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Friday, May 31, 2013

Will The Red Arrow Come Forth in 'Arrow' Second Season?
















Many
viewers are wondering if Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) will make his debut as Red
Arrow during season 2 of Arrow. The
no so goody Harper greatest desire is to help the Arrow (Oliver Queen/Stephen
Amell) in his mission to safeguard the people of Starling City. However, Harper
is flout with rejection from the Arrow at every turn. 


Still
the young would-be superhero does what he can to help those people in need. The
prime example was his act of helping the people trapped on a bus during the
destruction of The Glades, an act of vengeance of the Dark Arrow (John
Barrowman/Malcolm Merlyn) to which the Arrow and John Diggle (David Ramsey) attempt
to stop (Episode 123, Sacrifice).


Throughout
his history in the DC Comics Roy Harper have had many incarnations, his first, Arsenal. He began
his existence as Roy William Harper, Jr. on a Navajo
reservation where he learned his skill





with a bow and arrow. Later and after
the accidental death of his father, Harper began a ward and sidekick of the Green Arrow. As time and the decades
moved forward, Roy Harper gained two addition identities that of th  Speedy and the Red Arrow. In
becoming the superhero, that he is notice for as being today, Harper road has
not been a smooth one.



As
stated in the DC Comic Database,
after leaving the Green Arrow over personal issues, and his a long struggle
against a heroin addiction, he became a government agent for many years, and although
as an adult, he would return to being a superhero. His brief relationship with
the super-villain
Cheshire made him the father of a young girl named Lain
Harper. He has been a member of Team Arrow, the Teen Titans, Checkmate, the
Suicide Squad, the Outsiders and the Justice League of America.


Now
as a budding member of The CW’s Arrow team, Roy Harper is once again attempting
to find his place in the world. With the help of Oliver Queen sister, Thea
Queen (Willa





Holland) as his sole support, Harper fights to turn his past
criminal life into one that serves and help the people of Starling City and those
of The Glades. Can he, and will he in this incarnation on the CW beat the odds and
not succumb to the temptations of his previous incarnations.



Although
no word of Roy Harper transmutation as the Red Arrow, millions of Arrow’s fans
are waiting to see what immersion in season 2.




The
role as Roy Harper/Red Arrow is a good opportunity for the former MTV Teen Wolf
star Colton Haynes. On Teen Wolf, Haynes character was the angry and self
centered Jackson /
Jackson Whittemore
, who later became



the Kanima, a tormented werewolf
monster.

Will The Red Arrow Come Forth in 'Arrow' Second Season?



Many viewers are wondering if Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) will make his debut as Red Arrow during season 2 of Arrow. The no so goody Harper greatest desire is to help the Arrow (Oliver Queen/Stephen Amell) in his mission to safeguard the people of Starling City. However, Harper is flout with rejection from the Arrow at every turn. 
Still the young would-be superhero does what he can to help those people in need. The prime example was his act of helping the people trapped on a bus during the destruction of The Glades, an act of vengeance of the Dark Arrow (John Barrowman/Malcolm Merlyn) to which the Arrow and John Diggle (David Ramsey) attempt to stop (Episode 123, Sacrifice).
Throughout his history in the DC Comics Roy Harper have had many incarnations, his first, Arsenal. He began his existence as Roy William Harper, Jr. on a Navajo reservation where he learned his skill
with a bow and arrow. Later and after the accidental death of his father, Harper began a ward and sidekick of the Green Arrow. As time and the decades moved forward, Roy Harper gained two addition identities that of th  Speedy and the Red Arrow. In becoming the superhero, that he is notice for as being today, Harper road has not been a smooth one.
As stated in the DC Comic Database, after leaving the Green Arrow over personal issues, and his a long struggle against a heroin addiction, he became a government agent for many years, and although as an adult, he would return to being a superhero. His brief relationship with the super-villain Cheshire made him the father of a young girl named Lain Harper. He has been a member of Team Arrow, the Teen Titans, Checkmate, the Suicide Squad, the Outsiders and the Justice League of America.
Now as a budding member of The CW’s Arrow team, Roy Harper is once again attempting to find his place in the world. With the help of Oliver Queen sister, Thea Queen (Willa
Holland) as his sole support, Harper fights to turn his past criminal life into one that serves and help the people of Starling City and those of The Glades. Can he, and will he in this incarnation on the CW beat the odds and not succumb to the temptations of his previous incarnations.
Although no word of Roy Harper transmutation as the Red Arrow, millions of Arrow’s fans are waiting to see what immersion in season 2.
The role as Roy Harper/Red Arrow is a good opportunity for the former MTV Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes. On Teen Wolf, Haynes character was the angry and self centered Jackson / Jackson Whittemore, who later became
the Kanima, a tormented werewolf monster.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Iron 3 And The Delineation Of Mandarin












