Tuesday, February 15, 2011

I find that Gambit doesn't get enough play anymore

According to the Marvel website (http://www.marvel.com) your favorite charming Cajun assassin/thief/mutant/telekinetic arsonist and mine hasn't received play in four years. How is it Charlie Sheen shows up on the news three times a day but Remmy LeBeau gets shafted for almost half a decade? This is distraughtening and a wrong that must be righted. I am, here and now, calling out for a new Gambit title to be released. His supporting roles are fine, I love his work with the X-Men, but the man deserves a steady Gambit title. If Marvel is desperate (and I can understand why, having recently been bought out by Disney) I'll write the storyline, pro bono. Why not give a young author a shot on a character with a huge fan-base (hell, release it as a gag comic, get some laughs and sales) and a rock-solid capability to fit into any plot? I say that if you're gonna leave your toys on a shelf for years and only dust them off to make a movie of questionable integrity, let the other kids have a chance to play.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Young Justice isn't half bad

I hate to admit it, but the new DC cartoon series, Young Justice, could be a lot worse. Airing on Cartoon Network one would think to encounter a lot of horrible changes, but Sports Master is still a prick and Black Canary is still spunky and dark. The character called Artemis is a thinly veiled cover of Arrowette (whether mother or daughter is unclear though I must lean toward the latter) and they have yet to reveal which Robin it is (making an actual plot point of denying revelation of the boy behind the glasses) and while Super Boy is chalked full of angst and Kid Flash is the biggest horndog of the last decade, the series overall is solid. I can honestly say I wanna see where this goes.