Graphic Novel Contropussy Answers Popular Question: What Does My Pet Do While I Sleep?

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Contropussy sounds like the title of something you should be shoving under your mattress when you hear a knock at the door, but it’s quite the opposite situation here. Contropussy is a delightful comic written by Emma Caulfield (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Camilla Outsen Rantsen (Charmed), illustrated by Christian Meesey, and lettered by Thomas Mauer, and stars a cat named Contropussy. Yes, a pussy cat so get your mind out of the gutter I just put it in.

Contropussy is a normal house cat during the day, but when her owner goes to sleep, she goes out to play, revealing her truly dangerous, sassy kitty side. Reportedly, the idea for the comic came about when Caulfield and Rantsen were talking about the lyrics of a Prince song, “Controversy.”  Caulfield thought it said “contropussy,” sparking an idea and the rest is history.

It began as a webcomic, and recently got picked up by IDW Publishing, so now you can enjoy a massive 128 page adventure with Contropussy leading the way. The lead is a well written, strong and spunky female character, and really, we should expect no less coming from Caulfield and Rantsen. Contropussy proves her toughness through various escapades related to animal trafficking, nip addiction, and politics- all very serious topics. Nip addiction can happen to anyone, don’t feel ashamed. Contropussy can help.

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The comic is cute, clever, and throws in a ton of pop culture/geek references. Have fun seeing how many of the reference you pick up, and pay attention to the background of the panels. There are little reference all over the place to reward the diligent readers. It also provides entertaining answers to the often wondered question of “What does my pet do while I’m asleep?” or “Yuck, where did that rabbit’s foot come from?”

Don’t fall for the illusion that it’s a sweet PG comic about a little pussy cat- it’s about grown up things, with lots of action, shock, and gore, all of which meld together for a great comic. Also, the artwork is really nice, and there’s a pink hue to everything which really makes it pop.

If you’re looking for the next thing to read, check out Contropussy on IDW or Amazon.

You can also follow on twitter: @Contropussy, or like Contropussy on Facebook for updates.

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Review: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

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The original “Hansel and Gretel” fairy tale was not a very pleasant story, nor was it uplifting. It was about parents purposefully trying to abandon their children in the woods so that they wouldn’t have to feed them. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters adapts this grim fairy tale into a fast paced re-imagining that goes beyond the siblings’ escape from the witch. Most haven’t stopped to think about what being held captive by a cannibalistic witch (whom you defeat by pushing into a burning oven) would have on such a young mind. A fairy tale typically ends with “they lived happily ever after,” but this film knows better.

Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) get hired to solve a mystery of disappearing children in the German town of Augsburg. Since their traumatizing experience with a witch when they were children, they’ve fittingly become witch hunters and darn good ones at that. Of course, where there’s missing children, there’s a witch, and this time it’s the grand witch Muriel (Famke Janssen) who’s behind the vanished tots.

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This film doesn’t take itself seriously, which is part of the charm. It’s a self aware, light, action-fantasy romp through the woods killing bad witches and flinging all kinds of body parts at the screen. Sounds fun, right? Having the right expectations going in to the film will determine how you like it.

Things to expect:

  • Copious amounts of gore
  • Frequent and well paced action sequences
  • One tough brother-sister duo at the forefront of all the action. It’s nice to see male/female leads. Renner and Arterton fill the roles perfectly, infusing humor throughout all the ass beatings.
  • Excellent costume design
  • Flippant, but fun ride

Things NOT to expect:

  • A well thought out story
  • Deep analysis/interpretation of the fairy tale
  • A serious, “we’re going to make history” film
  • A villain that you hate- Yes, Muriel does bad things, but she’s not seen doing such over the top villainess things to get you invested in her takedown.

I had a great time watching Hansel & Gretel because I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece. Yes, the story is indeed a little diluted, but there’s enough there to give reason to root for the heroes. The whole film is full of energy and enthusiasm, not messing around with unnecessary drawn out scenes, but reveling in getting directly to the point. Take the film at face value and enjoy yourself.

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Baddies: Muriel, a very powerful grand witch, and her witchy sisters.

Best Line: “Let the girl go, or I’m going to blow your Sheriff brains all over these f***ing hillbillies.”

Best Kill: Four trackers go out in the woods at night in order to find a missing child. Muriel finds them first, however, and shuts down their hunt through the usual, appropriate legal channels…of killing all of them. One tracker immediately tries to run when Muriel reveals her witchiness, but he doesn’t get very far at all. Muriel magically strings him up with the vines of the trees, one vine around each limb and one around his neck. She rips him apart, leaving behind a headless, armless, legless corpse spraying blood in five different directions like squirt guns.

