Universal Monsters: The Mummy #2 review

Helen goes to the museum to see the unearthed princess. She talks to the voice inside her head. Someone reads from an ancient scroll and Helen feels the call. The voice addresses her as Ankh-Es-En-Amun (Her Life Is of Amun). Eventually Helen comes face to face with Ardeth Bay and we see a flash of them in ancient Egyptian garb.

Very little happens this issue. And I do mean little. Mostly Helen talks to the voice and has conversations that go nowhere or seem of little importance. The comic just meanders along until Helen and Ardeth come face to face. This is extremely disappointing. I'm open to a new interpretation of The Mummy, but this lacks any thrilling moments, drama or intrigue. We get one page of some mild horror.

Four out of ten.

A Touching Tribute To The Late, Great, Bottalk Bulletin Board + Renaud FAQ!

The smartest and the most handsome podcasters on the Internet: The Fanholes and a collection of exceptional guests say au revoir to the legendary Bottalk board. Click to download or listen to this remarkable recording. And don't forget to get out your boxes of tissues! Thanks, guys! Much appreciated! Renaud FAQ

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #314 review

Creators : Larry Hama (writer), Andrew Krahnke (artist), Francesco Segala (colorist), Sabrin Del Grosso (flatter), Pat Brosseau (letterer) Story : In the Arabian Sea, a Tomahawk lifts off with Tunnel Rat, Tripwire and Sherlock going on a mission to rescue a 15-year-old activist/daughter of an opposition leader. The leader of the kidnappers is also a "Fred Series" former Crimson Guardsman and operative for Cobra. The team lands and meets up with Mongoose who was inserted the night before. They find the tunnel system where the kidnappers are and go in guns blazing. When they finally rescue the girl, she's upset that they ruined her plan and she goes off after the kidnappers as well; ends up the real daughter is elsewhere and the one they rescued is a special forces operative made to look like her who has a grudge against the Crimson Guardsman. The Joes are able to talk her down from killing him and instead bringing him to trial for his crimes (beyond the kid...

Void Rivals #17 review

Void Rivals Has Secrets To Reveal! It does and it continues here with issue # 17! Void Rivals is Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’s sci-fi comic that tells the tale of two crumbling planets linked by a “Sacred Ring” (it’s not Halo), their peoples at war for generations. When a member of each culture are stranded together, the two find they must put aside their differences if they want to survive. This story takes place in the so-called “Energon Universe”, Skybound Entertainment’s initiative to relaunch properties like Transformers and G.I. Joe within a shared universe that also happens to include the original characters and setting of Void Rivals. In this seventeenth issue, the secret of Zerta Trion is revealed, Darak has a “friendly” chat with his father, and Proximus is on the rampage! Proximus? He was cool. He was! And that continues here as him and his new kid sidekick go on a quest together. It’s unclear exactly what Proximus wishes to get out of it, but he’s clearly no longer...

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