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Comics Review: "NEMESIS: ROGUES' GALLERY #2": Cop-Killers and Sidekicks

NEMESIS: ROGUES' GALLERY #2 (OF 5)

DARK HORSE COMICS

STORY: Mark Millar

ART: Valerio Giangiordano

COLORS: Lee Loughridge

LETTERS: Clem Robins

EDITORS: Sarah Unwin; Daniel Chabon

COVER: Valerio Giangiordano with Lee Loughridge

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2024)

Age range: 14+

Nemesis created by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery is a five-issue comic book miniseries from writer Mark Millar. It is a sequel to the miniseries, Nemesis Reloaded (2023) and Big Game (2023). Published by Dark Horse comics, the new series finds the super-killer, Nemesis, on a mission of revenge. Rogues' Gallery is drawn by Valerio Giangiordano; colored by Lee Loughridge; and lettered by Clem Robins.

Nemesis: Rogues Gallery finds Nemesis, once the world's greatest super-villain, with a plan to be just that, again. Now, bent on a mission of revenge against everyone who wronged him, Nemesis must rebuild his empire and his fortune.

Nemesis: Rogues Gallery #2 opens in the Tribunal de Justica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Six counts of murder; 27 counts of aggravated assault; 3 counts of burglary, and four counts of antisocial behavior: that is Pedro Hernandez. He has been in and out of detention centers since he was six years old, and he shows no signs of rehabilitation or remorse. This is the day of reckoning for Pedro.

Or this is the day he can become Nemesis' new partner-in-crime, “Rookie.”

Meanwhile, Andy, the security guard betrayed by Nemesis, is a new man... and a new weapon of vengeance.

THE LOWDOWN: This is the second time that I have been on any kind of list that provides PDF copies of titles published by Dark Horse Comics. I mark my return with Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #2.

Mark Millar continues to deliver the ultimate modern super-villain comic book. The Nemesis line of comics offers something like Batman as a deranged killer. However, I must point out that when it comes to Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery, the artist drives the narrative with the most power.

The artists of the earlier series, Steve McNiven (Nemesis) and Jorge Jiménez (Nemesis: Reloaded), offered art and graphic storytelling that emphasized the crazy, the sexy, and the cool of showy super-villain. Nemesis was a bad ass and a murderer, and the storytelling of the earlier series captured the exhilaration of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson's Daredevil and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. In the first series, Nemesis was like the Batman of DKR, and in Nemesis: Reloaded, Nemesis was like Daredevil's killer dude, Bullseye.

Valerio Giangiordano of Rome, Italy takes Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery down a different path, both visually and graphically. No longer is Nemesis a sexy killer. Valerio captures all the darkness, vileness, and evil in Nemesis and places him at the heart of some nasty, hard-hitting storytelling. In a way, Valerio turns Rogues' Gallery into something like one of those gritty 1970s crime movies. Tonally, all three Nemesis series are different, but in this third series, Valerio takes charge and takes Nemesis down a more sinister and edgier path than any comic books that feature Nemesis have previously done.

Colorist Lee Loughridge, who knows how to deal with “the dark,” perfectly accentuates Valerio's storytelling with colors that suggest murder, both muted and glaring. Letterer Clem Robins captures the darker wasteland of this new series.

Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery promises to be a good time. It may also end up being the best evil Batman comic book in ages.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Mark Millar's comic books and of Valerio Giangiordano's art will desire Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery.

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Sunday, September 1, 2024

Review: Netflix's "THE UNION" is Weak Spy Thriller Tea

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 40 of 2024 (No. 1984) by Leroy Douresseaux

The Union (2024)

Running time: 107 minutes (1 hour, 47 minutes)

MPA – PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, suggestive material and some strong language

DIRECTOR: Julian Farino

WRITERS: Joe Barton and David Guggenheim; from a story by David Guggenheim

PRODUCERS: Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, and Jeff G. Waxman

CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alan Stewart (D.o.P.)

