After about a week of dodging spoilers, controversy, and controversial spoilers, I was finally able to sit and watch Avengers: Age of Ultron.

It was good. Not great, but good. I enjoyed it for what it was but at the same time, I feel like the novelty is wearing off for me. Seeing the Avengers together the first time was new and so exciting, but you can only be amazed once. Kind of like how people will probably flock to see a Justice League film. We’ve just waited so long to see it, but nothing will really top the first time.

As I said, I loved the movie. I liked the characters and their banter. I enjoyed Ultron and the twins. I enjoyed the hell out of the final battle. But I didn’t enjoy it enough to be all in for the next five years leading up to Infinity Wars (which is a two-parter). Hell, I don’t even know if I’m up for seeing any of the movies between this and Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

Maybe I’m ahead of the curve, but the MCU is beginning to have the same problem that I had with big two comics in general. The stories don’t end. There is no sense of finality to it. Characters make sacrifices and “die” only to come back (usually at the end of the same damn movie). While I feel like Marvel is doing a good job and they’ve been way more prepared than DC, I’m not trying to dedicate the next five years of my life to the MCU. It gets tiring trying to keep up. That’s what I liked about Guardians. Even though it had it’s tie-in to the main universe, it was mostly doing it’s own thing on the fringes. Kind of like a Nextwave (which Marvel will adapt into a be a film if they have any sense). I like things to begin and end. Plus, if I spend so much time checking on all of these Big Two films coming out, when will I have time to make my own? Seeing characters I grew up with on screen is cool, but at some point I’d like to see my own characters brought to life. Can’t do that watching the ten film tie-ins for Avengers III: Part I or the six DCCU films leading into Justice League.

I don’t know if this sounds jaded or cynical, but it isn’t my aim. AoU was dope and I’m sure that all of these other upcoming comic films will be equally as good.

I just don’t have any plans of mapping out my schedule to sit and watch them all.

The art for the last cover of Clusterf@#k. It’s been a journey to get here, but I’m excited to say that my second series is winding down. I have plans for Jim and Karl in the future, but for now, this is it. The last issue of the mini-series.

Stay tuned for more updates and get caught up on comixology. And if you do check them out, PLEASE rate the books.

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/174596649/urban-archer-and-abracadiva-1

If you’ve read my past posts, the name Aaron Walther should be familiar to you. I’ve been a guest on his Comic DNA podcast three times (with the third podcast going up in the near future) and he was the one who invited me to Tri State Comic-Con. It was there that I met Chris McJunkin, the artist of Zero’s Heroes. Well, Aaron and Chris have a Kickstarter for a new comic called Urban Archer and Abracadiva. It is a spin-off of sorts from their main series and follows the two title characters. Aaron’s description is below:

Urban Archer is an ex cop turned superhero.  His psychic visions have always given him a tactical advantage in both solving crimes and meting out two fisted justice, but lately he has been plagued by visions of his own death.  More troubling, the visions also contain the death of a beautiful woman he’s never met.

Abracadiva is an ex pop singer turned superhero who has recently joined the world’s premier superhero team, Aegis.  Although she has left the life of superstardom behind, she still finds herself trapped in the limelight as the new face of social equality and women’s rights while struggling to learn the ins and outs of being a superhero.

When a serial killer terrorizes the streets of San Francisco, Aegis sends their newest recruit, Abracadiva, to investigate.  Meanwhile, San Francisco detective Tony Gubitosi has asked his ex partner, the vigilante known as the Urban Archer, to help catch the killer.  When Urban Archer and Abracadiva meet for the first time while trying to solve the case, the two rookie superheroes realize that their lives will be forever changed.

A superhero romance set in 1970s San Francisco? What’s not to love?

The Kickstarter is in its final days and in need of some serious backing. If this sounds like something you would like to read, consider backing it before it’s too late.

Later Days