With Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD premiering tonight and bringing the Marvel Cinematic Universe to television with a sort of outlandish police procedural format I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised to see DC Comics moving to do something similar. Their properties have seen pretty great success over on the CW […]
The Origins of Cyborg 009 Retold
Cyborg 009 Author: F.J. DeSanto, Bradley Cramp, Shotaro Ishinomori, Stephen Christy Illustrator: Marcus To, Ian Herring Release Date: September 24, 2013 Publisher: Archaia Entertainment Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Science Fiction, Manga Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: — GoodReads | Amazon Like many nerds, I went through a pretty serious anime phase once upon a time. My experiences with Fullmetal Alchemist […]
March Reaffirms the Power of Graphic Novels
March: Book One Author: John Lewis and Andrew Aydin Illustrator: Nate Powell Release Date: August 13, 2013 Publisher: Top Shelf Productions Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): History, Biography, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Medium GoodReads | Amazon John Lewis is a living legend. Born in 1940 he has been the Representative from the 5th District of Georgia since […]
Watch With Us: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3T-evQZiQo] Less than a week from now, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be premiering on ABC. Created by Joss Whedon, his brother Jed, and his sister-in-law Maurissa Tancharoen, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the first TV series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Set after The Avengers and the short film […]
Arrow Vol. 1 is A Solid Comic… For the CW's Arrow Fans
Arrow (Vol. 1) Author: Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg Illustrator: Mike Grell Release Date: September 24, 2013 Publisher: DC Comics Source: NetGalley Genre(s): Superheroes, Comic Book, Graphic Novel, Media Tie-In Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Medium GoodReads | Amazon Okay, so, I really like the CW’s Arrow. I think that they actually do a pretty fantastic job of adapting […]
East Meets West in Komacon
Komacon Author(s): Rick Veitch, Ben McCool, Colleen Doran, Beau Smith, Joe Keating, Anina Bennett Illustrator(s): In-Hyuk Lee, Hae Mi Jang, Jun-Hyuk Choi, Rock-He Kim, Chan-Hyuk Lee, Jung-Guen Yoon Release Date: August 13, 2013 Publisher: Image Comics Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mythology, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon So, […]
Eric Dane Should Be Batman
I’m not kidding. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I know that it can’t happen, and I actually love Ben Affleck being casted (as opposed to anyone else on the list of possible people), but I started marathoning Grey’s Anatomy after running out of things to obsess over on Netflix, […]
Mark Millar and His Disparaging Outlook at Women
Two things that are highly important to living an enlightened life: Jokes about sexual assault are never, ever, funny and the fact that this discussion is still going on is embarrassing for anyone and everyone who makes them. Mark Millar is scum. Okay now that that’s cleared up, here’s why […]
Could Spider-Man Cameo on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD?
Could Spider-Man cameo on ABC’s upcoming Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD series which starts this fall? It’s not as crazy as it sounds and I’m not saying that he will. I’m just saying that it is a distinct possibility that the webslinger may pop-up on the small screen in some way. […]
"Superman vs. Batman": Taking a Closer Look
When Man of Steel director Zack Snyder announced Superman and Batman at Comic Con, I was stoked, not to mention completely surprised. Snyder is taking a huge leap with this unexpected, vast decision. After taking some time to sit and mull over this mysterious sequel, all kinds of questions and […]
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