As if “Hack/Slash” didn’t have enough potential in the horror genre to be fixed to any of the slasher characters, creator Tim Seely and Devil’s Due are finally teaming her up with the unexpected but surprisingly apt Herbert West, a character who seems perfectly at home in this series. Especially when he manages to re-animate Cassie Hack’s mom/slasher The Lunch Lady. Ooh, he’s a bastard is what he is. I’ve been anxious to read this team-up since it was announced a few months ago, and part one of this three parter is finally here in thirty one pages of horrific glory.
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The Walking Dead #50
It’s here! It’s finally here! The seminal 50th issue of my favorite comic book series out now is here and wow, does it ever make good on its promise and hype! If the allusions to the first issue with Carl on the cover isn’t enough, we’re also given a wonderful variant that features all of the gang fighting the Gov and his crew… as superheroes! They’re bulky, they’re muscle bound and they have powers! Rick has a super fist, Michonne has a light saber, and Tyreese punches the head off of roamers with ease and giant fists.
The Walking Dead #51
Carl is reading “Elsewhere.” Carl… is reading “Elsewhere”! A book he loves about a grief stricken young girl that lost her entire family too early, who becomes a woman too fast and longs for a time that was simpler and more innocent. You just… I don’t know, you have to love it, don’t you? Damn you Kirkman and your demented genius for making such a correlation.
Our Top 10 Minority Superheroes
Whether “Hancock” ends up as a fantastic attempt at creating a franchise around an original hero, or just a pure messy product of a big star known for hits like “Wild Wild West” and… ugh… “Men in Black” will be irrelevant in the end. Because even after the receipts have been counted, the message is loud and clear. “Hancock” is a try for a superhero that’s anything other than Caucasian. In a season of comic book movies where all the major men in tights are white, “Hancock” seems to be Will Smith’s own Superman. It’s his superhero.
And that inspired this new list. Our top 10 Minority Superheroes. Most of whom could make for some interesting movies. Oddly enough I had a tough time finding great minority superheroes, wouldn’t you know it? I could have opted for more Asian choices but they’re already quite prominent in comics and pop culture with the same glut of stereotypes, but with much more accessibility. Hispanic and African American Superheroes, though? The pot strains it thin, but I was up for the challenge.
Hack/Slash & Suicide Girls: Murder Suicide
“You should not dis internet boobies, yes?” – Vlad
Cassie Hack and the Suicide Girls go together like mud and naked women wrestling. It’s a perfect fit. Tim Seely’s quasi-Gothic angst ridden monster hunter has finally come across the group of Suicide Girls, alternative, punk rock web models who are absolutely beautiful and popular among enthusiasts of tasteful erotica. This cross promotional stint has been rather entertaining and “Murder Suicide” is no exception. At thirty seven pages, “Murder Suicide” is the right balance of comedy, horror, and memorable innovation that has made me a big fan of this franchise since it started.
Hack/Slash: The Series #13
Okay, when the hell did Cassie Hack become Clint Eastwood?
I’m all for Cassie kicking ass and taking names, but “Hack/Slash #13” is very self aware to the point where Cassie and Vlad aren’t even themselves. There’s no vulnerability in Cassie, no sense that she’s a plumber doing a job. She’s spouting wise cracks and one liners everywhere, and hurling some of the cheesiest trash talk I’ve ever read. And Vlad is almost too intelligent for his own good. Where is the Vlad who talks like Bizarro? Why is Vlad suddenly Sherlock Holmes while Cassie plays second fiddle? Why is Cassie becoming an action movie star?
Wanted
So, here I sat on the wobbly edge, wondering if I should even read “Wanted.” I mean no one cared about the comic, they loved the movie before it even arrived in theaters, and the stupid comic was short lived, but then I saw that final scene where our main character is screaming in to the page with the bubble reading “This is my Face While I’m fucking you in the ass,” and I chuckled so hard, I had to at least give it a chance. Lasting only six issues, and then being made in to a movie that’s kind of faithful to the comic. Wesley Gibson is an average man who… you’ve seen the trailers for the movie, I assume. Anyway, Wesley Gibson is your average schmuck who could have been played by someone a little more reliable than James Mcavoy. The guy’s a good actor, but not who I envisioned.