The RTS fans actually want! “After the Great War, farmers found a plethora of unexploded ordnance, barbed wire, weapons, shrapnel and bullets while ploughing their fields. They called it the Iron Harvest.” The Game Iron Harvest is a real-time strategy game (RTS) set in the alternate reality of 1920+, just after …
Read More »BUILT ON HOPE: A Review of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
In 2016, it seemed like there was a worldwide shortage of hope. On the very day that I went to see “Rogue One”, Carrie Fisher, best known for portraying Princess/General Leia Organa in the Star Wars films, died after suffering a massive heart attack on Christmas Day. Hope felt elusive, …
Read More »THE BLESSED DARK
A Look Back at the Third and Final Season of “Penny Dreadful” Season one was, while being more of a compelling drama than just a straight-forward horror series, still had brilliant moments of horror with great performances, a strong mythology (the pursuit of a master vampire in order to save …
Read More »THE JOKE IS ON US
Spoiler-Filled Review of DC Animated’s “Batman: The Killing Joke” Before I begin, there is something you should know: I have gone on record as saying that “Batman: The Killing Joke” is one of the greatest comics of the 20th Century (check Wikipedia; I’m quoted). Writer Alan Moore, artist Brian Bolland …
Read More »No, Marvel and DC are Not Destroying Your Childhoods: A brief look at the recent age of reboots, retcons, and re-imaginings in comic books.
May 25, 2016 is a day that will live in fleeting infamy. Writer Nick Spencer and artist Jesus Saiz put out the first issue of “Steve Rogers: Captain America”, and the internet erupted in a firestorm of fury (comic geek pun intended) as Marvel used this first issue to show …
Read More »NEW PLAYERS IN HELL’S KITCHEN – A Review of Season Two of “Daredevil”
WARNING: SPOILERS INBOUND! The nature of heroism is something that seems simple enough to define from a personal point of view. Some define it as being self-sacrificing for the greater good; some define it as being a protector and savior of innocents. Some define heroism as taking it upon themselves …
Read More »Captain America: Civil War
Since the creation of superheroes, the question has existed: What would happen if Hero A fought Hero B? It’s been a staple of Marvel Comics since the Golden Age when they were Timely Comics and their first big two superheroes, Sub-Mariner and The Human Torch, fought each other. It increased …
Read More »The Crow: The Beauty of the Original, the Misery of the Sequels
If you’re of a certain age, and lived a certain lifestyle (specifically born in the early in the early 80s and maybe fancied yourself a bit of a goth kid), there is a decent chance that Alex Proyas’ The Crow (1994) means just about everything to you. Proyas did a …
Read More »Who Ya Gonna Call? Probably Not Caesar & Otto if You Want to Live!
Caesar and Otto are back and they don’t seem to have learned anything! Created by actors Dave Campfield and Paul Chomicki, half-brothers Caesar and Otto Dinovio have already bumbled their way through a Summer Camp Massacre and a Deadly X-Mas, but now they have returned to take on a Paranormal …
Read More »From Steampunk to Stitchpunk: the Pictorial Poetry of Shane Acker’s 9
Released on 09/09/09 (clever), Shane Acker’s 9 – based on the Oscar-nominated short film of the same name – was able to see the light of day as a feature-length production thanks to the personal investment of the short’s biggest fan, Tim Burton. As a producer of 9, a credit …
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