Mark's Epic Blog of Randomness

 By Mark Rodriguez Well true to my word, I'll be cutting down on shirt buying, I have enough to fill a closet on just what I bought last year alone. Looks like this month it's gonna be all wrestling. I didn't go for the Marvel Collector Corps box and the Geek Fuel Box isn't gonna make it on time. Let's check em out. Jan. 22, 2021- ProWrestingTees Purchase Brodie Lee- Exalted in Heaven How could I not get this awesome shirt? I have to say, it's a pretty sweet design and a hell of a way to commemorate him. All proceeds for this shirt (and other Brodie Lee shirts) go to his family. To top it off, for that month CM Punk and Mick Foley also announced any of their merch sold will go the family of the late Brodie Lee.  Shanna shirt- Shanna's latest shirt goes with her current Dragonball theme as we see the 4-star Dragonball represented there. Totally love the shirt, and Shanna has been wearing it a lot on her matches lately, so it's pretty cool. Hikaru Shida sh...

 By Mark Rodriguez We have the first ever NXT Dusty Rhodes Women Tag Team Classic this year with the matches going on during NXT Live and 205 Live. Last week we got the surprising debut of Priscilla Kelly and Elayna Black under their new ring names Gigi Dolin and Cora Jade. We also saw the surprising loss of the team of Mercedes Martinez and Toni Storm because Io Shirai hijacked the match. Let's see what else happens. Match 1- Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez VS Aliyah and Jessi Kamea NXT Live 1/27/2021 Raquel and Aliyah started off grappling but Raquel uses her height and strength advantage to pick her up, swing her around and drop her. Aliyah tags in her partner and Raquel picks her up in a variation of the torture rack. She lets her go and goes for an elbow drop but misses. This gives Kamea time to hit her with a dropkick and a running elbow to the face. Raquel swings Kamea over to Dakota's corner where she tries to go for a cheap shot but the ref caught her. Raquel takes adva...

 By Mark Rodriguez The inmates of Arkham Asylum have escaped to the world of the Ninja Turtles via portals created by the Kraang. While Joker and Harley meet the Shredder, the Turtles and April run into Batman, Robin and Batgirl. As the heroes realize they're on the same side, they find out that Poison Ivy has taken control of Snakeweed.  The issue opens with the Turtles and Batman's crew fighting against a giant-sized Snakeweed. Elsewhere Joker tells Shredder that he wants a partnership, but the Foot Clan leader isn't having it. Shredder's other men, Tiger Claw, Rahzar, Fish Face and Baxter arrive and Joker thinks this wasn't a good idea. He tells Shredder he can let them go and he won't set off the explosive chickens he has hanging all over their heads. He offers to shake, which Shredder doesn't go for, so he sprays him with his flower. The liquid is a form of laughing gas and Shredder falls over laughing. Joker asks Baxter where he can get his own mutants...

 By Mark Rodriguez Batman was on the hunt for Two-Face who told him he went to another world. The Turtles discover Kraang portals and run into Clayface. As Batman discovers that Two-Face was telling the truth, the Joker and Harley find themselves in New York facing off against the Foot! This issue opens one week early as Harley is being brought into Arkham by security along a soapy floor. Harley 'slips' and takes advantage of this to take out the guards. She sets the Joker free and hands over his trademark outfit while she slips into her own. Joker complains that this break out was boring and lacks the flair he's used to. They both then see the shining Kraang portals. Joker gets and idea and drags the guards around to form a smile (with the portals being eyes) as they make their escape.  The Joker explains this to Shredder as he and Harley makes fun of his name. Shredder already lost his patience and he tells Bebop and Rocksteady to get rid of them. Joker offers to show the...

 By Mark Rodriguez So we've seen the Ninja Turtles team up with Batman before. To date, the IDW versions of the Turtles have met which is sort of the main DC version of Batman and his Bat Family. We even got an animated special in which the Turtles met Batman and both were pretty much 'the best of' mix-and-match versions of the characters. Now we have a slightly different version of this crossover as the Nick 2012 Turtles meet up with Batman from the 90's Animated Series. Let's check it out. The story opens with a guy running from someone. It turns out to be Mikey, asking him if he knows a place to eat since he's hungry. The guy passes out and Raph and Don tease Mikey about it and Leo tells them to scatter. Elsewhere, Batman sneaks into a broken down building. As he wanders the halls he beats up two thugs and continues on his mission. Batman finds Two-Face, watching TV and tells him it's time to go home. Two-Face says he's been home, a different home, a ...

 By Mark Rodriguez Looks like this time the women have taken over Dark with a total of 6 matches, including Shanna out to continue her streak, the return of fan favorite Abadon and Cody's first student Brooke Havok making her debut. Let's check them out. Match 1- Shanna VS KiLynn King Both women start grappling and King tries to arm-drag Shanna but she lands and does a cartwheel. Shanna catches her arm and flings her into the mat and then hits her a flying headscissors  and a kick to the face. Shanna picks her up and socks her in the face. King flings Shanna into the ropes, leaving her hanging on them. However, Shanna was faking her out and she out of the way as King ran towards the ropes and falls outside the ring.  Shanna was going to do a suicide dive but before she could start, King grabs her leg and pulls her out of the ring. She tries to slam her face into the mat but Shanna stops it and and Kilynn gets her face slammed into the mat instead. Shanna gets Kilynn back ...

 By Mark Rodriguez The crazy story continues where various fighters from the Capcom and SNK series clash in Another World, a place one can only get there by dying. You can die up to three times in this world, with the final death being permanent. The prize is a wish to grant whatever the winner desires, who will win? For whatever reason Volume 6 of these manga compilations was costing over 100 for a good while, which is why my reviews on this story have stopped. It finally dropped in price so I grabbed it off Amazon quickly before it would jump back up to around 60 or so. I can assume there were only very few copies of Volume 6 printed for some reason. Anyways, let's continue.  The story continues after Kyo Kusanagi was unable to defeat Geese Howard and now finds himself in front of Goddess Athena. Athena explains to him that the world is governed by two forces, Cosmos and Chaos. These two constants have held the world in balance until now.  Back to Geese, a different ver...