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Writer: Kyle Higgins / Artist: Juanan Ramirez / Image
I decided to give Darkhawk a shot because reviving old heroes is dope when pulled off the right way. Darkhawk #1 is drops 30 years after Stan Lee claimed he would be the greatest hero of the 90s. We all know how that turned out, but there’s always room for improvement when you’re working with a cool concept that died long ago. Kyle Higgins is the man in charge of the Darkhawk revival, and I like the job he did on this first issue. Room for improvement? Sure, but it’s clear Higgins has a handle on the high school and degenerative disease subject matter that is necessary to create a well written book.
Conner Young is a basketball star killin it during senior year. Luckily, the ability to sink buzzer beaters didn’t turn him into a pompous ass. In fact, Young is the kind of kid who understands the weight of his scholarship to Empire State and the value in giving back to the community. You get all that from Conner’s post-game interview, and this why I was confident this origin story would unfold nicely.
In Darkhawk #1, We learn that Conner has MS (Multiple Sclerosis), and it is a crushing development for the kid who’s fully aware of the impact it will have on his chances to ball again during his last year of high school, or keep that scholarship he covets. A chance encounter with an amulet changes all of those things though, and we’re gifted with the rebirth of Blackhawk!
While I’m not sold on the costume just yet, I’m loving the plasma like talons that he can use during fights. I’m excited to find out if it will be the same advanced Shi’ar technology imbued with magic, like the OG Darkhawk, or if there’ll be some tweaks to Conner’s story. Juanan Ramirez does a pretty good job of bringing this tale to life and saves his best stuff for the action sequences and ball games, which I appreciate. Darkhawk #1 was a good first go with some room to get even better.
7.5 Evil Best Friends out of 10
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Writer: Kyle Higgins / Artist: Juanan Ramirez / Image
I decided to give Darkhawk a shot because reviving old heroes is dope when pulled off the right way. Darkhawk #1 is drops 30 years after Stan Lee claimed he would be the greatest hero of the 90s. We all know how that turned out, but there’s always room for improvement when you’re working with a cool concept that died long ago. Kyle Higgins is the man in charge of the Darkhawk revival, and I like the job he did on this first issue. Room for improvement? Sure, but it’s clear Higgins has a handle on the high school and degenerative disease subject matter that is necessary to create a well written book.
Conner Young is a basketball star killin it during senior year. Luckily, the ability to sink buzzer beaters didn’t turn him into a pompous ass. In fact, Young is the kind of kid who understands the weight of his scholarship to Empire State and the value in giving back to the community. You get all that from Conner’s post-game interview, and this why I was confident this origin story would unfold nicely.
In Darkhawk #1, We learn that Conner has MS (Multiple Sclerosis), and it is a crushing development for the kid who’s fully aware of the impact it will have on his chances to ball again during his last year of high school, or keep that scholarship he covets. A chance encounter with an amulet changes all of those things though, and we’re gifted with the rebirth of Blackhawk!
While I’m not sold on the costume just yet, I’m loving the plasma like talons that he can use during fights. I’m excited to find out if it will be the same advanced Shi’ar technology imbued with magic, like the OG Darkhawk, or if there’ll be some tweaks to Conner’s story. Juanan Ramirez does a pretty good job of bringing this tale to life and saves his best stuff for the action sequences and ball games, which I appreciate. Darkhawk #1 was a good first go with some room to get even better.
7.5 Evil Best Friends out of 10
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Rihanna just dropped the trailer for Savage X Fenty’s third show.
The singer’s first lingerie extravaganza for the lingerie line went down back in 2019. Big names like Big Sean, DJ Khaled and the Migos all performed, while the show itself had stars like Normani and Halsey walk the runway.
Last year, things got even more spectacular with its slew of performers, including Bad Bunny, Travis Scott, Rosalia and Miguel. The models included Willow Smith, Lizzo, Paris Hilton, Rico Nasty and more. The show also sparked controversy after some within the Islamic community criticized the usage of a song that featured scared Muslim Hadiths.
As MADAMENOIRE previously reported, Selah Marley also found the 2020 installment of the annual fashion show problematic, and accused the show of biting off visual concepts from her 2019 art exhibition, “A Primordial Place.”
Information about Savage X Fenty VOL. 3 — like who will perform, what models we’ll see, its concept, etc. — is still under wraps. What we do know is that it’s set to premiere via Amazon Prime Video on September 24.
Also, RiRi rocked some eye-catching looks in the show’s teaser. See it down below.
Oh you think you ready ?!#SAVAGEXFENTYSHOW VOL. 3
?????? droppin 9/24. only on @PrimeVideo pic.twitter.com/ZyCm9Ev6HG
— Rihanna (@rihanna) August 26, 2021
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This week, Keith and Mikkel bring you updates on the How I Met Your Mother spinoff, starring Hilary Duff, and give some hot takes about the original series. They also dive deep into a lot of news in the anime world, including Sony acquiring Crunchyroll and the main casting of the Netflix adaptation of Avatar: The Last Air Bender.
Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News.
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Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images By Donna M. Owens ·August 26, 2021 Published · August 26, 2021 Updated
Former First Lady Michelle Obama and a multiracial coalition of celebrities and influencers are pushing for action on voting rights. When We All Vote and March On For Voting Rights joined forces in an open letter to urge Congressional passage of federal voting rights legislation.
Their collective efforts come as more than 400 bills have been introduced in legislatures nationwide— and at least a dozen new laws have passed— that Republicans say foster election integrity. Democrats contend the intent is to suppress votes, especially among people of color.
In response, the letter from Mrs. Obama, co-chair of When We All Vote, and Valerie Jarrett, the organization’s Chairman of the Board, plus some 70 VIPS, urges Americans to march, call, email and use social media to contact U.S. Senators. Signatories hail from the worlds of politics, sports, film, music and fashion.
The list ranges from Al B. Sure!, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Alicia Keys, to Shaquille O’Neal, Stephen Curry, and Taraji P. Henson. Among the group’s Co-Chairs are actresses Kerry Washington and Tracee Ellis Ross, Shonda Rhimes, and NBA star Chris Paul.
“We are facing a coordinated national attack on our voting rights and our democracy is at stake,” said Stephanie L. Young, Executive Director of When We All Vote. “We are not going to let that happen. `When We All Vote’ will continue to mobilize our community to fight for every American’s right to vote. That fight starts with urging the Senate to take up and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act.”
The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021; the bill must go to the Senate. Meanwhile, the For the People Act, previously passed by the House, has been stalled by GOP leadership in the Senate.
The stalemate has elicited protests, civil disobedience and arrests on Capitol Hill and beyond. This weekend (August 28), crowds are expected in the nation’s capital and cities nationwide for a series of marches, rallies and related demonstrations that coincide with the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.
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