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One Cool Thing 9-2-2020 Avengers Infinity Quest Pinball
Announced today, Stern Pinball is releasing their next game and its a comic based Avengers game. Designed by Keith Elwin (Iron Maiden, Jurassic Park) it is sure to shoot well. It has some neat ramp features I haven’t seen in a while and the lifting spinner is straight out of Cirqus Voltaire. I’ll need to flip it first but I may be after this game in my home collection if it feels good.
One Cool Thing 8-22-2020 Marvel Avengers Beta
The Marvel Avengers Beta is live this weekend and open to everyone. I downloaded it on PS4. I had no expecations for anything good as I was never that into the trailers. I actually loved what ive progressed through so far. Over two hours of gameplay and still going. That opening stage where you get to take turns with the main cast is pretty impressive. I’ll dive back into it tonight and see what else it has to offer. The Beta closes Sunday so go play on the system of your choice.
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One Cool Thing 8-12-2020 Agents of Shield
Agents of Shield ends a seven season run tonight on Abc. While Marvel Studios had hit after hit at the theater, Marvel television struggled. But somehow ABC kept renewing Shield despite uneven story arcs and sagging ratings.
I tuned in weekly for seven years because I couldn’t quit Marvel but I’m not sure this show will have any lasting meaning for me as a fan. But still 7 years of tv is an accomplishment.
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Moon Knight Vol 1: From The Dead.
I’ve always been a huge fan of Warren Ellis, from his first issue of Transmetropolitan. To have him writing Moon Knight who has always been one of my favorite Marvel b heroes was just icing on the cake. Moon Knight really got a revitilization by Brian Michael Bendis about ten years ago making the hero basically a lunatic driven mad by the god Knoshu. Warren Ellis chooses to play on that angle but only focuses on the vigilante aspect of the story and no longer on Marc Spector, the man under the mask.
Most of the issues are pure violence without much room for dialogue or story. It’s as if Ellis had one point to make with this story, and it’s that being a crimefighter isn’t about words but about leaving blood on the criminals and the streets. There’s no grey to the story. It’s a strange departure for his writing style, but his style still seeps through in the one or two quips Moon Knight gives his victims. The book is an enjoyable although fast read due to the lack of words and the new costume designed by Declan Shavey is a splendid mix of the old look and straight gangster.
I enjoyed it and am continuing the story post Warren Ellis. I’ll have a volume 2 review later.
Moon Knight Volume 1: From the Dead
Hawkeye Vol 2. Little Hits
Hawkeye Volume 2, collecting issues 6-11 of the series by Matt Fraction and David Aja tells five individual stories that all continue the story of our down on his luck Avenger just trying to live his life as a New York City landlord, while dealing with his protege Kate Bishop, Ex’s who just happen to be Superheroes, a Mobster who wants him dead, and his dog Lucky.
The story doesnt feel like your normal superhero fare and the amazing art by David Aja looks like it would fit more in a Chris Ware comic than a Marvel one really helps the series stand out. Theres a great issue about the effect of Hurricane Sandy on the New Jersey coast and issue 11 tells the entire story from a dog’s view of the human world.
One of the best solo Avenger stories of this decade continues with the volume, and the best part of it is, there’s no superheroics to be found in its pages.
Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits
Toy Look: Black Knight and Enchantress Minimates.
What: Marvel Minimates Series 69 – Black Knight & Enchantress
The latest Marvel series of Minimates is series 69 and features an Avenger who has been waiting a long, long time for his Minimate debut. It’s kind of crazy to think it’s been 69 waves of the line and we have the entire cast of Alpha Flight but not one of the main Avengers of the 1980’s.
Of course that’s one of the reason the line has lasted so long. Marvel has an endless supply of heroes and villains to choose from. Well the Black Knight waited and he got a pretty nice figure for the wait. The gold on the paint really shines and makes his helmet really pop. His cape is a very well made to not limit poseabilty although it doesn’t hold the figure up as many previous capes in the line have. Thankfully Diamond has continued to supply stands for all current Minimates.
The second character in the two pack is the Enchantress another big Marvel persona to never have a release. She is a good sculpt, and resembles her very well. She comes with two green blast accessories and a flight stand.
After collecting this line since its inception, it’s rare for me to buy alot anymore as I can only have so many Iron Man and Spider Man figures so it’s always great when they do an odd two pack like this. I also picked up the rest of Series 69 which included Tigra and Classic Falcon, and Blizzard and Mandroid 
As long as Diamond releases more figures that don’t already have representation I’ll keep buying, because you can’t beat having the entire Marvel universe at a 2.5 inch scale.