Screw You CW

I'll be getting to the reviews I promised soon. But first, I'm gonna rant about the CW and how terrible they are.

So, as you probably heard, Smallville and Supernatural were delayed a week, allowing the Vampire Diaries and Nikita to be re-aired because of bull crap reasons. The CW claims that the re-airings are due to a mayoral debate and a basketball game. Bull. The real reason is that American Idol blew their crappy shows out of the water and the CW, shiftily, tried to get Smallville and Supernatural fans to watch their crappy shows with little to no warning.They knew that American Idol was coming on and they still didn't do anything. The delays led fans of both shows went into an uproar yesterday. I was planning on joining them but got caught up with some personal things. But the CW deserves to fall apart after Smallville and Supernatural are done. They have shown both shows no respect what so ever. I can't wait to watch the CW crash and burn next fall. Okay, rant over. I think. Okay, review time.

X-Men #7


The issue starts off with the X-men going around, stopping crimes and saving lives. You have Angel saving a suicide jumper, Colossus stopping some thieving clowns, and Wolverine stopping a hostage situation. Meanwhile, Scott and Emma are talking to a PR agent. The PR agent talks to the two, telling them all about how she wants to get the X-men on Facebook and Twitter. The agent asks Scott what he wants, and Scott replies that he just wants "the world to love us". Jump to Utopia, where Logan and Scott have a little scene where Logan commends Scott on his gutsy call in the last arc. Later, after learning of a disturbance in Manhattan, the small team of Logan, Storm, Emma, and Gambit head out to figure out what is going on.  The hunt leads the team down to the sewers where Emma is having a hard time figuring out where the whispers of thoughts are coming from. They go down deeper into the sewers and find a room full of dead bodies. They get attacked by a combo of lizards and crazy people. Logan tries to follow the creatures after Storm scares them off and gets owned by his Avengers teammate, the amazing Spider-man.

Now, this was my first issue of X-men ever. I was never really drawn to them and I would have never have picked up this book if not for two big factors. One of those factors is Spider-man, my favorite comic character. Unfortunately for me, Spidey only appears on the last page, but he does get the upper hand on Logan, sending him flying backwards. The second reason I picked up this book is the art duties done by Chris Bachalo. Chris was my second favorite artist on the Amazing Spider-man, behind Marcos Martin. I've seen some of Chris' work on other projects, some of them X-men related and they were pretty good. This issue is included in that. Chris did an excellent job on this issue and it makes me sad that this is only going to be an arc thing.

Writing-4/5
Art-5/5
Overall-9/10

Avengers #9


This issue is split between two seperate stories: one about the Hood and how he got out of prison and on the trail of the Infinity Gems and the other about the present with Steve Rodgers questioning Tony Stark.  So, seeing as there are two seperate stories, I'll summarize them both seperately. The Hood starts off in Ryker's prison, talking to the guard stationed outside his cell. Parker tries to bribe his way out of his cell, but the guard tells him that he's going to be transferred, seeing as he doesn't have powers any more. Later, the Hood is shown in the cafeteria with his friend where he notices a new guy. Parker's buddy tells him that the guy may be a mutant. A week later, Parker introduces himself to the guy, who tells Parker that his name is Ertzia. The next week, Parker gives Ertzia a gift and Ertzia, taken back by the generosity, tells Parker that he is an Inhuman. Later in the week, Ertzia tells Parker about Black Bolt and that the Inhumans left Earth but he stayed behind. Ertzia then goes on to tell Parker about the Gem that Black Bolt had. Later, the guard that Parker was trying to bribe comes back, ready to take the bribe. Then, in the present day, Parker, back in his Hood gear, heals Madame Masque's face and tells her that the Gems are talking to him.

The second story deals with the Avengers discovering that the Illuminati is still operational. Steve Rodgers is extremely mad at Tony, saying that he trusted him. While Steve and Tony are talking, the Illuminati tell the rest of the Avengers about what was going on. The Thing questions Reed if Sue aka the Invisible Woman knew about it, which Reed says she doesn't, and Luke Cage questions Doc Strange, saying that there were supposed to be no secrets in the New Avengers. Steve and Tony's discussion gets heated until Thor reminds Steve of the situation at hand. Steve, realizing that Thor is right, tells Tony that when this mission is over, he is out of the Avengers for good. The Illuminati inform Steve and the Avengers about the Infinity Gems and they determine that the info was not given out by one of them. Red Hulk tells Rodgers about his plan to get to the other Gems before Parker does and then use the Gems to defeat him. Spidey tries to come up with an alternatvie method but can't. The story ends with Rulk asking the Illuminati where the other Gems are.

