Review: Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers (4 Issue Limited)

Paul and I ended up getting Marvel Unlimited really inexpensively due to a Christmas promotion that Marvel was running. I’ve decided that, much like the books I read, I would take the time to review the comics I read. So call this the start of a new series!

First up is Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers. Why? Because I’m weird.

  • #1 Orig. Published: May 13, 2009
  • #2 Orig. Published: June 10, 2009
  • #3 Orig. Published: July 15, 2009
  • #4 Orig. Published: August 12, 2009

The pets and animal sidekicks of the various avengers ally to collect the infinity gems. Ultimately, a baddy shows up and they go to town on him. I found the book silly, a bit irreverent and downright fun. If you like off-kilter departures from marvel’s norm that’s touch a touch tongue in cheek you should track these down. I know I’ll happily snag any new issues from my local comic shop when I see them that star this rag-tag band!

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Honey is a Superfood.

“Superfood” is a word that scares me. It gives people the wrong idea about what makes a food healthy and how eating healthy works (it’s not about eating a lot of any one thing, but seeking a great variety of many things for a balanced died).

That said… Honey is pretty badass. It can keep and be perfectly safe and edible after an amazingly shocking amount of time. It’s rumored to lower allergies, and can aid in the healing of wounds. Pretty impressive, really.

False Memories

Memory has been on my mind of late, so this video seemed timely. My Grandmother is suffering at the hands of dementia right now. She can forget who I am. And for some reason can simultaneously remember my husband, whom she’s known a great deal of time less. It’s astounding, not only what the brain is capable of, but the ways in which the brain can misfire.

This might not be directly related to curing dementia, but it’s another study in which parts of memory are becoming better understood. The functionality of the brain and body together are important. But also understanding the fact that the brain screws up on it’s own, without any problems ongoing, so we have to work out what’s the normal functionality of the brain and what is actually a malfunction.