Saturday, May 23, 2015

Legends of Tommorrow : More then Heroes

A few weeks ago Dc gave us a taste of the new Arrow and the Flash spinoff series legends of tomorrow which will debut fall of 2016 now a small spoiler alert for those who haven't seen either The Flash season finale or Arrow finale we know that Oliver has left his "Arrow" Identity behind but has left Starling City in more then capable hands. Barry Allen The Flash will be opening some new Doors to speak for his next adventure lets just say he is going to have to think fast to be fast the kid boots are off. Now the premise is pretty straight forward for legends of tomorrow a man named Richard "Rip" Hunter who first Appeared in showcase#20 in May of 1959 created by Jack Miller and Ruben Moreira. His team Affiliations include Men and the Forgotten Heroes he is know as a time Master he is a Genius Level Inventor. Dr. Wells does speak of him in the flash crediting him with creating the first " time machine". He is a time traveler as well as skilled in fighting Styles and Martial Arts from EVERY ERA of History so right there he is one Time Master you do not want to step up too. Rip Travels back in time to present day in the Arrow and Flash universe to bring together a team of heroes and villain's in an attempt to prevent the destruction of the world and time itself sounds fun right? Attached is the link to the first trailer for the upcoming show enjoy As said in the trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MubNoWQiSc

