2nd Annual Capeys Comic Book Nominations!

The 2nd Annual Capeys:

Comic Book Nominations

On to part 3 of our nominations: Comic Book! Otherwise known as the greatest form of media ever created, it was another amazing year in-between the panels. Marvel, DC, Image, and many others brought their "A" games so expect each victor to have fought hard for a win. So get in the spirit of Award season by voting for your favorite show in the comments section or on Twitter. Good luck to all the candidates.

Time to reveal the nominees!

Best Comic Run of 2014
Wonder Woman (DC)
Saga (Image)
Batman (DC)
Uncanny Avengers (Marvel)
Southern Bastards (Image)

Best Comic Event
Original Sin (Marvel)
Forever Evil (DC)
Death Of Wolverine (Marvel)
Green Lantern: Godhead (DC)
Edge Of The Spider-verse (Marvel)

Best Comic Writer
Gail Simone (Batgirl, Red Sonja, Secret Six)
Jason Aaron (Thor, Southern Bastards)
Rick Remember (Deadly Class, Uncanny Avengers)
Scott Snyder (Batman, Wytches, The Wake)
Charles Soule (Red Lanterns, She-Hulk)

Best Comic Artist
Greg Capullo (Batman)
Declan Shelvey (Moon Knight)
Scottie Young (Rocket Raccoon)
Mike Allred (Silver Surfer)
Fiona Staples (Saga)

Best New Series
Southern Bastards (Image)
Moon Knight (Marvel)
Wytches (Image)
Deathstroke (DC)
Grayson (DC)

Best Single Issue of 2014
The Wake #10 (Vertigo)
Edge Of The Spider-verse (Spider-Gwen) #2 (Marvel)
Wonder Woman #35 (DC)
Batman #37 (DC)
Superior Spiderman #30 (Marvel)

Best Fight
Moon Knight #5 (The Raid)
Batman #35 (Batman v Justice League)
Batman #36 (Batman v Superman)
Green Arrow #34 (Green Arrow v Richard Dragon)
Deathstroke #2 (Slade vs. 300)

Bonus Categories:

Best Announcement
Marvel Studios Announces Phase 3 Lineup
WB Announces DC Comic Movies Lineup
The Suicide Squad Cast
Deadpool Movie

Sexiest Caped Informer
Ryan Keough
Brady Doyle
Justin McKinney
Christian Strand
Matt Schneiderhan
Dan Lee
Adam Strand

Those are the nominees. All week we will debate and fight over who wins. The victors will emerge this later this. Also expect our Oscar picks as well. It's a jam packed week of Caped goodies. Who do you think should win? Have any fun category ideas for next year? Post them in the comments section.

Hey come join the party all this week!!

The Walking Dead "Slabtown" Review

Beth chills out at a hospital and hums in a brand new The Walking Dead. (SPOILERS!)

High Points

• Everybody Hates Chris! (Actor Tyler James Williams as Noah)
• Amputations are fun
• Beth helps kill that shithead cop Gorman
• Short but enjoyable Walker kill montage
• Noah crawled through a river of shit, but didn't come out clean on the other side.

The way you feel when you realize it's an all Beth episode.

Low Points

• Everybody Hates Beth! (All the characters you like are not here this week!)
• Oral sex must be reciprocated at this "hospital" (Give a favor show gratitude, it's only fair)
• Extremely slow pacing
• Power structure in hospital sucks
• Obligatory Jesus reference to justify actions (I gotta start doing that)
• This storyline for some reason is not over

Verdict: Can someone explain to me how Beth got her own episode? I have no personal vendetta against Emily Kinney, the actress who plays Beth, but she must have blackmail on or nude photos of show runners Scott Gimple and Robert Kirkman because there is no other reason that her character could get an entire episode dedicated to her story. That being said "Slabtown" could have been worse (At least she didn't sing, right?). Beth woke up in a strange hospital with a strange power structure and met some new shitty people and one cool dude (Noah!). The set up allowed for Beth to showcase that she has become resourceful and a good shot (cause every character must be a certified badass I guess). Now the main problem I had was this ep. was that it was filler.  It did noting to advance the storyline about going to DC. At least the final moment offered at least a semi-interesting wrinkle to Beth's tale though. But still I hope that this side story will be all wrapped up next week. Overall "Slabtown" is by far this season's weakest offering and gets a 6 out of 10. Like I said before, could have been worse.

That elevator made me miss "Well Zombie"

The Greater Good!: Want to watch a much better version of this story? Watch Hot Fuzz. Clip contains SPOILERS!.

The Walking Dead "Strangers" Review/Thoughts

Rick and the crew encounter a priest and go on a mission for supplies in a brand new The Walking Dead. MILD SPOILERS!

Synopsis: “With supplies running low and not knowing whether to trust the people around them, Rick leads a mission where the risk might not be worth the reward.”

