A Kotobukiya import! The brave heroine Mikoto Misaka joins Kotobukiya’s Ani*Statue line up, emerging from the popular novel (as well as manga adaptation, and upcoming anime) series To Aru Majutsu No Index (roughly translated as “A Certain Magical Index”). In a world equally advanced with both science and magic, young Mikoto stands approximately 8″ tall with multiple bonus parts, allowing her to be displayed in her “ray-gun” pose! Wonderfully detailed throughout, with small items such as the mascot attached to her school bag.
The look of Mikoto is outstanding. Kotobukiya has outdone themselves yet again. Mikoto has a cute, young look yet it’s done tastefully so you shouldn’t worry about looking like some sort of pervert . The figure has a removable arm that can be swapped to show a straight arm or a bending arm with electricity emanating from her hand. Her hair clip is also removable, with the option of using a flower or plain clip. This is a wonderful addition to any collection.
Fairfield, Conn. (AP) – Police in Connecticut say they had ample warning of a bank robbery because the two suspects called the bank ahead of time and told an employee to get a bag of money ready.
Police arrested 27-year-old Albert Bailey and an unidentified 16-year-old boy on robbery and threatening charges Tuesday afternoon at a People’s United Bank branch in Fairfield.
Sgt. James Perez says the two Bridgeport residents showed up about 10 minutes after making the call and were met by police in the parking lot. Perez told the Connecticut Post the suspects were “not too bright.”
It’s not clear if Bailey and the teen have lawyers.
Mark Millar and Steve McNiven have teamed up once again, this time on their creator-owned series Nemesis. And if there’s one thing Millar is good at is writing over the top violence, to say he excels at it would be an understatement so it’s no surprise that Nemesis is great if violence is your kind of thing. It’s not as perverse as some of his other stuff, but the violence is out of this world.
Think of Nemesis as an evil Batman of sorts, with his cowl and flowing cape. He’s a super-villain that’s unmatched by anyone with his sheer disregard for death and destruction. He’s not about helping people, he’s all about hurting them. He’s a sociopath who’s bent on social chaos. After leaving a trail of destruction and dead police chiefs in Asia, Nemesis sets his sights on Chief Blake Morrow, the head of the Washington, D.C. Police Department. The man who’s seen a 60% decline in crime under his watch. Unfortunately for him his notoriety has made him a target of the world’s most brutal killer.
Millar’s writing is rather even paced in this issue, for a writer who’s known to bog down his stories with a lot of text it’s surprisingly well paced. Events are set in motion that will make for an interesting series, characters are introduced with ease and not convoluted. McNiven’s art is beautiful as always, but he’s seemed to take a little bit of a different approach. It doesn’t seem as detailed as in previous series, but that could be because he’s not collaborating with his usual partner, Dexter Vines. Still it’s some great looking art, and the death scenes really pop out, especially all the damage done to D.C.
Overall, I really enjoyed Nemesis and will definitely be returning for more. I just hope Millar is able to put this out on a monthly basis and not fall behind like he has with other series (ahem, I’m looking at you War Heroes). Fans of Millar’s work will definitely enjoy this, and newcomers should get a kick of how the bad guy is the focus, something which we don’t see very often.
. The figure has a removable arm that can be swapped to show a straight arm or a bending arm with electricity emanating from her hand. Her hair clip is also removable, with the option of using a flower or plain clip. This is a wonderful addition to any collection.
