Off The Shelf: Brian reviews Arkham City: The Order of the World #4

Welcome to “Off The Shelf”, our comic book reviews of recent titles. Today Brian reviews Arkham City: Order Of The World #4, written by Dan Watters, illustrated by Dani and colors by Dave Stewart

What happens when our world views are challenged to the point of breaking? Can we trust any order that has been superimposed over our existence? Brian, skeptical at first, is eventually captivated by the idea of testing our world view in order to see if it really matches reality.

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Hawkeye: Secrets, Lies and Track Suits

Brian and Sam discuss the Marvel series Hawkeye, delving into the areas of grief, memory and secrets. Plus, Sam loves Kingpin’s Hawaiian shirt, Brian loves larpers, and we both process Rogers: The Musical.

There’s a lot to discuss about how we process grief as a community, how we sanitize our history, and the importance of nuance in looking at the world and the church.

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The Matrix: Resurrections

Brian and Sam review the newest addition to the Matrix series, The Matrix: Revelations. The original trilogy drew a lot on biblical issues and themes, does this movie follow on those same themes? What does it have to say about the nature of identity, how we see ourselves and how God sees us? How have our discussions of reality changed since 1999? And … was Brian wrong about something?

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Off The Shelf: Primordial #3

For this week’s Off The Shelf, Sam reviews Primordial #3, part of the new sci-fi limited series by the creative team behind the award-winning Gideon Falls: Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, and Dave Stewart.

Link referenced in this episode: Major Printing and Distribution Problems Hitting Comics Industry (bleedingcool.com)

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