Convergence: Justice Society of America #1

Convergence: Justice Society of America #1 (June 2015) is a great tribute to the pre-Crisis Earth 2 superhero group consisting of Hawkman, the Flash, Green Lantern and Dr. Fate. The artwork for the cover is okay but not the greatest.

The interior artwork really shines:

The story is also one of the better ones in this big event. The four superheroes are stuck in Metropolis as old men without powers after the dome appears. Jay Garrick aka the Flash visits Kent Nelson aka Dr. Fate in the hospital since he's in a coma. He then visits Carter Hall aka Hawkman and his son, Hector, who is also in Convergence: Infinity Inc. #1., at their rooftop garden. Alan Scott aka Green Lantern calls Jay and tells him to get to the hospital quick. Kent has opened his eyes and then Telos does his speech. The dome disappears and a weapon firing machine attacks the city. The guys thinks it is from Qward the anti matter universe. Kent gets up and tells the rest that they can be superheroes again one last time. Of course, they all accept and regain their youth and powers.m

Convergence: Detective Comics #1

The pre-Crisis Earth 2 Huntress and Robin are on the cover of Convergence: Detective Comics #1 (June, 2015):

The issue actually starts off with Earth 30 Superman doing a fly over a National Superman Day parade in Moscow when the dome comes down. Then it switches to Dick Grayson aka Robin and Helena Wayna aka the Huntress in the batmobile between Gotham City and Metropolis. They arrive just in time for the dome to come down and trapping them inside. The story goes back and forth between the two trapped cities while they deal with life within the domes.

Once the domes disappear, Robin and the Huntress are teleported to Moscow while in the batmobile. They meet the Russian Superman with different attitudes. Robin just wants to talk while the Huntress wants to attack. Superman wants to talk too but things takes a turn for the worse when she tries to flee in the batmobile.

While I love seeing Robin's hybrid costume, the artwork is a bit muddled for me.

Suicide Squad Movie Cast In Costume

Here's the cast from Suicide Squad movie minus the Joker from 'Suicide Squad' suits up for the first costumed cast photo:

From left to right, the lineup shows Adam Beach as Slipknot, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Karen Fukuhara down in front as Katana, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc and Jay Hernandez as El Diablo.

The only ones I'm really interested at this moment are Enchantress and Katana. I'm sort of interested in Harley Quinn but I'm not digging this version of her so far.

Convergence: Action Comics #1

The cover of Convergence: Action Comics #1 (June 2015) features Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman and Superman from Earth 30 (the official home of characters in the Superman: Red Son mini-series) along with Superman, Power Girl and Lois Lane from pre-Crisis Earth 2. The story actually switches back and forth between Moscow and Metropolis.

My favorite part of this issue is Power Girl. She has been shacking up with Andrew for the past year while under the dome. The loss of her superpowers has not been kind to her since she is gaining weight and having health issues that we all have. She flashbacks to her glory days of fighting the likes of the Ultra-Humanite and Solomon Grundy:

I have always been a fan of the pre-Crisis Earth 2 so this is one of my favorite issues in the Convergence event. I wish all of the other issues would have switched back and forth between the two cities that are going to do battle with each other.

Convergence #4

The cover of Convergence #4 (June 2015) features the nu52 Justice Society of Earth 2 facing Deimos and Telos. They realize that they trusted the wrong person a little too late while the latter gets very interested in Dick Grayson at the start.

The best part of the issue for me is the return of Travis Morgan aka the Warlord. He is fighting lizard men with his wife, Tara:

Women Wednesday: Convergence: Wonder Woman #1

The cover of Convergence: Wonder Woman #1 (June 2015) is downright spooky:

The issue starts with Diana waking up while Steve Trevor looks out the window at the pre-Crisis Gotham City. They talk about her doing outreach in the slums and Etta Candy joining a cult while being stuck under the dome for the past year.

