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Two weeks ago, Justice League — WB/DC’s attempt at uniting all of its iconic heroes in a single movie — fizzled at the box office, calling in to question the future of the DC Universe on film. To talk about the movie, and what it portends for the rest of the DCEU, Mashable movie reporter Angie Han joins the podcast to discuss where Justice League failed to deliver as a follow-up to Batman v Superman.
In addition to discussing Angie’s essay on that very topic, she and Keith talk about the film’s troubled production, the clashing of its two directors’ visions, and the toxicity of some of the fandom surrounding the DCEU. They also explore the difference in approach between Marvel and DC and speculate what other films could be in store for Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment. Finally, they consider the necessity for another Batman franchise, while Keith once again makes a pitch for Armie Hammer to take over the role of Batman, mostly for the prospect of a de facto Man From U.N.C.L.E. sequel.
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Two weeks ago, Justice League — WB/DC’s attempt at uniting all of its iconic heroes in a single movie — fizzled at the box office, calling in to question the future of the DC Universe on film. To talk about the movie, and what it portends for the rest of the DCEU, Mashable movie reporter Angie Han joins the podcast to discuss where Justice League failed to deliver as a follow-up to Batman v Superman.
In addition to discussing Angie’s essay on that very topic, she and Keith talk about the film’s troubled production, the clashing of its two directors’ visions, and the toxicity of some of the fandom surrounding the DCEU. They also explore the difference in approach between Marvel and DC and speculate what other films could be in store for Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment. Finally, they consider the necessity for another Batman franchise, while Keith once again makes a pitch for Armie Hammer to take over the role of Batman, mostly for the prospect of a de facto Man From U.N.C.L.E. sequel.
All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit “play,” and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts and Google Play!
As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.
Zero gravity more like HERO gravity.
You can play ping pong with a BALL OF WATER.
You can also eat balls of water that have been floating around.
Honey looks like this when it comes out of a jar (??!?!?!?!?!?!):
Nuts are just floatin' around in their can, having a nut party.
Look at dem floating nuts.
Your food comes to you...
...you don't go to your food.
Also your food floats, which would be really useful in a cocktail party situation.
And also, in fajita situations, since in space your ingredients stay on your tortilla no matter what.
Your hair can stand up straight, which is fun.
Water does this:
And this. It's kinda like slime!!
Fruit flies:
Again, drinking water is passé, eating your water is better.
And while we're talking about water, you can dye a perfect sphere of it into beautiful colors while it floats.
Your fidget spinner will spin for eternity:
Your Yo Yo will stay in "walking the dog" position, unless you do other rad tricks:
And finally, you can throw your friends.
NASA
Writer: Kieron Gillen / Artist: Salvador Larroca / Marvel Comics
Star Wars has been mostly good for the past few years with Jason Aaron at the helm. But no good comic run lasts forever so Aaron has moved on from the book, presumably to focus the rest of his chakra into continuing to keep The Mighty Thor as legendary as humanly possible. The torch has been passed to Kieron Gillen and it’s gotten off to a rocky start but hopefully, things will get back on track.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like this is going to be the week for that. On the upside, I greatly appreciate the exploration into the aftermath of the events from Rogue One. After all, it’s easy to just assume that being on the side of right makes any actions in the service of that side morally just. But showing the good and bad effects of said actions on civilians bring those characters into a gray area that makes us question both sides of this war between the Alliance and the Empire. However, something about the execution just wasn’t compelling enough to justify an issue with only a couple pages of action beats.
Also, even though it wasn’t as bad as last week, Salvador Larroca’s artwork is becoming a glaring problem. Seeing the photo-realism of the movie characters next to non-movie characters (whose expressions clearly weren’t lifted directly from movie screencaps) is almost like watching Michael Jordan dunking on Looney Tunes in Space Jam.
Bottom Line: The ideas are there. The premise is there. But the script feels slower than the premise and the art is going to continue to be this book’s worst enemy. I sigh at what this book has become because I’ve seen what it could be.
6 Smart Mouth British sounding droids out of 10
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