In honor of The Avengers, in theaters today, this week’s Friday Fun Time video is an Avengers trailer recreated with LEGOs. It’s brilliant.
Enjoy!
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popOmatic Reviews: The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch
Zombie-Lit, Post Apocalyptic and Dystopian Future are my favorite genre of books, which is why I’m thrilled that so many people are writing books with these themes. The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch is the latest dystopian future book that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Following is my Spoiler Free review.
The Eleventh Plague takes place in the near future and is set in the former United States of America. North America has been ravaged by a plague created by China as the final volley in an ever-escalating war. Most of the population is dead, the government is gone and the former states are populated by scavengers, slavers and small towns of people trying to survive and create a new society. The book is written from the perspective of a 15-year-old boy names Stephen, who traverses the country with his dad looking for items to trade in order to survive.
At first, The Eleventh Plague reminded me too much of The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I was worried that is was going to be YA retelling of McCarthy’s depressing and disturbing story. But the Plague’s father and son team quickly took a different path and left The Road behind as this adventure set out into new territory. The story got a little slow in the middle but once the action returned, it was almost non-stop until the last page.
The Eleventh Plague is relatively light and not too violent, considering the genre and subject matter. It was a quick read that took me about two days to complete. If you like Dystopian stories that won’t completely depress you than you will probably enjoy this book. If you are looking for something that is more survivalistic or heavy, then I wouldn’t recommend it.
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Free Comic Book Day is May 5, 2012
Every year on the first Saturday in May, participating comic book shops around the world give away free comic books to anyone who comes into their stores. This year, Free Comic Book Day falls on Cinco de Mayo so get your free comics and enjoy them with a dozen margaritas!
Visit the Free Comic Book Day promoter by clicking here for more info.
Check with your local shop to see if they are participating or use the Store Locator here.
Trailers: The Dark Knight Rises – Official Trailer #3
Here is that Dark Knight trailer that everyone is talking about today.
Um… I just crapped my pants at how good this looks.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 This Summer
via The Play Forum (cause I write there also):
Last week’s Nintendo news was dominated by the company’s first ever, annual loss (around $530 million). But don’t worry about Nintendo because Mario and the gang are going to be just fine. In fact, Mario already has a new game on the horizon with New Super Mario Bros. 2 arriving this August.
This new side-scrolling Mario adventure for Nintendo 3DS is a sequel to New Super Mario Bros DS that was released in 2006. There was also a New Super Mario Bros Wii game released in 2009 but as of now, we don’t know if there will also be a sequel for that game. I’d imagine, with all the talk of Nintendo’s Wii U, the successor to Wii, we won’t be seeing that sequel any time soon.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be a traditional, side-scrolling adventure game starring Mario, Luigi and, according to the Nintendo press release, “loads of other favorite characters from the popular Mario series”. The game has been designed as a pick-up-and-play game that should be highly enjoyable by Mario fans of all ages and skill levels.
You can bet that I’ll do everything I can to get my hands on this game and review it for you as soon as possible.
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