To be honest ... I was wicked sad when I found out that Old Man Logan was coming to an end at issue #50. The storyline was honestly what got me deeper and deeper into the comic world and obviously through the entire Old Man Logan storyline itself which was quite a long one. However, with the way Dead Man Logan has begun I know that I'm going to love the next 12 issues. With the beginning of the story stating that Logan only has 12 more months to live I'm guessing there will only be monthly releases of each issue. Shall for sure be a test of patience thats for sure haha. Before you dive into this post be warned that spoilers are incoming! I'm about to give my thoughts on issue #1 and hope to have you all chime in as well in the comments ... So ... Here we go! Right away when I opened the page to the same exact place Logan was left at the very end of Old Man Logan #50 I was relieved. You never know when they'll just jump the gun to start a new series and leave out a huge chunk of how the character got there. Blob, Forge and Cicilia luckily came to the rescue and found the old man laying face down in the snow like you see in the image to the left. For those of you that missed the epic battle of Logan V Maestro you HAVE to go snag Old Man Logan #50 and give it a read. For sure a must & then go swoop number 1-49 while you're at it too. I thought for sure with the title being Dead Man Logan this would somehow in turn start off the storyline with some type of Zombie Reginix'd Wolverine that was out of his mind and ready to unleash revenge even worse than before. BUT ... that for sure was not the case. I was stoked to see once Logan finally woke up that he had a flashback all the way to the Wolverine Old Man Logan days of the wasteland and all the terrible times of the past. The artwork on that flashback is also incredible and caught me staring for a good minute or two. My favorite part was the list he had on his for arm labeling (Butcher, Banner, Mystery, Red Skull). If you read the earlier issues you know he's got everyone on that list but one! Yup ... the one who started it all. Good ol' Mysterio. After that is when he's told he has 12 more months before he finally crumbles. Loved how right away classic Logan heads right out and ditches the squad to get right down to business. Don't think there was a much better place for him to go to than The Bar With No Name. Loved how for about 4 spreads he absolutely crushed everyone like his old self on the hunt for Mysterio's whereabouts. Low and behold the brunt of his problems he just left at the bar untouched ... Miss Sinister started the re-peat of Logan's past by finding exactly where Mysterio was lurking ... Or not lurking at all ... Just chilling out in the looney bin withering his days away. I never would have guessed that's where he'd be and apparently neither did Logan. I was pumped when Hawkeye came back into the story for some help since in the early issues Old Man Hawkeye and Logan we're a sweet little tag team. Spider-Man gives them the deets and they roll out to the nuthouse ... I thought it was pretty hilarious that Miss Sinister really had to wheel him hard to finally get him to agree. He actually probably still wouldn't have until she told him Logan was en route to slice n dice. The fact that she actually got him out and filled him in on a future that could now be in this current dimension opens up the storyline all over again to repeat the terrible past of Logan's life and the death of all heroes. I 100% won't be mad if it goes down that road because the whole Red Skull hunt down segment of that past/future of Logan's life was unreal. That alone has me counting down the days to snag #2 of 12.
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Give this video a watch! Never really thought about it until watching this but I think it's safe to say that this is a HUGE possibility given the age gaps between Bruce and this Joaquin joker. Let alone this joker being Arthur and the one we all know is a Napier ... makes me think it has to be true. If Joaquin's Joker does happen to be a predecessor of the real deal that leaves for a long line of unreal Joker stories in cinematic format to come! Can't wait! Check out this hilarious Rom-Com trailer of Eddie Brock romancing over all the forms of Venom. Purdy hilarious how they cut each scene. Give it peak.
Welp another week of a lot of the same - after my hopes of getting the 10" pikachu were shattered when Target lost my package I lost my chance at a fresh top 10 POP! A few shifts in the order but a lot of the same. As far as stashpedia goes there were a couple shifts in the top 11. Madcap slid back up into the #8 spot ahead of Opie and Metallic Thanos made it into the bottom slot at #11. For sure still one of my favorites especially because of the sweet POP art on the box itself - the color mix in it is Purdy awesome. Hopefully some fresh additions next week. What happened in your top 10? Let me know in the comments below or on IG! @tazalghul or @tazalghul.blog
The second Captain Marvel trailer has finally arrived! This trailer comes with a way better glimpse into the Skull army as well of a larger scope of how they portray the creation of Captain Marvel. Cant wait to see how this ties into the 10 year storyline and how it also begins the new phase of the MCU. Give it a watch.
Still blows my mind that the legendary Stan Lee has left us. After inspiring arguably millions of people he truly left his mark on all of us. Probably even those who don't even realize it. My favorite quote from his little excerpt within the video above is ... a nice remember to always do what you love. " |
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