Earth 2: The Dark Age Review

Finished reading Earth 2: The Dark Age, this begins writer Tom Tayler's run on the series as the worlds heroes deal with the threat of the return of Superman while a new Batman begins to form his own team to combat the former hero. The book opens up with Superman's return to Earth as a villainous ally to the New God Darkseid, causing General Sam Lane to activate the Red Tornado android with the consciousness of his deceased daughter Lois Lane. While on the other sine of the building someone dressed as Batman makes his way through the buildings security to the holding facility where he is confronted by Major Sato and Red Tornado as he opens up the chambers of Jimmy Olsen and Aquawoman and finally the subbasement room of a young Kryptonian named Val. As Batman is building his own team outside the remaining heroes consisting of Dr Fate, The Flash and Red Arrow attempt to take on the villainous Superman while having little luck in the matter. The final story of the book features the origin of the worlds newest Batman, Thomas Wayne the father of the original as the book tells how Bruce, the original Batman found out how his father survived the shooting in Crime Alley and what lead to Thomas becoming Bruce's successor. Overall this was an amazing book as it introduces several new characters into the series whilst still allowing time for more established characters like Dr Fate and The Flash to still have their own moments within the book. The character interactions are brilliant as the scenes between Lois and her father as well as the scenes she shares with Val bring across some great emotional moments as the last moments Lois has with her father are expertly portrayed. While the interaction between Thomas and Bruce Wayne is very similar with how Thomas continues to live his life after seeing his son one more time is almost heartbreaking. Additionally the artwork is breathtaking especially with scenes like Aquawoman using the water in the clouds to drown a whole platoon of Parademans and the large shots showcasing the destructive forces of Superman's powers helps to display the near god like powers of each individual. 9/10.

Constantine: The Voice in the Fire Review

Finished reading Constantine: The Voice in the Fire, this continues John Constantine's adventures as he travels around the world in hoping to defeat the Cult of the Cold Flame. The book opens with Constantine in Moscow to meet with Viktor Mironov, The Spellbinder who ends up joining him in his fight against the Cult of the Cold Flame after opening up Johns mind. Constantine then heads to Arizona after having a vision of a voice in a burning house calling to him. Constantine then finds himself in Hong Kong hoping to find out who taught his first spell that lead to the death of his own family. The next story has Constantine in a forest in Germany to meet with a mystic named Albrecht Zimmerman for protection against the Cult of the Cold Flame. However during a spell on Johns mind the Cult's leader Tannarak activates a kill switch inside of Constantine that was given to the Cult by Papa Midnite that causes John to be teleported to Tanzania in World World One. The final story set five years in the future, has Constantine face to face with the helmet of Fate as John hopes to defeat Nabu. While John's friend Lloyd is downstairs stopping people who are being drawn to the helmet to become its new host as Nabu is helpless without a host. Overall this was a decent book as it continues John Constantine's journey against the Cult of the Cold Flame after being distracted with the events of Forever Evil. The episodic style of the book works very well as it allows Constantine to interact with different people while still having the main story of the Cold Flame within the background of the book. While the changing art style works well for the book as it helps to give a different flavour to each part of the book that helps to strengthen each part as well. 6.5/10.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Film Review

Finished watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J J Abrams and starring Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew and Carrie Fisher. The film opens up with Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) on a mission for the resistance when he is captured by a fleet of First Order Stormtroopers lead by Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie). While escaping from the First Order Poe and his new accomplice, former Stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega) crash on the planet of Jakku where Finn finds himself alone in the dessert where he finds a scavenger named Rey (Daisy Ridley) who is with BB-8. As the group try to escape from the forces of the First Order they eventually meet with original characters Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) on their journey. Overall this was an amazing film as it brings new characters like Finn, Ray and Kilo Ren with classic characters such as Han, Chewbacca and Leia with both sets of characters being brought together very organically. While the character interactions are stellar as Han and Leia's chemistry feels exactly the same from the original trilogy along with the interactions of the new characters work extremely well between each other and with the original characters which leads to the original cast taking up mentor roles for the new cast of heroes. The action is amazing as the choreography of the lightsaber fights are great while the space and sky battles are near breathtaking thanks to the use of many different camera angles from the points of view of a X-Wing pilot to wide shots of the whole battle. The comedy is great as some of the situations characters find themselves in have a few references to previous films in the series. 9/10.

Harley Quinn: Power Outage Review

Finished reading Harley Quinn: Power Outage, as writing team Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti continue their Harley Quinn series as Harley teams up with Power Girl and see her ex, the Joker again. The book opens up with Harley covering for her friend Queenie for the show at the theatre in the apartment block as Queenie has gone to Rykers Prison to see her son. When a riot breaks out in the theatre thanks to Harley getting to method in her acting leading to a stalker of hers who kidnaps and takes her to his home. After dealing with the stalker with her psychiatric training Harley meets with her rolladarbey team as they participate in Skate Club with Harley bringing Sy Borgman with her just in case she needs help to get home after. The next story is set five years in the future as Harley heads to the Bahamas for a holiday when her plane gets caught in a bad storm leading to her being washed up on a deserted island. After exploring the island Harley finds a tribe of natives who start worshipping her as a goddess which gains the attention of the Joker who has been on the island for a while by this time. The following story begins with Harley calling her friend Tony to help carry an unconscious Power Girl back to Harley's apartment to help her rest. After realising that Power Girl has amnesia Harley gets the idea of telling Power Girl that they are a superhero team. The two then head to the shopping mall where they are confronted by Sportsmarster and Clock King who teleport Harley and Power Girl to a distant galaxy leading to the two going on a cosmic adventure to get back home to defeat the villains. The penultimate story has Harley going to the San Deargo Comic Con for the whole week of the convention as the story shows what Harley gets up to during the week while trying to get one of the main comic book companies to take a look at her own comic, Hurl Girl. The final story features a retelling of Harley's origin of how she became the person she is today. Overall this was a great book as it blends the action and the comedy together extremely well while also adding some real life elements to the story. The comedy is great as there are some laugh out loud moments and with the interactions between Power Girl and Harley bring most of the comedy especially with the situations the two find themselves in. The art work is great as the design for the the space adventure is very captivating while the changing artwork works well for the Comic Con story as the art changes in each scene which helps to highlight Harley's emotion in one scene while also showing off some creative action in other scenes. 8/10.