At first, I wasn't sure about getting this issue. The last arc ended really quietly and the first two issues of this arc seemed kinda slow. However, this issue was phenominal. The story was very face paced and I really enjoyed the split story between the then and now. Bendis does a really nice job with this story and the art done by John Romita Jr. was great in this issue. Romita's art on the last few issues was okay, but this issue was really good. The eventual fight between the Avengers and the Hood is shaping up to be an epic throwdown that I cannot wait to see.

Story- 5/5
Art-5/5
Overall- 10/10

New Avengers #8


Another filler issue this month for New Avengers. The issue starts out with Luke Cage and Jessica Jones at a restuarant. The two, on their first date for some time, discuss the future of their family and their superhero lives. Jessica isn't sure if she wants to be a superhero while trying to be a mother and her and her hubby get into an arguement about it. Luke tries to convince her to get back into superheroing when something falls through the sky with Ms. Marvel trying to stop it. Dr. Doom emerges from the ship and starts to fight Cage and Ms. Marvel while Jessica calls for the New Avengers to come for aid. Jessica then comes to the aid of her husband when Doom looks poised to attack him.  The couple then discover that it really wasn't Dr. Doom and that it was a Doombot instead. The rest of the Avengers show up and the Thing destroys the Doombot. Back at Avengers Mansion, Victoria Hand tells the Avengers what she is able to tell them about the Doombot. After, Jessica tells the team that she is going to go back to being super, going by the name "Power Woman".

So, this was the first issue of New Avengers that I have gotten in a while without Stuart Immonen on art duties. While the art in this issue was okay, it was definitely a step down from the regular spectacular stuff that Immonen puts out. Hopefully, he will be returning once Fear Itself is over. However, while he is gone, Daniel Acuna comes in with an interesting art style. He painted this issue and the art is pretty good, but there were a few spots that were weaker than the rest of the book. The best section artwise for this book was at the end, with the Avengers sitting at the dinner table. That was really nicely done. Bendis writes another issue that got my attention but in the end, it really didn't stick out to me. With a new arc starting up next issue, hopefully the story telling will pick up.

Story- 4/5
Art- 4/5
Overall- 8/10

Reaction Time

So Johnny Storm died in the Fantastic Four arc named Three. This was not my original choice, as I picked Reed Richards to kick the bucket. I didn't think that killing Johnny would provide a large enough spark to effect the entire Marvel Universe. It seems the only ones affected by his death are the Fantastic Four themselves, Reed and Sue's kids, and Spider-man. I have to say, the art looks impressive from the few panels I saw. Too bad I will probably never get my hands on this issue. However, I do not think that this death will stick for long. I, along with a number of others, believe that Johnny will be reborn at the 600th issue of the Fantastic Four or FF or whatever they are calling the book now. It also seems that Spider-man will fill in for the Torch for an arc, as the Spider-man solicitations for March aren't released yet.

It's been revealed that the new Venom is going to be Flash Thompson. Interesting choice, but it doesn't surprise me. When they said that it was going to be someone from the Spidey universe, I knew that it was going to be Flash or Vin Gonzales. I'm pretty pumped for this book, so hopefully it will be good. With Remender at the helm, I don't think I have to worry about the book being bad.

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Alright. That's it for now. Next weeks reviews will be of Amazing Spider-man #653, Ultimate Spider-man #152 (if it ever gets here), V's newest episode, and Smallville (on the weekend). Make sure you follow me at Twitter. I'll answer all you questions (maybe). See ya later.
-Randomblogger

Championship Sunday

Alright, Championship Sunday has arrived. Unfortunately for me, both teams I picked to go to the Super Bowl aren't playing. Oh well, I'll make do with what I have. The first game is being played at 3 at Soilder Field, Packers @ Bears. The second game, starting at 6:30, is at Heinz Field as the Jets travel to Pittsburgh Field to take on the Steelers.

