REVIEW: Justice League #4

Welcome aboard, Aquaman! Cyborg arrives! Enter Darkseid!

It's A Small World App

Children of all ages and even adults will enjoy Disney's It's a Small World app for it's amazing interactivity and overall appeal.  While this digital version is no substitute for the actual Disneyland attraction, think of it as a great alternative than not being able to experience it in person. The app immerses the viewer with the same foreign locales and cheerful presentation as you head off on the same journey like on the actual ride.

Kids will the enjoy the sing-a-long feature and the interaction as the screen becomes a virtual global playground while learning new cultures and discovering new places.  Touch anywhere on the screen within the different cities and environments and something fun will happen.  The overall message that it's a small world, shines through.

REVIEW: Swamp Thing: Reunion

The last issues of Alan Moore's incredible run on Swamp Thing are collected in the Reunion paperback, taking the Earth elemental to the outer reaches of space. The Swamp Thing's interplanetary trek has him stopping over in exotic planet locales such as Rann, J586 and beyond. Along the way, Moore's final work on this Swamp Thing also showcases the intergalactic range of the DC Universe and it's many different characters. Within this story arc, you'll see encounters with a Green Lantern, some Thanagarians and Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" characters Metron and the Great Darkseid.

Throughout his entire run on the Swamp Thing series, Alan Moore's storylines have often had Alec Holland encountering either Earth-based or supernatural and spiritual adventures and nemeses. We've seen him do battle against many supernatural adversaries such as Anton Arcane, The Monkey King and even ghosts of American slaves. We've seen him tussle against Jason Woodrue aka The Floronic Man and his machinations for a "Green World". However, with this collection of stories, Moore provides us with different locales and even deeper holes for our hero to climb out from, with the backdrop of an interplanetary adventure. It's as if Moore had finally drained the well of spiritual and supernatural storylines for the character and took the green giant on this wild ride into the coldness of space before embarking on more "natural" adventures once again.

Not that Moore's final run was any less brilliant than his earlier work on the series. Reunionprovides a different take on the characters with inconceivable adventures that the likes of which no one, especially had even dared to take him on. The storylines take him beyond the limiting nature of being an Earth elemental and Moore shoves straight into the cold hard fact that Earth is just one planet among many. In "Mysteries In Space" and "Exiles", after awkward introduction to Adam Strange, we see him caught in the middle of the Rann-Thanagarian conflict that still resonated decades later. In "All Flesh is Grass", Swamp Thing encounters a Green Lantern in an likely way. Furthermore, this encounter teaches him that there are worlds teeming life and some of them are literally one with the planet. In "Wavelength", which was written by artist Rick Veitch (who succeeded Moore), Swamp Thing's mental fortitude is tested once again as he has an adventure with the New God, Metron. Of course with Swamp Thing, Moore doesn't let up the horror and suffering that Abigail Arcane has to encounter while her man is gone. She has to deal with her family in the "Reunion" story. No worries though, as their own reunion is as tender as always when Swamp Thing comes back to his home in "Return of The Good Gumbo", which is Moore's final story.

 Cover artwork for the various stories collected in Reunion

What readers should take away from this collection, is the same awe and wonder Alec Holland goes through in his interstellar journey, facing foreign foes and stranger worlds than all his time in the swamps of the south. The character travels through the farthest reaches of the cosmos in these amazing adventures. All the while, finding himself and being reminded of the most important human emotion, despite his own lack of um, humanity, that keeps him surviving each wondrous journey, love.

The stories collected in the Reunion paperback include:

Swamp Thing issue no. 57: "Mysteries in Space"
Swamp Thing issue no. 58: "Exiles"
Swamp Thing issue no. 59: "Reunion"
Swamp Thing issue no. 60: "Loving The Alien"
Swamp Thing issue no. 61: "All Flesh is Grass"
Swamp Thing issue no. 62: "Wavelength"
Swamp Thing issue no. 63: "Loose Ends (Reprise)"
Swamp Thing issue no. 64: "Return of The Good Gumbo"

The New 52: Wonder Woman Issue No. 4 Review

Hell definitely has no fury like a woman scorned and in this instance, the Goddess Hera seeks revenge on Queen Hippolyta after her affair with her husband Zeus! Can Wonder Woman protect her mother Hippolyta from Hera's wrath? Also what is the God Apollo up to as he consults with another deity?

Writer Brian Azzarello's run on the new Wonder Woman series has been nothing but shocking and intriguing, as he has certainly bestowed enough new changes to her origin. As we have learned from the previous issues, Wonder Woman is the daughter of Zeus from his affair with Queen Hippolyta. This has new ramifications for not only Diana Prince, but for Zeus' spouse Hera who undoubtedly feels humiliated among other things. So Hera now seeks retribution for this painful and embarrassing episode that has involved her husband, the Queen of The Amazons and our hero Wonder Woman.

Grand Theft Auto 3 for iPhone Review

If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be playing Grand Theft Auto III on my cell phone, I would've had you locked up for insanity. However as technology has changed some of our expectations, Grand Theft Auto III on the iPhone seems inevitable. While it's a universal app, it is definitely more suited for the iPad screen than the iPhone 4, for a true and near-gaming experience similar to our enjoyment on the consoles and computer. 10 years later the game still retains the same open-ended playability and lasting value despite the difference in platform.

Arkham City Lockdown Update for iPhone

The first update has been released for Batman: Arkham City Lockdown for iPhone and contains a few goodies. The 1.1 update features two free Batman skins (a 70s skin), the ability to continue your game on any other iOS device (iPad2 of course), bug fixes and other extras. Head on to the App Store and apply it.

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