Synopsis of 3×16 and 3×17: Wally enters the Speedforce to try to rescue Wally while Jesse goes after Savitar. With Supergirl comatose, Barry is attacked by Music Meister and forced to enact a musical to escape. In Season 3, The Flash has been a show of extremes. At its worst, it’s […]
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The #NerdsRead Pull List – March 8, 2017
It’s a big week for Nerdophiles and comics – everyone’s reading something! Sam started the new Matt Kindt series Grass Kings from BOOM! Studios, while Kylee continues to love Harrow County from Dark Horse Comics. Jackson read a relatively straight-forward issue of Action Comics from DC Comics, while Renee read Jessica Jones and Captain America: […]
The Flash: The Wrath of Savitar Recap
Synopsis of 3×15: As Wally pushes himself to faster speeds, he begins to hallucinate encounters with Savitar. Barry’s manipulation of the team becomes public and he ultimately pushes Wally into falling into the enemy’s trap. In the mid 2000s, both DC and Marvel simultaneously, as it occasionally seems to happen, both […]
The Flash: Attack on Gorilla City & Attack on Central City Recaps
Synopsis of 3×13 and 3×14: When Earth-2 Welles goes missing, Barry and company head to Gorilla City to rescue him from a scheming Grodd. As the team returns home, Grodd follows with help from Gypsy and prepares to wage war on Central City. It’s a minor miracle that the CW’s slate […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – February 22, 2017
There were a lot of great comics this week, starting with Sam’s reviews of Mega Princess and The Backstagers, both from BOOM! Studios. Kylee enjoyed Hook Jaw from Titan Comics and Jackson took a look at The Belfry, a one-shot from Image Comics, while Renee reviewed Spider-Gwen and Spider-Woman from Marvel Comics! Want to hear more about […]
Interview: Alien invasions, Hellboy and “The Visitor” with Dark Horse’s Scott Allie
For all the lyrical ghost stories, mutant amphibians, and kaiju-inspired aspects of the outer-gods, and mystically empowered Nazis, the Hellboy universe has rarely touched the realm of extraterrestrials. That all changes, however, with the new miniseries The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed, which explores the life and of an alien, […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – February 15, 2017
Kylee was sad to see Spell on Wheels from Dark Horse Comics end this week. What do we have to do to get more of the series?! Jackson enjoyed Nightwing from DC Comics and Renee had a big week with Silk, Black Widow, and Captain America: Steve Rogers, all from Marvel Comics. Want to hear more […]
The Flash: Untouchable Recap
Synopsis of 3×12: When a meta begins hunting cops who went after him in Flashpoint, Iris is caught in the crossfire and Wally questions whether he can match Barry. Caitlin questions her villainous future. After five years of seeing how Greg Berlanti’s DC shows work, the structure has increasingly become painfully, […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – February 1, 2017
This week, Sam read Goldie Vance from BOOM! Studios, while new contributor Beatrice reviewed Assassin’s Creed: Uprising #1 from Titan Comics. Jackson continues to enjoy Deadly Class from Image Comics, but wasn’t as impressed with Bullseye #1 from Marvel Comics. Renee, on the other hand, greatly enjoyed Champions #5 also from Marvel Comics. Want to hear […]
Marvel’s ‘Bullseye #1’ Aims High but Misses Big
Author: Ed Brissom Artist: Guillermo Sanna Publisher: Marvel Comics ★★☆☆☆ Garth Ennis’ run on Punisher MAX is a comic that, on paper, should be easy to repeat and god if Marvel hasn’t tried to make lightning strike twice. Ennis was vastly working through a formula, setting up a villain or group of villains, […]
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