The Week In Geek 10/14/15

This week in Superhero Television....Arrow seems to be getting back on the right path so far. Season Three's heart was in the right place even though it got a little existential "when is the Arrow not the Arrow". Granted, it looks like the writers are taking the long way around, but it's nice that the new season is getting back to the good old fashioned swashbuckling action we loved this show for originally. I also have to appreciate the fact that John Diggle's concerns about Oliver Queen coming out of retirement and his disdain for the Arrow's behavior (I mean, he kidnapped the guy's wife, for fuck's sake) basically mirrors our own. The show fell pretty far...like Robin Thicke level far...and still has a lot of making up to do, but it's off to a decent start. So, there's that. 

This Week In MCU News We Would Have Rather Been Surprised With.... It's finally been confirmed that the Mark Ruffalo will make an appearance as the Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok, scheduled for July 28, 2017. This is a big thing because up until this point, it was said that we wouldn't see the Hulk again after Age of Ultron for a long while. The rumored plot is Thor and the Hulk somehow teaming up with Valkyrie for what Marvel has promised to be the darkest Thor story yet. First of all, let me stop right there and establish that "a dark Thor story" is NOT a very high bar to clear. As much as I enjoyed the previously two movies, in the sense of the scope that Marvel builds at, they're essentially romcoms (The Dark World moreso than its predecessor). Also, I get the addition of Valkyrie in the interest of adding some spice to the already shaky gender politics, but what about Lady Sif? She's pretty badass in the comics, she's already established in the previous movies and the only real notable screentime she's seen is her basically getting friend zoned for Jane "I Don't Need Saving Until I Totally Do" Foster (not to mention her appearances on Agents of SHIELD...gotta love her referring to Agent Coulson as "Phil, Son of Coul"). Hopefully, Ragnarok makes more of an effort to shine more of a light on existing female characters before trying to bring new ones into the fold.

My comic reviews for the week on Ms. Marvel and Batman are up and available on Black Nerd Problems for your viewing enjoyment. Also, don't forget about my ongoing fantasy webcomic, Neverland: The Untold. As always, feel free to like and share and comment at your leisure.