Today's Lunchtime Reading West Coast Avengers 33 The Man in the Ant Hill!

 West Coast Avengers 33 The Man in the Ant Hill!

Published: June 10th, 1988

Writer: Steve Englehart Penciler: Al Milgrom

Cover Artist: Al Milgrom

While the rest of the West Coast Avengers, and an observing Wasp, are formalizing Moon Knight's membership, Henry Pym bursts into the room. He was "just having some fun" by trying to start an international incident hacking into the Soviet Union's computer systems (isn't that what got the Vision in trouble?) when he found out that his first wife, Maria is still alive.

With Khonshu now vested in the idea of him becoming an Avenger, Moon Knight wastes no time closing the deal on his membership, making the pitch that as a former mercenary he is used to fighting governments. So Pym casts the final vote to include him, and all of the West Coast Avengers agree to help Pym. The Wasp goes along as well, and there's basically a full retelling of her origin story while they are on the Quinjet.

When they arrive in Hungary, they meet the US Ambassador, but are quickly accosted by The People's Security Forces, which includes a whole lot of Communist Apes (aka the Beasts of Berlin). And also El Toro, Madam X, and other Communist villains from Henry Pym's early days as Ant-Man and Giant-Man.

 

Despite having valid visas, the Avengers are under arrest, so they are attacked by the Security Forces. Since (aside from the gorillas!) these guys were mostly normal humans, they have now taken to using poison to increase their chances against the Avengers. But the poison manages to take everyone out except for Wonder Man.

 

 

And also Pym and the Wasp, since Pym ran away from the fight to get into the country to start looking for Maria, and Jan followed him. He wants her to use her antennae to contact the insect world and get the ants to look for Maria.

 

Her connection with the ants is fuzzy, but she does get a hit and leads Pym to a prison that turns out to contain not Maria, but the Vision and the Scarlet Witch.

 

NYSQ Top Ten Most Anticipated from Disney Investor Day

Disney Investor Day 2020 event was jam-packed with new announcements. The company revealed a number of new projects in the works for both the Disney+ streaming service and theaters, covering huge franchises like Marvel and Star Wars, live-action remakes like Pinocchio and a new lineup of animated movies and series. We are going to run through our top 10 most anticipated things from Disney Investor Day. 

 

The Mandalorian Chapter 16 Theory-Palooza

The season finale of the second season of the Mandalorian is upon us and we have taken all the information from  season 1 and season 2 and any clues that we spotted to come up with our Theory-Palooza on what is going to happen in Chapter 16 of the Mandalorian! 

 

The Mandalorian Season 2 Chapter Titles:

 

1. The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
2. The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
3. The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
4. The Siege directed by Carl Weathers
5. The Jedi directed by Dave Filoni
6. The Tragedy directed by Robert Rodriguez
7. The Believer directed by Rick Famuyiwa

 

The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.

 

The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.

 

The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.

The Mandalorian Chapter 15 The Believer Breakdown and Review [Full Spoilers]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Chapter Titles:

 

9. The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
10. The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
11. The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
12. The Siege directed by Carl Weathers
13. The Jedi directed by Dave Filoni
14. The Tragedy directed by Robert Rodriguez
15. The Believer directed by Rick Famuyiwa

 

 

 

Chapter 15: The Believer

 

Dune uses her new credentials as a Marshal of the New Republic to have Mayfeld transferred from prison to her custody. As an ex-Imperial he agrees to help locate Moff Gideon's cruiser, but needs access to an internal terminal to do this. He suggest a secret Imperial mining hub on Morak. At the planet, Mayfeld and the Mandalorian hijack a transport carrying the explosive mineral rhydonium, and they manage to reach the mining facility despite attacks from local pirates. They get Gideon's coordinates from the terminal, but the Mandalorian is forced to remove his helmet for the first time since he took his Mandalorian oath. They are confronted by Mayfeld's old Imperial commanding officer who gloats about atrocities that the Empire will commit using the rhydonium. Mayfeld kills him, and the pair escape the facility with the help of Fennec, Dune, and Fett. Dune decides to let Mayfeld go. The Mandalorian sends Gideon a transmission warning that he is coming for Grogu, paraphrasing a similar speech that Gideon had previously given to him.

 

The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.

 

The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.

 

The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.

Today's Lunchtime Reading West Coast Avengers 32 Buried Monsters!

 West Coast Avengers 32 Buried Monsters!

Published: May 10th, 1988

Writer: Steve Englehart Penciler: Al Milgrom

Cover Artist: Al Milgrom

The Wasp visits the West Coast Avengers compound to help out in lieu of the recent absence of Iron Man (who is off fighting the Armor Wars). There is a lot of tension in the air at the HQ, but everyone welcomes Janet with open arms. Mockingbird suggests that what everyone needs is a vacation to help wind down from recent events. She arranges for everyone to make a field trip to visit the Grand Canyon.

