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Smallville| Top 10 Comic TV Show Recommendations

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Welcome back to my fun little list of comic based TV shows that you should give a watch. These aren’t necessarily my favourites, just ones that I would recommend if you’re a fan of comic books and their adaptations. This edition is about Smallville, so get your weird on.

Part 3: Smallville

Part 3: Smallville

I’m going to start this one off by saying I’m not a huge fan of Smallville, I was never a regular watcher and the idea of a ten year origin story for Superman in which he met more or less his entire rouges gallery and beat them all before he even became Superman in massive epic story lines just didn’t quite sit with me.

However Smallville is a good show that did something that very few other writers even attempt to do with Superman and that is make him a truly interesting, truly relatable character without having to resort to weak tactics such as giving him a child and barely addressing it, or making him break his one rule of not killing but forgetting to actually establish the rule in the film. No, Smallville went the route that the 1978 Richard Donner film did so well with by actually making Superman… a person! Go figure.

This was especially important seeing as people seem to need Superman to be relatable. While he’s really not any more or less relatable than say, Batman, audiences seem to need him to be a grounded and relatable character in order to like him. Batman at least had deep motivations for doing what he does, even if the character itself is hard to relate to, which was however something that Superman lacked. This is something Smallville actually did really well, showing us Clark Kent as a teenager with humorous scenes like using X-Ray vision to see into the girls’ changing room. Perverted, yes, but completely what most teenage boys with that power would do. Seeing him coming to terms with his powers and actually enjoying the fact that he’s gaining all these new powers that no one else has is a big part of what makes this interpretation of Clark Kent so likeable.

While I don’t have any particular recommended episodes (as I said I’m not a huge fan of the show) it’s definitely one that I think you should check out purely because if you’re going to start watching comic based shows you may as well start with the biggest one ever.

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Syphon Filter on PlayStation Plus Premium: Dark Mirror and Ape Academy 2 Have Awards

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Even though trophy support for older games on PS Plus Premium isn’t always great, you can always count on Sony’s first-party games to have it.If you like collecting these digital trinkets, you’re in luck, because today’s big PlayStation Plus update includes two classic games that can now be used to earn Trophies.

Each trophy list for Ape Academy 2 and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror includes the platinum cherry on top. You can look at their respective listings here and here if you’re interested.

The list for Dark Mirror appears to be quite simple—you can basically earn them all by finishing the game. The trophies in Ape Academy 2 appear to be a little more complicated, requiring you to complete particular objectives in card battles and advance to specified rankings. Nonetheless, it doesn’t seem too difficult, so we’re looking at a couple of quite simple platinums.

Ridge Racer: Type 4 is this month’s other premium classic game; sadly, it does not offer trophies. But it makes up for it by being a complete banger.

However, will you be obtaining some of these trophies with a nostalgic flavor?

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Beautiful New Book Teaches About the Art of Horizon Forbidden West

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This year, Sony produced some truly outstanding work, releasing four high-profile games on the PS5 and PS4 (not to mention the numerous PC ports). The earliest of these, Horizon Forbidden West, arrived in February of 2022 and got the year off to a strong start. One of Aloy’s sophomore journey’s greatest strengths, among the many other things we like about it, is its excellent art direction. The Art of Horizon Forbidden West allows you to now delve deeply into the game’s visuals.

This coffee table book, which was published by Dark Horse Books, contains 200 pages of concept art and developer commentary. It provides an inside look at the process used to develop engaging characters and settings, and Forbidden West is certainly not lacking in either.

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There will be two editions of the book: standard and deluxe. Both are hardback books, with the deluxe edition having pages with metallic edges and a unique slipcase. These are now up for pre-order and will go on sale on April 25, 2023.

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Details and gameplay for The Witcher 3 PS5 Version will be released on December 14th

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Bloody hell, it took a while, but The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s long-awaited PS5 release date has been announced. The updated role-playing game will go on sale on December 14th, and CD Projekt Red reiterates that PS4 owners can get a free PS5 upgrade.

The “next-gen” game will have a physical edition at a later, as of yet unspecified time.

Though we still lack specific information about what the current-gen version will offer, don’t worry; it appears that all of our most pressing questions will be resolved soon. Next week, the developer says, will feature a livestream that will feature gameplay and more details. Hence, something to anticipate.

But in all honesty, we’re just relieved that this PS5 edition won’t be delayed any further. Will you play through The Witcher 3 again right before Christmas? Post your thoughts in the section below.

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