Review: ‘Royals’ #1 Gambles Big On Characterization
Writer plus cover artist Derek Kirk Kim, along with interior and cover artist Jacob Perez, concoct a debatably decent first
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Reviews
Toy Review: Marvel Legends Diamond Emma Frost Is An Incredibly Pretty Centerpiece
Here’s one of the things about adult collector geared action figures — sometimes translating a design to plastic just won’t
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Review — ‘Leonide The Vampyre: The House of Yonda #1’ Is A Fairytale With Teeth
Welcome to the table, I spent a semester devoted to studying Bram Stoker‘s Dracula. It was one of the best
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Something For The Easter Weekend: Your Regular Dose Of Popular Posts
Happy Easter for those celebrating. But ahead of tomorrow’s egg hunting, let’s see what the editorial team have chosen for
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Harsh Bloody Love — Reviewing ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’ #6
Oroku Saki is a kind of force of nature, determined and focused enough to always finish whatever mission he begins.
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Force Matters: ‘Pathfinders’ #1 An Intriguing Start To New High Republic Adventures
The slow trickle of new Star Wars comics continues with a new High Repulic series from Dark Horse. Star Wars:
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Sound Check — Anton Vibes With SiM’s “FiVE TiMES DEAD (by my wallet)”
Welcome to the table, In the interest of digging into physical media in a meaningful way, I have been distancing
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A Comic Of Highs And Lows: ‘Absolute Superman’ #18 Reviewed
While something interesting is stirring in the distant past, in the present, Superman is left with the ever-present danger of
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Hidden Pasts Of The Caped — Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1107
Connections between many superheroes run far deeper than a shared affinity for costumes, theatricality, and punching villains in the face.
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Main Man And Main Character Energies — Reviewing ‘Lobo’ #1
What happens when you mix blood, guts, gore, violence, big bikes, cigars, cursing, bullets, and a really big, hooked chain?
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A Diamond Of A Spy Movie: ‘D.E.B.S.’ Blu-ray Review
I don’t know if other movie fans feel this way, but sometimes I think my biggest blind spots are the
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Toy Review: McFarlane Toys ‘Superman & The Authority’ Superman Mostly Hits
The Man of Steel has numerous incarnations and one of the most interesting in recent days has come from turning
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Review: Keeping The West Weird With ‘Carmen Red Claw #3’
Welcome to the table, It’s a little wild and a little strange when you make your home down on the
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A Satisfying And Bloody Ending: ‘Marvel Knights: The Punisher’ #4 Review
If anyone could bring a knife to a gun fight and walk out the victor, it’s Frank Castle. And in
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Pub Games — Unstable Games’ ‘Happy Little Dinosaurs’ Goes Great With Mozzarella Sticks
Welcome to the table, Sometimes we have to abandon our desks, call our friends, and head over to the local
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Previously On X-Men: Boom-Boom Shines In The Spotlight Of ‘Inglorious X-Force’ #3
It’s a rough week for the continuity-minded, as both the current retro miniseries make some notable flubs. Thankfully, Inglorious X-Force
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Toy Review: Marvel Legends Retro Card Electro Is a Completionist’s Dream
Let’s be real, there’s a lot of characters out there that aren’t anyone’s favorites. When it comes to Spider-Man, the
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Advance Review — A Killer Is On The Loose In ‘Dead By Daylight: The Hillbilly’ #1
A comic book based on a video game franchise is nothing new. But when that franchise is the hugely successful
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Just The Specials: ‘Space Jam’ 30th Anniversary X Pizza Hut Triple Treat Box
Welcome to the table, Just the Specials is where your old pal Anton tries new, weird, and often unhinged menu
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Something For The Weekend: Your Regular Dose Of Popular Posts
It’s Saturday, and while I have a road trip to Liverpool to look forward to today, I’m not leaving until
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Regnad Is Danger Spelled-Backward — Reviewing ‘Absolute Wonder Woman’ #18
Magic is a powerful force in the universe. With but a word or gesture even great warriors can be humbled.
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TV Review: ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 And The Problem Of Verisimilitude
The first season of Daredevil: Born Again is a mess. Originally envisioned as clean-ish break from the earlier Daredevil series
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That’s One Dangerous Selfie — Reviewing ‘The Flash’ #31
Dangerous trends have existed for as long as human beings have been trying to prove something to themselves or others.
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In The Beginning — Reviewing ‘Miss Truesdale And The Rise Of Man’ #4
Welcome to the table, “In the beginning” is a powerful turn of phrase. It speaks to an understanding of what
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Review: ‘Superman/Spider-Man’ Scratches An Unexpected Itch
It’s a hard balance to strike of creating a story that’s equal parts nostalgia and modern. It’s something that the
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Let’s Do The Time Warp Again — Reviewing ‘Dead Teenagers’ #1
Sometimes it seems like most of society is really stuck in the past, reliving those “glory days” on a loop.
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Dream A Little Dream Of Titans Tower — Reviewing ‘New Titans’ #33
A new era begins and poses what seems to be a simple question. When does a dream become a nightmare?
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Blu-ray Review: ‘For All Mankind’ Season 2
Some ideas are so bad you look right past them, like bringing guns to outer space. Why would anyone start
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Review: ‘Kaitō’84 #1’ Feels Like The Perfect Mixtape
Welcome to the table, “I don’t know art, but I know what I like,” or some variation of that turn
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Review — Kirk Again Takes Command Of ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #6
After two issues of staying disappearing into the background, James T. Kirk finally reemerges from the shadows in the latest
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Daredevil Day: Toy Review– Marvel Legends The Kingpin Shines
He’s one of Marvel’s greatest villains, and recently the Kingpin saw a reissue of his classic look in Hasbro’s Marvel
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