This was my day today. Not much to say about it other than this:
After work I had a good session at the osteopath. We are out of phase one which is pain management and on to phase two which is the recovery part. As such I was manipulated and pulled about far more vigourously than previous sessions. I was a little bit stiff and achy but is's all good. The osteopath estimates another five (ish) sessions and hopefully I will be done. Fingers crossed!
Some of this is a bit late but I never got round to commenting on it but there have been a few new updates in the Marvel Universe of late. First up is the announcement that the next comic book Captain America will be Sam "The Falcon" Wilson, an African America. I haven't seen much grumbling about this but I am sure that there will be plenty of people upset that Captain America is no longer white although this isn't actually the first time that he has been black. Basically the current Captain America, Steve Rogers, finds he has lost his extraordinary strength and hands over the CA mantle to his friend. Personally I like this, it's actually no big deal in reality.
In more ground breaking, and fan boy upsetting, territory came the announcement that the latest incarnation of Thor will be female. We aren't getting the usual cop out of them creating a Lady Thor. This is THE Thor. There have been some pretty extreme reactions to this news but I like the diversity that Marvel are embracing and the fact that they are prepared to push limits. Thor is about to be deemed unworthy for reasons yet to be revealed. Subsequently, it would appear, a worthy lady will take up the ancient hammer and fight for cosmic justice. For those of you that are quaking with rage at this thought, here is an inscription from Thor's hammer which was publish in What If? Volume 2 #66 back in October 1994:
...and here she is:
In less revolutionary news, Iron Man gets a new suit but is still Tony Stark as Marvel announce Superior Iron Man.
All of these character will be joining Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Ant-Man, The Winter Soldier, Deathlok, Medusa, Angela and Inferno for what will become the Avengers Now comic strand.
Marvel also announce five new film dates through until 2019 (marked with * below). No word yet as to what the titles will be. Here's the latest run down of titles and proposed dates (some of which may or may not happen):
31/07/2014 - Guardians Of The Galaxy
06/03/2015 - Fantastic Four
01/05/2015 - Avengers: Age Of Ultron
15/07/2015 - Ant-Man
06/05/2016 - Captain America 3
26/05/2016 - X-Men: Apocalypse
10/06/2016 - Amazing Spider-Man 3
08/07/2016 - Doctor Strange
03/03/2017 - Wolverine 3
14/07/2017 - Fantastic Four 2
28/07/2017* - TBC
03/11/2017* - TBC
06/07/2018* - TBC
02/11/2018* - TBC
03/05/2019* - TBC
After a catch up on the latest episode of True Blood we stayed in vampire mode. Next up was the first episode of new vampire horror drama The Strain. A plane lands at John F. Kennedy International Airport with the lights off and doors sealed. Epidemiologist Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team are sent to investigate. On board they find two hundred corpses and four survivors. The situation deteriorates when the bodies begin disappearing from morgues. Goodweather and a small group of helpers find themselves battling to protect not only their own loved ones, but the entire city, from an ancient threat to humanity.
The Strain is an interesting take on the old vampire myth There are some really stupid plot holes and the script can be a bit rough around the edges but that doesn't spoil the fun! If you like vampires or something with a horror edge then The Strain is definitely worth checking out.
