[New post] Doctor Who and The Bells of Saint John

dailypop posted: "The Bells of Saint John "This whole world is swimming in Wi-Fi. We are living in a Wi-Fi soup. Suppose something got into it. Suppose there was something living in the Wi-Fi, harvesting human minds... human souls trapped like flies in the world wide " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Daily P.O.P. Doctor Who and The Bells of Saint John by dailypop The Bells of Saint John Image by Francesco Francavilla "This whole world is swimming in Wi-Fi. We are living in a Wi-Fi soup. Suppose something got into it. Suppose there was something living in the Wi-Fi, harvesting human minds... human souls trapped like flies in the world wide web." Written by Steven Moffat Story 7.07 Transmitted 30 March, 2013 Doctor Who is an incredibly popular TV series with a fan following that grows bigger every year. A series that was once the punchline to any put down joke, it now graces the covers of pop culture magazines not just in the UK but in the US as well. BBC America has taken a very active role this year in promoting Doctor Who, just in time for its fiftieth anniversary by showing weekly installments of past episodes from the early days and offering up the opinions of the cast and crew of the current iteration. The seventh season is the most anticipated in a long time as it strays from the path of the Amy Pond story and into uncharted territory with a grand cinematic celebration at the end. I have been watching Doctor Who for far too many years to remember and I have been running this blog since 2007. There are some regular readers who are here reading the latest in a long line of reviews. There are also some of you who have stumbled upon my blog because you are a Doctor Who fan, full of excitement and joy for your favorite series. You will likely not be pleased with much of what I have to say. I am not a fun squasher, so if you don't want to read about your favorite program getting dissected and criticized, I highly recommend going to one of many other review sites. I love Doctor Who and continue to watch every episode I can because of I love it... but when I find fault with the series I can get a bit salty. So... consider this a friendly warning. And if you are still reading and disagree, feel free to voice your opinion but don't expect a heated argument because I'm just not interested. All good? Lovely. Ever since it returned in 2005, the BBC Wales version of Doctor Who has been obsessed with a very specific period of the program, specifically the first story of the eighth series. When the Doctor became stranded on Earth, the focus changed drastically from fantastical to the factual. The sci-fi elements were grounded in the every day things around us and made horrific. The best example of this is in Terror of the Autons in which the Master teamed up with the Nestene Consciousness to take over the planet through the animation of anything made from plastic. This was mainly a rehash of the previous year's opener 'Spearhead From Space' but much goofier. In Spearhead, animated mannikins stalked the streets and entered houses, destroying anything in their path. In Terror, one executive was eating alive by a bean bag chair, another throttled by a doll while the Doctor was nearly garroted by a telephone line. Likewise, the new series has attempted to take everyday things and make them into terrifying fantastic horrors, be it shadows, statues, cellular phones, GPS or even Wi-Fi. I wager at least half of all new Doctor Who stories have something in common with Terror of the Autons except for one thing; Terror of the Autons was actually a clever story that, while being on the absurd side was still clever and innovative. It softened the Quatermass-influence of series seven and replaced with a more comic strip-style version of Doctor Who but it still worked. The BBC Wales version, in comparison, is much more topical and disposable. Even the War Machines, a story from 1966 that was about a computer intelligence taking over the world was more plausible than The Bells of Saint John, and it was written with a small portion of the information available to the current series regarding technology. The War Machines was written with the input of Kit Pedler, the scientist whose interest in real world cybernetics led to the creation of the Cybermen. The Bells of Saint John is written with all the intelligence gleaned by a cursory glance through wikipedia. It has hardly any idea what the internet is or how it works, let alone the common sense regarding Wi-Fi connections and security. Proof behind this is that only after Clara references Twitter does the Doctor acknowledge she has some kind of enhanced technical intelligence. Award-winning author Steven Moffat has this amazingly flawed view of Doctor Who in that it is all about the companion and not the Doctor. He also views Doctor Who as a fairy tale. Neither of these things is problematic in itself. I quite like series five which was Moffat's first year as producer and head writer and was almost entirely as companion-centric and fantasy-based. However, this story has lots of problems, especially given that Amy Pond was arguably the hub of the past three years and once she is gone she is replaced