Into the Longbox

Has it really been a full year since the first season of Daredevil came into our lives? I've had a couple of weeks to let my feelings on this show marinate. Also, the arrival of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, kind of pushed this out of my mind. As I reflect back on the second season of Daredevil, I still feel the same. It was really good. I had a few problems, but not enough to make me enjoy the show any less. So where to begin? Let's start with the Punisher. We get the best Punisher seen on screen to date. Jon Berenthal was a very inspired choice. He was perfectly cast. I like that he starts off as a force of nature in the first half of the season. They give his character an arc and I love the philosophical foil he makes for Daredevil. While I'm on the Punisher, I will just say that the violence this season was cranked up to an 11. With the Punisher involved, it is appropriate I think. What better way to show how different he is from our heroes? The other n...

Normally I would come up with some cutesy intro, but I'm going to just dive right into this. There were a lot of cool moments, but this was a bad movie. I want the higher ups at DC to wrest away the keys to all the franchises from Zack Snyder. Unfortunately, this movie made a lot of money, so that won't happen. Before I go into a list of complaints, one of my biggest problems with the movie and Man of Steel is this. These movies don't need to be dark literally and figuratively. These movies should be fun. Not every DC movie has to feel dark like Batman. Their TV shows are fantastic. I just wish they would translate that same sense of fun to the movies. So for anyone that hasn't seen the movie yet, there will be spoilers. I can't really get all my vitriol out without mentioning specific scenes.  Please read on with caution. Let me start with the good. Ben Affleck is the best Batman since Michael Keaton. He's definitely my #2 behind Keaton. These are wo...

The comic movie season begins with Deadpool! Let me just say that the other movies have a lot to live up to because this movie was fantastic. Normally I would spend a paragraph talking about what a Deadpool fan I am and how I've been buying his series off and on for the past fifteen years. I recently stopped because it reached a point of critical mass and the character had become a parody of a parody of a parody of himself. He's become a complete buffoon. Funny, sure, but he borderline obnoxious now. That is why I am happy that the movie pulled back on that a lot. He still has his quips, but gone are the ridiculous scenarios where he gets various body parts chopped off because he can. He is practically a Looney Tunes character. Anyways, where was I? Oh right, this movie is really good. Now comes the specifics. My biggest worry is that this movie would play like a live action cartoon. Although they do go over the top with some of the violence, they showed tremendous r...

2015 was a weird year for me. This is why it’s taken me so long to post this. At least that is what I will tell myself. There was a lot of good stuff, but nothing that really blew me away. The Secret Wars event sucked the life out of the Marvel Universe, due to all the delays. It cut down on my buying for a few months, since I was disinterested in most of the mini-series that spun out of it. This delayed the “All New, All Different” era of Marvel comics, which hit in the final quarter of the year. The trend that started last year, definitely continued into this year. My number of DC books has dwindled down to a handful. On the other side, I’ve continued to buy more Image books. A slew of my favorite creators have created their own titles there and they are telling more personal stories that are dear to their hearts. Probably the biggest surprise looking at what I bought this year is how Archie comics have really crept back into my reading. Without further ado, here is my yearly (and...

Well, nerds. The moment has finally arrived. The first real Star Wars film we've had in almost thirty years. Yes, this is me being completely dismissive to the prequels. Movies that maddeningly bludgeoned you into thinking they went from awful to, "Well, it was the best of the three I guess?". Was I super excited for this movie? You better believe it. I have enough anecdotal evidence that shows much of a fan I am. I grew up with the original trilogy. It's one of those movies where when I hear the score, I can pinpoint which scene in the movies it was used in. It's become that ingrained into me. Without going into too many plot details, I will explain what I loved about this new Star Wars movie. I can best describe it as a return to form. We are now back with characters we cherish and love. We also gain new characters that are amazingly fleshed out in the time that we are given. What I really appreciate is rather than showing you a character is good at somet...

Let me start off by saying that I hate myself a little for putting the full working title in this post. We get it Marvel, it's your show! Sorry, where was I? Oh right, I was going to talk about Jessica Jones, the latest Marvel TV show created exclusively for Netflix. This means I felt anticipation and an equal obligation to watch this show. Would it be a labor of love? Or would it be a drag like Agents of Shield. Sorry, I had to say it. Anyways, I'm not going to tell you right off the bat! I'm going to make you read my possibly long post. You have to earn it. ... Okay, Okay. Don't click away. I really liked this show. I didn't like it as much as Daredevil, but it's still really good. I just finished the series a few minutes ago, so I'm coming into this fresh without letting it marinate. I'll try to keep from going too stream of conscious on this. As I was watching I did have a few major points in my head. I will start with this. If you thou...

I realized we are a few months into the new season of TV shows and I have yet to talk about all the comic book based shows out there. I don't want to make this a long post, so I will just give some quick thoughts about the deep well of shows that are out there. Flash  - Continuing the fun of the first season.  They keep bringing in more villains from the DC Universe and are now already touching on Earth-2 stuff. Also, the core team is still very likeable. It remains one of my favorite shows. Arrow  - This show has already having a much stronger showing than what we saw in Season 3. The team is now a fully costumed, functioning unit. This show has already brought in other DC characters. We just had an episode with Constantine! There has also been a teasing of Mr. Terrific. I still do not like the Felicity/Oliver relationship. I never would have shipped that, but there's nothing I can do about it. Supergirl  - I covered my thoughts on this in a previous post . I ...