Comic Book Reviews for November 16, 2016
There were a lot of great books in this week's comic lineup, with DC delivering strong new issues of Batman, Superman, Green Arrow and Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye. Marvel held their own thanks to new issues of Amazing Spider-Man, Black Panther and Jessica Jones and also launched a new Thanos comic. Elsewhere, Dark Horse debuted a promising new series in the form of Ether #1, Valiant kicked off a new Harbinger comic and Image moved Invincible closer to its dramatic final year.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers Announced
The next instalment of the Dynasty Warriors franchise has been announced.
Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers is set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese History -- the time where China was comprised of three state, Wei, Shu, and Wu, which took place between the Han and Jin dynasty.
The game takes cues from the Dynasty Tactics series and offers players a different way to experience the events of that saga.
As well as returning fan favourites, Godseekers throws newcomers Lixia and Lei Bin into the mix. Lixia is a lady with magical powers who’s been sealed in an icy shrine for centuries, while Lei Bin is Zhao Yun’s childhood friend and lore master.
The story throws players into the final days of the Han dynasty in 220 -- a time when China attempted to quell numerous uprisings and settle power struggles. Players will see Zhao Yun and Lei Bin as they set out to free Lixia from her prison while also finding themselves in a spot of bother.
Backwards Compatible 360 Games Now Come in Xbox One Boxes
Some Xbox 360 games are getting dual-packaging to let players know they work on that console and Xbox One.
A post on Imgur shows the newfangled boxes, which now have both console names across the top as well as a line which reads “Plays on Xbox One and Xbox 360.”
To remind you what works and what doesn't.
Xbox One backward compatibility rolled out on November 12, 2015. Not all games are backward compatible at this point in time, but Microsoft is still bringing games over to Xbox One based on fan feedback.
This Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern Cover Is Bananas
2016 has been a great year for crazy comic book crossovers, but 2017 is shaping up pretty nicely, too. February marks the debut of Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern, a joint effort between BOOM! Studios and DC Comics that brings the heroes of the Green Lantern Corps to a post-apocalyptic world where apes reign supreme.
BOOM! Studios has given us the exclusive reveal of the cover to Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern #1, which was drawn by iconic Green Lantern artist Ethan Van Sciver. Check it out below:
Respawn Unsure If There Will Be a Titanfall 3
Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella says the studio is currently unsure as to whether or not there will be a Titanfall 3.
"We don't know yet," Zampella told Glixel when asked if there will be another installment. He said that Titanfall 2 has been a "huge success" critically and they're "really happy with all the reviews and the positive sentiment," but "it's too early to tell" from a sales standpoint.
"We'd definitely like to tell more of the story and the universe," Zampella continued. "I think it's pretty safe to assume that we'll explore more of it. EA might have announced more."
Star Wars: Dolby Releases Striking New Rogue One Poster
With just one month to go until the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Dolby Cinema has released a stunning new poster for Disney and Lucasfilms' highly anticipated movie.
Dolby shared the new art, which features a battered Rebel helmet against a backdrop of oncoming Stormtroopers, in a post on Twitter.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story poster, via Dolby Cinema on Twitter
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Watch the New Kong: Skull Island Trailer
The second trailer for Kong: Skull Island debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, featuring more of cinema's biggest ape (who's bigger in this film than he's ever been depicted before).
The film, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and Samuel L. Jackson. The new trailer for the Vietnam era-set tale opens with CCR's "Bad Moon Rising" blaring as our characters undertake their mission only to run afoul of King Kong.
The trailer also features a bit more humor than the first trailer did, this time courtesy of John C. Reilly's character, as well as the other monsters who inhabit Skull Island.
Check it out:
For more insights into Kong: Skull Island, check out our breakdown below of all the Easter eggs we caught in the movie's first trailer:
Suicide Squad Extended Cut Fleshes Out Joker and Harley Quinn But Not Much Else
The Suicide Squad Extended Cut contains 11 extra minutes of footage, but is that enough to make the divisive movie any better? Unless your name is Harley Quinn, no, not really.
This article is solely focused on whether the Extended Edition makes Suicide Squad a better film and what new material appears in this version. Check out my review of the Suicide Squad theatrical release for my full thoughts and the film’s critical score.
Warning: beware of spoilers for Suicide Squad!
Suicide Squad’s main problems had to do with the clunky story, mishandling of key characters, and the use of a dozen too-many pop songs that made it feel like a feature length trailer more than a cohesive film. The addition of a few cut scenes and putting some lines of dialogue back in doesn’t change any of that.
What the Heck Happened to Harley Quinn?
Harley Quinn experienced a big change in the newest issue of Suicide Squad.
Warning: this issue contains spoilers for Suicide Squad #6!
As this issue proved, the members of Task Force X aren't doing so well since their recent mission in Siberia. The mysterious artifact they brought back to ARGUS headquarters has begun influencing the minds of everyone in the base, causing the various Squad members to turn on each other in a bloodthirsty rampage. However, the orb didn't work as intended on one member. Harley Quinn is already insane, so it's mind-altering effects merely turned her sane instead. For the first time since her fateful encounter with Joker, Harley is back to being plain old Dr. Harleen Quinzel again.