WATCHMEN

I saw WATCHMEN Friday afternoon and, well, I'm not sure what to say. I'm pretty neutral on it. It has some great visuals but didn't, to me at least, have the emotion that the story requires. Sure, there are changes but those didn't actually bother me for the most part. It just seems to missing... something.

"OUTRAGEOUS!"

I've been really enjoying the new Batman cartoon, BATMAN: THE BRAVE & THE BOLD. Each week Batman teams up with different super-hero. Actually there's usually multiple team-ups, a short one before the credits and the one that's most of the episode.

This week's episode is my favorite so far. The Atom and Aquaman shrink down to cure Batman of a parasite that's killing him. The combination of the scientific Atom and the blowhard Aquaman is comedy gold. Aquaman isn't exactly my favorite comic book character but I think this version is awesome. He's a little full of himself and not very bright, but he's still a hero. And he shouts "Outrageous!" a lot. :)

I think DC needs to give this version of Aquaman his own comics ASAP.

Hellboy

I saw HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY and I liked it okay. It didn't knock my socks off but I was entertained. Parts of it didn't quite click with me or grab my interest, but it had some neat monsters and it looked pretty. :)

Delightful...

HULK

I saw THE INCREDIBLE HULK today and thought it was pretty good. I think Ang Lee's HULK still might be a better movie but this one was entertaining, plus it had lots of little Easter Eggs for fans of the characters, either in comics or on tv. However, for me, IRON MAN is still the movie to beat this year.

Comic of the Week (well, last week)

Why? Two words - Marcos Martin.