Thrift Store Finds: Razer, Tarzan and Megamind Minion

I actually picked up the following toys at a local thrift store on Saturday morning. All three were in the same bag for fifty cents. Not bad considering all the weeks that I haven't found anything.

Razer the renegade Red Lantern action figure is the sixth toy from McDonald's Green Lantern Animated Series Power Ups that was put in Happy Meals in 2012. His arms move 360* and his chest lights up when you push the button on his back.

This Tarzan is from McDonald's Disney 100 Years of Magic that was put in 2002 Happy Meals. The only movement is that the figurine rotates 360* on the base.

This McDonald's Megamind Minion top is from 2010 and was #7 in the series. The arms move up a little when he spins.

New Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Trailer Released

But you have to go here to watch it for the video is way too big for this blog. I'm not really digging Lex Luthor and Wonder Woman is shown way too briefly. It's a wonder that Batman can actually move in his battle suit.

Women Wednesday: Marisa Tomei Cast as Aunt May

The big news this week may just be Marisa Tomei Will Play Aunt May In The New ‘Spider-Man’ Movie:

Changes to Moongem Comics

You may have noticed a few changes here at Moongem Comics. For starters, I have transferred the tag cloud from the right side to the bottom. Yes, there is a lot of tags now and it looks like they could fill a page on their own. I have also dropped the SuperHeroStuff banner and link on the right side. Seems like it just wasting space since it was barely getting any clicks let alone any sales over the past year. I'm thinking of doing away the weekly T-shirt Thursday posts but I haven't decided yet.

Blog Alert: Jon's Random Acts of Geekery Returns

Mark your calendars for Jon's Random Acts of Geekery is returning with an all-new magazine-style format on August 1, 2015 (thanks, Jon, for the comment here alerting me about the return).

Women Wednesday: Megalyn Echikunwoka Voicing Vixen

According to Report: The CW Casts VIXEN, Megalyn Echikunwoka will be voicing Vixen in the new online animated series by the same name set to air on CW Seed:

Alice Cooper vs Chaos! Mini Series Coming in September 2015

According to Newsarama's ALICE COOPER Returns To Comic Books With EVIL ERNIE Crossover, September 2015 will see the launch of Alice Cooper vs Chaos! five issue mini series from Dynamite Entertainment. Not only will he crossover with Evil Ernie but Chastity, Purgatori and the Chosen will also appear.

Women Wednesday: Arkham Knight Batgirl

Batgirl is a new playable character in the Batman: Arkham Knight video game provided you get the season pass:

Tom Holland is the New Spider-Man

According to the Real Stan Lee, Tom Holland has been cast as the next Spider-Man by Sony. He is a nineteen year old English actor best known for his lead role in Billy Elliot the Musical. The new Spider-Man is expected to crossover in Marvel's Captain America: Civil War and then his solo movie is expected to be released on July 28, 2017.

Doctor Strange Finally Gets New Series

According to Comics Alliance, Doctor Strange is getting a new series thanks to Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo. However, there will be some differences such as him wearing sneakers and using weapons such as battle axe and bow.

Death in the Family and Goodnight Christopher Lee

You may have noticed a lack of posts this week. The reason is because my Uncle Kenny died last Thursday night at the age of 75 after fighting COPD for the past few years. His funeral was yesterday afternoon and I still can't believe that he's gone. He never married or had any kids but he did serve two years in the United States Army.

The first news that I read this afternoon after getting online was the death of Sir Christopher Lee at 93. Kind of bummer to see that the legendary actor that has played in so many horror movies have passed on.

Women Wednesday: Superwoman vs Wonder Woman

Today's battling women is brought to you by Convergence: Crime Syndicate #2 (July 2015):

The catfight between Superwoman from the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3 and the Wonder Woman of Justice Legion Alpha from the 853rd century starts rather late (WW does fight Ultraman and knocks out Owlman earlier):

This would make a cool poster or a t-shirt:

The women appear to be at a stalemate:

One of the women does rise out of the rubble but that's the last page that I don't want to spoil here so you need to pick up the issue and find out who wins for yourself.

DC's Infinite Crisis Game Shutting Down

Bad news for DC's INFINITE CRISIS Game Shutting Down In August. The game started only three months ago and no reason yet has been given for the shut down. I have always wanted to play it but never got around to it so there seems to be no point in doing so now.

Convergence #8

The cover of Convergence #8 (July 2015) shows Hal Jordan as Parallax, Supergirl, Flash, Superman, Lois Lane and baby in a giant hand (yes, they are all the pre-Crisis versions):

The highlights of this issue for me are the double page spreads featuring the alternate Earths in the multiverse that has been restored by the undoing of Crisis on Infinite Earths:

Of course, the planet that Telos was tied to becomes the new Earth 2.

To me this issue seemed rushed and left me a little underwhelmed. It's great to see the multiverse back but how exactly they did it was not shown. I think this event warranted at least two more issues. I have to wonder how many of these alternate Earths we will really see in the future.

Convergence #7

The cover of Convergence #7 (July 2015) features many of the DC superheroes attacking Deimos as he throttles Telos:

The highlight of this issue is seeing the different versions of Superman, Supergirl and Martian Manhunter in the multiverse:

Leave it to Hal Jordan as Parallax to get mad and destroy Deimos. Kind of a let down because I think Travis Morgan aka the Warlord should have been the one to kill him.

Women Wednesday: Power Girl vs Wonder Woman

The only reason to pick up Convergence: Action Comics #2 (July 2015) is for the pre-Crisis Earth 2 Power Girl vs Earth 30 Wonder Woman. The cover is great since it features both women duking it out:

The battle actually began when the Russian Amazon in a jet attacked the Kyptonian beauty. Of course, the latter ripped off one of the wings causing the former to bail out:

Kara takes Diana's boot to the face:

The Russian Amazon takes a right:

But she then uses her lasso for some serious swinging:

Leave it to Earth 2 pre-Crisis Superman to hit the Russian Wonder Woman:

Power Girl is ready for another round but her cousin puts an end to this super catfight:

The trio then heads off to stop Stalin and Lex Luthor from launching missiles in Moscow. They also dispatch some giant G.I. Robots.

Women Wednesday: Convergence: Supergirl Matrix #2

The cover of Convergence: Supergirl Matrix #2 (July 2015) is a tribute to Action Comics #252 (1959), which is the first appearance of Supergirl. Kara is filling in for Superman and Ambush Bug is in her spot:

Ambush Bug actually saves this comic from being a bore even with the appearance of Lady Quark. It's another wordy issue but at least there are some funny moments.

The ending does leave you hanging but the fate of Lex Luthor is not pretty. At least, that is shown off panel.