Batman: Detective Comics: Icarus Review

Finished reading Batman: Detective Comics: Icarus, this begins creative team Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato's run on the series which spins out of the Zero Year tie in story from the creators Flash series which showed police detective Harvey Bollock's first encounter with Icarus. The book opens up with Batman on the trail of a biker gang calling themselves the Kings of the Sun who are helping someone escape after Batman discovers a room full of smuggled children. After capturing part of the gang Bruce Wayne meets with Elena Aguila and her daughter Annie at the local motocross race which Annie is a part of as Elena hopes to share her plans with Bruce to help develop Gotham's east end waterfront. However the night of the announcement Bruce is in the batcave as Elena dies on the manors doorstep after being covered in flames which grabs the attention of police detective Harvey Bullock as Elena was killed by a drug called Icarus that's has been of the streets of Gotham for over six years. This also prompts Batman to start his own investigation to prove Bruce Wayne's innocence as he is suspect number one in Bullock's investigation witch leads to Batman getting caught between two rival gangs who both what the Icarus for themselves. The final story has Batman going after a stolen weapons cash while also helping a boy named Aden deal with his abusive dad while the book concurrently tells a bit more back story of Annie that helps to flesh her character out more. Overall this was a great book as the takes a more personal approach to the Icarus case as Bruce Wayne is suspect number one and Bullock having a personal stake as well as the last time Icarus was on the streets of Gotham his partner was killed. The focus on Bullock is great as the book shows how Harvey try's to solve the case at the GCPD and even shows his home like in a brilliantly excited splash page. While Batman's detective skills are shown brilliantly as a page will point out the key elements to his investigation while in one instance recreates a the whole scene that lead to Elena Aguila's death at Wayne Manor. The inclusion of Julian Day is extremely intriguing as during the fight Batman under the disguise of Matches Malone inadvertently creates the Calendar Man while trying to teach Julian a lesson to be there for his son. 8/10.

Sisters Film Review

Finished watching Sisters directed by Jason Moore and staring Amy Poehler, James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, Tina Fey, Madison Davenport and Ike Barinholtz. The film opens with nurse Maura Ellis (Amy Poehler) being video called by her parents (James Brolin) and (Dianne Wiest) asking her and her sister Katie (Tina Fey) to clear out their old bedroom in their childhood home. After returning home and finding a sold sign outside of their childhood home the sisters confront their parents who then give Maura and Katie an ultimatum to empty their old bedroom as the new owners of the house move in within a couple of days. After spending a night at their old home reading their old dairies Maura and Katie decide to have a house party with all their friends from school in an attempt for one last hurrah. Overall this was an decent film as the comedy is solid as it doesn't always hit its mark but when it does it comes through in some great moments of pure genius. The interactions between the actors and their characters is great as Amy Poehler and Tina Fey characters feel more like best friends than sisters for the most of the film which works extremely well and when the two end up having to deal with problems as sisters the strength of the relationship really shines through. While the interactions between Kate and her daughter Haley (Madison Davenport) feels very organic and just like a typical mother and daughter relationship is and the characters of Maura and James (Ike Barinholtz) click almost instantly which creates some really good moments. 6.5/10.

Justice League United: Justice League Canada Review

Finished reading Justice League United: Justice League Canada, this begins writer Jeff Lemire's series as former members of the Justice League of America reform with new members to tackle an intergalactic threat. The book opens up with a glimpse of the future where the team are crashing into an alien laboratory as the book goes back to three days prior as Stargirl and Animal Man are at a signing in Toronto where anthropologist Adam Strange is asking for the heroes help after grad student Alanna Lewis disappeared after the two found some alien remains. At the site of Alanna's disappearance the group are attacked by a alien soldiers which are defeated by the intervention of Green Arrow and Martian Manhunter who Stargirl called in for backup leading to the discovery of a secret alien laboratory causing the scientists to release one of their experiments to fight of the heroes as they transport away. Meanwhile on the moon of Thalsalla Alanna is caged up with a group of aliens on the orders of the criminal Byth as the bounty hunter Lobo opens the cage to dispose of them when one of the prisoners turns out to be Hawkman who starts to fight Lobo as Alanna helps to free the remaining prisoners. Concurrently the team on Earth are transported to the planet of Rann and are met by Supergirl who's on her way beck to Earth when she noticed the team fighting the experiment with the fight being stopped by the intervention of a group of scientists from the plant who fill the team in what has happened. The final story features the origins behind Miiyahbin's new found powers from her grandmother as Miiyahbin and Alanna go up against a Whitago that's been following her and her friend Heather throughout the side story of the book. Overall this was a good book as it assembles a new Justice League team while bringing the New 52 version of Adam Strange along for the ride. The character interaction are great as Green Arrow and Animal Man some great comic relief while Martian Manhunter's interaction with Ultra is extremely reliable as J'onn becomes a father figure to Ultra very organically. Artist Mike McKone draws out some great designs for the multiple alien species and the fighting choreography is great especially during the fight between Lobo and Hawkman really showcases Lobo's brutality and Hawkman's savagery that is help along with the rest of the art team. With the addition of the colouring choices of the book is great as in some parts panels can go from full colour to a black and white image with a bright red background that helps to add more dynamic feel to a scene. 7/10.

Batman Eternal: Volume 1 Review

Finished reading Batman Eternal: Volume 1, this collects the first part of DC comics first weekly series of its New 52 publishing line headed by writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV who are joined by a team of other writers from other Batman related series. The book opens up in with police commissioner Jim Gordon caught in a gunfight with Professor Pyg as Batman comes in with a mechsuit to stop the plane Pyg is flying. After chasing down one of Pyg's men Gordon shoots at him causing a large crash between two underground subway trains killing 123 passengers and staff with newly appointed police lieutenant Jason Bard to make the arrest. This then leads to the reappearance of former Gotham crime boss Carmine Falcone hoping to rebuild is criminal empire with a gang war between himself and the Penguin with the mayor of Gotham and newly appointed police commissioner Major Jack Forbes ignoring the gang war due to being on Falcones payroll. With Batman being occupied with the gang war sweeping across Gotham other members of Batman's supporting cast begin their own investigations as Tim Drake, Red Robin is joined by Harper Row as they discover a nanobot virus affecting a group of children that were with Gordon and Batman during the Professor Pyg incident, while Red Hood follows Batgirl to South America as she tries to find evidence to clear her father of the train accident, as back in Gotham police detective Jim Corrigan is joined by Batwing as the two come into contact with a supernatural threat underneath Arkham Asylum. Overall this was a great book as it takes advantage of the whole Bat family of characters by placing them in situations that work extremely well with how they interact with the situation and the characters they're with. The inclusion of lesser known Batman villains such as Magpie and the Ten Eyed Man is brilliant as the writers reintroduce and modernise them to fit within the New 52 universe extremely well while giving some of them a new twist to the character. While the introduction of Alfred's daughter Julia is a great addition to the cast as she helps to flesh out Alfred's back story while the reintroduction of Stephanie Brown help brings an almost civilian view to the world of Gotham with how she deals with the discovery of her father being Cluemaster. 8.5/10.

Victor Frankenstein Film Review

Finished watching Victor Frankenstein directed by Paul McGuigan and staring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Charles Dance and Freddie Fox. The film opens in the circus outside of London where it is narrated by Igor (Daniel Radcliffe) who is currently a hunchback clown at the circus who is noticed by Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy) when performer Lorelai (Jessica Brown Findlay) falls of the trapeze and is saved by the use of Igor's medical knowledge. After saving Lorlai Victor goes back stage of the circus and finds Igor in order to take him back to his home to cure Igor of his hunchback and gives him the name of Igor. In the morning after escaping from the circus police inspector Roderick Turpin (Andrew Scott) how has already been on the trail of Victor for a while due to him buying and stealing animal parts from the local zoo and area, looks over the crime scene and putting out a warrant for the arrest of Igor and Victor after seeing the body of a dead circus performer. While back at Victor's home he shows Igor a part of experiment that he wants to demonstrate to his collage as Victor reanimated a set of human eyes with a little assistance from Igor leading to the two embarking on creating a proto Frankenstein monster from animal parts. Overall this was a decent film as it dives into the story of how Victor Frankenstein slowly got to the point of his life where he created his infamous monster. Use of camerawork is great as it is used to show the dominance one character has over another thanks to the use different angles used with characters like Victor's father Baron Frankenstein (Charles Dance) seemingly towering Victor by the use of a low angle shot which helps to show his dominance and power over Victor. The character of Igor seems oblivious to most of Victor's experiment until Victor unveils it to Igor while most of their interactions seem almost as if Victor is manipulating Igor in places while later in the film it turns to Vitor being manipulated by Finnegan (Freddie Fox) who wants an army of monsters after seeing Victor's experiment at his collage. 6/10.

The Flash: Out of Time Review

Finished reading The Flash: Out of Time, this begins writers Robert Venditti and Van Jensen's run on the series as Barry Allen deals with the aftermath of the events of Forever Evil and the effects it's had on Central City. The book opens up five years into the future as the Flash gets to a crime scene too late as it flashes back to the present as Central deals with the aftermath of the Crime Syndicate's arrival during the events of Forever Evil. With the city rebuilding Barry meets with a local psychologist about getting back his old job in the crime lab of the CCPD. On Barry's first day back he comes across a young boy graffitiing a nearby building who turns out to be Wally West, the nephew of Barry's friend Iris when he sees her at the police station as she asks Barry to help Wally to stay out of trouble. While agreeing to help Iris with Wally, Barry is on the case of a team of former criminals who have been turning up dead by the weapons of their former teammates that were stolen from police lockup during the events of Forever Evil. The side story that runs concurrently to each other has the Flash from twenty years in the future finding it hard dealing with the loss of Wally fifteen years prior as he's been constantly losing time when he taps into the speed force and plans to go back to different points of time to right the wrongs he missed and hopes to fix the problem with the speed force along the way. Overall this was a great book as it is able to cut between the stories of the Flash in present day and the time traveling Flash from the future greatly with the final confrontation between the two being a great payoff that also includes a nice surprising twist. The interactions between the future Flash and his villains during the different time periods is great especially when he's with Captain Cold in is last moments as it allows the writers to let Barry open up and be there for Leonard at the same time. While the relationship between present day Barry and Wally is played out brilliantly as an almost surrogate father for Wally with the scene at the baseball game being used to help the two form a friendship with the commentator's description of the game almost mirroring the interactions between Barry and Wally. While the story of present day Barry Allen is great as writers Robert Venditti and Van Jensen plot out a great detective story that plays to the strength of Barry's character as a forensic scientist which makes the mystery all that more captivating. 8.5/10.

Grayson: Agents of Spyral Review

Finished reading Grayson: Agents of Spyral, this begins a new status quo change for former superhero Dick Grayson after being unmasked by the Crime Syndicate and being presumed dead after the events of Forever Evil. The book opens up with Spyral agent Helena Bertnelli meeting with her boss Mr Minos with a proposal for former Nightwing and original Robin Dick Grayson to be recruited into the organisation as the new agent 37 while the two are going over the origin of Dick's character. The second story has Dick and Helena catching a train in Siberia as the two hope to retrieve a man named Ninel Dubov for Spyral who happens to have an implant that gives him the ability to shoot energy blasts. The next story has Dick and Helena driving from to Farmington, Leicester after fellow Spyral agent the Hood fell unconscious on the field of the St Hadrian's school after coming into contact with Dr Ashemoore who was given an enhanced stomach that gave her super speed with the downside of turning her into a cannibal in order to have enough energy to feed the stomach through the calories she consumes. The following story as the two spy partners teaming up with Agents 1 and 8 to retrieve a set of eyes from the Old Gun who can only see through the barrels of his two guns after his own eyes were damaged from a shot In the face and hopes to use the eyes that Spyral wants for himself. After retrieving the eyes and a mission to Malaysia a small group of St Hadrian's students go on the search for Dick after one of them noticed him outside his window causing Mr Minos to give Dick a new cover story while at the school. The final story begins five years in the future where Dick is seemingly killed by being hanged in Russia as the story flashes back to different parts of his life all the way to the night that his parents were killed by Tony Zucco which lead to Dick becoming Batman's first sidekick, the original Robin. Overall this was a great book as it places Dick Grayson into a new setting without it changing the core of his character as writers Tim Seeley and Tom King keep things like his moral core that could be easily changed due to Dicks new surroundings. The comedy is stellar and on point as Dick has some great one liners and the sort of situations he gets into along with the interactions Mr Minos has with Helena and Dick when they are being debriefed for missions. The addition of Batman within the book helps to show the relationship Dick as with him as the two have a couple of heart warming interactions while Batman is dealing with crime in Gotham. While the structure of the final story with it flashing back in time explaining different parts of the story in an almost reverse use of foreshadowing is very intriguing as different things are noticed on a second read of the story. 8/10.

Black Mass Film Review

Finished watching Black Mass directed by Scott Cooper and staring Jesse Plemons, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rory Cochrane. The film opens up with Kevin Weeks (Jesse Plemons) being investigated as the film goes back to 1975 where Kevin is recruited into the Winter Hill Gang by its leader, James "Whitey' Bulger (Johnny Depp) after getting into a fight outside Bulger's local pub. Not long after FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) meets with Bulger's brother senator William Bulger (Benedict Cumberbatch) hoping to get into contact with James in hoping for him to become an informant for the FBI on the Angiulo Brothers who are rivals to the Winter Hill Gang. Now an informant for the FBI Bulger uses his new position to expand his criminal organisation without the authorities having any authority over him. Overall this was a good film is it delved into the life and career of James Bulger from 1975 to when his gang was caught by the authorities in 1995. The structure of the film is very intriguing as the film cuts back and forth with the main story of the Winter Hill and a couple of interrogations which makes the film almost a prospective view of Kevin and Bulgers right hand man Stephen Flemmi (Rory Cochrane) which helps to forward the story along to different time periods. 7/10.

Superman: Doomed Review

Finished reading Superman: Doomed, this features DC comics' New 52 family of books crossing over as Superman deals with the return of two of his biggest villains. The book opens up with Doomsday being sited in the Arctic after being set free from his prison inside the Phantom Zone. Meanwhile in Smallville Superman is investigating why all of the townspeople fell into a coma at the same time only to go after Doomsday when he reappears after attacking a resort in the Bahamas. In a final confrontation against Doomsday, Superman kills the monster in Smallville only to be infected by a virus inside of Doomsday's bloodstream which slowly transforms Superman into a Doomsday like monster causing Senator Sam Lane to launch an attack on Superman by turning Metal Zero into a Kryptonite bomb that covers the Earths atmosphere in Kryptonite leading to the Doomsday virus to take full effect thanks to Superman being affected by the Kryptonite which Doomsday is unaffected by. After Wonder Woman lassos Superman above the atmosphere giving him enough willpower to fly further into the galaxy to hopefully stop being a threat to himself and others only for Brainiac's forces to attack an Earth not protected by Superman. Overall this was a great book as it bleeds together stellar action from the brutality of Doomsday and the hordes of Brainiacs forces along with the character development of Superman and his supporting cast extremely well. The internal conflict between Superman and Doomsday is brilliant as it helps to show how Clark tries to fight of the Doomsday Virus, and when Brainiac enters the same mindscape it helps to develop Vril Dox's character to give a sympathetic feel to his back story. While writers Greg Pak and Charles Soule do a great job at humanising Superman, especially during the epilogue part of the book when Clark thinks about hanging up his cape as the character iterations are great between Clark and his friends while Charles Soule brings an end to his run on the Superman/Wonder Woman to a great note. 8/10.

Superman: Under Fire Review

Finished reading Superman: Under Fire, this concludes writer Scott Lobdell's run on the series as Superman deals with the return of two major parts of his past while also dealing with problems on the homefront back in Metropolis. The book opens up with Superman, Superboy and Supergirl in different parts of Krypton's history. With Superman meeting his own father just months before the planets destruction. The next story has Superman back in Metropolis as Clark is having a meal with Diana when Lois Lane's astral projection appears in front of them, leading to Clark to get his Superman costume on and take her back to the hospital were Lois' father is at her bedside along with her boyfriend Jonathan. Unknown to Superman the power hungry Parasite enters the hospital after being drawn to Lois' new powers. The next story begins with Lois Lane in the middle of a firefight when its discovered that she still has her psionic powers while Superman heads back to his apartment after investigating a doorway that has appeared above the Earth where he finds Jimmy Olson on his sofa. Superman then later meets with one of the men involved in the firefight against the police earlier only for Starfire to crash into the interrogation room of the police station. The rest of the book takes place during the events of Superman: Doomed as superman is faced with the return of the only villain to defeat him,Doomsday. Overall this was a decent book as it included two good Superman stories with him coming into conflict with Parasite and teaming up with Starfire. While the rest of the book feels like reading only a fraction of other larger stories of Krypton Returns and the Superman: Doomed story arcs. However the relationship between Superman and his farther Jor-El is great for the short time the two are together. While the team up between Superman and Starfire plays with the twos moral codes deal as Superman believes that there is always an alternative to killing while Starfire doesn't hold back on the people that she is trying to stop. 6/10.

The Hunger Games: Morkingjay- Part 2 Film Review

Finished watching The Hunger Games: Morkingjay- Part 2, directed by Francis Lawrence and staring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Mahershala Ali. The film opens up with Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in a medical facility when she sees a brainwashed Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) in restraints due to being brainwashed by President Corirlanus Snow's (Donald Sutherland) forces. After seeing Peeta Katniss meets with the rebellion President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore) along with Plutarch Heavensbee (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) were both ask her to join a group of soldiers from District 2 where they hope to add to their forces. After being shoot at by a supporter of Snow, Katniss insists to join the rebellion's forces on the front line in the Capital, after Coin refusing her request only for Katniss to sneak aboard a aircraft heading to the Capital. After being found out Katniss is assigned to a squad lead by Boggs (Mahershala Ali) who has been tasked to protect the former contestants of the Hunger Games in the squad who are being used for propaganda for the rebellion as the squad stay on their own route way from the frontline on the way to Snow. Overall this was an ok film as it brings a nice conclusion to the Hunger Games franchise. The action is a little lacklustre esk as there is one stand out action scene as Cadnis and her team fight the group of Mutts in the sewers while the rest of the film has them manly running away from capital's traps call pods and the Peacekeepers shooting at them. While Jennifer Lawrence brings a great performance with how Katniss interacts with President Snow and her former lover Peeta as their story being the most developed through out the film even though Peeta's brainwashing was suddenly fixed at the end of the film while the other characters within Katniss' group felt like they were added just to help further Katniss story to its conclusion. 5.5/10.

Justice League Dark: Paradise Lost Review

Finished reading Justice League Dark: Paradise Lost, dealing with the fallout of Forever Evil: Blight the team is scaled back as writer J.M. DeMatteis tells a few personal stories for some of the teams members. The book opens up with John Constantine in a bar when he is attached by Deadman who has possessed a waitress, while back at the House of Mystery Zatanna and Nightmare Nurse are relaxing in the houses pool room as Frankenstein and Black Orchid prepare to leave the team due to the events of Forever Evil when Constantine walks in to see Zatanna. Constantine then leaves after officially breaking up with Zatanna who then summons Swap Thing to a team meeting when Asa, the Nightmare Nurse bursts into flames and starts calling herself Alice. With Asa being separated from Alice, she contacts Constantine asking to help her rein-habit Alice's body after being lost in the Between. The next story has Deadman having strange visions of Nanda Parbat, leading to him going to a nearby circus to clear his head only to see his old friend Brahma Dass who directs him to the city of Nanda Parbat only for Deadman to discover that Brahma Dass is the disguise of the monstrous Pantheon. The final story features an incarnation of the tear five years into the future as the team leader Zatanna try's to find a way to get the team and the House of Mystery back home from being stranded in a strange dimensional relm when they come across a man drifting outside of the house. Overall this was a good book as it dives into the backstory of Nightmare Nurse and Deadman as elements of their past effect the teams dynamic. The interactions between Constantine and Zatanna are great as J.M. DeMatteis really dives into their relationship along with Deadman and his interactions with Brahma Dass as the two characters play of each other incredibly well. While the design of the monstrous creatures like Pantheon and the conscious of the Between give the feel of the team being underdogs thanks to their sheer scale and size.7/10. 

Earth 2: Battle Cry Review

Finished reading Earth 2: Battle Cry, this concludes writer James Robinson's run on the series as the heroes of Earth 2 begin to declare war on Dherain and its new ruler, the Apokoliptian General Steppenwolf. The book opens up with the Atom on his way to Cambodia as he remembers how he discovered his powers and how he became one of the World Army's wonders of the world after being found at the epicentre of a nuclear blast during the final battle with the Parademons five years prior. After the mission Atom is sent by the World Army to gather reinforcements as the World Army prepares for war against Steppenwolf and his forces. The next story features the hero Captain Steel who has been sent by Commander Khan of the World Army to investigate one of Earths fire pits in Rio as people are going missing and there are reports of a strange figure being seen in the fire. The next story begins with Green Lantern, Dr Fate and the Flash arriving at the border of Dherain moments before the World Army to try and weaken the country's forces only for everything to go bad when Steppenwolf and his Hunger Dogs attack the army and the heroes. The final features DeSaad an Apokoliptian how is stranded on Earth for over five years without the ability of getting back home to Apokolips as he awaits for Darkseid's return. Overall this was a good book as it expands upon the origins of the Atom and Captain Steel and the Atom's origin helps to layer the character more thanks to the flashbacks and internal dialogue that is used. The fight scenes are choreographed extremely well as artist Nicola Scott helps to capture the savagery of Steppenwolf's fighting style while the the rest of the art department help to bring to life how disastrous the battle is to the World Army. However DeSaad's story felt a little out of place compared to the rest of the book even though it gives the story of another character in a situation that Steppenwolf is in during the main story. 7/10.

Steve Jobs Film Review

Finished watching Steve Jobs, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Katherine Waterston, Makenzie Moss, Ripley Sabo, Perla Haney-Jardine, Seth Rogan and Jeff Daniels. The film opens up in 1984 as Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) prepares to hold a press conference to unveil the Apple Macintosh with his marketing executive Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet) as Steve deals with his ex girlfriend Chrisann Brennan (Katherine Waterston) asking for money to help their daughter Lisa (Makenzie Moss, Ripley Sabo and Perla Haney-Jardine) leading to Steve to help relocate the pair to a better school for Lisa after seeing what she can do on the Macintosh. After seeing of Chrisann Steve's Friend Steve Wazniak (Seth Rogan) asking to recognise him and the Apple II during his speech, only for Steve to reject his friends proposition as he meets with Apple's then CEO John Sculley (Jeff Daniels) before going on stage. The rest of the film has Steve Jobs reading for the press conference for the launch of the NeXT computer and the iMac in 1988 and 1998 as he meets with the same people from the first part of the film focusing on how each characters relationships with Steve Jobs have changed between the time jumps. Overall this was an amazing film as shows the people and problems that Steve Jobs faces moments before he goes on stage to unveil a new product. The character interactions are amazing especially when Fassbender is on screen with Seth Rogan's Steve Wazniak interactions with Jobs keeping a feeling their friendship at the core and the story between Jobs and his daughter Lisa fully tugs on the heartstrings in places which helps to relate to the two characters on a personal scale. While the musical score by Daniel Pemberton is great especially during scenes like when Jobs and John meet at the Next conference helps to display the tension between the two as they argue with the film cleverly flashing back to the day the Jobs was fired from Apple during the argument as it gains a faster tempo. 9.5/10.

Earth 2: The Tower of Fate Review

Finished reading Earth 2: The Tower of Fate, continuing DC Comics New 52 series as writer James Robinson continues to expand upon the history of the world while also bringing new characters into the main story. The book opens up with a flash back story six years ago where Terry Sloan was one of the wonders of the world along with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman as the team invade a Parademon stronghold. With Terry Sloan narrating what happened the day the fire pits on Earth were formed. The second story is a short story of how Micheal Holt became the hero Mr Terrific and what eventually lead to him turning up on Earth 2. The next story begins with Alan Scott having trouble dealing with the loss of his partner Sam when Hawkgirl finds him to talk about meeting with her and Jay Garrick which Alan declines. While this is going on Commander Khan of the World Army meets with Terry Sloan about his plans for the projects the organisation already have and other plans he has for the World Army. Meanwhile Khan has the Sandmen infiltrate one of Sloan's secret base's where the team are attacked by Mr Terrific. The last of the short stories features Apokoliptan general Steppenwolf along with the daughter of Wonder Woman, Fury as the two take over the small country of Dherain who's King has allowed the two to live in hiding so Dherain can gain Steppenwolf's technology for itself. The final story of the book begins with Hawkgirl talking to her friend Khalid to keep an eye on Jay Garrick who has gone home to see his mother only for Jay's house to be pulled apart by the Atom and a group of World Army soldiers causing Jay to reveal to the soldiers and his mum that he's is the Flash leading to Khalid to intervene by teleporting Jay, Jay's mum and himself away were they find themselves outside the Tower of Fate within the Realm of Nabu where the villainous Wotan is waiting for Khalid in hope that he has appeared to calm the helmet of Fate so he can finally take the power of Nabu for himself. Overall this was a great book as it brought more of the history of Earth 2 to life thanks to an origin story of Terry Sloan and how he became the man shown in the present day setting of the series. The story of how Commander Khan of the World Army feels about the addition of Terry Sloane being his equal within the organisation is brilliant as it allows the book to demonstrate the capability of the Sandmen when they are forced to fight against Mr Terrific inside one of Sloan's secret bases due to Khan being unable to trust Sloan. The story of Khalid becoming Doctor Fate is great as it plays on the characters fears well thanks to the internal dialog he has with Nabu, while the interactions between Jay and Khalid helps to make Khalid a very intriguing character. 8.5/10.

Earth 2: The Gathering Review

Finished reading Earth 2: The Gathering, this begins DC comics first New 52 series to be set on an alternate universe that reimagines DC's classic golden age superheroes in a modern day setting. The book opens up five years in the past as the heroes of the world consisting of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batman's daughter, Robin sacrificing themselves in order to defeat the invading forces of Darkseid's Parademon army. In the present Alan Scott the CEO of the Galaxy Broadcasting Corporation is flying to China to meet his with his partner Sam where he hopes to propose to him. Meanwhile in Lansing, Michigan collage graduate Jay Garrick is wondering where his life is going after seeing his ex girlfriend moving away when the god Mercury crash lands near Jay and in his last moment grants Jay with his speed telling him to "Run". After saving a couple from a swarm of Apokorats Jay ends up in Poland meeting a woman named Hawkgirl where the two discover that the plant and animal life around them is rotting away. While back in China Alan is caught up in a train accident where the life force of the earth heals him and makes Alan its new champion, the Green Lantern. With this new power Alan senses a creature calling himself Grundy has appeared in Washington D.C causing the whole world to start rotting away. Overall this was a good book as it reintroduces some of DC Comics classic superhero characters greatly while giving the characters a slight twist. While the story's slow burn at the beginning pays off extremely well by the end of the book as writer James Robinson fleshes out enough back story that each character and the world itself to dive into the main part of the story. The artwork by Nicola Scott and the rest of the art team is stunning as the decaying surroundings are brought to life vividly while the design of Grundy gives an almost horrific feel to the character. 7/10.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Film Review

Finished watching Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, directed by Christopher B London and starring Blake Anderson, Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, David Koechner, Halston Sage and Sarah Dumont. The film opens up with the cleaner of a laboratory (Blake Anderson) who actually awakens a corpse by using CPR and breaking its chest open causing it to attack and turn him into a zombie, starting the outbreak. At the local school scout and childhood friends Ben (Tye Sheridan), Carter (Logan Miller) and Augie (Joey Morgan) are with Scout leader Rogers (David Koechner) are preparing for a camp out in the local woods to celebrate Augie getting his new Scout's badge. On their way home to get their gear Ben and Carter hit a deer leading to them getting help from Carter's sister and Ben's crush Kendall (Halston Sage) and her friends help the boys out and even inviting them to the party happening that night. This leads to Carter and Ben to sneak out in the middle of the night from the campsite leaving Augie alone as Scout Leader Rogers didn't show up as he was turned into a Zombie after encountering the Zombified version of the deer that Ben and Carter ran over. Back in town Ben and Carter see Denise (Sarah Dumont), a cocktail waitress they meet earlier fighting of a hoard of Zombies when the boys decided to go into the local strip club only to find a zombified bouncer and dancer. Overall this was a decent film as there was some great comedic moments that feel very organic and helps to further the films plot in places. The use of practical effects and make up helps to bring the zombie creatures to life by making the human zombies look very realistic. While the animatronics of the zombified cat and deer looks very cartoonish which initially feels a little out of place. 6.5/10.

Star Wars: Princess Leia Review

Finished reading Star Wars: Princess Leia, furthering the adventures of Princess Leia as she try's to bring together the last of the Alderannan people who were off the planet when it was destroyed by the Death Star. The book opens up in the closing moments of A New Hope as the Rebel Alliance celebrate the destruction of the Death Star and mourn the numbers that they lost. After the ceremony Princess Leia Organa meets with an Alderaanian pilot named Evaan, as Leia talks Evaan into to joining her and R2 D2 on a personal mission to find any remaining Alderaanian's in the galaxy and hopefully reunite them due to their planet being destroyed by the Death Star. After a trip to Naboo the Alderaanian's begin to be tracked by the Empires forces thanks to a girl named Tace getting into contact with her sister Tula, who unknown to Tace is working for the Empire. This causes an Imperial Star Destroyer to follow them to the Planet Sullust where Leia and Evaan meet with another colony of Alderannan's when they are ambushed by an army of Stormtroopers. Overall this was a good book as its a great character piece for Leia by showing how dedicated she is to her people while adding more to her backstory thanks to the use of flashbacks and other indications about her past. The use of the supporting cast members like Uwa and Jora works nicely as the two leaders of the Alderannan Colonies end up having a great side story towards the end of the book, even though both characters were introduced a fair way into the book. While addition of Eveen to to story is used greatly as she feels almost like a secondary main character due to having same amount if not more development than Leia throughout, which doesn't steal any of the spotlight from Leia as Eveen's character development helps to further develop Leia's character thanks to how they interact with one another. 7.5/10. 

Star Wars: Darth Vader: Vader Review

Finished reading Star Wars: Darth Vader: Vader, this begins Marvels second Star Wars ongoing series which tells Darth Vader's story after the events of A New Hope. The book opens up with Darth Vader meeting with Jabba the Hutt on a personal matter a day before the negotiations between the Hutt and the Empire as Vader has a job for two of Jabba's best bounty hunters. Back on the Imperial Super Star Destroyer Vader and the crew confront a group of pirates that brought down an Imperial Shuttle via a robotic spaceship. This is where Vader discovers a mole within his ranks after ha ving a droid go through the pirates computer files. The final story within the book begins with Darth Vader finding a woman named Doctor Aphra as he hopes she can be of assistance by supplying him with a secret droid army that can assist Vader in non Empire matters. Overall this was a great book as it shows how Darth Vader deals with the problems he faces from the Empire while still having the Rebels in the background of his mind. The inclusion of the supporting of Doctor Aphra and her droids Triple Zero and BT-1 are great addition to Darth Vader's journey as they bring some amazing moments to the book. While the artwork by Salbador Larroca is stunning as its full nastagaic moments which reflect classic Star Wars moments that are enforced by Kieron Gillen's writing thanks to the use of dialog and the direction the book takes. 8.5/10.

Spectre Film Review

Finished watching Spectre, directed by San Mendes and starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Alessandro Crermona, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista and Andrew Scott. The film opens up with James Bond (Daniel Craig) on a secret assignment for the previous M (Judi Dench) in Mexico City during the Day of the Dead celebrations to takeout Marco Sciarra (Alessandro Crermona) and his associates who have plans to bomb a local stadium. After finding out what happened in Mexico City by the news and the media the current M (Ralph Fiennes) has Q (Ben Whishaw) inject Bond with a nano blood to track his every movement after being grounded by M who wants to keep a close eye on him. This causes Bond to ask Q to keep his movements a secret as he heads up to Rome for the funeral of Marco Sciarra where he discovers the next meeting place for the organisation named Spectre were Bond is instantly recognised by the organisation's leader (Christoph Waltz) as one of the agents Mr Hinx (Dave Bautista) takes chase after Bond until he gives Hinx the slip. While this is happening back in London M is dealing with the new head of the Joint Intelligence Service, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott) who is pushing a new system that will allow all intelligence organisations to spy on anyone at any given time. Overall this was a good film as it wraps up the story of Daniel Craig's James Bond films to a nice point which leaves the characters story to a subtle continuation with the door still open for more. There are some great comedic moments thanks to great character interactions and some visual moments thanks to things like the Aston Marten's gadgets not working to how Bond what's them to. The villains motive within the film feels very slightly conventional, however Christoph Waltz brings across an great performance that helps to layer the villainous leader of Spectre. 7/10.

Star Wars: Skywalker Strikes Review

Finished reading Star Wars: Skywalker Strikes, this begins Marvel's first new Star Wars series since Disney brought Lucasfilm in 2012. The book opens up not long after the destruction of the original Death Star during the events of A New Hope, with Han, Luke and Leia are on a mission to Cymoon 1 under the disguise as negotiators of Jabba the Hutt in hoping to blow up one of the Empire's weapons factories. Things take a turn for the worst when the negotiator for the Empire arrives, who turns out to be Darth Vader. The second story within the book has Vader meeting with Jabba personally. While Luke is losing faith within himself after being unable to defeat Vader, he decides to head back to Tatooine to see if Kenobi left anything behind to help Luke in his journey in becoming a Jedi. Unknown to Luke, Vader has hired Boba Fett to find Luke after realising that is old lightsaber is now being used by Luke during their confrontation at Cymoon 1. Overall this is was an amazing book as it feels like a very organic continuation to the original Star Wars film as writer Jason Aaron captures the vibe and characteristics of each character and setting seamlessly. While the addition of John Cassaday's artwork helps to bring the story to life by showcasing the jaw dropping action set pieces which range from the skilfulness of Darth Vader's fighting style to the brutality of Boba Fett's interrogation techniques. 9.5/10.

Savage Hulk: The Man Within Review

Finished reading Savage Hulk: The Man Within, this tells the story of the Hulk teaming up with the X-Men after a previous encounter from a classic story. The book opens up with the Leader watching a battle between Hulk and the X-Men as the X-Men hope to find a device inside one of Bruce Banner's secret laboratories to help save Professor Charles Xavier from a comatose state. After looking over the device Professor X hopes to help Bruce Banner to cure him the Hulk as the X-Men head back to the secret laboratory in search for the Hulk where the team is confronted by Abomination who is being followed by the American Army. After a fight against Abomination the Hulk transforms back into Bruce Banner as Beast activates the device with Professor X using his psychic powers to help Bruce to stay focus as the device rids Bruce of his gamma radiation. However the device backfires when Professor X's psyche gets trapped within Bruce's mind when the Leader begins to interfere. Overall this was a good book as it expands upon a classic X-Men story very organically. The action set pieces are great thanks to some great visuals that show how devastating the Hulks fighting can be. While the addition of the original story that preceded the main story is a nice touch as it gives some setup to the book. 7/10.

The Last Witch Hunter Film Review

Finished watching The Last Witch Hunter, directed by Breck Eisner and starring Vin Diesel, Julie Engelbrecht, Michael Caine, Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie. The film opens up eight hundred years in the past as Kaulder (Vin Diesel) and a group of fellow witch hunters heading to the home of the Witch Queen (Julie Engelbrecht) in hoping that her death would end a deadly plague that has killed many people including Kaulder's wife and daughter. In her last moments the Witch Queen curses Kaulder with eternal life making him practically immortal. After hundreds of years of witch hunting Kaulder's current handler the 36th Dolan (Michael Caine) who has just retired from his role only to be found dead at his home the same night of his retirement. This prompts Kaulder and the 37th Dolan (Elijah Wood) to investigate after discovering that black magic was the source at Kaulder's previous Dolan's home. Overall this was a decent film as dives into the world of the supernatural that coexists within the real world. The action is good thanks the use of special effects that brings the supernatural elements to life. The addition of Chloe (Rose Leslie) helps to flesh out Kaulder's character thanks to Chloe's ability of entering people's dreams and memories along with the relationship she and Kaulder make though the film. 6.5/10.

Legendary Star Lord: Face it, I Rule Review

Finished reading Legendary Star Lord: Face it, I Rule, this begins the All New Marvel Now series to coincide with the release of the 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy film. The book opens up with Star Lord at an orphanage trying to stop a pirate gang of Badoon stealing the Mandalay Gem, which Peter also had his eyes on, only for him to be captured by the pirates due to the large bounty on his head. After escaping from the Badoon and giving his savings to the orphanage for compensation, Peter is then captured by a woman who happens to be his half-sister who also wants him for the bounty. Once Peter and his sister Victoria put aside their differences to work together Peter finds himself captured again by the Badoon after being sold out by a girl at a bar where Peter finds a new ship and heads towards earth to confront Thanos on the moon with the help of the Mandaly Gem. Overall this was a good book as it focuses on Star Lords adventures when he's not with the Guardians of the Galaxy and allows for a new supporting cast to shine. There is great comedy within the book with some of the best parts coming from the interactions between Star Lord and Kitty Pryde and how things happen within the background of their conversations. The book itself feels almost episodic which makes it easy to jump to the next part of the story, however in some places this can be a little repetitive as Peter seems to be captured most of the time at the beginning of each issue.7/10.