The Bears and Packers are going at it again, this being their third time playing this year. The first game, played in Week 3 at Chicago, the Bears beat the Packers 20-17. The second meeting came during week 17 and the Packers beat the Bears 10-3 at Green Bay. So, if you take anything from these two games, its that these two defenses are pretty good and it should be a low scoring game. The X-factor in this game is going to be Jay Cutler. If he goes out and has a good game, I can see the Bears edging out the Packers. However, if he throws 2-3 INTs, then they are going to lose this game. I see that happening and I pick the Packers to beat the Bears 17-14.

The later game is picking your poison for me. As a Patriots and Browns fan, I despise both of these teams. Big Ben and the Steelers lost to the Jets at home, 22-17 during Week 15. Ben almost won the game but couldn't pull out the miracle. As I stated before, I hate both these teams. If the Jets would have lost last week to the Patriots, the Steelers would not have a chance to beat the Pats. They don't match up well against them and it would have been an easy game for the Pats. The Jets, however, are a different story. Led by Mark Sanchez, the Jets have beat two of the best QBs in NFL history in Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Sanchez has been near perfect in these games and I think that this stops here. The Steelers D is too powerful and they will force Sanchez to beat them through the air, which he can't do. The Steelers move on to another Super Bowl, beating the Jets 27-21.

Awards Time
Now, I will be picking the major awards in the NFL. Those awards will be MVP, Offensive/Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive/Defensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year.

Coach of the Year- To me, this years coach of the year is between three people; Bill Belicheck, Todd Haley and Mike Smith. I"m going to say that Todd Haley wins the NFL Coach of the Year award. Last season, the Chiefs were a joke in the NFL, going 4-10. This year, they won the AFC West, normally owned by the San Diego Chargers. The main reasons for the change are Matt Cassel and Todd Haley. And that is why Todd Haley wins Coach of the Year for me.

Comeback Player of the Year- This one comes down to two players: Wes Welker and Michael Vick. As much as I like Welker, I have to give this one to Vick. He made people completely change their views on him by becoming the Eagle's starting QB and taking them to the playoffs. If Kevin Kolb was QB, I think the Eagles lose 1, maybe 2 more games. Nobody had Vick playing this well when he replaced Kolb and that is the reason why Michael Vick wins the Comeback Player of the Year.

Offensive Rookie of the Year- Without a doubt, this award goes to Rams QB Sam Bradford. He led the Rams to the brink of the playoffs, going 7-9 one year after going 1-15 the year before. That is a spectacular turn around and it all gets put on Bradford. He looked like a vet after just a few games and there is no competition for this award, just like the Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Defensive Rookie of the Year- Ndamukong Suh is the hands down winner of this award and is also a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year. Suh had a incredible year, playing a huge factor for the Lions. Had the Lion's not lost a few fluky loses and a not injured Matt Stafford, they would have possibly pushed for a playoff spot. The main reason: Suh being a dominating force on defense.

Offensive Player of the Year- This award is between two players again, Tom Brady and Vick. Both had amazing seasons, but Brady wins this award. His numbers were crazy, throwing for 36 TDs and only 4 INTs. He did all this while losing his No. 1 wideout in Randy Moss. He set the record for longest stretch without throwing a pick. This is the reason why Brady wins this award.

Defensive Player of the Year- Another easy award, this one goes to Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers. Suh almost wins this award, but Matthews deserves it.  He had 13.5 sacks and was an explosive force of nature on the field. He is one of the main reasons that the Packers are still in the playoffs. His presence on the field left other defenders open to get at the quarterback. Clay was a great player this year and I can't wait to see him play today.

MVP- Again, this award goes to Patriots QB Tom Brady. As I stated before, Brady lost his No. 1 target, had to re-invent his offense halfway through the season, and played with players who would not be playing on other teams. Now, this may seem like a man crush pick, seeing that I'm a Pats fan and I love Brady, but he totally deserves this award. You could make an agruement for another player, but Brady did almost the impossible with what he was given. Yeah, he lost last week, but that doesn't diminish his performance during the regular season.

