Doctor Who: The Mystery Of The Haunted Cottage - A Review
The TARDIS brings The Doctor and Martha Jones to a place that seems like Earth but isn't quite right. At least that is what The Doctor says before they start seeing characters from Martha's favorite...
View ArticleInvaders #7 - A Review
There are two things James Robinson does better than any writer I can think of. The first is provide seamless exposition, which is fast becoming a lost art. This is particularly true at Marvel...
View ArticleDoctor Who: Nothing O'Clock - A Review
While the Time Lords of old were big on non-interference, there were some threats to space and time they did take seriously. One of these threats was The Kin - a species who moved through time like...
View ArticleInjustice: Gods Among Us - Year Two #15 - A Review
Injustice: Gods Among Us - Year Two #15 opens with one of the finest examples of symbolic duality I've ever seen in a graphic novel. The scene depicts Dinah Lance giving birth. The panel placement...
View ArticleFive Reasons Oliver Queen Is Awesome
Despite the popularity of the show Arrow, fans of Oliver Queen still get a lot of guff about our favorite hero being a half-hearted Batman rip-off. While it may be true that Green Arrow spent a goodly...
View ArticleCon Report: North Texas Comic Book Show - July 19, 2014 - Part One
North Texas Comic Book Show is a relatively new convention in Dallas. The best way to describe it is intimate. It's not the biggest convention and it doesn't have a lot of celebrity guests. What it...
View ArticleCon Report: North Texas Comic Book Show - July 19, 2014 - Part Two
Our pal Anna from Glitzy Geek Girl was one of the professional cosplay guests.Steampunk Princess LeiaAnna also hosted a wonderful how-to panel on cosplaying.The other big panel for the day was a...
View ArticleCon Report: North Texas Comic Book Show - July 19, 2014 - Part Three
And now, pictures of the cosplay contest and some of the contestants involved...Ash Deadpool and Pika-pool. Angel from X-Men.LokiThis vicious little Riddler threatened to steal my money, cut off my...
View ArticleFirefly Cast Returns for Firefly On-Line MMO!
Rumors of an MMO based on the world of Joss Whedon's Firefly have existed in abundance for a while. Many Browncoats remained skeptical even after pictures and video of the gameplay manifested. Now,...
View ArticleArrow Season 3 Trailer. Ra's Al Ghul Confirmed As Big-Bad.
The cat is out of the bag. And among other things, the new trailer confirms that Ra's Al Ghul will be a major part of Season 3 of Arrow. October 8th can't come fast enough.
View ArticleSuperman #33 - A Review
Superman #33 is something unusual in that it is a Superman book that barely contains any action. The focus here isn't on big climactic battles or costumed madmen but upon the staff of the Daily Planet,...
View ArticleInvaders #8 - A Review
There's no small irony that James Robinson should focus so much of Invaders #8 upon showing the common humanity of his characters, given that the focus of the issue is upon characters who are - to one...
View ArticleBatman #33 - A Review
Having read Batman #33, I cannot envision a more perfect comic with which to mark Batman's 75th anniversary. Not only does it prove an epic conclusion to the Zero Year and Savage City storylines but...
View ArticleDoctor Who: Beautiful Chaos - A Book Review
Wilfred Mott is having a good week. His beloved granddaughter Donna Noble has returned home from her travels with The Doctor for a quick visit. More, the amateur astronomer has discovered a new star...
View ArticleKing Conan: The Conqueror #6 - A Review
Until this final chapter, Tim Truman seemed content to avoid any major changes to the story in his adaptation of Robert E. Howard's The Hour Of The Dragon. Indeed, the entire text had remained...
View ArticleThe Sandman: Overture #3 - A Review
Reviewing The Sandman: Overture is quickly becoming a difficult task. Not because I have any difficulty articulating my feelings about the book but because it is impossible for me to find good images...
View ArticleRed Sonja #0 - A Review
Most of the time, when a comic receives a #0 issue, it is to tell an origin story in the wake of a reboot. Despite having undergone a major revision of sorts when Gail Simone took over the title, Red...
View ArticleMovie Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy
I've never been a big fan of the cosmic portion of Marvel Comics' universe. In fact, I'd sooner chew off my own arm than endure your average Jim Starlin story. That's not to say that Starlin is a bad...
View ArticleThoughts On A Funny Man's Passing
There's an old joke about a man who went to a psychiatrist complaining that all the joy had gone out of his life. That the world had become a grey, drab place and that he saw nothing worth living for....
View ArticleEarth 2 #26 - A Review
It is a rare thing for a comic writer to recap the events of the previous issue in-story for the benefit of new readers in these days where dozens of websites can give you a synopsis of the on-going...
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