Still in lockdown here… Here’s another roundup of television shows I’ve been watching lately.
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WARRIOR NUN
netflix.com
Many of you know that I started collecting comics in 1985. At the height of my collecting days, particularly in the 90s, there were many independent publishers cashing in on the crazy comic book explosion. I remember seeing Antarctic Press’ Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn hitting the market in the mid-90s. I thought the concept was silly, taking two mis-matching things and combining it. A fighter nun? It’s fun, like a fast-moving turtle.
I’ve picked up a few of Ben Dunn’s comics, Ninja High School (Eternity Comics) and the giant-robot series Dynamo Joe (First Comics), so I was already familiar with his anime/manga influence. What I liked about what he was doing was taking something from Japan and adding a Western flair. They even had a term for this type of mashup, calling it “Amerimanga”.
I suppose his creation Warrior Nun Areala is his biggest hit, considering that Netflix produced the television show Warrior Nun by Simon Barry. Although the show’s story is different than the original comic book, the television show did borrow a lot of concept of the Warrior Nuns mythology. You don’t need to know the comic book when you’re watching the show, as it’s almost two different entities.
The Warrior Nun show is about a long-running Warrior Nun order, defending the world against Hell, thanks to their training and a leader with the power of the Halo. In the pilot, their leader is killed and the nuns hid the Halo in recently deceased orphan named Ava Silva. The Halo resurrected Ava and, thus, her reluctant adventures with the Warrior Nun began.
The only Eastern-influence in the show seems to boil down to many of its fight sequences (which are actually really good). There’s something badass about nuns doing Kung-Fu and taking down groups of enemies.
The story is not amazing and its portrayal of the Catholic is unrealistic, but if you can look past the silly idea of battle/weapon-cladded nuns, you’ll have a good time.
netflix.com
Many of you know that I started collecting comics in 1985. At the height of my collecting days, particularly in the 90s, there were many independent publishers cashing in on the crazy comic book explosion. I remember seeing Antarctic Press’ Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn hitting the market in the mid-90s. I thought the concept was silly, taking two mis-matching things and combining it. A fighter nun? It’s fun, like a fast-moving turtle.
I’ve picked up a few of Ben Dunn’s comics, Ninja High School (Eternity Comics) and the giant-robot series Dynamo Joe (First Comics), so I was already familiar with his anime/manga influence. What I liked about what he was doing was taking something from Japan and adding a Western flair. They even had a term for this type of mashup, calling it “Amerimanga”.
I suppose his creation Warrior Nun Areala is his biggest hit, considering that Netflix produced the television show Warrior Nun by Simon Barry. Although the show’s story is different than the original comic book, the television show did borrow a lot of concept of the Warrior Nuns mythology. You don’t need to know the comic book when you’re watching the show, as it’s almost two different entities.
The Warrior Nun show is about a long-running Warrior Nun order, defending the world against Hell, thanks to their training and a leader with the power of the Halo. In the pilot, their leader is killed and the nuns hid the Halo in recently deceased orphan named Ava Silva. The Halo resurrected Ava and, thus, her reluctant adventures with the Warrior Nun began.
The only Eastern-influence in the show seems to boil down to many of its fight sequences (which are actually really good). There’s something badass about nuns doing Kung-Fu and taking down groups of enemies.
The story is not amazing and its portrayal of the Catholic is unrealistic, but if you can look past the silly idea of battle/weapon-cladded nuns, you’ll have a good time.
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NOS4A2
amc.com
I hate the spelling of NOS4A2. I can never spell it and I can’t really wrap my head on how it is supposed to sound like “Nosferatu”.
The second season just started on NOS4A2 on AMC, and I’m eager to see how the show will end. If you didn’t know, Season 1 of NOS4A2 was only the first half of Joe Hill’s novel. Season 2 is suppose to end the series (I do not believe there will be a Season 3).
If you’re not caught up, NOS4A2 is a story about Vic McQueen, a girl with the ability to travel anywhere using her “knife” and her Shorter Way bridge. She soon discovers Charlie Manx, who feeds on the souls of children using his Rolls-Royce Wraith, and is determined to stop Manx.
The title is a little misleading, as NOS4A2 is the license plate, and that Manx is not really a true vampire - at least not in the traditional way. His victim-children lives in “Christmasland”, and resembles nightmarish vampire-like children (complete with sharp pointy teeth)… but, again, not traditional vampires.
If you’re a fan of Locke & Key, I think you’ll enjoy NOS4A2. So far, only three episodes of Season 2 of NOS4A2 have aired. Some episodes are a miss for me, particularly the additional backstory of Charlie Manx, which was told in Season 1, but expanded for Season 2. I just had no interest in his life before becoming the monstrous Wraith character.
amc.com
I hate the spelling of NOS4A2. I can never spell it and I can’t really wrap my head on how it is supposed to sound like “Nosferatu”.
The second season just started on NOS4A2 on AMC, and I’m eager to see how the show will end. If you didn’t know, Season 1 of NOS4A2 was only the first half of Joe Hill’s novel. Season 2 is suppose to end the series (I do not believe there will be a Season 3).
If you’re not caught up, NOS4A2 is a story about Vic McQueen, a girl with the ability to travel anywhere using her “knife” and her Shorter Way bridge. She soon discovers Charlie Manx, who feeds on the souls of children using his Rolls-Royce Wraith, and is determined to stop Manx.
The title is a little misleading, as NOS4A2 is the license plate, and that Manx is not really a true vampire - at least not in the traditional way. His victim-children lives in “Christmasland”, and resembles nightmarish vampire-like children (complete with sharp pointy teeth)… but, again, not traditional vampires.
If you’re a fan of Locke & Key, I think you’ll enjoy NOS4A2. So far, only three episodes of Season 2 of NOS4A2 have aired. Some episodes are a miss for me, particularly the additional backstory of Charlie Manx, which was told in Season 1, but expanded for Season 2. I just had no interest in his life before becoming the monstrous Wraith character.
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