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....but I miss the funny. Similar to my opinion of the Heath Ledger Joker or The Last Airbender, Evil Dead was supposed to be funny in parts and this really wasn't. I know that I sound like a picky fanboy after just saying that I thought the movie was good.... but I miss the funny.
Then we have Wrestlemania. I loved the weekend here in NY/NJ. I met some old friends and talked to some rising stars in and around Manhattan. WWE did a great job making this a great week of events and memories....
...until the show actually began. Mannnnn only 1 match truly achieved "awesome" status and that was C.M Punk vs The Undertaker. Anyone still think C.M. Punk isn't a main eventer after watching this? He KILLED himself to impress the audience...(almost literally with the announcer's table not breaking on cue) however, the rest of the card just couldn't compare. Cena - Rock was just like last year's... Henry - Ryback needed stuff breaking.... Team Hell No - Ziggler & Big E. needed more A.J.... Triple H - Lesnar needed more Heyman... Del Rio - Swagger needed more Ricardo.... Overall the show just needed more "unexpected" moments...
Still it was fun watching the show with family, cracking jokes and reminiscing of other wrestling times... and hearing my dad scream "Use the bloody chair" and "We want tables" is always awesome!
-After the last couple weeks of editorial/writer dust ups, Ron Marz shares his own tales of woe with Thor and Superboy:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44736
The Thor one I had heard rumors about before but the Superboy one is news to me. Talk about "bait and switch"...
-I did inform you guys last week about the MoCCA showcase last weekend. Here are two articles touching upon the show
http://comicsbeat.com/mocca-awards-of-excellence-winners-2013-and-show-wrap-up/
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/04/a-view-from-mocca-arts-fest/
I got so caught up in various wrestling things last weekend that I couldn't reach the show escapades on time. I glad that everyone had a good time there...
-A further look at the legacy of Carmen Infantino...
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/04/an-unvarnished-look-at-carmine-infantinos-time-as-dc-publisher/
http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/04/06/more-about-carmine-infantino/
I still stand by my statement that this will be a creative hole in the industry that will never be perfectly filled because of the nature of the business today.
-Unfortunately on the death front....
http://sciencefiction.com/2013/04/09/friday-the-13ths-richard-brooker-r-i-p/
You learn something new everyday. I always thought that Kane Hodder was the originator of the hockey mask Jason. My mistake and RIP Mr. Brooker...
-I did say I was in a wrestling mood right?
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/04/wwe-debuts-jill-thompson-designed-shirt-for-cm-punk/
First she designed Daniel Bryan's gear. Now Jill Thompson does C.M. Punk's new shirt. What next? I'd love her to do a Kane or Undertaker shirt next because of how well she can draw horror elements....
-I Really, REALLY don't know about this....
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/04/09/batman-arkham-origins-announced/
I mean Rocksteady Games did a GREAT job with the last game. Who could possibly improve upon that one? Talk about a project subject to failure...
-I picked it up last week. Did you?
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/04/09/superman-secret-identity-review-busiek-immonen-dc/
I mean this is essentially Superboy Prime's story BEFORE Geoff Johns turned him into Murderous-Comic-Book-Guy meeting John Byrne's Elseworlds Generations tales. Also Busiek announced through his facebook that Marvel is planning to collect his and Sean Chen's Iron Man run into an omnibus. So I geeked out tremendously at that news....
-Finally. You knew that this was going to happen eventually...
So Apple didn't freak at swear words or nudity in the issues prior but two postage stamp sized panels of gay sex cause them to pull the WHOLE book from their App Store? I bet BKV and Ms Staples are going to have a response to this... Oh look...
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/04/quote-of-the-day-vaughan-on-sagas-apple-problem/
"We're not changing s***!" Thank you Brian!
That's it for me this week readers. Until Next Time, Keep Fantasizing!Hi once again AfroNerd and Facebook Readers. I got to begin this mini LinkBlog with some confusion. I mean I liked Evil Dead but I didn't love it. It is gory and has truly, genuine chills/scares, and does give it's devoted cult-like fans 3 or 4 payoffs that would take days to explain to someone just starting with this movie...