Action Rating: 3.5 ass-kicking, witch-hunting, brother-sister duos, out of 5.

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The Walking Dead Mid-season Trailer

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The time is nearing when we can all breath a sigh of relief because the best zombie television show has returned, The Walking Dead. February 10 will come pretty fast, but not fast enough for us hardcore TWD fans so check out this mid-season trailer. The Governor and his empty eye socket are out for revenge in the second half of season three; and, I’ll be checking with with Dale after each new episode to see what he’s been up to during this break and his thoughts on the whole matter.

Via the Hollywood Reporter

 

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New GI Joe: Retaliation Clip Features Hot Ninja-On-Ninja Action!

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Ninjas. Everybody loves them (except for their eternal rivals, pirates), and there’s a reason for that love: they’re freaking awesome! The GI Joe franchise is known for having the occasional moments of unbelievable ninja action, and in this new clip of GI Joe: Retaliation, it looks like the film is shaping up to meet our ninja-loving expectations.

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Zombieland Returns as a Television Show, but Not on the Usual Channels

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Zombieland was originally developed as a television show, but became a hit film instead. Now, it’s returning to the TV outlet, but not on any network television channel. Following in the footsteps of Netflix, Amazon has picked it up and will produce it as original content for it’s instant video streaming section (reported by io9).  io9 also got their hands on some casting call script pages and found that the series will focus on the four main characters from the film, but, seeing as how they sent out casting calls, I guess we won’t see the original actors returning to their original roles. Regardless, I’m looking forward to seeing the further exploration of these characters and their shenanigans. Now, more than ever, can we related to the horrors of a zombie apocalypse, and the lack of Twinkies in the world.

I love seeing more shows getting picked up by streaming services like Amazon and Netflix. Audiences need a backup when major networks inevitably cancel our favorite shows. Maybe there’s still hope to bring back Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles?

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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Trailer

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On March 22, 2013 Olympus Has Fallen, formerly known as the much more hilarious White House Taken, will hit theaters. The film stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman. People, we may as well go ahead and call this Die Hard in the White House- Butler stars as a secret service agent who must save the president from Korean terrorists. The White House has been taken over, the president is a hostage, and there’s only one man who’s left on the inside: Mike Banning (Butler). The question is, will he go easy, or will he die hard?

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Being Human 3-2: Swingin’ Sally, Ailing Aiden, and Jostled Josh

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Cyndi Lauper was right- girls do just want to have fun, even the dead ones. That is exactly what this episode of Syfy’s Being Human is about. Sally is back in her body and looking to celebrate being alive-ish . The primarily character-oriented “(Dead) Girls Just Want to Have Fun” slows down the pace a little bit from the season 3 premiere, but still keeps things moving pretty quickly.

You don’t have to wait very long before the trio are back together again. Aidan calls Josh from a phone booth (do those still exist?) to catch a ride home, and, once he’s brought up to speed on the season’s new developments, he gives a fantastic “Ubuuuh?” reaction to the news. After getting caught up and losing the massive beard, Aidan sets out to find some untainted blood to drink. He visits one of his old human friends, who seems kinda hookery if you ask me, and finds that she’s contaminated with the virus. She sends him to the black market where he gets beat up by a group of wolves in human form. Good thing his old pal Henry comes to his rescue! He and his handsome face show up just in time to save Aiden’s equally handsome face.

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Henry offers his girlfriend, Emma, to feed Aidan because she’s never had the virus. As he’s about to drink he discovers that she has been held against her will inside the apartment by Henry, cut off from the rest of the world so that she doesn’t become infected. Aidan’s too good of a vamp to let this happen so he sets her free without getting any of her blood. Henry gets pissed that his golden goose is gone, and so gets his feathers ruffled and flies the coop.

Sally gets to change clothes! And put on make up! And fix her hair! She also convinces Josh to go out with her to celebrate his being human (Hey, that’s the name of the show!) and her being alive-ish. While they’re out, Sally bumps into Trent, someone she knew in her past. Uh oh, Witchy-poo told her not to do that! She makes up a story about how she had to fake her death and then proceed to make out with Trent hardcore. Josh does his best to remind Sally of Witchy-poo’s ominous warning, but she doesn’t care. It feels too good and she wants to get some, so she invites Trent back to the apartment. When they get to the steps, he says he feels weird and needs to go home. Booo! Sally’s sleepin’ solo tonight.