EDITOR: Pia Di Ciaula

COMPOSER: Rupert Gregson-Williams

ACTION/COMEDY/ROMANCE and SPY/THRILLER

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, J.K. Simmons, Mike Colter, Alice Lee, Jessica De Gouw, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jackie Earle Haley, Lucy Cork, Stephen Campbell Moore

SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW:

If you are a fan of Mark Wahlberg and/or Halle Berry, you may want to watch this film

Although it does have some good moments and some good production values, “The Union,” comes across as a big-budget made-for-television spy movie or maybe even a straight-to-DVD spy movie

As a romantic comedy, Wahlberg and Berry have good screen chemistry, but the violence in “The Union” makes it hard to be a romantic-comedy

The film ultimately comes across as an average hodge-podge of genres that is only worth your time when you have time to waste

The Union is a 2024 American spy-thriller and action-romantic-comedy from director Julian Farino. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, the film is a “Netflix Original,” and began streaming on Netflix August 16, 2024. The Union focuses on a down-to earth construction worker who is thrust into the world of spies and secret agents by his high school sweetheart, who is a secret agent.

The Union introduces, “the Union,” a covert agency whose agents work behind the scenes as everyday blue collar workers such as road crews, construction workers, garbage collectors, and water and wastewater treatment operators, to name a few. The film opens in the Grand Hotel Castelletto in Trieste, Italy, where the Union prepares to bring in CIA turncoat, Derek Mitchell. However, the mission is botched, and only veteran agent, Roxanne Hall (Halle Berry), survives, but she has a plan.

Roxanne returns to her hometown of Paterson, New Jersey, where she recruits her high school sweetheart, Michael “Mike” McKenna (Mark Wahlberg), a construction worker, into the Union. Despite the protestations of her boss, Tom Brennan (J.K. Simmons), Roxanne convinces Mike to join the Union. Before long, Roxanne and Mike are on a mission, but once again, things go awry. Now, the former lovers have to straighten out this mess and recover some sensitive government intelligence that, if sold on the black market, will endanger the lives of every American spy and secret agent.

Comic book writer, artist, and publisher, Jimmy Palmiotti (DC Comics' Harley Quinn and Radical Publisher's Time Bomb), suggested via Twitter that the 2010 Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz film, Knight and Day, offers something similar to The Union, but is much better at it. I've been putting off seeing Knight and Day for 14 years, and after trudging through The Union, I think it's time I did the damn thing and saw it.

I like Mark Wahlberg, and Halle Berry is one of my favorite Hollywood people of all time. I really wanted to watch The Union because of them, and I found their screen chemistry sometimes sweet and charming. However, I found The Union to be a slog that took me over a week to watch, as I mostly viewed it in bits and pieces. Sometimes, I had to do something, and other times, I stopped simply because I was bored.

However, the film is not a total loss. It is at times, pleasingly pleasant, although had I watched it in an actual movie theater, I would have not found it pleasant at all. Still, there is about a third of a good action movie here. The Union is for serious fans of Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry. That's all I can say. That's all I should say, lest I say worse, and this review comes back to haunt me.

5 of 10

C+

★★½ out of 4 stars

Sunday, September 1, 2024

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A Negromancer September 2024

Welcome to September 2024. Welcome to Negromancer 2.0. This is the rebirth of the Negromancer, the former movie review site, as a movie review and entertainment and culture news blog.

Also, my first original graphic novel, THE WRATH OF KARAPACE: A BIG SPIRITS EPIC, co-created by Carter J. Allen, is now on sale at Amazon and Barnes and Noble online.

Other online shops that are selling "The Wrath of Karapace" include the following:

- AmazonUK;

- Bookshop.org;

- ElmStreetBooks;

- the German book shop, OrrellFussli;

- Powells.com;

- Walmart online.

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"The Wrath of Karapace" also a "Google Books" listing.

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Saturday, August 31, 2024

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 25th to 31st, 2024 - UPDATE #12

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

MOVIES/BOOKS - From TheNewYorker and RSN: "Remembering a Childhood in the South Bronx" by Al Pacino, an excerpt from his memoir, "Sonny Boy."

MOVIES - From Deadline: The next "Jurassic World" film has a title and some first-look photos. "Jurassic World: Rebirth" is due July 2, 2025.

TELEVISION - From Deadline: "John Wick" franchise director, Chad Stahelski, is developing author Jonathan Maberry's "Joe Ledger" novel series for television.

