Final Talon Marks issue of the semester

The final issue came out today and I have to pat the Talon Marks staff on the back.

Editor-in-Chief Scott Watkins, Online Editor Steven Martin, myself, and page designer Kyle Edquist all worked hard to get those pages done and we did an outstanding job.

This was a way to go out with a bang.

Former Editor-in-Chief Erick Galindo deserves props for his inside pages. They are amazing.

I hope the Spring staff next year can produce something like that to keep it as a running tradition for the Talon Marks.

I also hope it produces a magazine over Spring Break.

We didn't make one this year because we simply did not have the skill sets to put one out.

There were three active editors this semester. Even if we were all experienced enough to make a magazine, we still wouldn't have had the manpower for a magazine.

But that's fine. We have had a good semester and I'd like to thank the entire staff for all the efforts it put forth.

Iron Man pre-screening

I saw only a couple Cerritos College students at the Iron Man pre-screening last night.

I was worried about not being able to get into the theater so I went early to stand in line.

The theatre didn't even fill up, like Paramount hoped would happen by overbooking.

About the movie, I loved it. Robert Downey Jr. plays a perfect Tony Stark.

It had a lot of great humor (with a great Stan Lee cameo), great special effects and great action.

The story was well thought-out.

I wasn't sure at the beginning, because the film goes right into the story with Tony Stark in the explosion.

I thought we would need a better introduction first.

But then there was a flashback that fully explains the Stark character for those that don't know already what he's about.

So it was better this way.

There was a foreshadow for what will happen in the sequel if this makes a lot of money.

I'm not going to post a spoiler of what exactly happens.

Since I read the comic book and have been for a long time, I know what will (or should) go down for the sequel.

I really recommend everyone check this out. It's amazing.