I loved The Rise of Ultraman and I am excited to see if the crew can keep up the momentum. The Trials of Ultraman #4 – July 7, 2021 Writer: Matthew Groom, Kyle Higgins Penciler: Francesco Manna Color Artist: Espen Grundetjern Cover Artist: Arthur Adams, Rachelle Rosenberg In Iceland, the critics of the USP are uniting - and they finally have what they need to win the rest of the world over! But what are the dark consequences of their actions…and will Ultraman choose to save them from those consequences? Or perhaps a better question to ask is - with opposition mounting, alliances fraying and trust disintegrating, can he? NEGATIVE -Conspiracy Theorists -Same Face -Ide's Humor POSITIVE -Ice Pick -Ultra Morality -Kato's Secret THOUGHTS -Who needs a doctor, the healthy or the sick? -There is a lack of moral clarity between the writing team and Ultraman himself. I think. RECCOMENDED Art: 4/5 Story: 2/5 Unsure. This book is a NOT definite recommend. I'll have to see how it wraps up in issue 5 to see if the moral clarity is there or not. You can get the book here. https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/91296/the_trials_of_ultraman_2021_4 Need MORE Ultra-analysis? Check out these other Ultraman shows I've covered! SSSS Gridman Analysis https://mjmunoz.com/going-ultra/ Netflix Ultraman Anime Analysis https://youtu.be/Qrei_AsYyNw Ultraman Z https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVAZPqzx6Bk&list=PLe9IGJCLD_-0WOB7deDJmN0nFZAa_AaD2 ___ Talk to me on MeWe - mewe.com/i/mjmuñoz Contact- https://twitter.com/MJ_Scribe More Content- https://mjmunoz.com/ Support- https://mjmunoz.com/support/

The Trials of Ultraman #3 – May 19, 2021 Writer: Matthew Groom, Kyle Higgins Penciler: Francesco Manna Cover Artist: Arthur Adams and Rachelle Rosenberg It turns out that the forces aligned against the USP and Ultraman are far more widespread -and more organized!- than our heroes had ever suspected. If they're going to survive, they'll need a new ally of their own…and the man they're looking at just so happens to be one of the most powerful and influential people in the world. But what's his history with the USP, and why does he seem to have his own hidden agenda? THE BAD -Manna's art is a little lacking and inconsistant for me in some areas. Here are two examples. Look at the video or, even better, at shownotes to see what I am talking about. 1. The Italians Ultraman rescues are reduced to having these 3 dot faces where there eyes and nose are jsut 3 dots as ther are shown in Ultraman's giant hand. That level of detail grates on me. Why not just color over their features or put them in sillhouette if you don't want to put the time and energy into properly rendering their faces there? 2. Kiki and Kato's adopted daughter Yuriko have the same face. There hair is even fairly similar, though Yuriko's is longer and more brown than black. At a glance, they could be confused for the same person. Look at Yuriko's face compared with the two Kiki faces I put on either side of it. The features are nearly identical and not enough has been done to differentiate them. That's bad. I don't get why this is being allowed. It would not take much to make them look quite distinct. THE FUN -There is this great shot where Ultraman is framed within the wreckage of the robo-kaiju torn asunder by that circular saw beam attack. It looks and feels so good. -The countdown to detransformation was a lot of fun. The color timer adding stakes to Ultraman was a brilliant stroke 55 years ago and it works just as well today. Watching them desperately toss that core away where it couldn't hurt anyone was exciting. I even like Shin's little joke that followed in the aftermath of it. THE GOOD -Shin and Ultraman are so focused on saving people's lives that they let that kaiju get away. I love their dedication to protecting people, it raises the stakes and consequences, sets up tension with Shin at the USP and seeds danger for them down the line. What if that kaiju comes back at a bad time and they get hurt or fail to save lots of people because of this choice? That is some great writing. Potentially. -Dan Moroboshi and Kato's kids and Fuji questioning the USP and having a healthy skepticism towards it is nice. THE QUESTION -What's Shin's dad's problem? I don't get it. Would he be dubious about his son being a firefighter or other dangerous profession that works to save people? What do you think his problem is? Is there something in his past to make things extra comic-book and soap operah-like or is it just a generational divide type-thing? IS THIS A RECCOMENDED? Yes. This issue was good. I enjoyed it. There are interesting things being set up, it basically stood on its own, except that it picked up from a cliffhanger moment and it told set up cool stuff for future issues. All that being said, much like Dan, I have reason to be wary. The conspiracy theory angle and the people joining together to support the kaiju skeptic that worked for Kato feels like it is going to go in a bad direction. It feels very 2021 backlash agains those who dare question authority, even though the Rise of Ultraman adequately showed just why one should question authority. Also, we know that some malevolent force is secretly working the USP from the top. Remember Wheelchair Lady? She murdered a dude in cold-blood. She is the authority ATOP to USP and she ISN'T to be trusted. Despite the fact that Shin took heat from brass over saving people instead of killing the kaiju, it seems like he will be deployed to stop these dangerous radicals who want to prove that the governments of the world may not have the best interest of the masses in mind. This is some slippery terrain and I hope this series doens't fall on its face. Official Page for Trials of Ultraman #3 - https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/91294/the_trials_of_ultraman_2021_3 Need MORE Ultra-analysis? Check out these other Ultraman shows I've covered! SSSS Gridman Analysis https://mjmunoz.com/going-ultra/ Netflix Ultraman Anime Analysis https://youtu.be/Qrei_AsYyNw Ultraman Z https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVAZPqzx6Bk&list=PLe9IGJCLD_-0WOB7deDJmN0nFZAa_AaD2 ___ Talk to me on MeWe - mewe.com/i/mjmuñoz Contact- https://twitter.com/MJ_Scribe More Content- https://mjmunoz.com/ Support- https://mjmunoz.com/support/

