Back in 2009, Image Comics launched Chew, a strange series about an FDA agent with a peculiar talent. The gamble paid off. Chew was a commercial hit and managed to win over the critics as well, having won two Eisner ...
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The first Avengers film was a true majestic feat. It took the idea of an ensemble cast to new heights. The film didn’t consist of just any ensemble, it was full of massive stars in their own rights, with huge ...
Read More »Rat Queens: Put the sexy back in large wholesale slaughter!
I recently did some impulse buying of comic books. You hear about so many good series, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Picking up on various recommendations, I purchased the volume one trade paperbacks of The Wicked + The ...
Read More »What to expect from the CW’s iZombie
iZombie was a creator owned comic series for the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics that ran from 2010 to 2012. On March 17th, a TV series adaptation of the comic book will begin airing on the CW, the same network ...
Read More »Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service is brilliant. It’s fun, fast, clever, and original within a genre that tends to fall on its laurels. The film is undeniably British, but I do hope it does well with an international audience, as I ...
Read More »Saga: Some monsters are worse than others
I know it’s a controversial opinion to have, but I hated Y: The Last Man. Yes, hated. That said, the premise of Saga was just too intriguing not to give Brian K. Vaughan another chance. I wasn’t sorry. Saga (trade ...
Read More »X-Men: Days of Future Past – There is a new enemy out there: mutants.
I was a big fan of the original X-Men films from 2000–2006. Well, the first two were good, the third one (X-Men: The Final Stand) not so much. They were fun and full of action. They also gave us Hugh ...
Read More »Felicia Day: A geek girl icon
I have been a long time Felicia Day fan. Since watching her in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as potential slayer, Vi, in season 7, I’ve followed her career eagerly. If you saw Day walking down the street, you would probably ...
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