Mystery Girl #1 Author: Paul Tobin Artists: Alberto J. Albuquerque Release Date: December 2, 2015 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Genre(s): Mystery Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate In a twist on the classic detective story, Trine Hampstead already has all of the answers to the mysteries – the catch is that no one can ask her […]
Spelled Isn’t Exactly Spellbinding
Spelled Author: Betsy Schow Release Date: June 2, 2015 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Genre(s): Fantasy, Magic, Adventure, Science Fiction Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★☆☆☆ GoodReads | Amazon Every so often I buy a book solely because the cover looks really neat. Okay, so I do this a lot. Most of the time, it works out well and I discover […]
Blindspot: Evil Handmade Instrument Recap
Synopsis: The team begins a relentless search for David’s killer, and uncovers an international conspiracy. Jane finds herself in a very tight spot. Rating: ★★★★★ Something interesting that Blindspot does much more than other shows, is have it’s secondary characters functioning as a unit that is always together. Every procedural has […]
Black Friday 2015: Don’t Miss out on These Nerdolicious Black Friday Deals
Obviously, Black Friday is a big day for consumers all throughout the United States. I know my Thanksgiving tradition has always been to brew coffee in the morning and watch the parade while snooping through ads, though I think I’ve passed the point where I’m willing to go stand in […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2015: Ideas for the ‘Star Wars’ Fan in your Life
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to be the blockbuster event of the holiday season. It is a series that transcends generational boundaries. Odds are there’s at least one Star Wars fan in your life. It could be your grandfather, your mother, an uncle, or your younger niece or nephew. […]
Grimm: Lost Boys Recap
Synopsis: Rosalee is kidnapped by a group of Wesen children and Monroe races to find her. Nick, Adalind, and Kelly move into a new house. Sean gets surprising news. Rating: ★★★☆☆ It seems Nick has made the difficult decision to finally sell the house that he has shared with Juliet for […]
The Flash: Enter Zoom Recap
Synopsis of 2×06: Team Flash uses Linda’s resemblance to Dr. Light to set a trap for Zoom; Barry decides he really likes making out with Patty. Rating: ★★★★1/2 I started off “Enter Zoom” a little disappointed in The Flash. The In Media Res opening followed by a title card saying […]
Heroes Reborn: June 13th – Part 2 Recap
Synopsis of 5×08: The backstories of literally everyone are filled in as part of a midseason episode that should have been the second episode. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Now that’s more like it! After last week’s half of this here two-parter gave some undue hope that Heroes Reborn may be able to […]
Blindspot: Sent On Tour Recap
Synopsis of: The team gets much more than they bargained for on a trip to an off-grid secessionist town. Weller confronts Mayfair about Daylight. Patterson has relationship issues. Rating: ★★★★★ Finally an episode that made some great use of the secondary characters! After Mayfair continually stonewalls Patterson about the FBI case that’s […]
iZombie: Even Cowgirls Get the Black & Blues Recap
Synopsis: Liv’s on country-singer cowgirl brains this week. Between bouts of singing the blues and spilling her heart to Major, she and Peyton become besties again and the FBI comes to town to investigate the rich zombies Major assassinated. Rating: ★★★★☆ Welcome back to iZombie, where apparently the writers finally […]