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BEST OF, MISC.

YEAR IN REVIEW / Best of 2021

Jenny Robinson ·

By Jenny Robinson

Every year, we see headlines of how bizarre, insane and exciting the passing year has been. Although a bit better than 2020, this 2021 year has also been quite the ride.

We started with hopes for an end to covid with the distribution of vaccines. A mob stormed our capital. It was the year NTF’s took their first baby steps and rich people went to space. We saw plenty of memes of the large cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal and Bernie Sanders mittens. As we leave this wacky year, we said goodbye to Norm MacDonald, Anne Rice, Michael K. Williams, DMX, Ed Asner and sadly more. We are still struggling through the pandemic with the new Omnicron variant but also see the return of Hollywood blockbusters. As with each year, we have ups and downs but there has always been amazing entertainment to keep our head in the clouds (and our feet on the ground).

Atomic Geekdom has been busy this year as well. We have relaunched our website with new articles and reviews. We made it back to the Con and excited to post new videos of all the cosplayers again. Dave and Kyle now do live streams on Twitch, Facebook Live and YouTube that are must-see. We added some amazing guest writers (thank you Brandon, Dave2, Annie, Patrick and Allan) and look forward to working with them again, while also adding some other new voices next year.

We are very proud of our direction and momentum moving into 2022.

Now…THE LISTS!

It’s sometimes difficult to remember all the awesome stuff from the past 12 months. I loved going through everyone’s favorite lists of the year. Not only does it show how different we each are but also how very similar we seem to be.

In true Justin fashion, Pig topped his movie list. “Probably one of the best modern performances of Nicolas Cage. If you are a fan of Nic Cage in general, this film solidifies how he doesn't have to go "full Cage" to make a film great.” (check out the review Justin and I did for our Four Eyes Review and stay tuned for more of Justin’s “Nic Guage” articles in 2022).

Image Comic’s Stray Dogs also had quite a few top choice awards in the comic category. Stray Dogs is like Lady and the Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs.

Annie tapped in with a “Hard Tie” for her top series by saying “Yellowjackets! Taken a lifetime to get Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci in a killer script! The wait has been worth it! A mid 90’s female Lord Of The Flies, with so much more! Can’t recommend enough! But then, CHUCKY!!! FINALLY got the continuation we deserved!! AND Tiffany!! Epic writing and casting. Hoping for Glenn & Glenda to make an appearance in s2!”

Comically, many of us struggled to nail it down to just one.

Spider-Man and Ghostbusters topped most lists for those who have been able to see them. The Green Knight (review HERE) and Heels received multiple mentions. Both myself and Matt still hold Relentless in the #1 book spot (reviews HERE).

Safe to say, it was a good year.

For each of the Atomic Geekdom’s team favorites of 2021:

@robiart

MOVIES: Last Night In Soho

SERIES/SHOW: What We Do In The Shadows S3 (Honorable Mentions: Sweet Tooth & Heels)

BOOK: Relentless by Jonathan Maberry

COMIC: Stray Dogs (Honorable Mentions: Bitter Root & BRZRKR)

GAME: n/a

ALBUM: Crawler by Idles

@djclark21 twitch.tv/djclark21

@kylekrause89 twitch.tv/kkrause89

@Skids_World

MOVIE: Spider-Man No Way Home, Shang-Chi

SERIES/SHOW: Yellowstone S4, 1883, Heels

BOOK: n/a

COMIC: DCEASED: Unkillables

GAME: PGA 2K21

ALBUM: n/a

@justin.pomerville @jpomergranite @2BGPod

@2BGPod

Twitter: @patrick_nagy1 | Instagram: @patricknagy

@btmcclure @fakenerdpodcast

Twitter @davepal | Instagram: @davepalamaro

MOVIE: Saint Maud

SERIES/SHOW: Midnight Mass

BOOK: n/a

COMIC: Days of Hate

GAME: Forgotten City

ALBUM: A Billion Little Lights by Wild Pink

@hessian_hellcat

MOVIE: Black Friday

SERIES/SHOW: Yellowjackets, Chucky

BOOK: n/a

COMIC: n/a

GAME: Dead by Daylight

ALBUM: If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey

MOVIE REVIEWS, MOVIES, SUPERHEROES

Review: Suicide Squad

Randy Soltero ·

“The Worst Heroes Get the Best Reviews: Suicide Squad”

