Dallas Sci-Fi Expo 2014 - Saturday, Part Two
I didn't get nearly as many cosplay pictures on Saturday as I would have liked, but I like to think I made up in quality what I have in quantity. My pal Lizzie Lynch - Makeup Artist, as a...
View ArticleDallas Sci-Fi Expo 2014 - Sunday, Part One
Closing up the Saturday show-report, I forgot to mention how Jeremy and I closed out the day - meeting Karen Gillan. While the lines were as crazy as the lines for Stephen Amell most of the day, the...
View ArticleDallas Sci-Fi Expo 2014 - Sunday, Part Two
While I had plans to take as many cosplay pics as possible, there were two groups I was determined to catch on Sunday. One was a group which included Reese of Reese's Pieces and The Taffeta Darling-...
View ArticleDallas Sci-Fi Expo 2014 - Sunday, Part Three
As for the rest of Sunday... here's all the evidence.Artemis from Young Justice. Get the #1 show on The CW while I get killed off in my first New 52 appearance? I don't think so, Queen! Wonder Woman!...
View ArticleGreen Arrow #28 - A Review
Green Arrow #28 is primarily concerned with explaining the secret history of Oliver Queen's time while shipwrecked and how it was no accident that he was left stranded and forced to learn the way of...
View ArticleInvaders #2 - A Review
Invaders #2 backtracks a little bit before returning to the action from its first issue. We learn how Captain America and The Winter Soldier became aware of the Kree soldiers that were moving after...
View ArticleEarth 2 #20 - A Review
I heard about the controversy regarding Earth 2 #20 long before I got a chance to read it. The problem stemmed from the revelation that The Red Arrow - a hero who had gone unnamed and largely...
View ArticleInjustice: Gods Among Us - Year Two #3 - A Review
Injustice: Gods Among Us - Year Two #3 is light on action, existing primarily for two reasons. The first is to establish that The Guardians of the Universe are aware of recent events on Earth and...
View ArticleBatman #28 - A Review
I fear this review of Batman #28 may seem like a broken record to my regular readers. And this is odd, because while I've made the same complaints I am about to make in regards to other DC Comics...
View ArticleRed Sonja: Berserker - A Review
Red Sonja: Berserker is proof that a work of fiction can be enjoyable while still being predictable. Canny readers will quickly recognize the classic tale that this story it is based on. However,...
View ArticleBatgirl #28 - A Review
The New 52 volume of Batgirl has seen Gail Simone create many new villains for Barbara Gordon to contend with. This issue introduces another one, who is both an interesting character and a subversive...
View ArticleRed Sonja #7 - A Review
I would like to open this review by saying a few words about the fantastic artwork of Walter Geovani. I would like to do that but I won't. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but for what my...
View ArticleInjustice: Gods Among Us - Year Two #4 - A Review
Unlike previous issues of Injustice, this fourth issue doesn't have any world-shaking moments. There's no big splash panels of horrific deaths or shocking fight scenes. Instead this issue collects a...
View ArticleThe Many Faces Of The Contemptible Clock King!
Tonight's episode of Arrow brings with it the premier of their take on the classic Green Arrow villain The Clock King. As such, I thought this might be a good time (no pun intended) to look at the...
View ArticleArrow Episode Guide: Season 2, Episode 14 - Time Of Death
For a summary of the episode guide layout & categories, click here.PlotWith Sara Lancenow a part of Team Arrowand officially Ollie's girlfriend, Felicity has come down with a bad case of envy. A...
View ArticleSerenity: Leaves On The Wind #2 - A Review
Considering how involved Firefly was as a series, Serenity: Leaves On The Wind #2 is surprisingly easy to get into. While some familiarity with the series Firefly and the events of the movie Serenity...
View ArticlePryde Of The X-Men - A Commentary In Riffs.
And now, the 1989 failed cartoon pilot - Pryde Of The X-Men. 0:07 – Is that Mark Hamill’s Joker singing this theme song?0:22 – This is why most of the 90’s Marvel cartoons didn’t have theme songs with...
View ArticleKing Conan: The Conqueror #1 - A Review
King Conan: The Conqueror #1 opens with a glorious summary of the events of the preceding miniseries, King Conan: The Hour Of The Dragon. Most readers probably won't need such a summary. If they are...
View ArticleLegends of Red Sonja #4 - A Review
As Legends of Red Sonja enters into its penultimate chapter, it shows no signs of losing momentum. Indeed, the frame story by Gail Simone - detailing a mercenary band that is hunting Red Sonja even as...
View ArticleArrow Episode Guide: Season 2, Episode 15 - The Promise
For a summary of the episode guide layout & categories, click here.PlotIn the present, Slade Wilson reveals himself to Oliver Queen, in the guise of a businessman with an interest in Moira's...
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