Showing posts with label Winter Soldier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter Soldier. Show all posts

Thursday, May 2, 2013

What, You Were Expecting Lawyers, Guns And Money?

From this week's Winter Soldier #18, the odd form of discipline at a Russian school for assassins:

See, that's why the Russkies lost the Cold War--Wham! wasn't torture, it was pure joy!! And no, your mileage may not vary on this issue.

Later on, as a character recounts her life story, including the story of a mentor who betrayed her:

Yes, Jason Latour named a character Van Owen entirely so he could straight up drop a Warren Zevon reference. That's hardcore, bro.

These little tidbits are my way of noting that I think Latour and Nic Klein's stellar work on the book is, perhaps, getting a little lost in the "oh, Brubaker left, so I dropped it" or "Oh, everyone says the book will be cancelled" miasma. Well, I'm here to say get this book anyway, because these guys are taking the ball to the hoop every issue.

Oh, and speaking of the Zevon song...


It's interesting that CBS can play a song with the phrase "son of a bitch" without bleeping, but a T+ comic book featuring children killing each other, blood, impalement, and gosh knows what else has to "bleep" the phrase. Discuss.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Breaking News--The New Marvel/DC Crossover!!

Some of you may have noticed the new house ads that appeared in many Marvel books this week:

Wow, that's gotta be Starro, right? Which means this is clearly the teaser for a new Marvel/DC crossover!! Could it be a New 52/Marvel Now! joyfest? Another Avengers/JLA? Maybe...

Oh.

Never mind.

It sure looked like Starro, though, grumble grumble...

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Spoiler Saturday--I'm With Victor On This One

In this week's Winter Soldier #5, someone has some questions about Nick Fury's career path:

"Also, Von Doom would liked to know if S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American organization, or an international organization. You really can't have it both ways."

Odds someone high up at Marvel will actually see that these issue are answered someday? Zero.