The Week In Geek 3/25/15

It seems like I do more Flash updates nowadays than I ever cared to do before. I really have to find a way to get Will over at Black Nerd Problems to invest in some kind of "Talking Dead" type of thing where we sit around and talk about the episode of Flash we just watched or something. People seem to like that sort of thing.

Anyway, this week marks the episode in which The Flash turned into professional wrestling....which sort of puts it in dicey territory. At the end of the episode, Flash meets with Captain Cold and they come to some sort of terms where they don't hit one another too close to home and the Rogues don't hurt people. This is one of those quiet-as-kept landmarks where casual watchers who don't read the comics get to see a side of comic-based storytelling that we haven't seen in a while in the era of Marvel's "it's all connected" approach. As awkward as it came across in the show, this actually makes it more in line with a lot of stand alone comics. Sure, there are the big guys who lurk in the shadows, plotting the end game (Reverse Flash), but there are numerous villains in comic-dom who just keep showing up because they like it. Cold says it numerous times and he's just starting to have fun being a supervillain. Hell, his sister turns things into GOLD and he still just wants to steal things for the hell of it. I think this all lends itself to what people love so much about this show. The degree of investment isn't nearly as heavy as buying into a universe where everything is urging you to watch something else (as high quality as it may be) to get an even bigger effect. It's an amazing representation of comic storytelling that Smallville just never managed to pull off.

My comic reviews for the week are still and always available on Black Nerd Problems. This week, I took a look at Batman Eternal and Uncanny X-Men.

Another "Neverland" Sneak Peek....

So, I know I haven't been around, but I have been working very hard on Neverland: The Untold...which should be coming to you very soon. Katie Coats is, as we speak, drawing her ass off, working on Issue 1, so you'll know as soon as we're ready to go. Until then, here's another sneak peek at what we're up to.

I definitely wanted to create a Captain Hook that sort of has a signature look and feel all his own. Hook being one of my favorite films, I definitely loved the idea of him being this gentleman pirate who is sort of a learned man leading an army of brutes and cutthroats. The original idea for his look was inspired by Freddie Mercury. This will be much more apparent in other scenes when he's not wearing his wig (Yes, that's a wig). There are also times when he invokes Prince and Michael Jackson in his attitude and swagger. The script often plays him straight while the look is definitely that of an extravagant rock star. Expect even more twists and new takes on old characters. I'm working on the website as we speak so keep a look out.

In the meantime, as always, you can still find my comic reviews for the week on Black Nerd Problems. This week, I took a look at Batman Eternal and All New X-Men.