Hello, my friends. Well, we’re officially halfway through 2024 and the year itself will put us upon various twists and turns within the simmering summer heat, along with the eventual Winter chill. As for the kinds of content that I’ll be giving my personal opinions on, I’ll be revealing those in a bit. Before I do that though, allow me to share a few thoughts.
First off, there’s the fact that my DC Extended Universe ranking article still has yet to see the light of day. As always, my life has been pretty busy not just with getting my regular reviews out, but the normal hustle-and-bustle that a personal life usually brings. Seeing how James Gunn and Peter Safran’s brand-new DC Universe series will begin in December with the TV series “Creature Commandos”, I will attempt to get my DCEU ranking list up before then. Whether or not the first season of “Peacemaker” will be included will be up to me. Secondly, you’ll have noticed that for June 2024, I began my look at Boom Studios’ Power Rangers comics instead of what I had initially planned. Originally, the spinoff movie “Ballerina” was supposed to come out in said month. As the year progressed however, Lionsgate pushed it back by almost a year and initially replaced it with their long gestating take on James O’Barr’s signature character known as “The Crow”, even though that was ultimately delayed until August. Even though the outside world forced me to shuffle a few things around, it still hasn’t deterred me from my monthly duties. With all of that out of the way, allow me to finally share what I’ll be covering as we close out the year.
July will have us returning to Earthrealm as we travel back to before the events of the three previous animated films. Prior to becoming entangled in the bloody battles against Outworld and meeting a familiar military-trained woman that ultimately captured his heart, Johnny will embark on a retro quest to save a real-life co-star while also trading fisticuffs against a devious group that looks to bring some harm upon the world. We’ll be Shadow Kicking our way into the glam, glitz and gore known as “Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match”.
August has the timely emergence of a certain shell-shocking team as they finally debut upon this site in time for their anniversary. In particular, our Heroes in a Half-Shell will find themselves in a reality that’s not their own while also crossing paths with the Caped Crusader himself. With their enemies joining forces, they’ll need to follow suit in order to prevent a mutational catastrophe from occurring. Since our loveable reptiles and this animated movie are both having their own anniversaries this year, it’s no better time than to finally delve into “Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.
September shall finally set its sights upon the celebration of a decade-old franchise’s inaugural cinematic outing. Every famous figure has their origins and Baba Yaga is no exception. As such, he’ll be unleashed from his prison in order to tangle with a group of assassins as part of his inaugural vendetta. Load up your critical guns as we glance upon the pages that make up “John Wick: The Book Of Rules”.
October has the spirits of old soaring within the crisp Autumn air once again. In order to properly celebrate a whole decade of this site delving into the spooky panels within this month, I’ll be taking a look at five horror-themed comics that specialize in telling multiple stories within a single issue. We’ll be getting a variety of terror with an “Oops, All Anthology Edition” of the “C3 Halloween Hodgepodge Party”.
November finally brings about the yearly comic book retrospective and while several prior four-paneled histories covered here had various heroics of different kinds, the characters featured here will find themselves venturing upon Generation X-style adult shenanigans outside of their regular cinematic ventures. With its inaugural movie turning three decades old, it’s a perfect time to check out every single comic book tied into filmmaker Kevin Smith’s “View Askewniverse”.
December closes out the year with a familiar foe finding himself within an unfamiliar future, yet it gives him a diabolical opportunity to prevent a certain hero from ever gaining prominence. As such, it’ll fall upon a pair of Legionnaires to prevent this time-spanning dilemma from occurring. A chronological crisis will occur while I delve into some critical thoughts for an animated tale called “JLA Adventures: Trapped In Time”.
As always, this list is subject to change. Hopefully, any necessary adjustments won’t be as dramatic as it’s sometimes been in the past. Either way, I hope I can provide you with some much-needed comfort throughout the remainder of this year in some way, shape and form. Until the next update, see you around the C-Cubed!