Diana puts on her all white outfit and parts with Steve outside their apartment building. She goes to the slums to find Etta already helping an elderly woman, who want to attend the cult's church. Unfortunately, the old gal drops dead at the feet of the High Priestess. Diana starts to give a lecture about religious tolerance and she gets knocked out just when Telos starts his speech before he lifts the dome. She is taken to the church's dungeon and tied upside down.

Etta Candy goes for help and finds Steve Trevor. Diana regains her super strength when the dome disappears while three mysterious figures show up at the church. The sisters think they are the angels sent to save them. Candy and Steve find them with their necks ripped out. They then confront the mysterious figures that turn out to be the vampire versions of the Joker, Poison Ivy and Catwoman from the Red Rain universe.

The vampire Joker takes Etta away while leaving Steve to face the vampire women. Wonder Woman shoes up to help but he tells her to go save Etta, who has already been bitten. As soon as she leaves, the cult sisters attack him because they have risen as vampires.

I have to put Convergence: Wonder Woman #1 on my favorite list for this even since I love seeing superheroines in horror settings. The grayish tone of the artwork actually works here. I also noticed that Wonder Woman's lasso seemed to pop out on the page. I can't wait until next issue when Wonder Woman battles the vampire Joker.

Doritos Assemble the Avengers Website

The Doritos Assemble the Avengers website is a little bland. I was hoping for a little more graphics instead of the dark red background:

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The code that I found on the Doritos Nacho Cheese with Iron Man bag that I got yesterday gave me four entries. I used them all for the Marvel's Collector Comic.

There are some video clips that you can watch on the website including exclusive Behind the scenes look at Quicksilver, and Behind the scenes look at Scarlet Witch videos. There are also five Inner Challenges videos.

Doritos Assemble the Avengers: Nacho Cheese Doritos with Iron Man

I told myself that I wasn't going to buy every tie-in product for the Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron and there is a lot that has been showing up in the local stores for the last few weeks. However, I was at the local Dollar General and couldn't resist the Nacho Cheese Doritos with Iron Man. The price was $2.95 for the 10 1/2 oz bag.

Yeah, it's a little hard taking picturs of a bag half filled with Doritos but here's a closer look at Iron Man:

Here is the back of the bag that states codes are available on the bags to win prizes and this bag is worth two codes (the code is located in the white box on the bottom right side):

Sorry about the blurry picture but this supposed to be showing all six Doritos Assemble the Avengers packages including Nacho Cheese Doritos with Iron Man, Cool Ranch Doritos with Captain America, Spicy Nacho Doritos with Thor, Doritos Jacked with Hulk, Doritos Jacked with Black Widow and Doritos Dinamita (?) with Hawkeye (the local Dollar General only had the two different Nacho versions):

Each bag comes with an Activate the Avengers augmented-reality badge. I got a big fist that may or may not belong to the Hulk. It's hard to tell since it's more gray than green. Unfortunately, you have to download an app and scan the badge to activate your Avenger. I can't do it since I don't have a mobile phone so I basically got a useless sticker of a fist.

I doubt that I will get anymore of the Doritos Assemble the Avengers bags. The whole badge section does not separate easily from the bag and I don't see myself saving the bag.

Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders #1

Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders #1 (June 2015) is one of my favorites of the week three Convergence titles. The group are under the dome in the pre-Crisis Earth One Gotham City. Batman is still fighting crime since he didn't have any powers to lose.

Black Lightning is still wearing his costume and is still helping even without his powers:

Katana is keeping a vigil over the comatose Halo:

Geo-Force is helping out too but he is filled with rage over the loss of his earth-based powers:

Rex Mason aka Metamorpho is now back to his normal human self and enjoying time with his girlfriend, Sapphire Stagg, who he can actually touch now:

I love this issue because it doesn't dwell on Batman but spends some pages on the Outsiders. Unfortunately, the fun is over when the dome is lifted and they regain their powers. The worst part is that Rex is in the shower with Sapphire when he starts changing back to Metamorpho. Halo wakes up from her coma and explodes with Katana still in the hospital room. Hopefully, they will be enough to face OMAC and his mutant army from the future New York City of Kamandi.