High Points

• Intro to Father Stokes perfectly portrayed by Seth Gilliam
• Papa Ty!
• Water fight
• Anytime Michonne speaks
• Abraham's speech/ Judith is in
• Daryl and Carol on the case
• Sucks to be Bob (Never Fall In Love in the Apocalypse)

If only that was the case

Low Points

• Back to lots of walking and talking
• Much slower pace than last week
• Rick again reiterating "You are never safe"

Verdict: This week's episode "Strangers" was written by The Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman. So it should come as no surprise that it incorporated more storylines from the actual comic books than in any other episode in recent memory. Seth Gilliam's Father Stokes was excellently played and his portrayal mirrors that of his comic book counterpart. His back story will most likely be revealed in the upcoming weeks and if the clues revealed so far are any indication, his backstory will also be faithful to the source material. I always appreciate actual nods and scenes straight from the comics and tonight had a moment I had been waiting for some time (Sorry Bob). Besides the slower pace and another heavy handed Rick "You are never safe" speech to Carl, this was a great episode. Overall "Strangers" gets a 8.0 out of 10. Season 5 continues to be a pleasant surprise.

Thanks for reading. What did you think of The Walking Dead's 2nd episode? Sound off in the comments. Make sure to check out our reviews every week and follow our live action tweeting of every episode @Caped_Informers and @cstrand73. See you next week folks!

Wytches Issue #1 Review/Thoughts

Image launched a new horror comic this week by the legendary team behind Batman: The Black Mirror Scott Snyder and Jock and boy did it deliver! SPOILERS AHEAD!

Synopsis: Scott Snyder (Batman, Superman Unchained, SEVERED) and Jock (Batman, Wolverine, SNAPSHOT) will team up for a new horror comic known as Wytches. The comic will challenge everything we have come to learn about monsters through pop-culture and bring an interesting new twist to horror comics and American folklore. the comic centers around a young girl named Sail who has witnessed the killing of the local bully at the hands of the wytches, though Sail is believed by many to have been the killer. Sail also seems to have some strange connection to the wytches.

High Points:

• This comic was dark as shit

• The concept of Snyder's new and different wytches is interesting and draws you in fast

• The idea of pledging people to the wytches in exchange for wishes is going to make this series as a whole real interesting

• The little kid bashing his mother's face in with a rock after she'd been pledged to the wytches was a great way to set the tone for this book and series

• Loved watching the bitch who bullied Sailor get messed up by the witches

• Jock's art was unreal and even elevated Snyder's writing.

• Love the cliff hanger ending

• Scott's essay at the end was such a testament to his character

Low Points

• Sail's bully asking her to masturbate with the handle of a knife was a little much for me

• The scene with the deer throwing up all kinds of blood Sail's families rug in front of her parent was a tad cliche.....Scott's better than that

• Some of the banter with Sail's parents is a little boring

Verdict: 

This is a great horror comic, it's a new and very different twist on the basic witch story. Snyder starts a great tale that is dark and extremely compelling. I'm not one normally scared by books or even movies but while reading the two death scenes in this comic I was actually frightened. Scott is not afraid to go over the the top and just write what he wants which is great because that where he comes up with these overly graphic and dark scenes, like when the boy bashes his mothers face in with a rock rather than trying to help her escape from the wytches. Jock also does a great job bringing Scott's writing to life and making the scary moments in this comic twice as scary. I can't wait to see this story line develop more, its gonna be unreal. THIS IS A MUST READ!

P.S. Scott's essay at the end was balls to the walls bad ass and shows that this guy writes out of passion and love for his work.......ALL HAIL SCOTT SNYDER

Side Note: Wytches just got optioned for a movie by New Regency to be produced by Scott Snyder and Jock, long story short this is further proof how much ass this comic kicks. Great work boys!

Title Pull List Tuesday: (6/24/14)

Huge week! Great comics all over the place.

1. Batman #32 (DC)

2. Superman #32 (DC)

3. C.O.W.L. #2 (Image)

4. Amazing Spiderman #3 (Marvel)

5. Justice League #31 (DC)

Christian's Extra Pick: Trees #2

Absolutely sexy week of comics.

Title Pull List Tuesday: (6/17/14)

Sex Criminals makes it's triumphant return and Batman nears the end of his quest to retrieve Damian's body in this week's top comics.

1. Sex Criminals #6 (Image)

2. Original Sin #4 (Marvel)

3. Wonder Woman #32 (DC)

4. Daredevil #4 (Marvel)

5. Uncanny X-Men #22 (Marvel)

Christian's Extra Pick : Electra #3 (Marvel)
Adam's Extra Pick: Batman and Ra's Al Ghul #32 (DC)

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Tuesday Title Pull List: (6/10/14)

Not gonna lie, it's a slow week comics-wise. Don't worry though, we still have 5 comics worth grabbing this week. So let's get started...

1. Detective Comics #32 (DC)

2. Superman/Wonderman #9 (DC)

3. Deadpool #30 (Marvel)

4. Manifest Destiny (Image)

5. All- New X-Men #28 (Marvel)

There you have it! Make sure you follow us @Caped_Informers or follow me @cstrand for all up to date news on all things comics.