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Many critics dismiss superhero comic books as a genre for males to fulfill their adolescent power fantasies, but the past few weeks have proven that nothing could be further from the truth.
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Many critics dismiss superhero comic books as a genre for males to fulfill their adolescent power fantasies, but the past few weeks have proven that nothing could be further from the truth.
Men will destroy the world in a harebrained scheme to impress girls, or at least Master Shake will. That's the idea behind "Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Colon Movie Film for Theaters," starring the beloved cartoon characters Frylock, Meatwad, the aforementioned Master Shake and their neighbor, Carl. The animated film is based on the show airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
You've heard about it on "The Colbert Report," but not from an analytical or personal perspective, which is why this comic review is taking a different format this week. The issue at hand is indeed "Captain America #25," or "The Death of Captain America."
Last Wednesday at the stroke of midnight, Marvel Comics released one of the most anticipated new comic books of the year: "Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born," based on the bestselling series of novels by perhaps the best-known author of our generation.
"The Boys"
Forget Bambi's mother. For children of the '80s it was the death of Optimus Prime in "Transformers: The Movie" that had children crying their hearts out. That moment and other wonderful scenes from the film have been restored by Sony on the film's "20th Anniversary Special Edition" DVD release. The result is a labor of love that is more than meets the eye.
In the world of comics, one of the most creative, respected and popular writers is Warren Ellis. For years Ellis has written comics from "John Constantine: Hellblazer," for DC Comics Vertigo to "Ultimate Fantastic Four" for Marvel. Ellis also received praise for his series "Transmetropolitan," the story of an outlaw journalist named Spider Jerusalem in a future where man, aliens and other creatures live together. This week, two of Ellis' titles perfectly capture his versatility.
When Dave Chapelle had his apparent breakdown in 2005, Comedy Central was in a bind. His was their highest rated show and they didn't have enough new footage to create an entire season out of it.
"Justice League of America"
"Cops or criminals, when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?" That's the tagline for Martin Scorsese's latest crime drama "The Departed," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg. In this drama, an undercover cop (DiCaprio) infiltrates a Boston mob syndicate run by a man named Costello (Nicholson) while a criminal (Damon) infiltrates the state police.