The Phantom Hit It Rich! Casino Slots

I read an email earlier offering me 10,000 bonus coins to play The Phantom Hit It Rich! Casino Slots online game at Facebook. I love the description that they sent: "The Ghost Who Walks has made his way to Hit it Rich in our newest game for the web: The Phantom! With Falling Reels and Jungle Rescue Bonus, you’re going to love your adventure in Bangalla."

I couldn't resit so I started playing it and this was the first screen that greeted me:

Here's the second screen to great me:

They are offering a special coin sale:

Here's the first screen of the actual game itself (note: I didn't have enough coins for the large jackpot):

I bet the minimum which is 800 coins but I didn't win:

I did hit a big win with the fourth bet and got the coins up to 52,000. I bet 20,000 twice and lost both times so I went back to betting 800 coins until I lost it all in a matter of minutes.

I enjoyed playing The Phantom Hit It Rich! Casino Slots online game but I do wish the minimum bet was a lot less. I should note that some of the squares are animated when they are on a winning line (example: Diana Palmer goes from still portrait to pointing).

First Official Look at Jared Leto as Joker in Suicide Squad

Here's the first official look at Jared Leto as the Joker in the Suicide Squad movie (expect to see it everywhere by now):

Image from First Look: Suicide Squad's Joker

Convergence #3

There is a lot going on in Convergence #3 (June 2015). The cover features Earth 2's Thomas Wayne aka Batman being fighting the villains from Grant Morrison's Batman & Robin series. The only one I recognize is the Riddler.

The issue starts with the surviving superheroes of Earth 2 (Flash, Superman, Green Lantern and Red Avatar) helping Deimos.

Deimos eventually takes them to the inner world of Skartaris

Other events include Telos going to Kandor, where the Kyptonians are protesting. Nightwing and Flamebird arrive only to have the former destroyed. Shakira throws Monarch and Degaton into a statis bubble with other masters of time. From what little she says, it seems that Deimos wants them for himself and she is putting them away so he can't find them. I'm waiting for Travis Morgan aka the Warlord to show up soon.

Thomas Wayne and Dick Grayson fight the mob of villains that ends with the former setting off an explosion which kills him. I kind of had the feeling that he was going to die after reading the last issue. The Joker shows up and shoots Dick Grayson but then Telos snaps the clown's neck. The alien asks Grayson where his friends are. You think the all powerful super being would be able to tell that they are inside the planet since he is supposed to be the planet.

Women Wednesday: Convergence: Supergirl Matrix #1

Convergence: Supergirl Matrix #1 (June 2015) has a nice cover:

But that can't be said about page one when we get a look under the Supergirl's skirt:

Most of the issue deals with the redheaded Lex Luthor calling Supergirl names and Lady Quark arguing with Lord Volt. The latter two are from Electropolis. Their daughter, Princess Fern, appears in Convergence: Green Lantern Parallax #1. I did like the surprise appearance of a certain bug on the last page.

Convergence: Justice League International #1

Convergence: Justice League International #1 (June 2015) has a nice cover:

Metallo is walking down a street of the pre-zero hour Metropolis causing destruction to the city along with his drones. The Justice League International shows up to kick their butt. Blue Beetle introduces them more like the Justice League Metropolis since they have been trapped under the dome for a year. This team includes Blue Beetle, Red Tornado, Martian Manhunter, Captain Atom, Fire and Ice.

The dome rises and they get their powers back just in time for the Kingdom Come Justice League shows up. This team consists of Wonder Woman, Shazam (I guess he's no longer Captain Marvel in that alternate universe either), Obsidian, Nightstar, Jade, Huntress, Creeper and Blue Beetle.