This week was a good week for comics. Sam reviewed the one-shot Lumberjanes book and is holding out hope that more comes of this first spin-off issue. Kylee continues to be creeped out by the haunting Harrow County, while Jackson helps us say goodbye to this first run of Ms. Marvel and Kamala […]
“Vixen” is a Bold First Step for The CW
For better or worse, the CW’s Arrow and Flash have codified the language of superheroes on TV. They’ve set the format, the way the origin story is told and the tone these shows use. In a lot of ways, that is a tone that appeals to an audience in its late teens and up, […]
DC and Marvel take on Continuity with Batman & Robin Eternal and Dr. Strange
Continuity is becoming an increasingly thorny concept in superhero comics. After more than 50 years of building up characters, concepts and unique worlds, both Marvel and DC have begun to reevaluate the way they approach continuity in vastly different ways. With the New 52 in 2011, DC vastly opted to […]
Gotham: Strike Force Recap
Synopsis 3×04: The new GCPD commissioner wants to root out corruption in the department and the city, complicating Gordon and Cobblepot’s relationship. Bruce makes friends with Theo and Silver St. Cloud. Rating: ★★★☆☆ There’s a moment early in this week’s episode of Gotham, “Strike Force,” when Bullock essentially sums up the […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – October 7, 2015
It’s a great time to be a comic book fan. There are tons of awesome television series out there bringing out heroes to life. Gotham, Arrow, and The Flash have all returned. We’ve got shows like Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Outcast, and more on the horizon. We also have some […]
Gotham: The Last Laugh Recap
Synopsis 2×03: Jerome and Barbara take a fundraiser hostage and attack Bruce Wayne and Alfred. Gordon tries to track down Jerome after Essen’s murder. Theo kills Jerome, turning the child into a symbol of insanity. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Gotham is driving me insane. I’m an analytical person who has a tendency to […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – September 30, 2015
It’s happened – Jackson has gotten his chance to rule over the pull list solo. It was probably inevitable, but his opinions are the only ones that matter this week. Check out how issues Inferno #4 and Batman Annual #4 let him down, while Superman #44 revealed his surprisingly strong feelings on Superman’s […]
Nerdophiles Catch up with… The Flash
Within the DC Universe, few characters are as indebted to an era as The Flash. After ringing in the beginning of the Silver Age of Comics with The Flash #123 in 1961, the world of the Flash has constantly been filled with premises and concepts more at home in the […]
Gotham: Knock, Knock… Recap
Synopsis of 2×02: The maniacs are unleashed and massacre cops at the precinct, Bullock returns to the GCPD Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Let’s talk about death in Gotham and more generally, death in all televised crime procedurals. By nature of the genre, death is intrinsic in this form of storytelling. Crime procedurals assume death […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – September 23, 2015
Sam found Negative Space to be worth the almost three month wait, while The Spire is starting to lose her interest narratively speaking. Kylee also had one awesome read – the always fantastic Arcadia – and one read that she wishes she could quit. At this point, she’s basically hate-reading Fight Club 2 if […]
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