VENCIE FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline: In Venice to receive the Venice Film Festival's "Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award," Sigourney Weaver talks about her work in the "Alien" and "Avatar" franchises. She looks back at her career and talks about upcoming films.

From Deadline: At the Venice Film Festival 2024, director Tim Burton talks about his new film, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," which makes its premiere.

From Deadline: The critics are talking about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice after its Venice Film Festival premiere.

NETFLIX - From Variety: What's coming to Netflix in September 2024? How about "Uglies," which is based on Scott Westerfeld's dystopian novel series, on Sept. 13th.

TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Erika Alexander, who starred as "Maxine Shaw" in in the former Fox sitcom, "Living Single," is partnering with "WeScreenplay" to bolster opportunities for underrepresented voices and marginalized people. Alexander and her production partner, Ben Arnon, are working with "WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Labs" to offer a series of workshops, mentorship programs, and writing labs designed to empower writers from diverse backgrounds.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 8/23 to 8/25/2024 weekend box office is Disney/Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine" with an estimated take of 18.3 million dollars.

From Deadline: "Inside Out 2" becomes the first animated film to cross the one-billion dollar mark in overseas box office. It is currently at 1.003 billion dollars.

From Deadline: The 15th anniversary release of the 2009 animated film, Coraline, is among the top performers at the indie box office.

TELEVISION - From THR: Angela Bassett speaks on why she initially declined the offer to narrate National Geographic's Emmy-nominated documentary miniseries, "Queens." The series examines animal matriarchies from Costa Rica to the Congo.

STREAMING - From Deadline: Chick-Fil-A is developing its on streaming service. It will apparently focus on "family-friendly" unscripted series.

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Comics Review: ARCHIE: THE DECISION #1 - Archie Flips for Betty & Veronica

ARCHIE: THE DECISION, NO. 1

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Tom King

PENCILS: Dan Parent

INKS: Bob Smith

COLORS: Rosario “Tito” Peña

LETTERS: Jack Morelli

EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald

EiC: Mike Pellerito

COVER: Dan Parent with Rosario “Tito” Peña

VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Stephen Byrne

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (October 2024); on sale in comic book shops August 28, 2024

Rating: All-Ages

“Everyone Flips Out!”

Eternal high school student and teenage boy, Archie Andrews, and his friends made their debut in M.L.J. Magazines' Pep Comics #22 (cover dated: December 1941), and before long, Archie was the publisher's headliner character. In 1946, the company changed its named to Archie Comic Publications, also known as “Archie Comics.”

For decades, Archie's affections have been split between two girls: nice girl, Betty Cooper, who debuted with Archie in Pep Comics #22, and spoiled rich girl, Veronica Lodge, who first appeared in Pep Comics #26 (cover dated: April 1942). Now, in a new comic book, Archie finally chooses between the two. It all happens in Archie: The Decision, No. 1. The story is written by Tom King; drawn by Dan Parent (pencils) and Bob Smith (inks); colored by Rosario “Tito” Peña; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.

As Archie: The Decision, No. 1 (“Everyone Flips Out!”) opens with the declaration, “I, Archie Andrews, am finally going to decide between Betty and Veronica!!” How is Archie going to make this momentous decision? He's going to flip a coin, but when the coin flip goes awry, Archie and best pal, Jughead, go on a mad chase.

And what of Betty and Veronica? Well, each has mixed feelings, but neither is going to give up the chance of finally being “the one.” Will Archie really be able to make “the Decision?” This issue also features appearances by classic Archie Comics characters, including Reggie, Moose, Dilton, Midge, Ethel, Nancy, Chuck, Mr. Weatherbee, Miss Grundy, Josie and the Pussycats, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and “Hot Dog” the dog, to name a few.

THE LOWDOWN: For several years, Archie's marketing department has been sending me PDF copies of some of their titles for review. One of the most recent is Archie: The Decision, No. 1.

Apparently, acclaimed comic book writer, Tom King, is a big Archie Comics fan, so he proposed writing a kind of ultimate story about Archie finally choosing between Betty and Veronica. Archie Comics obviously jumped at the chance to have a big name like King's write a comic book for them.