Okay. That's it for this post. And just in the nick of time. I know for a fact that I'll have a post up on Thursday with another somewhere in the between there. Twitter account will be operational in a few days, maybe hours even. I'll post it when I get it going. Until then, stay safe. And go Packers.
-RandomBlogger

Mega Review Day

It was delayed by some personal stuff (aka laziness and college), but the massive review day as arrived. I will be reviewing the last two episodes of V, possibly the finale of Blue Mountain State, and Amazing Spider-man #652. Now, my last review post caused some ruckus and it really surprised me. So hopefully this one will be calmer, but my thanks go to Dan Slott for tweeting about my blog. Speaking of Twitter, I should have a Twitter account up in the next few days.

"V" Reviews
The first episode that I will be reviewing is "Serpent's Tooth", which aired on January 11th. The main plot of this episode revolved around the Fifth Column hunting down the leader of a recent string of suicide bombers and the possibility (and ultimate proof) that Erica's partner, Agent Malik, is a V. For me, the strongest part of this episode was Father Jack's story line. The first suicide bomber went to Jack fora confession just before he attempted to take Chad Decker's life. Jack, feelikng guilty for possibly helping provoke the attack, must deal with the mental problems he pputs himself into. Two callbacks to the old V happened in this episode. The first one was with Diana, Anna's mother and the older leader on the old V show. The second callback moment was when Anna ate a rat and fed Ryan's kid with it. It was pretty gross. The cliffhanger was good in this episode too, with Jack trying to call Erica to warn her about Malik while Erica discovers it while driving. The car flips over and we are left to wait until the next week to discover what happened.

The second episode I will be reviewing will be "Laid Bare", which aired this past Tuesday.  This episode picks up right where "Serpent's Tooth" leaves off. Erica continues to tussle with Malik and just as it starts to look bad for Erica, Hobbes and Jack show up to save her. Lisa, horrified, discovers that her skin is changing, meaning that it is getting close for her time to mate. This could end up being a win-win-lose situation. The first win comes from seeing more Laura Vandervoort in hot scenes. Another win might be that Tyler, the most probable canidate for V shagging, will lose his head like the soilder in Season 1 did. The negative is that if this happens, Lisa will become more like Anna, which isn't a good thing. The main storyline of this episode is Erica and Ryan doing the parent thing and searching for someone's missing daughter, who was kidnapped by the Vs. Meanwhile, Father Jack deals with being Anna's new target with Chad interviewing him and then staging a fight to dispute it. That Anna; she is a tricky one. The two best parts for  me in this episode both occurred at the end. First, Chad is introduced to the entire Fifth Column, finally making him a member. The second part comes at the very end, as it seems that Lisa and Tyler have switched mothers, as Erica comforts Lisa and Anna uses Tyler. Interesting stuff.

Both episodes were very good and I would give "Serpent's Tooth" a 8 out of 10 while giving "Laid Bare" a 9 out of 10.

Blue Mountain State
Not going to discuss this show that much, seeing as it was the season finale on Wednesday. But I must say, it is a pretty good tv show. I started watching it this season and instantly liked it. I watched the majority of the first season online and I'm caught up after missing a few episodes thanks to work. Hopefully this show gets renewed for a third season as there is some potential for some great storylines, especially with Alex and Mary Jo finally getting together.

Amazing Spider-man #652 Review


Alright, so this issue starts off at a roller derby, with Peter, MJ, Aunt May, Jay, Flash, and Betty all cheering on Carlie. MJ starts thinking to herself how it doesn't seem fair that Pete is happy with Carlie but instantly takes it back. Meanwhile, Smythe aka the Spider Slayer, Mac Gargan aka the Scorpion, and some other freaks look on at the Andru Air Force Base, site of the impending rocket launch of John Jameson's rocket. Jonah is a little bit nervous for the launch and Max Modell offers to bring Peter along to help oversee things. Cut back to the roller derby, where the match is over and Pete and Carlie have a cute little moment before MJ shows back up. She tries to gage whether or not Peter is going to tell Carlie his secret, which Peter replies that he won't. Cue the day of the launch and Pete, while looking over his notes, gets a blaring signal from his spider-sense. He tells Max to delay the launch, which he tries to do but Smythe has taken over. As his swarm moves in, Spidey swings in to save the day. However, Jonah tells Spider-man to forget about him, Glory, and Jay and to go save his son from the soon launching rocket. Spider-man gets a line on the shuttle just as it takes off. After struggling to get onto the shuttle, Spidey is met by Gargan, who is ready to kill him.

