closing this blog or moving it.. same shit

Im using my Tumblir more now and I started to review comics for a group of horror enthusiasts

Tumblir
http://gordylocke.tumblr.com/

Horror Happy Hour
http://hhhcomicreviews.blogspot.com/

plus Im switching over to collecting trades than floppies. Though Im still going to pull Chew and a maybe a couple other titles. Ill mostly be reading and collecting trades.

Comic Book Movie Review: RED

Retired. Extremely. Dangerous. by Warren Ellis

     now the comic was somewhat mediocre , heavily over hyped or overrated depending on how you look at it. The movie though , its another story...

     The Movie is vastly different from the comics in plot , characters , tone , style. everything.... thank god. The movie in short was fun , feel good action fun , its Bruce Willis for fuck sakes right?

The Plot: The comic was straight and simple.. new head of CIA thinks Frank Moses knows too much despite being retired and ordered him terminatd.. Moses tracks down the new head of CIA to seek revenge. The movie however has a few more angles to it...
1) the operator in the comics is now Moses love interest and has a crush on her and pursues her as a secondary plot.
2) the hit on Moses is mysterious , its multi-layered which Moses has to slowly unravel which serves as the main plot.
3) Moses is accompanied by three associates ( the RED prequel comics introduces all 4 characters backgrounds).. many more characters in the movie version which is a good thing. They are all likeable.

 Frank and Sarah played by Mary Louise Parker whom was channelling every cliched innocent lovable damsel turned sidekick.

     The young idiot crowd complained the casting was too old and couldnt relate to anybody and probably thought EW to all the sexual ineundos made by the cast. Fucking morons. This would indeed be a great action flick for the older crowd ,and see some old farts kick some ass again.

        To say the movie went light on intensity is an understatement. The comics , the original and prequels held no prisoners nor mercy and really punched you in the face as a reader. The movie was a little predictable and formulaic once you realized that... its not as bad ass as the comics. If you never read the comics , you really think Moses is a great guy , he's actually suppose to be as ruthless and heartless and they tried to tell you in the movie but it wasnt convincing in the movies. 

     The villians are ok , could've been done better , didnt really get a hate on for anybody. For one as Moses unraveled the plot the villian became a moving target.. literally and figuratively.


     BUY IT /RENT IT/PIRATE IT/FUCK IT...

Rent. Pirate if you can , I dont think an official DVD/Blu Ray matters much , there's not that much CGI fx to really need Blu Ray. Its similar to the comic in that its not a must see but wouldnt be horrible at all if you did see it.

Weekend Trade: The Walking Dead vol.1 "Days Gone By"

    I decided Im going to re-read the Walking Dead as I watch the new AMC series. Episode 1 was basically 2/5th of volume 1 and episode 2 was essentially the next 1/5th of volume.1 , they're really milking this out which is a good thing caz I want to the show to catch up too quick.

    I ended up just reading through Volume 1 entirely . It still a fantastic read and sets up one of the best comic series going.

    There's a few things I completely forgot about , I forgot about the scene where Glenn keeps puking from rubbing a dead hand all over himself. I also forgot about a couple characters , one is Donna , Allen's wife , I knew she was there but I forgot what her character looked like , what she was like overall. The second is Jim , I completely forgot about Jim the mechanic , the guy whom escaped Atlanta at the expense of his entire family being consumed. Yet I remembered his farewell quite vividly once I saw him.

   The other thing is looking back and seeing everybody's first appearance , and how they were back then.. Rick Grimes of course but Glenn and Andrea in particular. Look at Andrea and then fast forward to Volume 13 ... its mind blowing. 

    The volume jumps right into the appocalypse and the action , with his journey into Atlanta , escape from Atlanta with the help of a new friends Glenn , and then finding his wife and son at the camp. There were plenty of ups and downs , and Robert Kirkman sets the tone of the entire series in this first volume. He has a way of settling down the book into a relaxed mindset then BAM! just when the camp looked like it was settling in and thngs were going to get safe... and boring .. ZOMBIE ATTACK. The first victim was quite surprising and tragic , this is was the first FUCK NOOOOO scene caz somebody had to finish the job on the first victim or they'll turn. It was only a couple panels but you felt the impact linger right til the end of the volume with some amazing panel work on the grieving by Tony Moore.

New Comic Book Day : 11/3/10

Im cutting back on my floppies ( its what the kids are calling comic books these days) and focusing on Trades. The only draw back in trades is they're usually 2-3 months behind the comic book run so you have to avoid spoiler talks. I've been currently doing it with The Walking Dead so its not that bad. I do plan on pulling a few titles still. Benefits are too overwhelming to buy trades instread..cheaper , easier to re-read and store .. thats all.

I plan on keeping for on going:
Chew ..100% Ill be pulling this til the end.
Hack Slash ..I would like to but I can see myself just waiting for the trades.
I Zombie .. I plan on pulling to #10 at the least.. dependant on the direction of the series.
Mindfield .. I want to pull at least 2 more issues maybe 3.
Sixth Gun.. just learned this is an on going series now. Im still contemplating this one.. I might just buy the trades on this one.

Then Im finishing up some mini series (where Im at now/total in series)
Whispers in the Walls (3/6)
Turf (3/5)
Neonomicon (2/4)
Mystery Society (4/5)

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maybes.. when the mini series run out I might subscribe back to these titles caz I enjoy them lots.
Morning Glories .. 2-3 more issues.
Black Widow .. 3 more issues.








Today's Pull

1. I Zombie #7(vertigo) by C. Roberson , art: M. Allred                                                                           

   This was probaly the best of the series thus far. The overall production and direction was very good , it had good pacing and the stories moved along nicely.

   The plot: Bodies have been stolen from the morgue therefore there havent been many burials which means Gewyn hasnt been eating and she's starting to zombiefy caz if she doesnt eat one brain a month she will lose her conscienceness and become a souless , mindless zombie.

    The agents are still hunting the vampire girls whom they think they have trapped but find the tables have been turned.

   There's a few things going but its all finally starting to pick up in pace and we're starting to see some real payoffs from the first 6 issues. Just when I thought I might drop the title , it ends with a real good cliffhanger and now I wanna see what happens.


2. Mystery Society #4(idw) by Steve Niles , art; Fiona Staples                                                               

       This was a good issue , Fiona Staple's art alone is worth the look. Its such a crisp looking comic. For me I found the main story line a little contrive and dry to be honest , Im really digging the secondary plot with Secret Skull and Verne the robot. The quest for Edgar Allen Poe's skull was intriguing , exciting , funny , .. it was compelling in general. Overall in general I still like the concept of this comic , this looks like its going to be a series of shorts via Locke and Key.


Whats Next for my Graphic Novel/comic Blog? Ill be reviewing Trades and collected hardcovers mainly. Of course floppies still just wont be as many as before. and of course comic related movies and shows.