The Top 5 Characters Kurt Russell Should Play in Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 2

Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 began production on Wednesday, and with it came an announcement from director James Gunn stating that Kurt Russell has joined the cast! Rumors about the actor’s involvement first emerged in mid-December, so many fans are excited to have him confirmed for the role, alongside the other new additions to the cast, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, and Pom Klementieff, who will be playing Mantis.

Internet rumors have pegged the iconic actor as the father of Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord, but there’s no official word on that, and to throw more confusion into the mix, Gunn has previously stated that Star-Lord’s father won’t be the same as in the comics. So is Russell playing Peter Quill’s dad? If so, who is Quill’s dad? If not, what character is he playing? There are a lot of questions, so now it’s time to speculate on some likely—and not so likely—characters from the expansive Marvel cosmos that Kurt Russell could be playing.

DC Superheroes Meet Themselves and Deadpool Turns 25

Tonight CW wraps up The Flash’s two-part jaunt to Earth-Two, where Barry and his comrades will come into contact with their dimensional dopplegangers. To mark the occasion, I looked back on the storied history of DC Comics heroes doing just that, so head on over to Blastr to check it out. I run down some the best, oldest, and weirdest dimension-hopping tales in the DC multiverse, a few of which you probably haven’t heard of before.

After you’re done with that, be sure to check out my other recent Blastr article, looking back on 25 years of everyone’s favorite Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool. He’s obviously having a big week, and I loved the movie–especially the cameo by Bob–so I had a lot of fun rummaging through lots of old Deadpool comics and looking at his rise to fame. You can find that article here.

Thanks for reading!

COCOA Reviews Superzero, Teen Titans Go, Lucifer, and Weirdworld

Catch up on all the latest video reviews from Central Oregon Comics Outreach Alliance!

In our last batch of regular reviews of the year, we start with Superzero #1 from brand new publisher Aftershock Comics, starring a girl who wants to be a superhero a little too much…

Then, I lament the passing of the classic Teen Titans cartoon in our review of Teen Titans Go #13…

We were divided over the first issue of Vertigo’s relaunch of Lucifer, which begins with a rather small storyline about the death of God…

And we close out the year with Marvel’s Weirdworld #1, which I couldn’t stop raving about…

That’s all for is week, stay tuned for COCOA’s Best Comics of 2015!

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COCOA Reviews Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Archie, and Jacked

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We begin this week with a look at one of the most original books in Marvel’s “All-New All-Different” lineup, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1!

Then, we discuss the mysterious #LipstickIncident that is finally revealed in the rebooted Archie #4.

We round out the week by getting Jacked with the first issue of the new series from Vertigo.

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COCOA Reviews Star Wars: Vader Down, Mighty Thor, Huck, and Batman: Europa

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I was absent this week, but Ashley, Phil and Chris gave their thoughts on the week’s books, starting with the latest from some obscure property called Star Wars with Star Wars: Vader Down #1.

Next up, they review another book from superstar writer Jason Aaron with The Mighty Thor #1!

Then they discussed Huck #1, the latest new series from Kick Ass and Civil War writer Mark Millar.

Finally, the crew debates homoerotic behavior between the Joker and Batman in Batman: Europa #1.

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COCOA Reviews Howling Commandos of SHIELD, TMNT, Sam Wilson: Captain America, and Art Ops

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For Halloween week, we got appropriately spooky and reviewed Marvel’s Howling Commandos of SHIELD #1 by Frank Barbiere and Brent Schoonover, which split the COCOA gang down the middle with its monstrous antics.

We then take a look at the beginning of a big new arc for the heroes in a halfshell with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #51 that we found to be a fun and fresh new status quo for the turtles.

I then dragged everyone into another political discussion about Sam Wilson: Captain America #2, which provided some interesting conversation about how the comic reflects our times.

Finally, we looked at another of the new wave of Vertigo titles with Shaun Simon and Mike and Laura Allred’s Art Ops #1, which provided us with a mindbending look into the nature of art itself.

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Afternoon Funk for 10/29/15: Captain America and the Polarization of American Politics

“Keep politics out of comic books.”

That’s what Fox & Friends called for after the release of the first issue of Marvel’s new Sam Wilson: Captain America series earlier this month. By now, you’ve likely heard all about the controversial content that had many conservative readers and pundits taking offense, and even calling for the writer’s removal. A lot of arguments have been made for and against the story, but with the release of the second issue of the series yesterday, I’m taking the opportunity to look at the climate that allowed for this to even be an issue.

COCOA Reviews Headlopper, Tet, Ninjak, and Star Wars: Shattered Empire

In the latest COCOA video reviews, Chris, Cameron, Ashley, Justin, Phil and I tackle releases from September! We try not to lose our heads over Headlopper #1, find ourselves divided by Ninjak #7, praise the visual storytelling and coloring in Tet #1, and ask special guest BB-8 to weigh in on Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens–Shattered Empire #1.

Headlopper:

Ninjak:

Tet:

Star Wars:

I wrote a review of Shattered Empire back when it released, which you can find here, and as always, be sure to follow COCOA on YouTube for even more reviews and videos.

COCOA Reviews Tokyo Ghost, My Little Pony, Bizarro, and Captain America: White

In this week’s video comic reviews, Phil, Justin and I go in depth on the intriguing future of Tokyo Ghost #1, get out of our manly comfort zones with My Little Pony #34, talk about what makes Steve Rogers work as a character in Captain America: White #1, and we not stay quiet about the terrible comic that am not Bizarro #4.