This was a pretty good issue. It was my introduction to a Stefano Caselli story and it was pretty good. There were some parts that were a little iffy for me, but that just may be that this is the first true time I'm looking at his work. It shows a lot of promise and I can see myself enjoying his art very quickly.  Dan Slott's story was written pretty well. The only problem I had with it was the whole jealous MJ scene. I don't know what Mr. Slott has planned, but for the slightest second, he made me believe that he was going to set up a love triangle with Pete, MJ, and Carlie, which may actually turn into a love square with Carlie wanting to set MJ up with Spidey. However, that is just a little thing and I still enjoyed this issue a lot.

Story- 4/5
Art- 4/5
Overall- 8/10

Well, there is my massive review post. Next week should be another larger review post, but with no tv reviews seeing as V is off next week thanks to Obama. If everything goes as planned, I will being reviewing Avengers #9, New Avengers #8, Ultimate Spider-man #152, and X-Men #7. Tomorrow (or later today, depending on where you are reading this), I'll pick the football games going on this weekend and do a wrap up on the NFL season, picking the major awards.

In Rodgers I Trust
-RandomBlogger

10 Things

Not really tired right now, so I decided to finally post the new feature to my blog called 10 Things. In this feature, I will be discussing, as it sounds, 10 things about a certain topic. For my first 10 Things post, I will discuss the top 10 things I wish for the second half of Smallville's Season 10. Smallville has been my favorite TV show since I started watching it during its sixth season. After a few episodes, I was hooked and started to get the DVD sets. Now, I must prepare for one of the hardest things: losing my favorite TV show. Over the years, the producers have done an excellent job at staying close to the comic book continuity while, at the same time, establishing themselves in their own universe. The first half of this final season has gone pretty well, but it has seemed slow at points. So, now, here is my wish list for Smallville's second half.

10. Bring back Zatanna, and do it right- Last season's episode "Warrior" brought Zatanna back to Smallville, but they played her as someone who was desperate for Clark's attention. She eventually placed a spell on Clark just so he would kiss her. This isn't the way I want Zatanna played. She needs to be portrayed as the awesome spellcaster she is supposed to be.

9. Do Darkseid right- As of right now, Darkseid has been alluded to be coming, being called "the Darkness" by everyone but his followers.  However, I'm afraid that, just like Doomsday, everything will fall short of its potential.  The final fight with Doomsday was terrible and was not done very well. The studio should pull a "Salvation" and have an epic fight with Darkseid like he did with Zod. I mean, Darkseid is a GOD!!! He deserves to be done right. If not, his followers will find you.

8. Less "Harvest", more "Icarus"- "Harvest" was probably the worst of the episodes so far. It was, at least in my opinion, a very slow episode with a not so interesting story. "Icarus", on the other hand, was the mid season finale and felt like a movie packed into an hour show. The pulse for the remainder of the season should feel like "Icarus". And even though I do enjoy a filler episode every now and then, they really should be a quality filler, unlike "Harvest" which did nothing to the overall story of the season.

7.  This show is about Clark, right?- If it is, then why are other characters getting more face time than the hero and number one character of the show. With Chloe returning and her romance with Oliver probably taking center stage in "Collateral", they need to focus on Clark, seeing that this is the final season and he has a lot to do before he can don the tights and fly off to save the day.

6. Speaking of Chloe...- Do her character justice. Seeing as Chloe is the only Smallville original character left, they need to send her out with a bang. Not to let her disappear into the background. Now, I've heard that her return in "Collateral" is going to be epic. I can only wish that her final bow will also be epic. I've always loved Chloe's character and hope that the producers will do the right thing with her.

5. Kneel Before Zod- There have been discussions that Callum Blue will be returning to reprise his character Zod. If these reports are true, that will be great news. I was absolutely amazed by Callum's performance last season as Major Zod. He played a perfect mini, less intimidating version of Terence Stamp. Even if it is for an episode, which it hopefully is, will be perfect for Clark's progression.