The resulting book, Archie: The Decision, No. 1, is not on the level of other Tom King first issues, such as The Omega Men #1 (2015), The Sheriff of Babylon #1 (2016), and Mister Miracle #1 (2018), which were all published by DC Comics. King offers a thin plot and executes it into a 21-page chase story that is filled with cameo appearances by a host of Archie Comics characters. In fact, two of my childhood faves, Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, each get one page to themselves. But this special one-shot comic book isn't among Tom King's best work. It's his love letter to Archie Comics, seemingly mostly written to himself.

Even artist Dan Parent doesn't really offer a “Wow!” factor. If there is such a thing as a modern superstar Archie Comics artist, it's Parent. Archie: The Decision, No. 1 isn't his best work; it isn't even his best recent work. It's pleasingly pleasant, which is probably the best thing I can say about King's script. Colorist Rosario “Tito” Peña and letterer Jack Morelli do really good work.

So Archie: The Decision, No. 1 is a big deal in one way, and not so much in many other ways. Still, it is a classic-style Archie Comics title, so I'll take it rather than leave it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of classic-style Archie Comics will want to find a copy of Archie: The Decision, No. 1.

[In a bonus feature, Tom King and Dan Parent pick their favorite Archie Comics stories.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Comics Review: "ARCHIE COMICS: JUDGMENT DAY #3" Offers a Helluva Ending

ARCHIE COMICS: JUDGMENT DAY #3 (OF 3)

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Aubrey Sitterson

ART: Megan Hutchinson

COLORS: Matt Herms

LETTERS: Jack Morelli

EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald

EiC: Mike Pellerito

COVER: Megan Hutchinson with Matt Herms

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Francesco Francavilla; Reiko Murakami; Luana Vecchio

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (September 2024); on sale in comic book shops July 31, 2024

Rating: Teen+

Archie Comics also has a dark side, as seen via a number of horror and dark fantasy titles sometimes published under the “Archie Horror” imprint. Archie's latest horror offering is Archie Comics: Judgment Day. It is the first in Archie Comics' new line, “Archie Premium Event.” It is written by Aubrey Sitterson; drawn by Megan Hutchinson; colored by Matt Herms; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli. The series finds Archie on a mission to rid his hometown of Riverdale of all “wicked-kind.”

Archie Comics: Judgment Day opens in a Riverdale beset by all manner of shape-shifting demons. Archie is on a quest to cleanse his hometown, and thanks to Madam Satan, he has the power to do so. She possesses the power to summon, imprison, and enslave demons for her own purposes. Archie now has the “infernal power” in the form of Alistair, a demon that Madam Satan has bound to him.

Archie Comics: Judgment Day #3 opens as Archie is forced to confront the final battle. Can Jughead continue to be Archie's conscience... and be successful at it? What is going on with Reggie, and what has he done to Betty and Veronica? Will Archie give in to his lookalike, Alistair’s sweet words.

It’s finally time for Archie to decide—will he give himself over fully to Alistair, or retain the parts of himself that make him Archie? It's the last temptation of Archie.

THE LOWDOWN: For a long time, Archie's marketing department has been sending PDF copies of some of their titles for review. Archie Comics: Judgment Day #3 is one of them.

I was right all along. Judgment Day writer Aubrey Sitterson did concoct a delicious dark brew that quenched the dark thirsts of his readers' imaginations, and it was good to the last drop. The ending is unexpected – to an extent. The more this final issue goes, the more obvious what Archie's choices will be and what the consequences will be. To the end, Sitterson keeps the readers engaged.

Artist Megan Hutchinson has drawn some stellar art in Judgment Day. From beginning to end, her graphical storytelling is a flow of magical weaving with page after page of tapestries that recall the art of Heironymus Bosch. Hutchinson's storytelling is dazzling, and her cover art is purely a thing of illustrative beauty, making evil look sexy. Under the colors by Matt Herms, her art is eye-popping and gorgeous. The great Jack Morelli tops it off with his classic comics lettering.

Archie Comics: Judgment Day is really good. It is a delightful surprise, and I hope more readers get to experience it via a trade collection.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Archie Comics' “Archie Horror” imprint will want Archie Comics: Judgment Day.

[This issue contains a look at how this series came to be and also an interview with colorist Matt Herms and letterer Jack Morelli.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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