to be pushed too far in the film and was not as funny as it was at the first mention. Andy Samberg was basically the Danny DeVito role, but did not get much to do. It was fun to see The Doctor from Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa on the screen as one of Ivy’s employees at the restaurant (the name of which is one of the best jokes of the early part of the film).
I did enjoy The Roses, mainly because of Cumberbatch and Colman. It is not as good as the original film from 1989, but it is complimentary to it.
Peacemaker dropped its second episode last night on HBO Max. Last week’s premiere left Chris in a terrible state of mind as he accidentally killed an alternate universe version of himself.
This week, we follow up on that cliffhanger last week with Chris getting help from Vigilante to chop of the body with a handsaw. What a horrendous scene with the John Cena head rolling around on the ground.
I thought John Cena did a great job with his acting in this episode. He played Peacemaker in a real depressed state and you could completely understand why. His comment about looking into the eyes of yourself as he dies was really powerful. I thought this might have been Cena’s best performance as Peacemaker yet.
Then Tim Meadows joined the cast as ARGUS agent Langston Fleury. I have to say that I did not like this character even a little bit. Bird blindness? Hated it.
Eagly kicked some serious butt in this episode and it is awesome. Eagly went after some of these ARGUS agents with a gusto not seen by the eagle lately.
The Peacemaker crew party on the roof was amazing. The writing was perfect. The dialogue, especially between Chris and Harcourt was exceptional.
Another good episode and great progression of the story.
It is Thursday and that means that it is time for the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week. One variant in the medalists this week.
Also-ran: The Mortal Thor #1, You’ll Do Bad Things #6, Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1, Masterminds #1, Doomed 2099 #1 (Foil Variant), Predator: Black, White & Blood #2, mmortal Legend Batman #1, and Sleep #4.
Bronze Medalist
Benjamin #3
Cover art by Christian Ward
This three issue series ended with this cool cover. I love the hazy background in red and the small person in-between the bigger man’s fingers. It is a neat concept at the end of the series.
Silver Medalist
Dust to Dust #6
Cover art by JG Jones
This has so many layers to this cover. The rabbits up top and then the grey behind it. Then there is the title which worked really well with the grey background.
Gold Medalist
The Mortal Thor #1
Variant Cover C Foil
Cover art by Patrick Gleason
What a gorgeous variant foil cover. The lightning surrounding the image of Thor is beautiful. The color is perfect on this cover with the little rainbow at the bottom of the cover.
Being honest, episode four of Alien Earth was my least favorite of the series so far. It felt like an episode that is just there to build to things in the future. I wouldn’t call it a filler episode, but it just did not feel as if it had its own purpose outside of prepping for the future.
That does not mean that there were not a bunch of things that happened.
Wendy recreating that Alien language was creepy as hell. I found it very disturbing.
Then, at the episode’s end, we get the baby Xenomorph explode out of Hermit’s removed lung, but it sure seemed as if Wendy was treating this creature like a child of her own. That was another disturbing moment.
We hear about the “Five”- the corporations that were now the government of the world.
The sheep and the Eye-opus was yet another gross and disturbing image from the episode. Poor sheep.
Where as some of the previous episodes of this new series were tense and anxiety-filled, this was more of a disturbing episode that needed more than what was here. It was a slow burn episode with imagery that was designed to bother you.
I am sure things will pick up once again with the killer Xenomorphs.
EYG- Embrace Your Geekness 