Reviews for this week. Two comics and both are written by Gail Simone! And they're both good! She's amazing, this woman.

Wonder Woman #25

Okay, this was freaking hilarious. I didn't expect to see more of the Wonder Woman Movie from Hell, but all the sexist tropes and Diana's facepalming during it was GREAT. Oh, Hollywood.  And Gail managed to sneak some feminism in there too, as is WW's way. Why is it that people feel a belief in women equal as hatred of men? I can't look. DAMN STRAIGHT, Diana. Testify, sister!

And Diana is the MASTER OF THE AMBIDEXTRIOUS DUAL AX TECHNIQUE! Snow White wasn't, but wouldn't the story have been so much better if she had been? I vote Wonder Woman should replace Snow White. And any other female character in fairytales. Her answer to everything would be DUAL AXES! Big Bad Wolf? DUAL AXES! (After some sympathizing, of course. "I can choose to be like the wolf!) We don't need no damn woodsman! Wicked Stepmother? DUAL AXES! Dad tries to cut your hands off? DUAL AXES! Trapped in a tower? DUAL AXES! (They'd help. Somehow.)

Hee, Wonder Woman was just very witty this whole story in fact. "Straight to video" indeed. And then she put on those sunglasses. Just because she could and she's cool like that. And I love the gorillas so. "This film is nothing but a mishmash of better movies and cynical displays of human female fatty tissue!" Gail got all meta on us with the "Waiting for a while for a good movie is better than having a terrible one today." I guess she's saying Hollywood isn't ready to make a good WW movie? Because they're sexist douchbags? But that doesn't mean I'll stop bitching about it! They should be ready by now! It's the 21st century, dammit! I will not have a Green Arrow movie before my WW one! Travesty!

Whew.

Um, anyway, I also really loved the last scene, with the mother and the little girls. It was very Diana and showed how inspiring she was. But is she thinking of having kids? Because I can't see that working out. She's pretty busy. Unless the kid grew really fast and became her sidekick. If not, she's liable to give it up for adoption or have Nemesis send it to a monastary without telling her. Anyway, it also means it would have to be Nemisis's baby and that is just GROSS.

Anyway, 5/5

Secret Six #2

Oh, Catman and your wittisisms. Oh, Batman and your burrito eating. Oh, Ragdoll and your 73 pounds of awesome. Oh, Deadshot and your constant narrating on how screwed up your team mates are. Oh, Scandal and your burden as being the only vaguely sane one on the team. Oh, Bane and your gentlemanlyness.

Did I cover them all? Oh, there's Mammoth and his screaming "NOT ON MY WATCH THING!" That was great. Also, the new villian extracted himself from the box and showed he could stand with aid, but his legs look limp and noodly. I wonder what his deal is. Maybe he's Ragdoll's dad! No, probably not, but that's what I thought when I saw the legs.

It was very good. Great Nicola Scott art and tons of fun as usual.

5/5

And now I must gush about the Mask of Phantasm and Batman: Subzero.

SPOILERS!



Mask of Phantasm was so good. I mean, everyone's all "best movie evar!" and when I stated watching it, I was like, it's good, but what's the big deal. But the end? Wow. And DCAU Joker is always amazing. I find it interesting that when he was a sleazy mobster he didn't talk at all, but once he became the clown we know and love, he can't shut up. Nice contrast. Also, Andrea is awesome. "If anyone knows about vengeance, it's you, Bruce." ZING! So true. I did not see the ending coming until Andy's flashback to her Dad's death. Then I was all, "Wait, her Dad's dead? But then who's...Oh my God!" And Bruce. I love DCAU Batman. Even when he is a little emo. ("This wasn't part of the plan! I didn't count on being ...happy!" made me laugh SO hard.) And his first outing as Not-Batman was hilarious. He was so polite! And gave really loud battle yells for no apparent reason.

So...I guess Andrea decided not to kill Joker after ninja vanishing because um...Bruce needs his villian? I just won't think about that. As a last note, the Joker's insane laughter when they were all about to die was great. I like it when he doesn't give a crap about whether he lives or dies.

Meanwhile, SubZero, OMG BABS IS SO AWESOME! THANK YOU DCAU! She was kidnapped, but it only was an excuse for her to be really smart and kick tons of ass! I knew we'd have a good Babs in the movie from the introduction "My little girl...I tell ya, there's nobody sweeter. *cut to Babs kicking mugger in the junk as Batgirl* . The only reason she let herself get kidnapped was to protect the other customers in the club (also, angry polar bears overpower the best of us) and she would have escaped within the first five minutes if they hadn't been in the middle of the freaking ocean. And she was just kicking her captors asses and evading them the whole time. Not to mention Batman wouldn't have been able to save Nora without her help, and she saved the little boy all on her own.

Also, a neat car chase which involves Dick stealing somebody's motorcycle, but then randomly throwing them the keys to his car. "Take my Corvette!" He's such a nice guy. And genuine detective work from Batman! 

I also saw the Batman/Superman movie, which wasn't as good as the other two, but enjoyable. I find it hilarious the first thing Bruce does when he comes to Metropolis is hit on Lois. Typical. And Lex/Joker team up was great.
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'k, well enough gushing. Signing off!