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LATEST ARTICLES ( 235 )

• I, Vampire Vol. 1: Tainted Love

  

  As a sign of my age, I have to admit that I remember picking up J. M. DeMatteis’ original stories of I, Vampire. It ran as a series of short stories in the old... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds

  

  From Amazon:One hundred and fifty years from now, Africa has become the world’s dominant technological and economic power. Crime, war, disease and poverty have... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution

  

  Rick Remender has taken Marvel Comics by storm. He is a critical success. So far I have not been as impressed as others have been. His first work on X-Force is... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Trio

  

  John Byrne's return to super-hero books is a fun look back at the classics he did at Marvel and DC. Mostly this book will remind the long time reader of his tim... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Harbinger Vol. 1: Omega Rising

  

  Joshua Dysart is one of the most underrated writers in comics today. This reboot, as part of the new Valiant Comics, is very good. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Getting Up to Date & Looking to 2013

  

  Once we got to Thanksgiving, it started to sink in that I have been reading many things but have not kept up with blogging about them. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Kevin Smith's Green Hornet Vol. 3: Idols

  

  I'll admit it, I love reading an occasional old school pulp adventure. I have read stories about Doc Savage, the Shadow, the Spider and the Green Hornet. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Cold War

  

  After going to see “Skyfall”, I was in the mood for a spy story. That was when I remembered buying this John Byrne mini-series. The main character is a James... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Battle Hymn: Farewell to the Golden Age

  

  BATTLE HYMN: Another Image superhero read. This is a B. Clayton Moore/Jeremy Haun take on the World War II superhero teams (such as The Invaders, All-Star... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Halcyon

  

  : Mark Guggenheim’s Image title was a very good 5 issue series. All violent tendencies have disappeared from the world. Villains turn themselves in. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Walking Dead Volumes 15-17

  

  THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 15 (“We Find Ourselves”): The titles are very reflective of the stories. This volume collects issues 85-90. Kirkman keeps the focus... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Invincible Vol. 9

  

  I have been reading a ton of books over the last month but did not have time to blog about them so this is the first of many short catch up reviews.INVINCIBLE... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

  

  Gaiman captured my imagination from the opening when a man named Jack enters a family's house and kills them. The only thing that goes wrong is an infant boy... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 BOOKS

• Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE Vol. 1: War of the Monsters

  

  Writer: Jeff LemireArtist: Alberto PonticelliWhat happens when Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, a werewolf, a mummy, a vampire, and the Creature from th... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Doctor Who 7.04-The Power of Three

  

  What happens when the Doctor decides to stay with the Ponds? An invasion of course. The catch this time is that little black boxes appear all over the... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Echoes by Joshua Fialkov and Rahsan Ekedal

  

  It is bad enough that Brian Cohn is being medicated for schizophrenia but he also struggles with his father suffering from Alzheimer's. On his deathbed,... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• ""Hello", Said the Gun" by Jay Lake

  

  Art by Tim StewartWhat happens when a twelve year old girl finds a talking gun in an old oak tree? More than you would think...Jay Lake demonstrates that a stor... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• "The Playground" by Ray Bradbury

  

  Think back to some of your fondest memories of childhood. Most of them involve playing with your friends. Remember the carefree days at the playground? But, wha... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Doctor Who 7.03-A Town Called Mercy

  

  The Doctor accidentally lands in a town in the American West c. 1870 where he discovers an alien, Jex, acting as the town's doctor, who is being sought by the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Doctor Who 7.02-Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

  

  The Doctor attempts to prevent the destruction of an unmanned spaceship with a cargo of dinosaurs alongside Amy, Rory, Rory's father Brian, Queen Nefertiti,... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO