Star Wars: Yoda's Secret War Review

Finished reading Star Wars: Yoda's Secret War, writer Jason Aaron changes the focus of the series to show a story involving Yoda thanks to the use of the journal of Obi-Wan that was left for Luke. The book opens with C-3PO telling the Scar Squadron everything he knows which is no a lot of help to the Empire. Meanwhile with the Rebels R2-D2 takes a X-Wing in hope to rescue C-3PO. When Luke try's to stop him, R2 hacks into Luke's X-Wing to stop him from following and while Luke's back up droid in the ship try's to repair it it gives Luke time to read more of Obi-Wan's journal in where Obi-Wan recites a story Yoda told him about the time he went to a distant planet run by two factions of children after feeling a disturbance in the force calling to him. The second story within the book takes place on the planet Skorii-Lei as former engineer Pash Davane has found an injured Princess Leia and finds herself in a predicament with what to do with Leia as multiple Stormtroopers are out look for the Princess and Pash blames both factions for the lost of life and jobs thanks to the war. Overall this was an amazing book as writer Jason Aaron tells a captivating story focusing of an adventure that Yoda went on which leads to him discovering a different aspects of the force thanks to the people he meets and interacts with, while also showing some great action moments. The story centring around Pash by writer Kelly Thompson is great as it brings the view of the every day person of the Star Wars universe towards the Rebellion and the Empire, while bring some amazing character development for Leia as it gives some insight to how she deals with the destruction of her home world. The art throughout the book is amazing as Salvador Larroca draws a Yoda that looks like he has been taking straight from the film's and brings the locations to life extremely well. While Emilio Laso's artwork in the last story of the book brings the world of Skorii-Loi to life a extremely well which also show some amazing detail in the characters emotions throughout the story. 9/10.

Dunkirk Film Review

Finished watching Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Tom Glynn-Carney, Barry Keoghan, Tom Hardy, Jack Lowden and Cillian Murphy. The film opens to the entire British on the beach of Dunkirk in 1940 waiting for boats to arrive and safely take them back home before the advancing German army can take over the beach. While seeing what is happening on the beach thanks to the point of view of British soldier Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) the film also shows how one of the smaller boats, the navy planed on commandeering as its owner Mr Dawson (Mark Rylance) with along with his son, Peter (Tom Glynn-Carney) and local boy, George (Barry Keoghan). Along with the interconnecting story of pilots Farrier (Tom Hardy) and Collins (Jack Lowden) as they try to stop any German planes attacking the boats crossing the sea. Overall this was a great film as it brings to life the Dunkirk evacuation at the beginning of the Second World War with some amazing visuals from the beach of Dunkirk to the boats and planes on and over the sea connecting Dunkirk to Britain. There is some great character interactions with the scenes on the boat is able to show how every day citizen in Britain wants to help the army while the soldier on the boat (Cillian Murphy) and even the ones on the beach view the rescue as the unseen threat and presence of the German army gives the film an almost horror feel to it. Additionally the way that the three separate stories eventually line up with one another is a great pay off for the flip while also allowing to see things happen from the multiple perspectives without them feeling repetitive. 8.5/10.

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra: Aphra Review

Finished reading Star Wars: Doctor Aphra: Aphra, spinning out of Marvel's Darth Vader series as writer Kieron Gillen brings Vader supporting character Doctor Aphra into the limelight with her own series. The book opens with Aphra shooting a man who just found an artefact which she takes in hoping to sell it and pay some of her debts. However when Aphra goes to her buyer she finds out that her doctorate has been put into question, leading to Aphra meeting with her father who is need of her help to complete his life's work and in return will will help Aphra is getting her doctorate back. Overall this was a good book as it dives into the background of Aphra and the relationship she has with her father with leads to the book's very fun adventure to happen. While the surprising parallels of the book compared to a famous action hero, archaeologist is very interesting with how it allows writer Kieron Gillen to bring the history of the Star Wars universe to live along with the aspects of archaeology in the universe as well. The art by Kev Walker is amazing as it brings the action set pieces look great and the way the characters react to everything happening around them help with their expressions makes for some great storytelling. While the additional art by Salvador Larroca in the flashback sub story is nice as it helps to separate Aphra's past by one art style and giving her present a different look. 7.5/10.

Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide: Volume Three Review

Finished reading Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide: Volume Three, continuing writer Dan Slott's run on the main Spider-Man series as Peter finds himself teaming up with Iron Man as the main Marvel universe version of the villain Regent begins to set his plan into motion. The book opens with Peter Parker readying to give a speech when he notice Mary Jane who has come with her new boss, Tony Stark which begins a rivalry between the two when the Ghost appears to try and kill the C.E.O of Empire Unlimited, Augustus Roman who helped build New York's newest prison where Augustus has been siphoning of the powers of the super villains to use as Regent where he soon begins to turn his attention onto the Superheroes. There is an additional story at the later part of the book which puts the spotlight onto Mary Jane where her and Peter where dating and is coming to terms with knowing that Peter is Spider-Man which leads to her being captured due to being mistaken for Spider-Man. Overall this was a great book as it continues to venture into Peter's life as the head of a large company and how that has effected people close to to him, with the return of Mary Jane helps to show this while also dealing with the intervention of Iron Man into the lives of Mary Jane and Peter's protégé Miles, which leads to some very interesting conflicts between the two. Bringing Regent into the main Marvel universe is very interesting thanks to the reveal of what motivates him and how that effects the characters within the book when Regent begins to turn his plan of capturing super powered humans on to the heroes. The art by Giuseppe Camuncoli continues to be a great addition to the series as the action and character moments are all drawn extremely well. 8/10.

War for the Planet of the Apes Film Review

Finished watching War for the Planet of the Apes, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Judy Greer and Max Lloyd-Jones. The film opens with a group of soldiers getting into a battle with a group of apes where the humans soon discover that they are extremely out numbered. Once  the battle is over Caesar(Andy Serkis) comes to meet with the apes and the remaining soldiers who survived the battle as Caesar put the soldiers onto horses to go back home to their Colonel (Woody Harrelson) as a sign of mercy by Caesar before returning home to his family. After spending the night with his wife, Cornelia (Judy Greer) and kids when Caesar notices a group of soldiers have come to assassinate Caesar only for him to miss being killed by the shooter as Caesar finds his oldest son, Blue Eyes (Max Lloyd-Jones) and wife dead. This leads to Caesar to go his own way in order to get revenge for the death of his family while the rest of his tribe head in the other direction in search for a new home. Overall this was an amazing film as the continues the franchise and ends by almost lining up to the original film while also making itself very assessable to people who not see all of the previous films. There is some amazing character development and insight to the film's cast which makes Caesar and his tribe feel very human is the way they interact with one another and the journey they go on. The CGI of the apes and action scenes are amazing with how the whole film looks and feels very realistic which helps to make all the emotions are relatable and understandable. 9/10.

Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard: Wanted Review

Finished reading Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard: Wanted continuing writer Brian Michael Bendis' run on the with a the team as they find themselves braking onto a Badoon  prison planet. The book opens with Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde being chased by a group of Badoon when the lost of the Spartax home world finally hits Peter. While try to escape from the Badoon Peter soon finds himself captured and a the mercy of the leader of the Badoon. The book then jumps to different sides of the planet showing the pairings of Rocket and the Thing, Venom and Groot and finally Gamora and Drax who are all on the planet to save the Badoon prisoners and a former member of the team. Overall this was a decent book as it separates the team four pairs which helps to give some of the team spotlight and show how the work within their pairings. However what lets the book down the fact it's very much style over substance which leads to very little character development for the majority of the characters while also leave what lead to the team splitting up to halfway through which is quite confusing. The art by Valerio Schiti is great as the action scenes are drawn extremely well with also give some amazing visuals with the intergalactic setting and characters. 6/10.