4. Too Many Villains?- Um, it might be a possibility. You have the Suicide Squad running around, the VRA going full force to stop the vigilantes, and the eventual rise of Darkseid. Throw in the possibility of a Zod re-emergence, the return of Lionel Luthor, the cloned Lex and the possible real Lex and that is a heck of a lot of villains. I'm just afraid that all these villains are going to be the downfall of the second half of this season. Trying to do too much with too little time left on the clock.

3. Unite the Justice League- At the end of "Icarus", the Justice League united, but not for the heroic reason. Instead, it was a sentimental moment: Hawkman's funeral. Hopefully, there is a really awesome moment in "Collateral" were the JL fight their way from whatever captured them at Hawkman's funeral. In order to defeat the VRA, the Justice League will need to unite fully. That means that Impulse, Aquaman, Cyborg, Black Canary, and the Martian Manhunter need to come to Smallville, team up with Ollie and Clark, and go kick some butt.

2. The Finale- Everything about this finale will be scrutinized. From the title to the final moments, this episode will be one of the most iconic moments in not only Superman history, but in comic book television history. Rumors have been floating ever since the show began that the final shots will be Clark, with his Superman suit on, flying off to save the day. That has all but been confirmed by the producers. Now, the new rumors swirling around involve the title of the episode and the length; will it be an hour or two hours long? Will the producers name the finale the kind of expected "Superman"? No one knows, but with the finale quickly arriving, these questions will be answered soon.

1. Bring back the bald man- Lex Luthor. Superman's number one nemesis. He needs to return. Now, I know that they are flirting with the idea of having a clone Lex run around and eventually bringing in the adult clone Lex. But, for the fan's sake, the right thing needs to be done. Michael Rosenbaum should do the right thing and return, just for one stinking episode. I know that it sounds like he wants nothing to do with Smallville, but I honestly believe that he is putting up a smokescreen to keep this a secret. Again, this is my hope and, while it seems very unlikely, it's all I have to hope for. Please Michael, return to Smallville. Just this once.

Well, that's it. The first 10 Things post. Hopefully more will come. As it looks right now, Thursday will be a massive review day. I will be review last week's V episode, this week's episode, Amazing Spider-man #652, and maybe a few more. I don't know. It's late and I'm going to bed now.

Go Pack.
-Randomblogger

Comic Thursday

Two comics to review today, along with Spiderman movie news and thoughts on Pat Shurmur.

Amazing Spiderman #651

This issue was the conclusion of Dan Slott's first Big Time arc and it did not disappoint. We open with the Hobgoblin telling the Kingpin about the Black Cat and Spidey arriving at the Fisk Building. Cut to Cat and Spidey, with Webs using his new suit to beat up some Hand ninjas. Cat goes on her own to Fisk's penthouse, not expecting anyone there while Spidey, upset at Cat, continues to find the stolen reverbium. Hobby and Spidey fight, with Webs having to change the frequency on his costume thanks to the Goblin. While that is happening, Cat is in trouble with Montana and Fisk and trying to reach Spiderman for help. However, since he changed his suit, he cannot hear her and continues to fight the Hobgoblin. Hobby gets the reverbium to the point of self destruction and, after Spidey destroys it, the building starts to give way. Cat, in a lot of trouble with Fisk, gets saved by the Web-slinger when Fisk knocks a support column over and falls through the floor. Hobgoblin catches Fisk but Montana doesn't make it. Later, Hobby has the Tinkerer repair his gadgets, Phil aka Hobgoblin asks Norah Winters on a date, and Aunt May is uber proud of Peter.

This story was absolutely phenominal. The art, both in the main story and the Scorpion back up story, were amazing and Dan Slott delievered a grade A script.  This is probably my favorite Spider-man issue to date. I was blown away by Humberto Ramos' art, who has now jumped up into my top three favorite artists, just behind Marcos Martin and David Lafuente. And I have to give Dan Slott big props. If Spider-man is going to be this well written, I will continue to buy this book. This issue gave a preview of next issue, with Mac Gargan returning as the Scorpion and Stefano Caselli's art. Stefano's art looks really good and I can't wait for this arc to begin.

Story- 6/5

Art- 6/5

Overall- 12/10. Great arc, great conclusion, great beginning of Big Time.

