TRASH IN MY EYE Reviews

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Comics Review: "NEMESIS: ROGUES' GALLERY #3" - Enter the Rogues

NEMESIS: ROGUES' GALLERY #3 (OF 5)

DARK HORSE COMICS

STORY: Mark Millar

ART: Valerio Giangiordano

COLORS: Lee Loughridge

LETTERS: Clem Robins

EDITOR: Daniel Chabon

EDITORIAL PRODUCTION: Sarah Unwin

COVER: Valerio Giangiordano with Lee Loughridge

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (October 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 on a mission to once again be the world's greatest super-villain. Now, out for revenge against everyone who wronged him, Nemesis must rebuild his empire and his fortune... this time with a sidekick, Pedro Hernandez, following him every step of the way.

Nemesis: Rogues Gallery #3 opens after Nemesis and Pedro enjoy a night of debauchery. They steal weapons and tech in preparation for a big score at a charity auction being held by billionaire, Adrian Zigo. However, Nemesis does not realize that the family of some of his victims have also come to possess super-tech technology.

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 #3.

Mark Millar continues to deliver the ultimate modern super-villain comic book. In this third issue, Millar offers lots of really dark, really black comedy. He also throws a wrinkle into Nemesis pimp game with a new complication.

Artist Valerio Giangiordano has taken Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery down a different path, both visually and graphically in terms of story, from that of the franchise's earlier artists. Valerio captures all the darkness, vileness, and evil in Nemesis and places him at the heart of some nasty, hard-hitting storytelling. With this issue, he gives the narrative its deranged, edgy comedy vibe, proving this character is not one note. 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 deranged narcissism of the lead in this new series.

Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery promises to be a good time, which is has delivered, thus far. 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.

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

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from Oct 1st to 5th, 2024 - UPDATE #8

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

TREATS: From AnotherCookie?: There is a new online cookie retailer, "AnotherCookie?" The cookies are delicious.

DISNEY - From Deadline: Yes, there will be a "Princess Diaries 3." Anna Hathaway is returning.

NETFLIX - From Deadline: Netflix cancels "That '90's Show" after the equivalent of two seasons.

CULTURE - From Variety: Hollywood is trying to deal with "toxic fandom," according to this article. Apparently, ignoring them is too much like right.

MOVIES - From AVClub: "Scream 7" has a release date, Feb. 27, 2026. Series star, Neve Campbell, will receive the payday she wanted, so she will return. Series creator, writer Kevin Williamson, will also return, this time as the film's director.

BUSINESS - From Deadline: DirecTV is acquiring its rival, Dish Network, in a merger that will form the largest U.S. pay-TV company. Dish's Sling TV will be part of the deal.

OBITS:

From Deadline: American film and television actor, John Amos, died at the age of 84, Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Amos was best known for playing "adult Kunta Kinte"/"Toby" on the 1977 ABC miniseries, "Roots," and for the role of "James Evans" on the former CBS sitcom, "Good Times," from 1974-76. He also made multiple appearances on such TV series as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS), "The West Wing" (NBC), "All About the Andersons" (The WB), and "Men in Trees" (ABC), to name a few. He had memorable roles in such films as "Coming to America" (1988), "Die Hard 2" (1990), and "Madea's Witness Protection" (2012), to name a few. Amos was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in "Roots."

From Deadline: John Amos, a career in photos.

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From ESPN: American professional baseball player, Pete Rose, has died at the age of 83, Monday, September 30, 2024. Rose was the Major League Baseball (MLB) all-time hit king. He was a member of three World Series championship teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1975, 1976) and the Philadelphia Phillies (1980). Rose was also a member of the 1983 National League pennant winning Phillies, who lost the world series to the American League's Baltimore Orioles. Rose was banned from Major League Baseball in 1989 due to gambling allegations and is currently ineligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Comics Review: "NIGHT CLUB II #2" - Stupid Is as Stupid Does

NIGHT CLUB II #2 (OF 6)

DARK HORSE COMICS

STORY: Mark Millar

ART: Juanan Ramírez

COLORS: Fabiana Mascolo

LETTERS: Clem Robins

COVER: Juanan Ramírez with Fabiana Mascolo

EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin

VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Juanan Ramirez

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

Rating: 18+

Night Club created by Mark Millar at Netflix

Night Club II is a new six-issue miniseries written and created by Mark Millar and drawn by Juanan Ramírez. A Dark Horse Comics publication and a Netflix production, Night Club II is a sequel to the 2023 miniseries, Night Club. Both series focus on a teen boy who is bitten by a vampire and decides to make the best of his new condition. Colorist Fabiana Mascolo and letterer Clem Robins complete Night Club II's creative team.