Sometimes studios have the tendency to burn a franchise to the ground. At least for me, the DCEU has all but sizzled out of redeemable qualities. I have been burned-out by the darkest films to ever see red and blue tights, and burned by a director who let his vision sacrifice the meaning behind the characters I love. Because of this tone, the next installment of the DCEU has worried me for a while. Would it be too over the top? Would it have too much responsibility on it to ameliorate the franchise and correct the mistakes of it’s predecessors? Would it suffer from trying way too hard to be Guardians or Deadpool-esque? Sitting in the theatre, finally seeing Suicide Squad, it is relieving to be able to say that it’s becoming a bit easier to breath in the DC universe.

DC, MOVIES, SUPERHEROES

Trailer for 'Suicide Squad' Debuts During MTV Movie Awards!

Dave Clark ·

Tonight the prestigious MTV Movie Awards were held, as they are every year. This year, however, a few cast members from the upcoming DC Comics/Warner Bros film Suicide Squad were in attendance and with them, came a new trailer. Check it out below!

New Images From 'Suicide Squad'

Dave Clark ·

This week we got a special look at the upcoming villain-based DC Comics/Warner Bros film Suicide Squad. Gracing the cover of Empire magazine is The Joker and Enchantress, with some behind the scenes images from the third installment of the DC Cinematic Universe. Check out the pictures in the gallery below!

Suicide Squad Cast Tattoos!

Dave Clark ·

With filming of Suicide Squad getting ready to wrap up in September, the cast and crew likely don't have much down time to relax. This didn't stop them from taking a break to get tattoos together...done by their fellow cast-mates! Director David Ayer, and actor Joel Kinnaman took to social media to show off their new ink done by Margot Robbie and Will Smith respectively.

Meet Task Force X

Ladies and Gents...Meet The Suicide Squad

Dave Clark ·

Director David Ayer teased us yesterday about something coming in the way of his latest film Suicide Squad...

First Look: Jared Leto as The Joker!

Dave Clark ·

We've been teased for the last few weeks at what we might see when we get our first look at Jared Leto as The Joker in Suicide Squad. The only thing we knew for certain was that it would be something new, that we hadn't seen on the big screen before. And we were right!

Common Cast!

Common Cast For Suicide Squad

Dave Clark ·

Long ago, in a galaxy exactly like ours there were plans to make a Justice League film. The script was done. The cast had been assembled and we had our very first look at a live action John Stewart as Green Lantern in Common. Today we find out that Common has been cast in another DC property in a mysterious role. Common will join the film Suicide Squad as it begins production and I can only hope that he's not John Stewart but yet maybe Black Manta? 

Killer Croc Casting!

Killer Croc Cast In Suicide Squad!

Dave Clark ·

This cast just keeps getting bigger and better! As writer and director, David Ayer's Suicide Squad is set to begin production next month, we get word that Lost's very own Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has been cast as Killer Croc!

Harley Quinn Cast?

'Suicide Squad' Has Found It's Harley!

Dave Clark ·

Recently, Warner Bros and DC announced that a Suicide Squad film was in the works and that director David Ayer would be at the helm. We've heard that we might see Jesse Eisenberg reprise his role of Lex Luthor from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. There's been a few names making the rounds on the internet about who the studio is eyeing for various Squad member roles in the films. Names like Tom Hardy, Will Smith, and recently Jared Leto in the role of The Joker. Now, Collider is reporting that Harley Quinn has been cast. Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, Tarzan) is the name they mention as the actress that would be taking on the role of Joker's right hand and fan favorite Bat-villain.