The line-wide relaunch that is All-New All-Different Marvel is giving an interesting look at the way the company approaches its marquee characters and teams versus the way it takes on riskier characters and concepts. For their biggest characters, Marvel’s making marked, exciting changes but grounding those changes with fairly conservative […]
Gotham: Tonight’s the Night Recap
Synopsis of 2×08: Theo sends Barbara to kill Gordon while he attempts to takeover Wayne Enterprises. Gordon and Barbara fight in a church and Barbara falls out a window. Gordon rescues the imprisoned mayor and arrests Galavan while Bruce fails to learn who killed his parents. Rating: ★★★★☆ There’s a formative […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – November 4, 2015
It’s a shorter pull list for us this week at Nerdophiles. Sam continues to enjoy John Flood, and finds that she prefers James Tynion IV’s The Woods over his UFOlogy series that limps to a close this week. Jackson continues to enjoy the subversion of 90s tropes in Midnighter (and shares his favorite 90s […]
Gotham: Mommy’s Little Monster Recap
Synopsis of 2×07 Theo is elected the new mayor of Gotham City and is targeted by Penguin after Tabitha kills Cobblepot’s mother. Gordon realizes Theo has manipulated the GCPD and the city and threatens the new mayor. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ This whole of “Mommy’s Little Monster” could fit under the broader […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – October 28, 2015
We’re pretty much in agreement here at Nerdophiles that Fight Club 2 might just be the worst comic of 2015… and yet we’re still reading this trainwreck to see it defy expectations of just how awful it can get every month. That being said, Arcadia continues to be one of the best […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – October 21, 2015
With just a couple issues left, it looks like The Fade Out is promising to end strong. Meanwhile The Paybacks is continuing on to become a pretty great book even just two weeks in. Teen Titans, though, hits a low note and Giant Days fails to be anything but average. […]
Gotham: By Fire Recap
Synopsis of 2×06 Bridgit and Selina go on the run from the Pike brothers and the GCPD. Gordon tries to safely arrest Bridgit but she’s almost killed in a police standoff. Galvan and Penguin move against each other and Butch is flipped by Theo. Nygma kills Kringle. Rating: ★★★★☆ One of […]
This Walking Carpet Gets in Your Face in the Awesome Chewbacca #1
One of the most impressive things about the first Star Wars film is how thoroughly it establishes its characters in just two hours. Luke is a would-be-hotshot, more full of self-confidence than skill and he’s shaken by the man everyone seems to think he is capable of being. Leia is […]
“I Hate Fairyland #1” Really Hates Fairytales & Suffers For It
There’s no more important or misquoted line in American cinema than “I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.” This is at least partially because, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” is sort of a terrible line saved by great delivery but it’s more about how […]
Gotham: Scarification Recap
Synopsis of 2×05 Galavan tasks Penguin with burning down several Wayne Enterprise buildings, which gives birth to a new Firefly. Gordon and the strike force attack Penguin’s finances. Bridgit and Selina go on the run after killing a cop. Rating: ★★★☆☆ There’s a weird divide throughout “Scarification” between the super heroic […]
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