Mark's Epic Blog of Randomness

 By Mark Rodriguez This time we got a smaller stash, but we did want to go to Third Eye before we'd rack up half a pullbox worth of comics. I also got a comic in the mail as I continue to recover the comics that were lost during the move.   Spider-Man & Wolverine # 4 The adventure continues... and is that black suit Spider-Man or just variant cover shenanigans??? Eddie Brock- Carnage # 7 This time Carnage is the one being hunted. For some reason the villain looks a lot like the Puppet from FNAF.  Batman Dark Patterns # 9  Part three of Pareidolia as Batman solves another bloody case. Marvel Rivals Hellfire Gala # 1 It seems Marvel Rivals will be an on-going series of different one shots. In this thicker-than-normal sized comic, it looks like Ultron is crashing the party.     We got home just to see that we got mail, laid out on the front porch and everything. I was collecting the missing issues of Power Girl and I was setting aside issue 3 to revie...

 By Mark Rodriguez Doctor Doom set out to bring the Avengers from the future to prove to the world that his current reign was something positive. However he has no ideas that these new Avengers have an agenda of their own. The future versions of Killmonger, Abomination, Ghost, Doctor Octopus, Malekith and Onslaught are actually plotting against Doom. What will happen next? "Heavy Metal Machine" opens with team being on Prison 42 in the Negative Zone. Abomination comments on feeling the magic come off of the object that Ghost acquired, calling it the lifeblood of 'Lord Doom'. Doctor Octopus reminds Abomination that arcane energy existed before Doom existed. She states Doom horded it all to himself which cause the downfall of all of them.  Onslaught uses telepathy to determine that they are the only signs in the prison. Doc Ock asks what Ghost found under the Capitol, their scans show the power level was so minimal, the sensors barely caught it. Ghost shows the item an...

 By Mark Rodriguez So... we've been too busy dealing with getting a new house and getting married (as well as getting a new pullbox over at Alpha Comics for our Ninja Turtles needs) so we haven't been to Third Eye in a while. Now that we found some time to make a visit... we got quite a haul racked up. This might be the biggest haul since Free Comic Book Day. On top of that some comics needed to get re-bought as they were lost in the move. Let's see what we got. DCU X Sonic the Hedgehog # 5 -  The crossover continue was the Justice League team up with Sonic and his buddies to take down Darkseid.  Spider-Man & Wolverine # 3- After the cliffhanger of the last issue.... how exactly is Spider-Man still here? West Coast Avengers # 9 - Based on the cover it looks like Iron Man has seen better days.  Batman # 161 Hush 2- The story continues as Batgirl gets involved. All-New Venom # 9- Venom and friends have to go against S.C.A.R. and Doc Ock. (The Haunting of) Gwenpo...

 By Mark Rodriguez The Marvel Rivals series is a popular team shooter game (or whatever you call this Overwatch/Apex/Fortnite genre) which had already had one comic book about it. However with so many characters on the roster (as well as new DLC ones coming out) that comic scratched the surface. This second book covers a few more characters that only got cameos in the last book. However... this comic takes a very different approach as it seems everyone is in the Feudal Japan era. Let's check it out. "Demon Days: Ko-Sute-Iwa" opens with Psylocke (called Sai in this story) kicking patrons out of her establishment that didn't like that they were serving 'monsters' like Mantis, who they consider a yokai. Mantis offers her some Dango as a token of appreciation. Sai says she could use some information as she looking for the Stone of Abandoned Children, the Ko-Sute-Iwa. Mantis says that is an evil place and she senses that it's more than curiosity that drives he...

 By Mark Rodriguez The Timelines mini-series deals with a different Mega Man series in each issue, anything from Megaman X to Mega Man Battle Network. What better place than to start with the original Blue Bomber? Let's see what adventures await the Super Fighting Robot, Mega Man! The issue opens in the future, the year 20XX as a crowd is surprised by an explosion coming from the top floors of a nearby building. Rock and Roll are watching the news on TV as several explosions rock Symphony City. As police helped people evacuate, the reporter says that he sees Mega Man. Rock gets up and says he has to go. Roll says this has to be a trap and he can't just go rushing in, Rock grabs his helmet and says it's not a trap, but an invitation. One he can't refuse. Mega Man hops on Rush and tells Roll and Tango not to worry since he doesn't break easily. They fly off. Elsewhere, two cloaked figures standing on the rooftops are the ones causing all of the explosions. One tells t...

 By Mark Rodriguez Krang and Hob forced Lotus to betray the Turtles and steal their portable portal generator. Despite the Turtles and Lotus tricking Krang with a purposely damaged portal, it still worked well enough to being in the Pantheon and the Shredder! Now what will happen? "Does whatever an Iron Can" opens with Donatello showing the gang his new Shellacker Armor System, which was turtle-shaped armor. Michaelangelo asks if their shell aren't already enough armor. Leonardo isn't sure about this. Raphael asks if Donatello wants to go back to his 'Dark Turtle' roots or if he wants be Bugman's new sidekick. Donatello reminds them that Lotus told them that Old Hob and Krang were working together so he wanted to be ready for anything.    Raphael says that as ninjas they shouldn't need a suit of armor. Master Splinter comes in and reminds them that being a ninja is about adaptability. He says if their current situation calls for the use of this new de...

 By Mark Rodriguez Cammy continues to piece together the fragments of her past after running into a Shadaloo Doll that recognized her as the Killer Bee. Chun Li meets up with Fei Long as Triad members  kept coming after him. Now Lady Xiayu and Lady Yanzu decided that Chun Li and Fei Long have to be eliminated. Meanwhile Ryu defeated Adon in Thailand and found out that Sagat went to seek Dhalsim in India. Ryu and Sakura will now head out to India.   The issue opens in Hong Kong as Chun Li and Fei Long walk down the street. Chun Li asks if Fei Long didn't know that his director was working with the Triads. Fei Long says he always had a bad feeling about him, but in this business it's hard to tell the regular scumbags from the dangerous scumbags. Chun Li asks if the director will help them with Xiayu and Yanzu and Fei Long says he will.  When they arrive at the studio, all of the filming equipment was gone. Fei Long was surprised as they were just filming a few days ago...