Just gonna drop some casual thoughts here.
- Finally took the time to watch the Frank Miller Dark Knight Returns pt. II and I gotta give respect to how much Snyder’s newest Batfilm pays homage to Miller’s work alongside Nolan’s work. Its all there–the burned mansion, the rather specific batsuit, the battle traps, even how he injects dude with Kryptonite comes from Miller’s work. Previously I focused on the stills and the way the movie matched actual comic book frames, but watching the animated version just reminded me that there was a great deal going on there both on the Bat side and the Sup side.
- Then I tortured myself by bothering to watch some of the new Fantastic Four. I say some because it is horrible. Really, really horrible. Watching that makes the new X-men all the more impressive. It also gives me hope for Spiderman: Homecoming, because if this movie can make a halfway decent portrayal of NYC (in the first part of the film) then I’m excited about what a legit film can produce.
- The New X-men is impressive. Beyond doing an expert job of cleaning up the timeline and effectively retconing a portion of the wolverine history and appropriately filling in the blanks to create space for more story. Beyond that the Phoenix story happened. Yep, we are officially going there and I am excited.