sometime Heroes are not enough the world needs a team an as professor Stein responds " you call this a team?" This team is composed of Professor Stein and his other half Ronnie Raymond the Dual who make up the Nuclear man FireStorm or as stein puts he is half a hero and his other half is combustible oh but he's just a guy who fuses with another an he can fly as well as Burn things no my friends Fire Storm first Appeared in March 1978. He has the ability to rearrange the atomic and subatomic structure of inorganic matter, rearranging subatomic particles to create objects of different atomic characteristics of equal mass. He can not only change and Transmute the atomic composition of an object for example transmuting lead into gold of equal mass. He can also its shape. He cannot however affect organic matter without painful or even lethal feedback. This organic limitation does not extend to him as person since he can change himself at will which allows him to regenerate lost and damaged tissue, boost his immune system, Shape Shift he can even survive indefinitely without food water even Air but wait there's more. Much like Green Lantern's Limitations yes Hal Jordan and the Corps have limits. FireStorm can only create items whose workings are understood by the "driver"(Professor Stein) of the FireStorm Matrix. Now Unlike a Green Lanterns Constructs, Firestorm's Alterations are Permanent unless he reverses them. Following Ronnie's resurrection during the Brightest Day event, Firestorm Gained the Ability to switch between Ronnie and Jason Rusch ( our new revived Firestorm from 2004) at will; before that only the active driver was in control, with the Dormant Consciousness only able to advise the other on what action to take rather do anything themselves. Firestorm is able to fly at fantastic but unmeasured speeds, able to render himself intangible and can pass through solid objects harmlessly. He can generate destructive an concussive an Superhuman levels of strength and resistance to injury having fun yet? Next up on the Team is Ray Palmer the Billionaire who has more tech then he knows what to deal with. As we saw on Arrow finale ray who is constantly tinkering with his ATOM suit had a problem now this Atom is a bit different then the one we are used many have called him the iron man of the CW they maybe right but after what we see on the trailer we have our atom finally with some upgrades but he is now the Atom who made his first appearance in showcase #34 in October 1961 his Team affiliates include The Justice League Teen Titans and S.H.A.D.E he has Partnership with Hawkman. The Atom possesses the power to alter his size down to the subatomic level while retaining his natural strength level. This is accomplished by using the remnants of a white-dwarf star made into his belt buckle worn on his costume no tech he guys spandex body suit all the way. Originally Palmer had to manipulate his abilities via the belt and later with hand movements before eventually syncing with his brainwaves itself. The Atom is one of the few heroes in the DC universe that has 100% control over his body on the molecular level ( Plastic Man and The Flash being examples of others), Thus making exponentially more powerful than he is portrayed just underestimate him I dare you. He is only limited by his application of his powers. He has shown the power to reduce his mass to glide through the air simulating flight like Wonder woman. He has increased his mass to punch through concrete as well his signature use of his power is to travel by phone line by going through the handset he has also shrunken small enough to travel on photon signals through a fiber optic cable. His most impressive feats include shrinking into superman's bloodstream and manually rearranging his molecules to create kryptonite wait what??? he also defused black Lantern AL Pratt's atomic punch by resizing within him ripping his body apart in the process now that's sick. The Atom has also been able to shrink others down with him if the situation calls for it for example when he shrunk himself, Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Plastic Man to repair the links between seven shattered subatomic particles, or shrinking Steel, SuperGirl and SuperBoy to directly treat a Kryptonite tumor in Superman's body. However the drawback to this ability was how relatively limited it was; Initially anyone other then Ray who was shrunk would explode after two minutes if not returned to their normal size, although later on he was able to extend the time to one hour. Now for the bombshell The resurrected assassin Sara Lance our former Black Canary who is now taken the name of White Canary meaning life I'm guessing. She is not to be confused with Dinah Lance who's other aliases include Dinah Drake and Dinah Laurel Lance. Dinah's team affiliation include the Justice Society of America the Birds of Prey, Justice League and Team 7 she has partnered with Barbara Gordon Formerly Oracle now she has returned to the mantle of batgirl in the new 52 universe other team up include Green Arrow her boyfriend/Husband Huntress ( Helena Bertinelli not Wayne from Earth 2) Johnny Thunder. She first appeared in flash comics# 86 in august 1974 The original Black Canary had no superpowers but was a prodigious fighter, and over the years, Black Canary's stories emphasized her skills and fighting prowess over inborn abilities. She is regarded as one of The DC universe's top Martial Artists; in Birds of Prey #125, Oracle Suggests that she can outfight Batman, and she is regularly put into to fights against high-tier fighters like Lady Shiva. Dinah's quick reflexes enable her to catch an destroy arrows in flight, she is an expert motorcyclist. Due to the strong, yet nature of her superpowers she only uses them in urgent situations. During times of stress, the Canary creates sonic Vibrations capable of destroying whatever is obstructing her mouth. The ability is dubbed the Canary Cry which in the new 52 gives her the ability to glide. We also have our Girl with wings an a past lives complex I am talking about Kendra Saunders our Hawk Girl now the Golden Age HawkGirl was Shiera Sanders Hall, the reincarnation of the of the Egyptian princess Chay-Ara, and Partner of Carter Hall, The Golden age Hawkman. Centuries ago, Chay-ara and her lover Prince Khufu where killed by Hath-set with a knife forged from Nth Metal. The properties of the metal and the strength of the Duo's love created a bond between them, causing them to be reborn multiple times Throughout the centuries. Now Miss Kendra Saunders was a young woman who committed suicide. When Her soul left her body, Her grandfather's first cousin Shiera Hall the 1st Hawk Girl entered Saunders body making Kendra a walk in so to speak. Her grandfather, former OSS agent an globe-trotting adventurer Speed Saunders recognized this due in part to a change in eye color and encourage his granddaughter embrace her destiny as the "new" Hawkgirl. HawkGirl owes her powers to a belt of Nth Metal, which is native to the planet Thanagar. The Metal is physco-reactive, responding to the bearer's thoughts and in its base form has a number of electromagnetic/gravitational properties. It grants the power of flight, superhuman strength, super acute vision, and an enhanced healing/regeneration ability. She displays advanced hand to hand combat skills. She retains the Knowledge of several lifetime worth of fighting want to step up to Kendra I wouldn't. The Nth Metal knife that murdered HawkGirl in her reincarnation as Chay-ara had an effect upon her soul an her lover Khufu(Hawkman). The Pair is locked in a seemingly endless cycle of death an rebirth throughout the centuries. While it isn't really a superpower technically this propensity for reincarnation has allowed Hawkgirl to cheat death an return to active duty in her current incarnation. Our last two pieces to this Team of sort are two criminal's Mick Rory The Arsonist pyromaniac know as Heatwave who uses a heat gun capable of turning anyone an anything into ashes. Heatwave is also an Accomplice of Leonard Snart The too cool for school criminal know as Captain Cold the son of a cop who turned to crime using a stolen Cryonic technology weapon to freeze anyone who stands in his way Snart has a simple question which I'm sure was rhetorical " I cant imagine any kind of future where I'm a hero." Hunter simply replies " You see in the future none of you are Heroes your Legends". I wonder is Hunter right will this team be able to stop The Global Threat to the world and history Know as Vandal Savage a man who has lived for over thousand years an has the largest army spanning lifetimes and Timelines Next year we will just have to find out what these Legends are made of.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

