DC Comics announced that they will have Lego variants for the month of November. You can still get the regular covers that you are use to, but comic book retailers will also have the Lego variants for the same cover price. This idea might have come from the popularity of the Lego video games […]
When David Bradley showed up in the last moments of last week’s episode kicking ass and stealing every scene he was in, it gave The Strain a much-needed dose of excitement and entertainment. Finally, someone came in and actually started to do something. He was someone who could potentially pose as a formidable opponent to […]
Korra returned to TV this week with two more episodes, “Old Wounds” and “Original Airbenders”. Are we finally seeing an upswing in quality or is it more of the same? Lets find out. Plots In “Old Wounds”, Lin goes to seek help from an acupuncturist for her stress related pains. In doing so she unlocks […]
Each year San Diego Comic Con seems to get bigger than the previous year, and the 2014 edition of the mega-convention will take place later this month (July 24th-27th). Over the years, more and more non comic-book entertainment has built a presence at SDCC while comic book properties have expanded to all sorts of other […]
After an agonizing year-long wait, Netflix finally released the second season of its hit dramedy Orange is the New Black. And boy, was it worth the wait. Reviewing a Netflix series is strangely complicated. Due to the binge-encouraging nature of the site’s policy of releasing all episodes at once, one can never know how many […]
Hey, here’s classic Superman: The mythology, themes, and symbolism of his story have been written about for decades. We know all about that. But have you ever wondered why he looks the way he does? Not in the sense of “he’s an alien that looks completely human”. I mean the tights, the outside-underwear, the boots, […]
Perhaps the most encompassing on DC’s recent weekly series, Futures End, has recently begun its second month. So it might be the time to go back and delve into an aspect of the series that some might not have fully grasped at first. This is going to touch upon being a review, but the main […]
I have attended every PAX East since the original in 2010, and this year’s PAX East was by far the worst one. The hype that surrounds it had gotten bigger year over year, and I fail to understand why after consistent years of decreasing importance to publishers, and expo hall growing in shops versus legit […]
What if science fiction’s most bone-chilling eugenicist was real? What if Adolf Hitler managed to get his hands on his research? That’s the premise of The Army of Dr. Moreau, a hybrid of monster horror and a WWII era adventure epic. With four issues out already, the climax of this story feels as if it […]
Comic book relaunches are an old hat. They’ve been around almost as long as comics themselves have. They, for a given value of course, could even be said to have kickstarted or created the Silver Age of Comics altogether. The then brand new versions of The Flash and Green Lantern igniting a new era of […]