Spider-Women Review

Finished reading Spider-Women, bringing together Spider-Woman, Silk and Spider-Gwen as the three heroes coming face to face with a threat from Gwen's universe who look frighteningly to familiar. The book opens with Gwen traveling to the main Marvel Universe to meet with Silk and Spider-Woman as they decide to go to a restaurant in Gwen's world. After catching up on what everyone has been up to recently as a version of the Super Adaptoid starts to cause damage in the middle of the city which is use to distract the heroes as the Earth-65 counterparts of Cindy and Jessica steals Gwen's inter-dimensional teleporter in order to go to the main Marvel Universe which leaves Cindy and Jessica stranded in Earth-65 and desperately needing to get back home. Overall this was a great book as writers Robbie Thompson, Jason Latour and Dennis Hopeless bring the Spider-Woman, Silk and Spider-Gwen together for a very intriguing story that span the two universes which allows the writers to explore the alternative versions of the characters. The book also does a good job in catching readers who have haven't been reading all three series while also giving all three characters some great interactions between each other and continues to develop each character and their supporting cast. The art throughout the book is good as each art style accompanies the feel of each character and universe that is taking centre stage within the story. 8/10.

Spider-Man: Homecoming Film Review

Finished watching Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed by John Watts and starring Michael Keaton, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Logan Marshall-Green, Bokeem Woodbine and Jennifer Connelly. The film opens shortly after the end of the first Avengers film as Damage Control arrives to relieve Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) and his crew from the area even though that got the contact to clean up the mess of the battle. Angered by this Toomes and his associates begin to use the tech that they already have in their possession on to make weapons and supply them to lower rate criminals. The film then jumps a few years as Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is making a video with his phone which shows the events of Captain America: Civil War from his perspective. When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) takes Peter home Tony gives him Happy's (Jon Favreau) phone number in case of emergencies and if either one needs the other. Two months later Peter is in the middle of school still waiting for a call from Tony Stark and has impatiently called Happy every day in hope that the Avengers might need him. After an evening of helping people, Peter comes home through his bedroom window only to find his friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) waiting for him and inadvertently finds out that he's Spider-Man. Later at school Peter and Ned are invited to the house party of their friend Liz (Laura Harrier) with the promise of Spider-Man appearing only for Peter to skip the party when he notices Jackson Brice (Logan Marshall-Green) and Herman Schultz (Bokeem Woodbine) trying to make a deal with some weapons which leads to Spider-Man and the Vulture meeting and leading to Peter to star investigating who the Vulture is. Overall this was a great film as it brings Spider-Man and his wider supporting cast into Marvel's cinematic universe by staying very fresh as even though this is the sixth Spider-Man film and the third incarnation of the character within film, the team behind it is able to make a great film without the baggage of the previous ones holding it back. There is a great amount of comedy weaved throughout the film from the multiple interactions that Peter has with Ned as well as his suits AI Karen (Jennifer Connelly) which also leads to some interesting action scenes with how Peter discovers more functions of his suit. Surprisingly for the little that Tony Stark is in the film he gets some great character development with how he is as a mentor to Peter and where he is as a person at the end of the film. 8.5/10.

Legendary Star-Lord: Out of Orbit Review

Finished reading Legendary Star-Lord: Out of Orbit, concluding the series and writer Sam Humphries time with the character as the story behind Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde's separation is finally revealed. The book opens with Gamora and Rocket going to meet with Peter and Kitty in hope to persuade them to come back to the Guardians' ship even though things are very awkward between the two. After accidentally hooking up Peter and Kitty get a message for Iron Man who is apparently in space and is looking for help with delivering a device. Once they reach to their destination Peter and Kitty find themselves in a middle of a trap of a group of Skrulls looking like younger versions of themselves which had been orchestrated by the Collector in hopes to find out why the two broke up. The rest of the book features three classic Avengers stories featuring the Collector fighting the older roster of the team. Overall this was a good book as it reveals what lead to Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde braking up and bring the Collector into the story allows for writer Sam Humphries to have some fun with the reveal thanks to the use of the talk show setting as Peter and Kitty tell different versions of the way they broke up. The art by artists Javier Garrón and Will Robson is great as the character emotions are brought to life extremely well that strengths the different interactions they have with one another as well. 7.5/10.