The next day she and Josh hear sirens outside and discovers an ambulance zipping up a body bag filled with dear old Trent. Josh comes to the conclusion that that’s why Sally can’t see anyone from her past- they’ll drop like a bag of rocks!

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Nora has to miss the fun night out since it’s a full moon. She reveals to Josh that she knows he sits outside her unit all night just to make sure she’s okay, and convinces him to move on by going out with Sally. Great timing ,Nora! While she’s locking herself up, old Liam comes by looking for his daughter. He and his family are wolves themselves, but his son was killed and now he can’t find his daughter. Nora explains that she had run with her (as a wolf) previously but couldn’t keep up, and now she doesn’t know where she is. We also get to see a quick flashback to when Liam’s son was killed, with Nora smack-dab in the middle of that nonsense, reminding us that she might be stretching the truth to old Liam here. Liam decides to lock them both up together so that his inner wolf can decide if she was trust worthy or not.

Josh confides in Sally that he plans to ask Nora to marry him and goes to let her out of her storage unit. When he gets there, he finds the door busted open, with no wolves or humans in sight, but a buttload of blood everywhere.

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If you’re wondering about Stevie and Nick, they were both brought back to life just like Sally. Stevie takes off to lose his virginity, and Nick leaves with Zoe. Hooray! Happiness all round for those guys. Goodbye, you two goobers, and we hope to never see you again because if we do it probably means something bad has/will happen to you.

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Review: The Last Stand (2013)

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Here’s a life lesson the audience can learn from The Last Stand: always be nice to your neighbors, because you never know when they might just save your life. This goes for the elderly as well. If there’s a heavily armed thug sneaking up on you, you might just need that sweet elderly person down the block to whip out her 12 gauge and blow his evil ass away. Take it from Sheriff Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a little politeness goes a long way, especially when the nation’s most wanted drug kingpin is ravaging your town en route to Mexico.

The Last Stand is the perfect film for Arnold’s return as a leading action man. The script utilizes Arnold’s age to their advantage, recognizing it, and adjusted some scenes accordingly to make the action fun, but more believable. He’s not his typical invincible hard ass, one who doesn’t think twice about chasing down baddies on foot. Nope, they play up Sheriff Owens wisdom and experience by placing him next to a bunch of noobs who haven’t really seen what life is like outside of their small town, Sommerton Junction. Arnold still puts a major hurtin’ on the many, many thugs and henchmen in this film, but through more realistic stunts. If Arnold went running across rooftops and sliding down buildings on top of a car to smash his way in and defeat the perp, it’d feel like he was trying too hard to be what he used to be ten years ago. Overall, he’s still a badass hero, but the wild action sequences take a little more of a toll on his body than they used. Bravo to Kim Ji-woon (director) and Andrew Knauer (writer) for producing action sequences that were high energy, fun, and within the scope of the cast’s ability.

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Speaking of the cast’s ability, the supporting cast of The Last Stand put on their best pair of funny pants to help boost the quality of this film. Johnny Knoxville and Luis Guzman were hilarious, turning what could have been drab, boring lines into a comical land mine. Even Arnold, who has never been known for his award winning acting, had some humorous moments.

The film doesn’t have any complicated plot lines- it’s focus is on being coherent and enjoyable. The main villain doesn’t even feel like the main villain, really, given that he spends most of his time racing for the border, but a gang of his henchmen, (lead by the always amazing Peter Stormare) invade Sommerton Junction to clear the way for their boss, giving the audience someone to hate ahd the heroes something to do. The film provides a tremendous good time reminiscent of the “old days” with explosive action, a simple story, and some laughs to hold everything together.

Photo credit: Merrick Morton, picture from www.thelaststandfilm.com

Photo credit: Merrick Morton, picture from www.thelaststandfilm.com

Baddies: Drug kingpin, Gabriel Cortez

Best Line: That’s just between us and Jesus. Uncle Sam doesn’t need to know anything about that.

Best Kill: A machine gun-bearing henchman is on top of the roof firing a relentless stream of bullets, so Sheriff Owens decides to put a stop to it. Owens busts out of the rooftop door going 90 miles an hour, never even slowing down or hesitating, and pounces his foe like a cat on catnip, tackling him off the roof. While they’re in mid-air, Owens shoots the guy in the head, splattering his brains everywhere as they fall to the ground. Then, Owens uses his corpse as a cushion to break his fall, ultimately turning him into a bad guy pancake.

Action Rating: 4 Arnolds Being Back, out of 5

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