Saturday, May 1, 2021

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Comics Review: Silk #2 A New Spider for a New Age?

Posted: 01 May 2021 07:45 AM PDT

Silk #2

 

Silk (real name Cindy Moon) finds herself the latest addition to the ‘threats and menace’ journalist team. Despite trying to separate her heroic life and personal life the two clash head-on. When a gang turns up dead for a story she finds herself trying to solve the problem as silk and as a journalist. Can she balance the two though in Silk #2?

 

My Overall Impression

Silk #2 reads very smoothly. Maurene Goo is a writer with experience in the Young adult genre so that makes a lot of sense. She manages to capture the feeling of the young adult without very cringe dialogue. Cindy does indeed feel like a young millennial in the thick of New York. of course, this means you get the tropes. High profile job, nice apartment in New York, and a therapist to boot. Goo writes it in such a way though that despite the tropes you can forgive it. This is because she delves more into the civilian side of Cindy.

As hard as it is to believe, the moments when Cindy Moon is out of costume and being a journalist is far more interesting than when she is in costume. In the superhero genre, this is a near feat, to say the least. One of the most interesting things is that Silk reads like classic Spider-Man. There is humor, danger, and death on every page and the balancing act is great. You never get more of one than the other. Goo’s attention to detail on the aspects of the character outside of the character is strong. In fact, I get the feeling that if this was just a story about a journalist investigating gang killings it would be even better than it is now.

 

Final Verdict

Considering that Goo is new to the superhero genre her first venture is very good. I can recommend this strongly for anyone missing classic Spidey. The recent Spider-Man stories lack in what makes this so good. I realize this is strange to say for such an off-shoot character, but in just two issues, Goo has started a great story. Can she keep it up though? Only time will tell.

 

You grab find Silk #2 at your LCS now!

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Amazon Renews Robert Kirkman’s ‘Invincible’ for 2 More Seasons

Posted: 01 May 2021 05:15 AM PDT

 

Just before the debut of yesterday’s highly-anticipated finale, Amazon Studios announced that it renewed Robert Kirkman's hour-long, adult animated series Invincible for a second and third season. Seasons two and three will exclusively stream on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

"I'm extremely thankful to Amazon for the support and dedication they've put behind Invincible," said Kirkman. "The comic book is truly a love letter to a genre that Cory (Walker) and I grew up reading and loving, and it's been a gratifying journey to watch our characters come to life again through the animated series. We're beyond excited to continue this story for at least two more seasons."

 

"Invincible is a crowning example of how a fresh and edgy approach to the superhero genre can resonate with audiences around the globe and we're so glad that Invincible, one of our earliest investments in the adult animation genre, has accomplished just that," said Vernon Sanders, Co-Head of Television at Amazon Studios. "Robert's no-holds-barred storytelling coupled with a first-class voice cast delivered on fans' wildest expectations and we're thrilled to be giving them more Invincible."

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Confirmed: Amber Heard Under Criminal Investigation in Australia

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:25 PM PDT

This article has been updated to eliminate any confusion caused by a date reference in the Queensland investigation announcement from last year.

 

May of 2016 Amber Heard filed for divorce and alleged that Depp had physically abused her during the course of their marriage. She also got a restraining order against him and mentioned that he abused her when he was under the influence of alcohol. This happened a day after Depp allegedly violently broke bottles of champagne in their LA house and threw a phone at Amber’s face.

 

 

Heard received a total of 7 million dollars as a settlement which she reportedly donated to charity. In August 2016, the couple agreed to end their marriage and in 2017 they were formally divorced.  After the divorce, Amber Heard wrote an editorial piece in the Washington Post about domestic violence and being a survivor. She also talked about how media and people don’t trust the victim in such situations. This resulted in Johnny Depp filing for a Defamation suit of 50-million dollars against his ex-wife.

 

In 2020, audio recordings of Depp and Heard’s conversations were also released where they both admitted to getting physical often. Johnny even alleged that Heard punched him, defecated in his bed, and had affairs with Elon Musk and James Franco. Heard denied this and alleged that Depp got physical with her very often and threatened to kill her many times. Needless to say, it’s been “messy”. Heard and Depp remain locked in a legal battle over the op-ed that the actress wrote. Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million because he claims that her statements ruined his career after having been asked to resign from his role as Grindelwald in the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise.

 

In light of the audio coming out, fans began to push for Heard's removal from the upcoming sequel, Aquaman 2. A petition – which currently has over 1.8 million signatures – was made calling on Warner to remove her from the film.

 

Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard act contrite for violating Australia’s biosecurity laws, in an apology video posted by Australian government officials on YouTube. Source: Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

 

Lots of private details came out in the defamation suit, including an incident where Amber Heard could face perjury charges. Details of a 2016 Pistol and Boo incident were dredged up in her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s libel case against The Sun. Even though Depp lost his libel case, the details piqued the interest of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment after an ex-employee of Depp’s claimed in court he was forced to lie under oath about her dogs’ illegal entry into Queensland.

the investigation was first announced last year.

 

A departmental spokesperson told news.com.au: “The department is investigating if any criminal offences under Commonwealth legislation have been committed relating to the testimony provided to the High Court in London. Because of the nature of those enquiries we are unable to provide a timeline.” The maximum sentence for perjury in Queensland is 14 years in jail.

 

According to Depp’s former estate manager, Kevin Murphy, Heard instructed him to lie to authorities after she knowingly smuggled her dogs into Australia.

 

Culture critic “That Umbrella Guy” has more details here:

 

YouTube Video

 

 

TUG alleges that his sources tell him that the Australia government is now coordinating with the FBI. 

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