All New Inhumans: Skyspears Review

Finished reading All New Inhumans: Skyspears, bringing an end to Marvel's worldwide Inhumans series as writers James Asmus brings more of the characters to the forefront of the book to give most of the team members their own spotlight. The book opens with Spider-Man and a two scientists from Parker Industries taking a look at the Skyspear that landed in China with Spider-Man calling in Crystal's team to help with research only to gain the attention of China's own superhero team the People's Defence Force of China. The next story see Gorgon and Flint going to a mountain range in Africa with help from the daughter of Kraven the Hunter, Ana Kravinoff who recently discovered that she is an Inhuman and has been tasked by Crystal to look for Flint's family. After reaching the hidden Inhuman settlement of Utolan, Flint is introduced to with open arms by his mother and his sister. However things are not what they appear when a group inhabitants from Utolan hear of the new arrivals they begin to try and retrieve and use the genetic material of Flint, Gorgon and Ana in hope to produce more offspring. The final story concludes the series as Crystal and the Inhumans onboard of the Royal Inhuman Vessel arrive in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea to help a boat full of mutants to escape from an oncoming Terrigen cloud. While on the Inhuman's ship Crystal is visited by her daughter, Luna who has just finished school in England to be with her mother. Overall this was a good book as it brings more focus onto characters onboard of the Royal Inhuman Vessel with Flint's background being delved into by showing a different settlement of Inhumans which leads to some great character development for Flint and Ava Kravinoff within the story along with some great interactions between the two. While Gorgon also gets some amazing moments to shine throughout the book thanks to how he comes around to be with his son and where he is as a character at the end of the book. The team up between the Inhumans and Spider-Man along with the scientists from Parker Industries is a nice addition to the book as if continues the plot of the Skyspears while also bring in a group of China's own superheroes. The art throughout the book is great as Stefano Caselli's art for the main story of the book with a group of the Inhumans going to Africa leads to some breathtaking visuals while the artwork by André Lima Araújo and Rhoald Marcellius accompany their respective stories very nicely. 7.5/10.

Baby Driver Film Review

Finished watching Baby Driver, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm, Eliza González, Jon Bernthal, Kevin Spacey, Lily James and CJ Jones. The film opens up to a bank heist as getaway driver, Baby (Ansel Elgort) is waiting outside as criminals Buddy (Jon Hamm), Darling (Eliza González) and Griff (Jon Bernthal) have all been hired by the mastermind behind multiple heists Doc (Kevin Spacey) who Baby is in dept to and has been paying the dept of by being the getaway driver for most Doc's jobs. After sorting out the money and the crew going their separate ways Baby heads to a local diner where he meets Debora (Lily James) who he instantly falls for which eventually becomes a problem when Doc calls on Baby for another job. Overall this was a great film as it delivers on some great and suspense car chases while enough comedy and drama mix within. The way the music within the film accompanies the film as a whole is astonishing thanks to the way the film has been edited to match the beet and tone of each song to its respective scene. The character interactions throughout the film are great as the relationship that forms between Baby and Debora feels very organic while other interaction primarily those from the cast of criminals and Baby's foster father Joseph (CJ Jones) helps to bring a nice amount of comedy and realism to the film thanks to how well their relationship is shown. 8.5/10.

