Back to anime this week, and I’m doing Mayo Chiki!. It’s a fun little series based off a light novel (what isn’t these days?) from last year. Animated by Studio Feel… I’ve never heard of them. I swear, I learn all of these random animation companies via my reviews. Anyway, looking at Feel, the only anime I watched that was mostly done by them is this year’s Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai, which… admittedly wasn’t very good. But I blame that more on the source material. Back to the topic at hand though, Mayo Chiki!. Honestly, it wasn’t really on my list to watch when the season it premiered in started, but I was recommended to it by a friend and I surprisingly enjoyed it. Just goes to show you can’t judge a book by its cover, I guess (not that I won’t continue to do so, of course~).
Hello everyone! This week my longtime friend, blackbear, is joining us as a guest for Objection! We’re going to talk about our differing views on the film Captain America: The First Avenger (reviewed by Judge and I back when it came out). Now that the two of us have seen The Avengers, we can look at the film in a new light. So, let’s get to it!
Silverwolf: Hi all, as usual it’s me silverwolf here as your resident comic expert to defend the film which I think is near perfect. With us today we have my good friend blackbear. He’ll offer a different perspective of Captain America. So, blackbear, you saw the film pretty recently but didn’t find it as amazing as I did. What were your overall thoughts?
Blackbear: Thank you for the inviting me to this discussion today, Silverwolf. Overall, I felt that Captain America: The First Avenger was a decent film that manages to provide an adequate origin story for its titular character. However, while the plot’s framework is stable, my main issues with the film lie in the execution of the details, primarily the character development and pacing.
DC’s new word of the day is alternate universes. Last week saw the premier of several comic series set on alternate worlds, and one story in an already running series set on an alternate Earth. That story? “Curse of the Superman” in Action Comics #9. I knew nothing about this character going in, but felt I couldn’t miss the opportunity to check it out. Did it end up being a worthwhile read?