Night Club II focuses on 17-year-old Danny Garcia. After being turned into a vampire, he passed his new found powers unto his friends, DJ Sam Huxley and Amy Chen. Now, they're the superheroes: Starguard (Danny), Thundercloud (Sam), Yellowbird (Amy). But jealousy has broken up this vampire-superhero trio...

Night Club II #2 opens as Sam turns down an offer for new employment. Now, he is burying his bitterness about the relationship between Danny and Amy between the legs of his new “girlfriend,” Kendra McQuade.

Not long ago, Sam was the sweet, chubby best friend at school. Then, he became a vampire- powered jock who hammered win after win on the basketball court. The girls love him, but has all that crazy stupid love simply made Sam stupid enough to create trouble for himself?

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. The latest received is Night Club II #2.

After reading the first issue of Night Club II, I suddenly remembered how much I really liked the first series and how much I really missed it. However, the first issue of the second series was just a reminder of of the first series' craziness and warm-up for the new craziness that writer Mark Millar would bring to Night Club II #2. I still say that this franchise is a vampire-superhero hybrid that takes DC Comics' Teen Titans and gives them a supernatural teen dysfunction makeover.

Artist Juanan Ramírez has built this narrative on capturing the reckless nature of young people with too much power, regardless of whether this power is natural or supernatural and criminal or evil. Colorist Fabiana Mascolo brings the funk to Ramirez widescreen antics in a way that makes this story pop on the page. Clem Robins' lettering, as always, is a perfect accompaniment.

Night Club II does not disappoint, dear readers. It's taking us where we never expected to go.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Mark Millar and of vampire comic books will want to be bitten by Night Club II.

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

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Review: "TOMIE" is Weird as Sh*t - Happy Halloween

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 153 (of 2004) by Leroy Douresseaux

Tomie (1998)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan

Running time: 95 minutes

Not rated

DIRECTOR: Ataru Oikawa

WRITER: Ataru Oikawa (based upon the manga by Junji Ito)

PRODUCERS: Yasuhiko Azuma, Youichiro Onishi, and Shun Shimizu

CINEMATOGRAPHERS Akira Sakoh and Kazuhiro Suzuki

EDITOR: Ryûji Miyajima

COMPOSERS: Hiroshi Futami and Toshihiro Kimura

HORROR/THRILLER

Starring: Miho Kanno, Mami Nakamura, Yoriko Douguchi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kouta Kusano, and Kenji Mizuhashi

Tomie is a 1998 Japanese horror film from director Ataru Oikawa. It is the first entry in the Tomie film series, which totals eleven films as of 2011. It is also based on the manga (Japanese comics), Tomie, which was published from 1987 to 2000 and was created by Junji Ito. Tomie the movie focuses on a traumatized young woman who is haunted by the name, “Tomie.”

Tsukiko Izumisawa (Mami Nakamura) is seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Hosono (Yoriko Douguchi), about her problem sleeping at night. She also has repressed memories of some trauma in her past. Detective Harada (Tomorowo Taguchi) believes it has something to do with the murder of her friend, Tomie (Miho). Trouble is that going back a century’s worth of records, Harada finds Tomie as the name of several victims of horribly violent crimes. Is this Tomie the same one involved with Tsukiko? And what about that guy with a severed human head in a plastic grocery bag?

Tomie was the first in a series of popular Japanese horror movies starring the mysterious Tomie and her machinations, and the film is based upon the Junji Ito comic (manga) of the same title. Tomie isn’t as intense as that most popular Japanese horror film, Ringu, but it’s fairly suspenseful in its own right. Actually, Tomie is more a suspense film than a horror or a thriller. Director/screenwriter Ataru Oikawa drenches his film in shadows and the atmosphere bleeds creepiness and weirdness. It’s an atmosphere that can have the viewer always hanging on for what’s going to happen next. What makes the film as effective as it ever gets is Oikawa’s use of a real world setting. He shot the film as it if were just a pedestrian TV drama. That banality coupled with the pulp madness that surrounds the Tomie character and the eventual revelation of what she is makes the film turn out to be something much better than it seemed a third of the way through its running time.

Tomie is not for every body, but Tomie is perfect for the horror flick fan on the prowl for something real different. The film also has a frankly bizarre musical score.

6 of 10

★★★ out of 4 stars

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Also, my first original graphic novel, THE WRATH OF KARAPACE: A BIG SPIRITS EPIC, which is published by Candle Light Press. Co-created by Carter J. Allen, (Warning Comics), The Wrath of Karapace 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;

- Russell Books.com;

- SuperBookDeals.com;

- Walmart online.

Of note, The Wrath of Karapace is also available on eBay from a few different sellers.

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

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Monday, September 30, 2024

BOOM! Studios Shipping from Diamond Distributors for October 2, 2024

BOOM! STUDIOS

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