by Clara, the mystery girl who the Doctor is chasing through space and time. Last year, the Doctor met a strange girl named Oswin who was trapped inside of a Dalek. In that adventure she died. The Christmas Special saw her return as a governess in Victorian London, where she also died. In the series seven point two mini-episode, we saw the Doctor meet with young Clara Oswald at a playground. At the opening of The Bells of Saint John, the Doctor is camped out in a monastery waiting for 'The Bells of Saint John' to ring. The bells are actually attached to the phone in the outer shell of the TARDIS, and the ringing is caused by Clara calling for tech support in the 21st Century where she is wondering 'where the internet has gone.' The fact that Clara is unable to connect to the net is seen as the entire web disappearing is rather suspect. Even my mom would not jump to that conclusion. I venture to say that each of us has had this kind of problem at some point and did not think that somehow the web had gone away. In any case, this is all connected to a weird alien Wi-Fi signal being used to suck people into the web and drain their minds. Yes... the evil weird threat is Wi-Fi. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Users are somehow downloaded into a server (with a cute progress bar showing the process) where they become vloggers warning people to stay offline and scream to be let go. How a webcam can be used to not only scan but download your consciousness is beyond me, but why would the result be a tiny TV screen of the poor victim screaming to be let go? Who wants that? The evil corporation who is behind all this mutely works away in a room dominated by a wall of screaming faces... every day. From the revelation at the end of the episode, this has somehow been going on for decades. Just imagine what that job is like? It must be Hell finding people to work at EvilCo (or Shard, but I think EvilCo is better), since the average employee is an imbecile and HR doesn't monitor their web usage. The absolute raving idiocy that members of a super secret organization would not only use social networking sites but also note said employer and are online while working on their is almost laughable. The intelligence of all these people is being siphoned by some unknown source... much like another classic story The Krotons in which the aliens sapped the minds of the brightest and converted it into raw energy. In this case, Shard has been at this for quite some time (begging the question why did the Doctor take so long to stop them) and yet it is unclear what the aim is. The plot is incomplete, much like The Idiot's Lantern in which the Wire is sucking people through televisions but never explains why. The Doctor and Clara team up using a laptop to take down the evil organization while the Doctor muses over who and what Clara is and why he keeps bumping into her. Wi-Fi is depicted as being so powerful that it can shut down whole city blocks and almost crash a jet into the suburbs... or take control of a cafe to show the Doctor how powerful they *really* are. That is impressive. All of this is somehow tied into 'The Great Intelligence' from The Snowmen Christmas Special which is interesting, but shouldn't we be seeing Sir Ian McKellen and not Richard E. Grant as REG was the human host and Sir Ian is the real baddie? And is this the same  'The Great Intelligence' from Classic Doctor Who? I'm starting to wonder. The Doctor not only hacks the Shard's technology but also uses an anti-gravity motorcycle to drive up the side of the corporate office to confront them. There is a saying in TV, 'jump the shark' to mark when a program has achieved such a status of badness that it is beyond any other words. The Doctor jumped a building. If one can say that he jumped the shark as well, I don't know... but this was pretty embarrassing both conceptually and visually. The effect was so poor, I can only imagine what it looked like on hi def. The Doctor does his usual grand-standing to the baddie, but seems to have no real interest in the safety of anyone but his companion. This is very similar to The Idiot's Lantern when the Doctor confronted the Wire for Rose's freedom. When the Great Intelligence finally releases its hold and retreats, it is implied that the bodies of those previously trapped in the system may well be dead. When the Great Intelligence's latest mouthpiece, Miss Kislet, is released, she tragically becomes an innocent little lost girl trapped in the body of a sixty year old woman... isn't that nice? The Doctor could care less about any of the damages, though, and is eager to fly off with his latest in a line of feisty females in what Clara calls his 'snog box.' Possibly the dumbest story to date, this is the 'Idiot's Lantern for Idiots.' I will once again point out that Matt Smith is in fine fighting form and managed to take some of the worst dialog ever written and make it sound at least palatable. I'm still on the fence regarding the new companion played by Jenna-Louise Coleman. She seems to get by on being cute as a button... but that will get very old very quickly. The camera work was unusually superb with some lovely cinematography with the motorcycle ride into London a stand out moment. But, largely this story was far too concerned with the companion and presented a juvenile and silly view of reality that could only be called 'fantasy' to save it from being called out as laughably poor. This is the same program that produced stories as otherworldly as Kinda and as dramatically impressive as Talons of Weng Chiang with ludicrously limited resources.  Even so, this was once a TV show screened late at night on PBS stations, a show whose name prompted laughter and ridicule. To return to where I started, this is an incredibly successful program at arguably the peak of its popularity. It should be better than this. Wi-Fi? Seriously? Next time: The Rings of Akhaten dailypop | March 31, 2013 at 9:00 pm | Tags: bells of saint john, claras oswin oswald, doctor who matt smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman | Categories: Dr Who Series Seven | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-4vn Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/doctor-who-and-the-bells-of-saint-john/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] Lex Luthor cast in Superman: Man of Steel

dailypop posted: "The criminal mastermind who has plagues the Man of Steel for decades is apparently going to be making an appearance in this summer's blockbuster film directed by Zack Snyder. Luthor began his comic book existence as little more than a common hood then gra" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Daily P.O.P. Lex Luthor cast in Superman: Man of Steel by dailypop The criminal mastermind who has plagues the Man of Steel for decades is apparently going to be making an appearance in this summer's blockbuster film directed by Zack Snyder. Luthor began his comic book existence as little more than a common hood then graduated to mad scientist up until 1985 when he was remade as a corrupt and power hungry businessman with aims to destroy Superman in order to show just how impotent the being he viewed as an alien invader was. It's unclear just how much of a role Lex will play in this movie, but I imagine that it will be less of a pivotal part but more of a link to a subsequent film. Given that almost every Superman movie to date has involved Lex Luthor as the villain, I hope that Snyder has something new for this villain. Via ComicBookResources: According to Ain't It Cool News, persistent rumors that Superman's arch-nemesis Lex Luthor will play a role in Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" appear to be true. According to the website, the "ambitious, ego-driven and cold version" of the classic villain will be played by Mackenzie Grey, who portrayed a Luthor clone on The CW's "Smallville" (a highly unusual choice for such a high-profile role). The film, which stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Michael Shannon, opens June 14. dailypop | March 29, 2013 at 11:43 am | Tags: mackenzie grey lex luthor, man of steel, superman lex luthor, zack snyder superman | Categories: Superman | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-4vj Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/lex-luthor-cast-in-superman-man-of-steel/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] The Wolverine 2013-full trailer

dailypop posted: " I've been a big fan of Wolverine since I was a teen. A mean little scrapper with a temper, I saw a kindred spirit. Of course he made it look cool while I got time outs. It's hard to imagine that once upon a time Wolverine was unpopular enough with X-Men " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Daily P.O.P. The Wolverine 2013-full trailer by dailypop I've been a big fan of Wolverine since I was a teen. A mean little scrapper with a temper, I saw a kindred spirit. Of course he made it look cool while I got time outs. It's hard to imagine that once upon a time Wolverine was unpopular enough with X-Men readers that he narrowly missed the ax that caught Thunderbird. He blossomed into a fan favorite after Chris Claremont and John Byrne developed the character into an animalistic hombre. As the monthly comic garnered acclaim and awards, it also became decidedly violent and bloody. Wolverine's infamous 'all red' killing sprees pulled in new readers and continue to make the mutant a major star on the racks (though he does ebb and flow these days). Of course things really came together for wolverine when Claremont teamed up with young Frank Miller on a four-part solo adventure set in Japan that added another facet to the character. Whereas he was simply a tough killing machine before, a tragic lone samurai was shown to be lurking beneath the steel-like tough guy veneer. Forever the outsider, Logan wandered the world looking for peace and found only bloodshed. In film, the unlikely Broadway darling Hugh Jackman has embodied the character of Wolverine so well that even after two lackluster outings, fans are still willing to give him another go. The latest movie is said to take great inspiration from the Claremont/Miller series and even introduces some new ideas such as an emotionally tortured and distraught Wolverine seeking an end to his suffering only to find a real purpose, at the expense of his remarkable healing factor. What's particularly interesting to me is how they have recreated some key moments from the Miller comic such as the bar room brawl (seen here). The Wolverine strikes July 2013. Personally, I'd love to see a 1950's Wolverine film starring Humphrey Bogart where he investigates a mystery, drinks, talks a lot then in the final scene unexpectedly pops claws out his hands and slaughters a bunch of gangsters. That would be something... wouldn't it? dailypop | March 27, 2013 at 1:12 pm | Tags: jackman wolverine marvel comics, wolverine x-men | Categories: Wolverine | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-4vc Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/the-wolverine-2013-full-trailer/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] This week at your comic shop – 3/27/13

dailypop posted: "For the complete list of this week's comics, click here. Not sure where your local comic shop is? Try comicshoplocator.com! (note: all information including ad copy is from the publisher) If you can't make it to the shop, just click on any of the i" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Daily P.O.P. This week at your comic shop – 3/27/13 by dailypop For the complete list of this week's comics, click here. Not sure where your local comic shop is? Try comicshoplocator.com! (note: all information including ad copy is from the publisher) If you can't make it to the shop, just click on any of the images below to be taken to an online retailer. I don't get any referrals for these sales, I'm just doing my bit to spread the word on some neat products. Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Guardians of the Galaxy #1 By: Brian Michael Bendis, Steve McNiven There's a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! No one!! Why has Earth become the most important planet in the Galaxy? That's what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out!! Join the brightest stars in the Marvel universe: Star Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and--wait for it--Iron-Man, as they embark upon one of the most explosive and eye-opening chapters of Marvel NOW! These galactic Avengers are going to discover secrets that will rattle Marvel readers for years to come! Why wait for the movie? It all starts here! _____________________________________ Time Warp #1 Time Warp #1 By: Dan Abnett, Mark Buckingham, Eduardo Risso Let's do the time warp again!It's time for another fantastic Vertigo anthology filled with spectacular sci-fi stories. Robots, deep space and lots of time travel twists by a bevy of comic greats and the up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire bring us a blast from DC's past, plus another installment of the 'Dead Boy Detectives' from Toby Litt, Buckingham and Victor Santos, Matt Kindt presents a stirring story of man vs. machine-and so much more! _____________________________________ Wolverine and the X-Men #27 Wolverine and the X-Men #27 By: Jason Aaron, Ramon K. Perez Jason Aaron and Eisner-Award winning best artist Ramón Pérez continue the arc that readers will remember for years to come. Dog Logan is back and Wolverine is in for a world of hurt. The students are on their own in the Savage Land with no supervision. Uh-oh. _____________________________________ Star Wars Kenner Rocket-firing Boba Fett 12-in Action Figure Star Wars Kenner Rocket-firing Boba Fett 12-in Action Figure A Gentle Giant Release! Gentle Giant is proud to present their take on one of the most legendary toys in action figure history - the Rocket Firing Boba Fett. Never released due to safety concerns, the few figures that found their way out of Kenner's factories are some of the most sought-after Star Wars collectibles in the world. Digitally scanned from an authentic 3 3/4" Kenner prototype and reproduced to a substantial 12" tall, no detail has been overlooked. Injection molded and made of durable plastics, this jumbo figure comes fully articulated and includes real rocket-firing action! That's not all, this classic Kenner creation comes packaged on a 1980 Empire Strikes Back-inspired blister card, featuring original artwork, in a resealable plastic outer clamshell to help protect and display! _____________________________________ Star Trek Mr Spock 1/4 Scale Statue Star Trek Mr Spock 1/4 Scale Statue Hollywood Collectibles presents Mr. Spock, the science officer of the starship Enterprise, recreated in a fantastic 1/4-scale. With an authentic likeness of Leonard Nimoy in character as Mr. Spock, this statue is a must-have for any Star Trek fan! Spock is ready for action with his Phaser in hand, trusty tricorder, and transporter-themed base. Standing approximately 19" tall and a companion piece to the previously released Captain Kirk statue, this incredible piece of art is constructed from heavyweight polystone and then hand-painted to the finest detail. _____________________________________ Doctor Who Sands Of Life Audio CD Doctor Who Sands Of Life Audio CD Starring Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor and Mary Tamm as Romana. Sheridan Moorkirk has just been elected president of Earth, but the harsh realities of who really runs the planet are just beginning to dawn on her. And what's more, she's starting to hear voices. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Romana encounter a mass of aliens heading to Earth, aliens who have already made the mistake of upsetting the infamous Cuthbert, all-powerful CEO of The Conglomerate, by destroying one of his space platforms. Will the Doctor and Romana be able to avert inter-species war that will destroy all life on Earth? _____________________________________ Green Arrow Symbol Zip Hoodie Green Arrow Symbol Zip Hoodie The Emerald Archer has finally made the big-time!! Following his successful new TV show he now gets his own line of apparel. We start with the Green Arrow Full-Zip Hoodie that features not only the Arrow symbol imprinted on the front left, but comes complete with fully-loaded quiver on back of a Deep Forest garment. Very cool and very fun. We follow that with the Green Arrow: Face and Year One shirt designs. Each features GA-inspired designs imprinted in color on Deep Forest and Black shirts respectively. Green Arrow has arrived! NOW AVAILABLE for sale in Canada and U.K. _____________________________________ Peanuts Vol. 2 #7 Peanuts Vol. 2 #7 By: Charles M. Schulz Rock and Bowl! The Peanuts gang is headed to the bowling alley, and no one wants to win that coveted tournament trophy like Charlie Brown! If you're looking for laughs, this issue is a full strike! Ask your retailer about the Franklin 1st appearance variant cover! _____________________________________ Cinefex #133 Cinefex #133 Director Sam Mendes has James Bond hunting a sinister cyber-terrorist through Istanbul, Shanghai, Macau, London, and the Scottish highlands in Skyfall. Special effects supervisor Chris Corbould collaborated with visual effects supervisor Steven Begg to energize the film with a brawny blend of practical, miniature and digital effects. Plus coverage of Jack the Giant Slayer, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Carrie, and Les Misérables. _____________________________________ T-shirt: Baltimore Men's T-shirt: Baltimore Men's By popular demand we have made a T-shirt based on Baltimore, the thrilling comic book series by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. This chestnut brown men's T-shirt features the main character, Lord Henry Baltimore, a World War I soldier determined to wipe out the vampires flooding postwar Europe. _____________________________________ Uncanny X-Force #3 Uncanny X-Force #3 By: Sam Humphries, Ron Garney, Kris Anka This is it! Bishop vs. UNCANNY X-FORCE! Bishop has amazing new powers that help him take down X-Force. But how did Bishop get the new power? _____________________________________ Talon #6 Talon #6 By: Scott Snyder, Guillem March Batman uncovers more clues about Calvin's mission in Gotham City. . . but will he stop The Talon or support him? Secrets are revealed about Sebastian Clark that could endanger the lives of everyone Calvin cares about! _____________________________________ Mister X: Hard Candy Mister X: Hard Candy By: Dean Motter Someone has abducted the sole heir to the pharmaceutical company that transformed the City of Dreams into the City of Nightmares. Mister X is hired to find her . . . alive. His payment-all the brain candy he could ever need. Will he trade his principles for this tasty payout, or stay on the path to saving Radiant City?! * From visionary artist and designer Dean Motter! * A great introduction to the classic series! _____________________________________ Green Arrow Year One T-Shirt Green Arrow Year One T-Shirt The Emerald Archer has finally made the big-time!! Following his successful new TV show he now gets his own line of apparel. We start with the Green Arrow Full-Zip Hoodie that features not only the Arrow symbol imprinted on the front left, but comes complete with fully-loaded quiver on back of a Deep Forest garment. Very cool and very fun. We follow that with the Green Arrow: Face and Year One shirt designs. Each features GA-inspired designs imprinted in color on Deep Forest and Black shirts respectively. Green Arrow has arrived! NOW AVAILABLE for sale in Canada and U.K. _____________________________________ Nexus Omnibus Volume 2 TPB Nexus Omnibus Volume 2 TPB By: Mike Baron, Steve Rude, Eric Shanower, Eric Shanower, John Nyberg, Rick Bryant, Les Dorscheid Plagued by nightmares of the horrific misdeeds of his mass-murderer targets, the executioner Nexus chooses a life-threatening procedure to block his tormenting night visions. But though the nightmares cease, the behavior of Nexus becomes increasingly erratic and violent, a dangerous development for a man who wields the power of the stars! Collects Nexus #12ñ#25. * Nexus has won six Eisner Awards. * Look for new Nexus in Dark Horse Presents! _____________________________________ All Star Western #18 All Star Western #18 By: Justin Gray, Moritat, Glenn Fabry When Catherine Wayne is kidnapped in Gotham City, Alan Wayne turns to Jonah Hex for help! Faced with the machinations of Vandal Savage, can Hex and Mrs. Wayne make their escape? In the backup feature, John Leather travels to Mexico where he faces werewolves and The Shade! _____________________________________ Doctor Who Vol. 3 #7 Doctor Who Vol. 3 #7 By: Joshua Hale Fialkov, Horacio Domingues, Mark Buckingham 'Space Oddity,' Part 1 of 2 First in a special two-part story written by I, Vampire's Joshua Hale Fialkov! When a cosmonaut