But Mockingbird has an ulterior motive for this. She knows that this section of Arizona is the last known appearance of Hamilton Slade, the Night Rider. She has not told Hawkeye the truth about what happened in 1876, nor does she tell him about her recent fight with the modern Night Rider the evening prior. Everyone dresses in their civilian attire (with costumes underneath) and goes to the Grand Canyon. Bobbi leads them on a trail that takes them past a very specific geographical location. While nobody is watching, she drops a mini-bomb down into the canyon which awakens the huge cave-beast known as Yetrigar.

The Avengers snap to attention and begin fighting the savage Yetrigar. Mockingbird sneaks off to go find Hamilton Slade. Moon Knight takes note of Mockingbird's exit and follows her.

She finds Hamilton Slade and accuses him of being the Night Rider. Hamilton seems to have no idea what she is talking about. Flying into a rage, she lunges at Hamilton and begins ferociously beating on him.

Moon Knight arrives and has to pull her back. He offers to pay for any damages that may have been caused by Mockingbird's attack and brings her back to the Yetrigar fight. He asks her the nature behind her attack against Slade. As the two leave the archaeological camp where Hamilton had been working, the spirit of Lincoln Slade takes control of his descendant and begins laughing mockingly behind Bobbi's back.

The rest of the team (along with the Wasp) makes short work of Yetrigar. The Wasp zips around him distracting him with her bio-stings while Hawkeye hog-ties him with some harpoon arrows. Hank Pym places a miniature device in Yetrigar's ear, which forces the lumbering creature to fall over unconscious. He then shrinks him to a more manageable size.

The Mandalorian Chapter 14 the Tragedy Breakdown and Review

Chapter Titles:

9. The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
10. The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
11. The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
12. The Siege directed by Carl Weathers
13. The Jedi directed by Dave Filoni
14. The Tragedy directed by Robert Rodriguez

 

 Chapter 14: The Tragedy

 

The Mandalorian takes Grogu to the ancient temple on Tython, and places him on the seeing stone at its center. Grogu starts meditating, and is surrounded by a protective energy field. Boba Fett soon arrives with the mercenary Fennec Shand, who the Mandalorian had previously left for dead on Tatooine. Fett explains that the armor worn by Cobb Vanth belongs to him, as his father Jango was a Mandalorian foundling. The Mandalorian agrees to return the armor in exchange for the safety of Grogu, just as Moff Gideon arrives and deploys stormtroopers to attack the group. Fett, Fennec, and the Mandalorian are able to repel the stormtroopers, but Gideon destroys the Razor Crest from orbit before sending his droid Dark Troopers to capture Grogu. They take him just as he finishes meditating and the energy field disappears. To honor their deal, Fett and Fennec promise to help the Mandalorian get Grogu back. They travel in Fett's ship Slave I to Navarro, and ask for Dune's help in breaking criminal Migs Mayfeld out of New Republic prison as the latter might be able to locate Moff Gideon's ship.

 

The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.

 

The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.

 

The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.

Today's Lunchtime Reading West Coast Avengers 31 The Friday Night Frights!

 West Coast Avengers 31 The Friday Night Frights!

Published: April 10th, 1988

Writer: Steve Englehart Penciler: Al Milgrom

Cover Artist: Al Milgrom

The Texas Twister is mad with grief over the loss of his girlfriend Vicki "Shooting" Starr, who turned out to be a demon a while back. And he's teamed up with the Phantom Rider, who seems to be possessed by the spirit of his ancestor, the Night Rider that Mockingbird dropped off a cliff after he raped her. Together, they try to summon a denizen from the spirit world to help them, and it turns out to be Arkon.

Back at the West Coast Avengers compound, Iron Man picks a fight with Moon Knight for making out with Tigra in front of him. Hawkeye asks what that's really about, and Iron Man refuses to open up, but asks Hawkeye to continue to trust him. This is spillover from the Armor Wars storyline in Iron Man, and it continues when Henry Pym comes running with news that the East Coast Avengers are on the line. It turns out that they just found out that Iron Man recently got into a fight with (the former) Captain America.

Before they can follow up on that, though, they are attacked by Arkon, who is mad that Wonder Man appeared in a movie featuring him. Arkon has a nuclear device that he says he'll detonate if the other Avengers interfere in his grudge match. While the rest of the Avengers are enjoying the fight...

...Mockingbird is lured away by Phantom Rider, and they get into their own fight.

Wonder Man eventually convinces Arkon that he'll convince the movie studios to stop making Arkon movies, and Mockingbird gets defeated by the Phantom Rider, but he opts to not kill her yet, and instead leaves her dangling off a cliff. She's able to rescue herself.