South By Southwest, the annual music/film/tech festival in Austin, is this weekend and the members of WB’s Suicide Squad took to twitter to reveal character tattoos that you can get at the festival. No word yet on if they’re temporary or the permanent kind, but if you’re thinking about getting […]
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 […]
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 […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – September 2, 2015
Great news, everybody! Our weekly pull list is growing now that we’ve brought on some new talent. Jackson Adams has joined the team as our newest staff writer and he’s already jumping into things to bring you guys some great comic book reviews. We’re really glad to have him on […]
SDCC 2015 Highlights: Friday
Friday looks like it’s going to be a big day for TV lovers and is, as always, one of the biggest days of the weekend! If you’ve still got some blank spaces in your schedule, no problem, we’ve got you covered with some of our picks both inside and outside […]
Arrow: Broken Arrow Recap
Synopsis of 3×19: With Lance still targeting the Arrow, Felicity insists that Oliver keep a low profile; a metahuman who uses blasts of energy and plasma to kill people terrorizes the city, forcing Ray and Oliver to team up. Rating: ????? From the not-all-together-surprising plot turns, to shocking twists, to the team […]
Arrow: The Offer Recap
Synopsis of 3×16: Oliver learns a new villain and his crew have been terrorizing Starling City; Nyssa and Laurel bond over their issues; Lance shuts out the Arrow and Laurel. Rating: ★★★½☆☆ So as episodes go, “The Offer” was more of a conclusion to the events of “Nanda Parbat” rather than a […]
Arrow: Uprising Recap
Synopsis of 3×12: Still without Oliver, the team is forced to consider Malcolm’s offer; more details of Malcolm’s life are revealed. Rating: ★★★½☆☆ The Arrow is back in town, and although he’s a little worse for wear, he’s definitely back in the saddle. As far as episodes go, I enjoyed the introspective […]
Arrow: Midnight City Recap
Synopsis of 3×11: Diggle and Arsenal confront Laurel about her dangerous work as the Black Canary; Felicity sees a new side of Ray as he helps Lance fight a villain who has kidnapped the city’s Aldermen. Rating: ★★★★☆ I think the great thing about ‘Midnight City’ is that it not only showed […]
Arrow: Draw Back Your Bow Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC8peLThhXI] Arrow: Draw Back Your Bow (3×07) Synopsis: Oliver must stop an Arrow-obsessed serial killer, Carrie Cutter, who is convinced that The Arrow is her one true love and will stop at nothing to get his attention. Unfortunately, her way of getting his attention is to kill people. Meanwhile, Ray asks […]