attempts the first space walk in 1965, the rest of his crew watches in horror as he's swallowed whole by shadow. Only the Doctor can save the spacecraft and the historically important mission. _____________________________________ Aquaman #18 Aquaman #18 By: Geoff Johns, Paul Pelletier In the bloody aftermath of 'THRONE OF ATLANTIS,' Aquaman must pick up the pieces of his life. But is there enough left to carry on? _____________________________________ Aquaman Symbol T-Shirt Aquaman Symbol T-Shirt Atlantis' big-boss gets a shirt of his own on the new Aquaman Symbol T-Shirt. Features the Aquaman 'A' imprinted in color on an Orange 100% cotton shirt. Long live the king! NOW AVAILABLE for sale in Canada and U.K. _____________________________________ Journey Into Mystery #650 Journey Into Mystery #650 By: Kathryn Immonen, Valerio Schiti, Jeff Dekal BERSERKERS GONE. . . well, YOU KNOW! Sif battles to contain one of her Berserker pals' murderous rampage! Can she come to terms with her new abilities and serve Asgard? The GUT-RIPPING CONCLUSION!! _____________________________________ Showcase Presents Sgt Rock TPB Vol. 04 Showcase Presents Sgt Rock TPB Vol. 04 By: Robert Kanigher, Joe Kubert o In these tales, Sgt. Rock meets ace pilot Johnny Cloud, is taken prisoner by German forces, and leads a team of youthful soldiers into action. o Collects OUR ARMY AT WAR #181-216. _____________________________________ Mark Waid Green Hornet #1 (Ross Subcription Variant) Mark Waid Green Hornet #1 (Ross Subcription Variant) By: Mark Waid, Daniel Indro, Alex Ross For comic fans that signed up ahead of time with their comic shop to reserve this issue, you can Advance Order the Alex Ross cover for Mark Waid's Green Hornet #1! This Super Special Subscription Variant is only available for Comic Shop subscribers and limited to INITIAL orders ONLY! The FIRST in a series of Alex Ross Subscription covers! _____________________________________ Batman Incorporated #9 Batman Incorporated #9 By: Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham The fallout from last month's shocking turn of events has Batman on the run! Is The Dark Knight a murderer? _____________________________________ FF #5 FF #5 By: Matt Fraction, Mike Allred The mystery that is... Medusa! _____________________________________ Justice League Dark #18 Justice League Dark #18 By: Jeff Lemire, Mikel Janin The conclusion to the 'DEATH OF MAGIC' comes crashing down upon our heroes, as its consequences dramatically shift the status quo of the team moving forward! This issue also has ties to the new ongoing CONSTANTINE series, also on sale this month. _____________________________________ All New X-Men Prem HC Vol. 01 Here Comes Yesterday Now All New X-Men Prem HC Vol. 01 Here Comes Yesterday Now By: Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen It's a blast from the past as Professor X's original five students -- Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast -- are plucked from the past and brought to the present. But what they find, the state their future selves are in and the state of Xavier's dream, is far from the future they dreamed of. How will these young, idealistic heroes react when faced with the crushing knowledge of what their future holds? And how will the embittered X-Men of the present day deal with their past coming crashing forward? When the original team comes face to face with their counterparts, it isn't a peaceful meeting -- and one of the X-Men will be forever changed. Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen blaze a new trail for the X-Men! This title collects Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN #1-5 _____________________________________ Flash #18 Flash #18 By: Brian Buccellato, Marcio Takara, Francis Manapul The Trickster is accused of murder! Can The Flash help solve his case? Plus, a surprising twist ending that will rock the world of . . DIAL H? _____________________________________ Age Of Ultron #3 (of 10) Age Of Ultron #3 (of 10) By: Brian Michael Bendis, Bryan Hitch For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth -- that day has arrived. This massive 10-part Marvel Universe-spanning event is brought to you by Eisner award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis and comics legend Bryan Hitch. _____________________________________ Green Arrow Face T-Shirt Green Arrow Face T-Shirt The Emerald Archer has finally made the big-time!! Following his successful new TV show he now gets his own line of apparel. We start with the Green Arrow Full-Zip Hoodie that features not only the Arrow symbol imprinted on the front left, but comes complete with fully-loaded quiver on back of a Deep Forest garment. Very cool and very fun. We follow that with the Green Arrow: Face and Year One shirt designs. Each features GA-inspired designs imprinted in color on Deep Forest and Black shirts respectively. Green Arrow has arrived! NOW AVAILABLE for sale in Canada and U.K. _____________________________________ dailypop | March 27, 2013 at 12:32 am | Categories: comic books | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-4v9 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/this-week-at-your-comic-shop-32713/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com