Captain America: The Tomorrow Solider Review

Finished reading Captain America: The Tomorrow Solider, this concludes writer Rick Remender's first Captain America series as the book wraps up the series overarching story that started at the beginning. The book opens with a depowered and aged Steve Rogers recovering from his encounter with the Iron Nail earlier in the series as Maria Hill and Nick Fury debrief him at Avengers Mansion. Meanwhile over in Central Park a portal to Dimension Z opens up as Arnim Zola and his army of hyperevoled mutants come through along with Zola's own fortress. Back at the mansion the Avengers encounter an intruder who breaks in by bypassing the security systems and evading the Avengers attack to find Steve in hoping to get his help to finally defeat Zola after revealing himself to be Ian Rogers, Steve's son who was thought to be dead when when he escaped from Dimension Z. The last story featured in the book is by animator Bruce Timm adapting a short Captain America story Stan Lee wrote in 1941. Overall this was a good book as it wrapped up the series strongly while giving Steve Rogers a new role within the Marvel universe. The reappearance of Ian Rogers and Sharan Carter into the book brings some shocks and twists on some characters discussions within the book. While the relationship between Falcon and Zola's daughter, Jet, becomes increasingly intriguing as their relationship is tested throughout. The short story was a nice addition to the book as it felt like a great animated short with a very strong story backing it. 7/10. 

Crimson Peak Film Review

Finished watching Crimson Peak, directed by Guillermo del Toro and staring Mia Wasikowska, Doug Jones, Tom Hiddleston, Jim Beaver, Jessica Chastain and Charlie Hunnam. The film opens up with Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) remembering the night of her mothers funeral when Edith's Mother (Doug Jones) comes back from the grave as a ghost to warn Edith of the dangers of Crimson Peak. Years later Edith, now an inspiring author meets with English inventor Sir Thomas Sharp (Tom Hiddleston) who has come to America to meet with Edith's father Carter Cushing (Jim Beaver) for an investment to mine clay that is sinking his home back in England. After going to a party with Thomas, Edith is introduced to Thomas' sister Lady Lucille (Jessica Chastain) as Edith and Thomas become closer after spending more time together as the two begin to fall in love. Overall this was a good film as it has the asstetics of a classic horror story with it being set within a Victorian time period with a well payed of slow burn. The story behind Thomas and Lucille is extremely interesting with the discovery is their past and what drives them to surtan parts in the film. While the effects of the ghosts within the story of the film as they help Edith with the discussions she makes and the discoveries she uncovers while the asstectecs of the ghosts are very realistic more so with close ups as they look almost lifelike. What lets the film down in places are its last supporting characters like Dr Alan McMicheal (Charlie Hunnam) who feels very one dimensional with His story feeling very by the book predictable within the first couple of minutes of his introduction. 7.5/10.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Original Sin Review

Finished reading Guardians of the Galaxy: Original Sin, continuing writer Brian Michael Bendis' series as the Guardians discover more about their current and former members. The book opens up with Gamora confronting Star Lord about what happened to Richard Ryder Nova when the two used the Cosmic Cube to transport themselves and Thanos to the Cancerverse. Once in the Cancerverse Peter and Richard discover that Drax is there after Thanos had him sent there previously causing Drax to attack Thanos leading to the group to learning that no one can be killed as they are only resurrected seconds later a few yards away. This then gains the attention of the Cancerverse demonic version of the Avengers hoping to get the Cosmic Cube for themselves. The next story has Flash Thompson, Venom at Knowhere trying to find a way back home to Earth when Gamora notices him at a weapons shop which leads to the Venom symbiote to attack her with it only being stopped by the appearance of the rest of the Guardians. Once back on the Guardians ship the symbiote escapes its containment and then takes control of different members of the crew in order to go back home to the planet of the symbiotes after it tried to reconnect to the Venom symbiote. The final story has the Guardians coming into contact with a S.H.I.E.L.D helicarrier in the middle of space were they are met by original Nick Fury who has been followed by a large group of Skrulls. Overall this was a great book as it revealed the secrets of what happened to Nova and the origins of the symbiotes. The story of what happened to Nova which has overshadowed the series since the beginning brings a very heart breaking ending thanks to Nova being an extremely relatable character along with Gamora's reaction helps to force the emotional ending. While the the other two stories are very interesting with the origin of the Symbiotes bringing a new aspect to Venom's background. 8.5/10.

The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Game Over Review

Finished reading The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Game Over, this concludes writer Nick Spencer's story of Boomerang's Sinister Six that has been the main staple of the series. The book opens up with Overdrive and Beetle along with a bus full of school children meeting back up with Boomerang. After seeing the three of them the Owl comes to them with a job offer to retrieve the painting of an unmasked Dr Doom from the Chameleon along with the help of many villains from the Villains Anonymous support group to assist Boomerang's team. As this is happening Hammerhead and the Maggia confront Shocker at his apartment after discovering that Shocker has the head of the former Maggia boss Silvermane in his possession as Hammerhead plans on retrieving it. After being able to escape from Hammerhead Shocker arrives at one of Boomerang's safe houses were he notices the rest if the Sinister Six and attacks Boomerang because he pushed Shocker of a bridge in the boot of a car earlier in the series. Overall this was an amazing book as it concluded the series on a high note while wrapping up each story of the Sinister Six and their supporting cast very well. The story of how Beetle and Overdrive got the school bus is a funny little side story that includes a lot of great visual comedy moments which the series has been known for and continues to use throughout which is brought to life by the great art team. While the reveal of how Boomerang is narrating the story is great especially with him trying to end the story his way only to be stopped by a surprise character. 9/10.

Sicario Film Review

Finished watching Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve and staring Emily Blunt, Daniel Kaluuya, Victor Garber, Josh Brolin, Benicio del Toro, Edgar Arreola and Maximiliano Hernandez. The film opens up with a FBI task force raiding a house in Arizona lead by agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) along with her partner Reggie Wayne (Daniel Kaluuya). After finding a number of dead bodies inside the walls of the building and a bomb in a garden shed, Kate's boss Dave Jennings (Victor Garber) introduces her to Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) who's task force has been investigating similar instances involving the Mexican cartel with his case being further along. After volunteering to join Matt's investigation Kate meets his partner Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro) as the three of them head to Texas on a private plane as Matt's task force plan a prison extraction of a cartel member named Guillermo (Edgar Arreola) in order to get more information on the cartel's organisation. Overall this was a great film as it is tension filled throughout thanks to the edge of the seat action and suspense. The character of Alejandro is very intriguing as he starts of as a very mysterious character and it takes the cause of the film to explain his backstory which involves some interesting twist and turns. While the side story of Mexican police officer Silvio (Maximiliano Hernandez) and his family to start of with feels out of place but eventually links into the the main story of the film which helps to give a more personal side to the effect the cartel has on one the people of Mexico. 8.5/10.