Avengers #8

Well, this was a sub-par issue. It begins with Tony Stark gathering the Illuminati- a secret organization of the world's most powerful heroes. The original intent of the group was to mold/shape the status of the superhero world. That didn't go so well and they were outed and the group disbanded. The group, made up of Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Namor, Mr. Fantastic, Professor X, and Medusa (taking over for her deceased hubby Black Bolt) talk about the Infinity Gems. Stark tells the group what the Red Hulk told the Avengers when he crashed into Avengers Tower. Rulk tells the group about a man (Parker Robbins aka the Hood) putting a beating on him. The Illuminati travel to Attilan, the former home of the Inhumans (?) and, after discovering that the Red Gem is gone, they discover that Steve Rodgers has gathered the New, Secret, and main Avengers to meet the Illuminati, with Steve asking "Tony, what are you doing?"

This issue was just an okay issue. The story, despite being a lead in issue, is not grabbing my attention at all. The art of John Romita Jr. was the saving grace. Once upon a time, I was considering dropping New Avengers because Stuart Immonen was leaving and the story was kinda bland. But now, I'm considering dropping Avengers just because the story is going no where. I'll finish out this arc and then decide if I'm going to continue buying the book.

Story-2/5

Art-4/5

Overall-6/10

Other News

The new Spiderman suit was shown today, and I must say, its not that bad.

However, I must see the mask and the full, non-battle tested suit for my full opinion. Yet, with the addition of the web shooters, I can already tell that this reboot will be a success. And, one more thing, I love Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. She will probably be one of my favorite things about this movie.

Pat Shurmur was hired as the Cleveland Browns next head coach. Sadly, I was not hired as the head coach or the offensive coordinator. Oh well. I hope Shurmur can actually do something with the Browns. I trust Holmgren and his decisions, but this one is kinda questionable. Oh, and Cleveland, please draft either A.J. Green or Julio Jones in the draft. We need a WR soooooo bad.

Mkay. All done for this post. I haven't watched V yet. But when I do, I'll review that along with the new Tosh.O and talk about my hopes for the second half of the final season of Smallville. That will come either tomorrow or Saturday. Until then...

Peace

-Randomblogger

Sorry Seahawks

So, I was waaaaaay wrong about the Seahawks getting killed by the Saints. I was completely shocked that the lowly Hawks could do that to Drew Brees and the defending Super Bowl champs. So now, I must give the Seahawks some props. That Lynch run was probably one of the most amazing sports plays I have ever seen in my entire life. Seriously, how can 8 Saints players not take him down? And that stiff arm was so crazy awesome.

With the first round of playoffs over, now we can look at the next round. First, we have the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers. Good old rivalry game with the two teams splitting the series so far. The Ravens are coming off a game where they played nearly perfect football and manhandled the Chiefs. Meanwhile the Steelers had a nice week off to get somewhat more healthy. My prediction for this game is that the Steelers will emerge victorious and defeat the Ravens 27-24.

Next, the Green Bay Packers travel to Georgia to take on the Atlanta Falcons. This is probably the best of the four games being played this weekend. The two met in Week 12 where the Falcons beat the Packers 20-17. This game is going to be soooo good and picking this game is going to be hard. The Falcons are coming off a bye week where as the Packers just beat Michael Vick and the Eagles. Winner of this game is probably going to the Super Bowl and, as it pains me to say this, I am going to pick against the Packers and say that the Falcons will defeat the Packers 24-21.

On Sunday at 1 ET, we have the "stinker" game of the weekend, the Chicago Bears playing host to the Seattle Seahawks.  Originally, I had the Saints playing the Bears and beating them, but now I must re-analyze this game. The Seahawks cannot be underestimated now, but the Bears have been playing pretty good football recently (save for that beating by the hand of the Patriots). Honestly, I think that the Seahawks caught lightning in a bottle during the last game and that they will lose to the Bears 27-13.

Finally, the game that I will be waiting for: the New York Jets travel back to Foxbourogh and meet up with the New England Patriots. The rivals met twice, splitting the season though the Patriots beat down the Jets 45-3 on Monday Night Football in Week 13. The Patriots have been a totally different team since they got beat by the Browns and are manned by the probable-MVP of the league Tom Brady. Now, I could talk for hours about the Pats and my man crush on Brady, but I won't get into that. Predicition: Patriots 35, Jets 27.