I usually do not rate
film in terms of grade levels such as A, B or C, but Iron 3 is an exception. The film
opened last Friday national wise. From the very start, the film has garnered
mixed reviews among its fans. I too share some mixed feelings about the film. However,
not so much as in the portrayal of Iron Man, Tony Stark and his altered ego were
just as fans expected him to be. In addition, giving Pepper Potts superpower and
letting her kick some butt was refreshing over her usual “lady in distress”
image in the previous films. 








In addition, there are scenes in
Iron Man 3 that are more than just cool, and for those who have seen the film
or its preview, the arrival of Iron Man’s robotic champions is wonderfully
done. They fascinated me. Nevertheless, what down graded to the film from an A
to a B- is its portray of the supposed villain, Mandrin. 


All long time fans of
the Iron Man comics know that Mandarin is Iron Man’s arch-enemy and has been since
his creation by Stan Lee and his first appearing in Tales
of Suspense
, issue #50 back in February
of  1964.
Mandarin, or The Mandarin as some like to call him, is
a very diabolical character bend on nothing but world dominion, and lucky for
the rest of the world he has Iron Man to foul all his evil plans.








In the film, once Mandarin is found, the fans are introduced
to a buffoon, a down and out actor playing at world domination in order to
cover for the real villain in the film, Aldrich Killian, a twisted and insecure genus who Tony Stark forgot about and
left on a rooftop. After meeting Killian for the second, the third and the four time, fans
probably feel that Tony Stark did right in forgetting him. As a fan, I wanted too.


For whatever reason,
the character of Mandarin was dwarfed. Although, there are scenes in Iron Man 3
depicting what appear actual footage of war and destruction with the Mandarin
claiming credit for it that are harsh to watch, once he found, it becomes clear that this
Mandarin
is not the super archenemy of the Iron Man from the comics.




The Mandarin
I came to see Iron Man 3 battle is a rare archvillain who wears rings of incredible
power, and who makes Iron Man’s robotic army the only defense against him. Seems right
to me. However, because the Mandarin in this film was just a tool would a lesser mad
man, I believe the film suffered much in creativity, but because it is an Iron
Man film, it will probably do well at the box office.  




It would have been nice if the makers of Iron Man 3 had
spent more time developing the character of
Mandarin than that of Aldrich Killian.
Hint the B- rating for the film.


Below is a characterization of Mandarin and his rings of  power as described on Wikipedia.


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Powers and abilities




The
Mandarin is a superb athlete with tremendous skill in the various martial arts. Through repeated practice, he has
toughened all the striking surfaces of his body, especially his hands, which
are covered with thick calluses. He can even split Iron Man's magnetic-beam
reinforced alloy armor with repeated blows. So great is the Mandarin's martial
arts ability, that he can even survive years without food and water,
apparently, sustaining himself purely via his mastery of chi. The precise degree of The Mandarin's martial
art powers has been the subject of multiple implied by Marvel Comics.
Initially, Mandarin was portrayed as being such a superhumanly skilled martial
artist that he could destroy Iron Man's armor with his bare hands. Later
portrayals focused on his use of the rings, and implicitly retconned the
Mandarin's skill to being great but no longer superhuman. The most recent
continuity has restored Mandarin's martial arts ability to its original
superhuman level.


The
Mandarin is one of Marvel Earth's
greatest scientific geniuses, and highly skilled in various sciences. Not only
has he made himself into an expert authority on alien Makluan science, but he
has also built upon this knowledge by making further discoveries based upon it.


The
principal personal weapons of the Mandarin are the ten rings which he wears on
the fingers of each hand. The rings' operations cannot be explained by
contemporary Earth science, but it is known that they served as near-limitless
power sources for the warp-drive engines of the Makluan starship of Axonn-Karr.
The Mandarin learned how to convert the rings to his personal uses and to make
them respond to his mental commands. The fingers on which he wears each ring,
and the known functions for which he uses each ring, are given below.


































Digit


Left Hand


Right Hand


Little
finger


Ice
Blast


The ring emits
waves of cold, which can be used to stun an opponent. The ring usually causes
the air in the path of its blast to turn to ice, and can lower an object's
temperature to nearly absolute zero. The gem is shaped like multiple small
cylindrical capsules, colored blue-white.


