Rocket Girl, Vol 1: Times Squared Author: Brandon Montclare Artists: Amy Reeder Release Date: July 22, 2014 Publisher: Image Comics Source: Bought and Owned Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Drama Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low When I described the concept of Rocket Girl to a friend of mine after reading the first issue off of Comixology, I got laughed […]
“Beautiful Darkness” just might be the bleakest fairy tale you’ll ever read
Beautiful Darkness Author: Fabien Vehlmann (Translation by Helge Dascher) Artist: Kerascoët Release Date: February 25, 2014 Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly Press Source: Borrowed from a friend Genre(s): Fantasy, Drama Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Beautiful Darkness is such a strange comic to unpack. It’s gorgeous, for sure, but it was one of those that made me […]
Nerdophiles Catch Up With… Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Just out of plain life circumstances and laziness, I never got around to recapping the season one finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, which was titled ‘Beginning of the End.’ It was a solid three star finale. Not my favorite episode ever, but it still delivered lots of great moments. […]
A Tale of Two Dogs: A Review of the First Issues of Teen Dog and Wild’s End
Teen Dog #1 (of 8) Author: Jake Lawrence Artist: Jake Lawrence Release Date: September 10, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios Press Site Genre(s): Comedy Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low For a while after reading the first issue of Teen Dog, I had the hardest time understanding the hype behind it. I mean, I think I liked it, […]
The First Trailer for “Big Eyes” Gives Us Hope for a Brighter Tim Burton Future
I’ll admit, for several years, I’ve been on the “roll my eyes at any mention of Tim Burton” train. For a guy who had been involved in some of my favorite films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Big Fish, it definitely felt like his work had become self-parody of his own […]
Fall Out Boy Makes You Remember the Name in ‘Centuries’
Remember what I said a couple of weeks ago in my review of ‘Never Been In Love’ about how I nerd pretty hard for pop-punk bands that rose to prominence in the mid-2000s? Well, that applies double to Fall Out Boy. They have been one of my favorite bands since […]
Cloaks #1: The Pledge
Cloaks #1 (of 4) Author: Caleb Munroe Artists: Mariano Novarro Release Date: September 3, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios Press Site Genre(s): Action, Mystery Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low I don’t know what it is about magicians that make them the perfect stars of capers. Perhaps it is the angle of that you’re never supposed […]
Hawkeye #20: Leaving Los Angeles
Hawkeye #20 Author: Matt Fraction Artists: Annie Wu and Matt Hollingsworth Release Date: September 10, 2014 Publisher: Marvel Comics Source: Bought and Owned Genre(s): Action, Drama Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low Well, the “LA Woman” arc has come to an end, but good news everyone! Kate Bishop is coming home. And she’s bringing the Pizza Dog back […]
Steven Universe #2: Off to the Bicycle Races!
Steven Universe #2 Author: Jeremy Sorese Artists: Coleman Engle Release Date: August 8, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios Press Site Genre(s): Comedy, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Much like the previous issue, Steven is off on a one-off adventure. This time, he wants to enter the Beach City Bike Race. However, the Gems won’t […]
Cobra Starship comes dancing back with Icona Pop in ‘Never Been In Love’
I love music, but there’s probably no section of music I nerd out about more than pop punk bands who rose to prominence in the mid-2000s. Well, maybe steampunk and retrofuturistic bands, but I’ve loved the dorks who made up Decaydance Records much longer. One of my favorite bands from […]
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