Tonite, the BCS championship game is being played. Not really big on college football, so I will say that Oregon will stop Cam Newton and win.

Thursday, I will be reviewing some comics, Amazing Spider-man #651, Avengers #8, and possibly Black Panther #513 and #514.

Before I go, my prayers go out to the families of those killed or injured in the Arizona shooting.

Peace.
-RandomBlogger

It's Been A While...

But I'm back. After a short hiatus, the Randomblogger has returned with a whole bunch of news to discuss. I've got comic news, entertainment news, sports stuff to talk about.  This post is full of everything. So without further adieu, let the Random Blog begin.

COMICS
So the big news of the comic world is that Joe Quesada has stepped down as Editor in Chief of Marvel comics, with the role now belonging to Axel Alonso. Now, I don't know much about Axel, but he seems quite capable in taking over the job. Quesada now goes as Chief Creative Officer. Hopefully, nothing changes that much with the change in EiCs.

Review
So, I know that I've been behind on reviews, but that is because the comics that I get have been delayed from Marvel's move.  However, I do have one comic to review today and that would be Ultimate Comics Spider-man #151.

The comic goes back and forth between Issue #1, sometime in between that, and the present day.  We open with Black Cat ready to snipe Wilson Fisk aka the Kingpin but Mysterio gets to him first, as seen in issue #1. Later, Cat and Mysterio talk when Mysterio catches her sneaking in his new office.  Mysterio offers her a job but all Cat is worried about is whatever is in the safe.  Mysterio chases her out and looks into the safe and sees what we can't, leaving it as a cliffhanger.  Back in the present day, we see Peter, Johnny, and Bobby talking at lunch about Gwen, who still hasn't returned.  Lana, aka one of the Bombshells, asks if she can eat with them. Pete agrees and they trio talk to her. Bobby asks her out and Lana seems less than thrilled by the offer.  Aunt May calls Gwen and leaves her a heartfelt message which Gwen hears, seeing that she is outside May's car. The two talk about all that's gone on and Gwen agrees to come back home. Just as she does that, Iron Man appears, asking for Peter.

This issue is okay, not good but not bad.  Save from a brief appearance in #150, Peter has not been in costume since the end of the Chameleon arc which is okay I guess. I know that Bendis likes Peter's out of costume life as well as his costumed one, but it just seems like it's been a while since some action happened.  Hopefully, with Iron Man coming to train Peter, next issue will be more action packed. I liked the story so far, with Mysterio possibly playing into Death of Spider-man and Lana as the new candidate as Peter's girlfriend.  However, I was less than amazed by Sara Pichelli's art this month. I enjoyed her work in #149 and the small amount of work she did in #150, but this issue just seemed off for some reason. Her normal people like Pete, Lana, and Gwen were pretty good while her Black Cat and Mysterio were just terrible. Hopefully her art is better next issue.

Story- 4/5
Art- 3/5
Overall- 7/10 C

ENTERTAINMENT
So, one of my favorite shows came back this week. That show was V and the first episode of season 2 was phenomenal. Titled "Red Rain", this episode had it all. The red sky was "explained" and was explained again, we see the Fifth Column expand a little bit, and we get to see Laura Vandervoort, whom is amazing. However, the actor I was most excited to see was Bret Harrison as Dr. Sydney Miller. I loved Bret on the sadly short lived TV show Reaper and I was thrilled when he was signed to appear on V. I'll give Red Rain a solid A-.

In other kinda selfish entertainment news, Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal broke up. I note this because my celebrity crush and I will always wish to be with her. Selfish, I know, but I just wanted to say that.

SPORTS
NFL playoffs start tomorrow and I am ready for some playoff action. Seeing as my Cavs suck and I don't really like baseball, football is the only thing I have to look forward to. My predictions for action this weekend are as follow:
Indi beats down the Jets
Baltimore squeaks past Kansas Cit
New Orleans utterly destroys Seattle
Green Bay shocks Philadelphia

Super Bowl prediction: Pats vs. Atlanta with the Pats winning.

That's all for now, but now that the holidays are over, I will try to update my blog more often. Hopefully more people start to read it, but I doubt it.

Peace out.