Love is Light - Avataro Sentai Donbrothers 17 Analysis |SSS 017 What is the balance between love and obsession? #SuperSentai #AvataroSentaiDonBrothers #tokusatsu CREDITS Avataro Sentai Donbrothers 17 Tsubas'a Light - June 26, 2022 Writer: Toshiki Inoue Director: Hiroyuki Kato SOURCE: https://powerrangers.fandom.com/wiki/Don_17:_Light_and_Tsubasa SYNOPSIS Tsubasa Inuzuka, who has been on the run for keeping a secret, promised to his beloved Natsumi to meet her again after a year. But before said meeting, Tsubasa sees a man who is about to jump off a building. By transforming into Inu Brother and saving him, his true identity is revealed to Sononi. Wanting to know more about human love, Sononi offers Tsubasa a bet. She asks Tsubasa if he can turn the darkness into light of said heartbroken man because of love to prevent him from becoming a Hitotsuki. NEGATIVE -Weak monster design POSITIVE -Tsubasa carried this episode. Haruka started off the series as our POV character and took a fairly primary roll. That was great. Tsubasa got to take over this time and the rest of the cast was BARELY in this and it still worked! DIRECTION -Congratulations to Hiroyuki Kato for doing an amazing job making origami menacing and selling that portal effect. everyone did a great job, from the lighting to the acting to the paper puppeteers. That was beautiful. WRITING -I could watch Tsubasa the Love Doctor for a while. I wonder if Inoue's restraint on Tsubasa enabled him to pull this off. REFLECTIONS -What is the balance between love and obsession? SCORE Episode 17: 8/10 Solid episode. Great chracter work with Tsubasa. His tragic horror story background was a delight to watch, his perspective on love and his good heart make him possibly my favorite Donbrother and I love the twist in and comedy served by nearly making the rest of the team his supporting cast. Original Post - https://mjmunoz.com/2022/06/29/sss017/ Home - https://mjmunoz.com/ Support - https://mjmunoz.com/support/ Flote - https://flote.app/user/mjmunoz MeWe - mewe.com/i/mjmuñoz Twitter - https://twitter.com/MJ_Scribe

What do you think is the worst thing in Donbrothers 24? The issues with Tomoko and Kouchirou are never really dealt with in any way that matters. He goes back, but not on his own terms and we don't know if she will change her approach to her son. I think both need to shift and grow, but the burden is really on her as the parent and I don't think the way that all gets papered over here is good. It was great that she recognized Kouichirou as a Hitsosuki. It was interesting that she let him be after he had been saved. Not doing anything concrete with those To me, the #worst thing in #AvataroSentaiDonbrothers 24 is the bad take on the #mom and #son #parenting #Tokusatsu #toku #SuperSentai #PowerRangers #foryou #fyp Audio + Show Notes - http://mjmunoz.com/2022/08/16/sss024/ Full Review Video - https://odysee.com/@mjmunoz:3/MJSSS024:1 Donbros 24 Best - https://odysee.com/@mjmunoz:3/asd24-best:e Donbros 24 Most Interesting - https://odysee.com/@mjmunoz:3/asd24-huh:8 Home - https://mjmunoz.com/ Support - https://mjmunoz.com/support/ Flote - https://flote.app/user/mjmunoz MeWe - mewe.com/i/mjmuñoz Twitter - https://twitter.com/MJ_Scribe TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mjmunozaaa