Black
Light


The ring can create
an area of absolute blackness that seems to absorb all light used within it.
Although "black light" is a term used to refer to ultraviolet
radiation, the darkness created by the ring is probably a form of the
"darkforce" used by Cloak, Darkstar, and the Shroud. The gem is
shaped like four tiny black-blue dots, arranged in a square shape in groups
of two.


Ring
Finger


Mento-Intensifier


The ring magnifies
the wearer's own psionic energy, allowing him to place one or more people
under his mental control and to transmit orders to them mentally. Most
frequently used to create illusions. The gem is shaped like a blue
diamond/tilted square.


Disintegration
Beam


The ring emits a
beam of energy that destroys all bonds between the atoms and molecules of the
object it strikes. This ring needs twenty minutes to recharge after use. The
gem is shaped like a golden square.


Middle
Finger


Electro-Blast


The ring emits
electricity in amounts at intensities mentally determined by the wearer. The
maximum current attainable is not known. The gem is shaped like an angled
green line.


Vortex
Beam


The ring causes the
air to move about at high speed in a vortex. The vortex can be used as an
offensive weapon, as a means of levitating objects, or as a means of
propelling the ring's wearer through the air. The gem is shaped like a simple
blue circle.


Index
Finger


Flame
Blast


The ring emits
infrared radiation, or heat, at intensities mentally determined by the
wearer. Usually the heat produces flame through incandescing the molecules in
the air in the path of the blast. The heat beam can be used to trigger
chemical explosions. The maximum amount of heat it can generate is not known.
The gem is shaped similarly to the ice blast ring, but with four capsules and
a red color.


Impact
Beam


This ring can
project various forms of energy, most frequently that of fast neutrons with
great concussive force. The ring has also been used to project intense sonic
vibrations and to create magnetic waves to attract or repel objects. The ring
may be capable of emitting other forms of energy as well, and has been used
to send Iron Man slamming through a mountain. The gem is shaped like a star,
colored purple (or red).


Thumb


White
Light


This ring can emit
various forms of energy along the electromagnetic spectrum. Has been used to
create gravity powerful enough to make Iron Man bury himself by trying to
walk forward. The gem is shaped like two white circles, set in gold (almost
like a pair of eyes).


Matter
Rearranger


This ring can
rearrange the atoms and molecules of a substance, or speed up or slow down
their movement, so as to produce various effects. The ring has been used to
condense water vapor in the air to liquid water, to solidify gasses, to
create lethal poison gas from the air, to turn a group of men to stone, to
turn a man into a beetle, to turn a mountain into a rock-monster, and to make
a stone hand large enough to engulf Iron Man's body erupt from the floor. The
ring cannot transmute elements or rearrange the atoms and molecules of Iron
Man's magnetic-beam reinforced armor. The gem is shaped like a small purple
circle.



Over
the years through mental discipline achieved through meditation and long
practice in use of the rings, the Mandarin has established a strong
psionic link with his ten power rings, which was made many times
stronger during the period in which his
mind/spirit actually inhabited
them[
volume & issue needed]. One result is that
no one who wears the rings other than the Mandarin himself can command them
without his permission. The Mandarin can now command the rings even when they
are separated from him by vast distances. He can mentally monitor events taking
place near a ring that has been separated from him. Continued exposure to the
alien rings made his hands green and scaly. He can voluntarily give temporary
control over a ring to his servants. If the servant dies or falls unconscious,
the rings teleport back to the Mandarin. Conversely, if the Mandarin himself is
knocked out, all the rings automatically return to him. On one occasion,
this left the Mandarin's servants powerless to stop some of Tony Stark's
employees, that the Mandarin had kidnapped, from escaping.


The
Mandarin has also used a force field generator but this is not part of his
standard weaponry.


He
has also used a head band enabling him to transfer his mind into his rings or
into another's body, and a teleportation device hidden on his person, both examples
of Makluan technology.


The
Mandarin is a brilliant and brutal tactician and a gifted strategist. He also
abides by a very strict
code of honor. When he attempted
to stop Stark Enterprises from establishing itself in Hong Kong, the Mandarin
challenged Iron Man to a
duel, stating that if he
won, he would take control of Stark Enterprises' Hong Kong operations, and that
he would cease hindering Stark's activities if he lost. When Iron Man defeated
him in fair combat, he lived up to his end of the agreement. On another
occasion, he killed one of his minions for attempting to drug him during a practice
session, angry that one of his students would use such dishonorable tactics. --
Wikipedia


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For more about Mandarin see Marvel Universe Wiki - Mandarin