DareDevil The Man without Fear

It is said that the Eyes are the windows to the soul an the world what happens when those eyes have gone into complete darkness what happens when you can still see an live in the dark and your world is consumed by sounds an the sense of world in constant pain an suffering. In Matt Murdock's case instead of falling deeper into it he embraces it to serve a darker justice. He is The Devil of hell's Kitchen The man without Fear known as DareDevil. He made his debut in April 1964 created by Writer-Editor Stan Lee and Artist Bill Everett. His first issue had covered his origin an his intense desire for justice against the man who killed his father the boxer "Battlin Jack" Murdock. Jack had aimed to instill the importance of education and Non violence Murdock wanted to see Matt become a much better man then himself. One accident and then after would shape Matt's life forever Matt runs to save a blind man from the path of an oncoming truck. The radioactive material spilled and splashed into his eyes engulfing his world into total darkness young Matthew discovered nothing but pain he was cursed but also given a gift he had his four remaining senses but they function with Super Human Accuracy and was given another type of sight dubbed a "Radar Sense" which works like a type of echo location. Writer Frank Miller had expanded most of DareDevil's abilities. He attempted to make them an I quote "Extraordinary enough to be,exciting but not on par with Superman. When Miller Joined the title in 1979 the first move was to revamp his radar sense an make it less distinct and more believable. He wanted him to have a Proximity sense that Martial artists claim to have. Now even though DareDevil's senses are stronger then a humans they are also very sensitive his main weakness is a vulnerability to powerful sounds or odors can weakened his radar sense an cause great amounts of pain. With these acute senses Murdock has pulled off some great feats he has been shown to sense the minor atmospheric disturbance created when Nightcrawler is about to appear before he arrives at his destination. Another example is during the time the Xmen fought the Avengers when Psylocke took a shot at DareDevil she attempted to read his mind an became overwhelmed by the sensory input she had received from his enhanced senses, reflecting the scale of his psychological training. Even though he has no superhuman physical attributes beyond and enhanced sense of balance, DareDevil is a master martial artist he is a master hand to hand combatant. He is verse in unique blends of Ninjutsu,Aiki Jujutsu, Jujitsu, Kung FU, Capoeira, Judo, Akido, wrestling and stick fighting combined with boxing.He is a very skilled detective, Tracker, and interrogation expert as well as an expert marksman. Now even being named Empire's 37th greatest comic book character The devil of Hells kitchen hadn't always been highly praised. In 2003 20th Century Fox released DareDevil starring Ben Affleck and the Late Michael Clarke Duncan as Wilson Fisk AKA The King Pin all that can be said is the film didn't do well due to lack of character Development and some script writing issues and I will leave it at that it killed the character the comic kind of suffered as well. But The Character has redeemed his and has come back striking harder moving faster an putting fear back into the hearts of criminals an crushing his enemies spirits. On April 10th at 3:00AM Netflix had brought us their first Marvel series DareDevil the 1st in their Defenders Line up and all I can say about the show is it is the Man without fear we deserved 12 years ago but it is here and all 13 episodes are fast paced Matt Murdock "sees" the world on fire an he is angry hes got "the Devil" in him an it breaks free. The thing i enjoy most about the show is the fight scenes they are stylized but realistic Murdock can get hurt he gets broken ribs he bleeds an even gets tired but keeps moving he is not immortal he is not a man in an iron suit he is a force. Now this series Wilsons Fisk he is a Monster with a heart but its still dark he is the true epitome of a villian his dialogue is a weapon along with is fists an Law and Orders Vincent D'onofrio Delivers as Fisk Charlie Cox Matt Murdock/DareDevil you see the pain and the frustration and the need to rid his neighborhood an city of evil and it is believable I highly recommend it to all comic an non comic fans binge watch or watch it at your leisure but I can promise you will get hooked and will not let go an follow Matt on his journey.