New To You Comics #120: Checking Into `Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth’
We’ve taken several weeks off because of some other commitments (my fault entirely!), but we’re back now with one of
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Reviews
Christmas Book Club: ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Chapter 2
Daredevil #228. David Mazzucchelli’s partner Richmond Lewis colours this issue though Mazzucchelli is credited in the original printing. I’m not
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Noir Double Feature: ‘Kiss The Blood Off My Hands’ And ‘Larceny’
From Key Largo to The Big Clock, 1948 was a great year for film noir. That statement holds true in
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Hello Darkness My Old Friend: Reviewing ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ #102
The enemy of my enemy is my friend or in this case, my enemy is my friend because my old
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Review: ‘X-Men’ #17 Asks Tough Questions
Forge has crossed lines and done some horrible things in the name of protecting Krakoa. In X-Men #17, we see
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Advance Review: Starfleet Officer Dracula Reporting In `Star Trek: Lower Decks’ #3
It isn’t often that Dracula is portrayed as a good guy. But leave it to the Star Trek: Lower Decks
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Review: ‘Mega Centurions: Mega No More’ #5 Twists The End
Writer Jon Parrish creates a very strong script. It has several twists to keep readers’ interest. These twists also work
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Advance Review: A New Villain Rises In `Rogue Sun’ #8
New story arcs can be a challenge to pull off correctly. Course correct too much, and longstanding readers may be
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Advance Review: Divided They Fall In `Dead Mall’ #2
The first rule in any horror story is: don’t split up. Nothing good ever happens when the hunted split up.
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A Chill Falls Upon The Gotham Nocturne: Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1066
When it comes to characters featured in decades-long ongoing comic book stories, various elements surrounding them have and will continue
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Hunger During Wartime: ‘Le Soldatesse’ Reviewed
There have been many films about WWII. Valerio Zurlini’s Le Soldatesse (also known as The Camp Followers) is a film about hunger and what
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Advance Review: Not All Bad Guys Are From Hell In `The Roadie’ #3
It always helps to know your enemy. During a fierce battle In The Roadie #3, Joe D. tries to banish
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It’s M’Baku’s World: Reviewing ‘Wakanda’ #2
While Black Panther is dealing with a variety of trials and tribulations outside of Wakanda, the nation’s rich history and
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The Power Of Friendship: Reviewing ‘Eight Billion Genies’ #6
The first eight months following the arrival of eight billion genies left the Earth a truly unrecognizable place. Now those
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Something For The Thanksgiving Weekend: Your Holiday Season Dose Of Popular Posts
Happy Holidays, folks! We all hope your enjoying your weekend, and maybe you’ve dropped in on us here for a
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Review Round Up: Rounding Up All Last Week’s Reviews
With something of a truncated week due to you Yanks celebrating something called Thanksgiving, it was not as big a
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Christmas Book Club: ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Chapter 1
Frank Miller experienced a very successful and significant run as artist on Daredevil from issue 158 to 191. With Daredevil
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Boxing And Barbara Stanwyck: ‘Golden Boy’ Reviewed
In cases where a film has a predominately male cast, it’s always best to be wary about how plum a
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Review: ‘Pennyworth’ S03 Ep.10 – ‘Highland Wedding’
All the Cat Stevens songs in the world can’t make Pennyworth‘s season finale any better but, like a spoonful of
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Trouble In Paradise Averted, But At A Cost: Reviewing ‘The Prodigy: The Icarus Society’ #5
The Prodigy: The Icarus Society #5 sees the curtain come down on the last series featuring Edison Crane, super brain.
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Between Two Worlds: Reviewing ‘Catwoman’ #49
Things have a habit of moving rather quickly and compounding within the world of Selina Kyle/Catwoman, and elements from her
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A Past Most Sinister: Reviewing ‘Immortal X-Men’ #8
As Sherlock Holmes said, “When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the
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Review: ‘Voyagis’ #1 Creates A Fascinating New World
Creator-owned science-fiction worlds are always exciting to see. Image Comics’ Voyagis kicks off new with an interesting world, engaging action
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Advance Review: Mixing Sci-Fi And Western Tropes In `Fear Of A Red Planet’ #1
From the Mad Max movie series to TV’s Firefly, setting Westerns in a science fiction setting is a familiar tactic
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Reviewing Will Morris’ ‘Gospel’ #1: Historical Fantasy And The Telling Of Tales
Will Morris‘ 5-issue series Gospel tells of “magic, action, adventure, devils, giants, assassins and friends that stumble, fall and rise
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Those Real World Blues: Reviewing ‘I Hate Fairyland’ #1
Once upon a time (more like 2015) there was a series called I Hate Fairyland where a young woman named
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Review: Searching For Something Heroic In `Rogue State’ #1
“There’s no heroes, Marlo. There’s just you and me and a bazillion not-super villains.” That’s what a wall-scaling Clara Cruz tells
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Advance Review: Love Rules In `Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #1
This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a love story. In Once Upon a Time
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Advance Review: Dialing Up The Horror In `The Silver Coin’ Vol. 3
Like a bad penny, a mysterious coin keeps showing up in every horror story in The Silver Coin. This currency,
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Something For The Weekend: Your Weekly Dose Of Popular Posts
Another selection of popular posts to share with you, with a string slant towards comics and television. Let;s dive in
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Review Round Up: All Last Week’s Comic Book Reviews For Your Reading Pleasure
Another handful of comic book reviews for you to read through on this crisp November day. Well, here in the
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