So, about the Comic-Con of July 2017… It has a lot of
information, but what interests us now are, well, ‘Cloak & Dagger’. Make no
mistake, Comic-Con provided a wealth of information period – about the
‘Arrowverse’ series, (including ‘Black Lightning’), about the upcoming DCEU
movies (such as ‘Shazam’ and ‘Aquaman’), about other movies, (such as
‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’, which is going to also feature Mothra, Rodan and
King Ghidorah – no sign of Kong for now), but ‘Cloak & Dagger’ are of a
particular interest to me, because, well, I tend to review them, as you’ve
seen, if you follow my blog.
What has Comic-Con ‘C&D’ clips showed us? A few things.
One is that detective Mayhem and the Corrupt Cop aren’t done with each other
yet, and detective Mayhem will certainly become that – Mayhem – in ‘C&D’
S2, because yes, ‘C&D’ themselves got renewed for S2. Good for them, but so
far aside from ‘InHumans’ and AC, MCU does not tend to cancel its’ shows – AoS
is returning for a S6 next year, the Netflix crowd is going strong, and even
‘Runaways’ were renewed for a S2 back in January (2018). Go team Marvel!
Back to ‘C&D’ proper? The teaser video showed us Ty and
Dy growing into a dynamic duo that is dependent on each other, for better or
for worse. So far, team Roxxon still appears to be the ultimate bad guy for
this season, but it is worth noting that their leader has mentioned both Stark
(as in the Iron Man) and Rand (as in the Iron Fist) in the promo video, which
is good, because so far all of the entire MCU is a mess; people in particular
have pointed out in the past how CA: CW film had ignored the fledgling
‘Defenders’ series, all of them. (No mention of Daredevil or Hell’s Kitchen for
example). ‘C&D’ is clearly amending this, which is good.
On the other hand, we see Ty and Dy fighting a crowd of
crazed zombies, which is bad. That said, ‘C&D’ has clearly resolved the
issue of villains by making them into almost faceless others – like the zombies
of TWD and related fandoms, for example, or the wights from GoT. They are inhumane;
they have no personality, no rationality or reason, no motivation; just good
old-fashioned destruction. The ‘C&D’ version, however, are capable of using
tools, such as chains or shovels, which most zombies usually can’t, but this
doesn’t really matter in the long run – they can overrun Ty and Dy and their
friends through sheer numbers, if nothing else succeeds.
…And Roxxon and its’ quest for power may be behind them; as
far as villains go, Roxxon is not so much soulless as brainless and heartless,
which is sad. When will master Jip make his move? Maybe he is the promised
power for Roxxon, (or had promised power for Roxxon and they were stupid enough
to believe him)? If so, it will be interesting to see how that will turn out;
master Jip used to work for the Ancient One, (re: the ‘Dr. Strange’ film –
remember it back in 2016?), so it will be interesting to see how his
partnership with Roxxon will work out, (if there is a partnership, that is).
Anything else? Comic-Con has also showed first footage of
the upcoming ‘Titans’ live action reboot, (we’re talking about ‘Teen Titans Go’
series, 2003-2006, I believe). So far this is already a very different show
from its’ previous animated incarnations. This already is drawing some
criticism, but so what? We ought to first wait and see as to how it will go on
the TV screens first before criticising.
Well, this is it for now; see you all soon instead!
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