Silver Surfer: Citizen of Earth Review

Finished reading Silver Surfer: Citizen of Earth, restarting the series after the events of Secret Wars as Norrin Radd and Dawn return to Earth to catch up with Dawn's family and deal with an oncoming threat to the planet. The book opens up with the Silver Surfer and Dawn Greenwood stopping a potential alien invasion of Earth who have taken over all the televisions in the world as Dawn uses this as an opportunity to tell her father and sister that the two of them are on their back to Earth. Once Dawn and Norrin arrive on Earth they spend the day with Dawn's family when the aliens the two where fighting earlier arrive on Earth to collect all of the planet's art and culture in hope to preserve it from an oncoming threat that has already changed multiple planets in their image which current Guardian of the Galaxy Ben Grimm finds out first have and is manipulated into bring the aliens to Earth, who are revealed to be Norrin's own people the Zenn-Lavians. After defeating the Zenn-Lavians and being disregarded by his own people Norrin try's to find a way to move on which leads him to go to the moon in hope to see the Watcher only to be met by Uatu's successor the Unsee. While back on Earth Peter Parker is helping out at Horizon University in San Francisco where they discover a new marine creature that has appeared due to how Norrin defeated the Zenn-Lavians. Overall this was a great book as writer Dan Slott continues the adventures of Norrin and Dawn as the different alien threats they deal with in outer space has followed them to Earth which leads to some great interactions with some of the heroes of Earth and old supporting cast. The use of the Zenn-Lavians as the main villains of the book works greatly with how Norrin's past has found its way back and the way that Norrin's ex Shalla-Bal is leading the Zenn-Lavians helps to give more insight into Norrin's past before he became the Silver Surfer and makes the conflict more personal for him. The art by Michael Allred and colourist Laura Allred throughout the book is amazing as it captures the alien feel of the book from the look and design of the Zenn-Lavians and their home planet, while the designs and the Zenn-Lavian redesigns of the Marvel heroes fit into the aesthetic of the book extremely well. 8/10.

Spider-Man 2099: Gods and Women Review

Finished reading Spider-Man 2099: Gods and Women, continuing Miguel O'Hara adventures in present day New York as the Spider-Man from the future deals with a new Inhuman and the mystery behind what happened to his girlfriend Tempest thickens. The book opens within a laboratory at Parker Industries where Peter Parker has brought in mutations except Rhonda Fleming to help take a look at a sample of Terrigen only for the containment unit to curse the Terrigen to put Rhonda into an Inhuman cocoon. When Miguel's team finds out what has happened they go straight to the laboratory where Rhonda's cocoon is when the Inhuman Lash appears and takes the cocoon which leads to Miguel suiting up as Spider-Man to chase after Lash in hope to keep Rhonda save but this become more complicated when Lash teleports to the top of a volcano makes this more difficult. Once Rhonda emerges for her cocoon with God level powers and a god complex to fit makes Miguel's troubles far from over. The second half of the book begins with Miguel's coworker Jasmine recovering in a local hospital from getting hurt by Rhonda, notices Miguel's assume to be dead girlfriend Tempest comatose in a hospital bed. Once news of this gets to Miguel he finds that Tempest's mother has hired Man-Mountain Marko to watch over Tempest, leading to Miguel to use himself as a distraction for Man-Mountain Marko so Peter Parker Spider-Man can safely move Tempest of of the hospital to a different one where Miguel can look after her. Once Tempest is save in a different hospital Miguel focuses his attention on finding Tempest's mother in order to find out why Miguel was unable to see his own girlfriend. Overall this was a good book as it continues to develop Miguel's life in the present day with the mystery behind the apparent death of Tempest being unraveled leads to some great reveals and sets up an interesting direction for the series to take Miguel next. The use of Rhonda as a villain brings a very intriguing story to life with how it brings religion to the forefront by showing the characters views on religion and how is effects their way of thinking especially with Rhonda with her belief being the driving force of the character. The art work of the series by Will Sliney continues to work greatly for the story by giving the world the futuristic feel around Miguel. 7.5/10.