What if your parents weren’t exactly the way you thought they really were? What if there was a deep dark secret that can just sever all bonds between children and their parents? When we were teens, … more
Zombie fans have a reason to rejoice seeing that despite the genre’s recent collapse with less-than-satisfactory movies, the comic book medium has stepped up to give zombie genre … more
Ever wonder how a world where its entire population would be folks with different powers, different personalities and different races? Immigrants to this place would consist mostly of aliens … more
Mushishi( 蟲師 ) is a Japanese Manga and Anime series created by Yuki Urushibara.The Manga won an Excellence price at the Japan media arts festival in 2003 and Kodansha Manga Award in 2006. The … more
Batman Begins brought The Caped Crusader out of the dark ages(so to speak.) It brought a new and refreshing look at the world of Gotham and the interesting and twisted characters … more
Zomedies or Zombie-comedies seemed to be all the rage these days in an attempt to try different things with the zombie genre. I’ve been screaming for a real good, horrific serious zombie … more
Winner of the coveted Eisner award for best Finite-Mini-series, writer Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba’s “The Umbrella Academy” has achieved critical acclaim for its originality in style … more
I am always a big fan of the post apocalytic genre, I love movies like the Mad Max series and the Romero zombie films. And one gripe I always have is that the endings of those movies rarely … more
Sometimes I’m convinced that there will never be another period in superhero animation quite as exciting as the early 1990’s. There were shows literally popping up on nearly every single … more
Back in 2004, DC Comics came out with a 7-issue mini-series that they promoted as the “comic event of the year”. I know from experience that claims of this kind often … more
This was the most fun I've had in a movie theater in a very long time -- and I wasn't even eating candy! The Dark Knight grabbed my attention and held it for the whole ride. This … more
What I really appreciate about Foreign cinema is its innate ability to make the simplest of concepts powerful without stooping to “dressing up” gimmicks that Hollywood is so prone … more
“DCAU” is a term you’ll find thrown around whenever the topic of animated superheroes comes up but exactly what is the DCAU and how did it come about? The answer to these and other … more
This is one of those rare boxed sets that I had been savoring for quite some time. It turns out that I somehow managed to completely overlook this series when it was originally syndicated for broadcast … more
Speculative fiction has a long history of basing its stories on premises wherein something societally recognized as metaphorical becomes real. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a famous example, which channeled … more
For as long as humanity has existed we have always been violent we may have not been created that way but somewhere down the line we found out that violence could save us or destroy … more
FANTASTIC 4 When this film first came out there was a lot of high hopes for the film, and why not it is one of the most beloved comics of all time. There … more
Upon hearing the news of Disney’s intentions to buy Marvel for a cool $ 4 Billion dollars, provided it gets approved by share holders, I had very mixed feelings. Some comic book fans … more
The premise of Joker is nearly unbelievable; however, given that premise, the story is believable beyond a shadow of doubt. Joker, in Joker, is in prime form, after being released from Arkham Asylum (for … more
WARNING: This review contains spoilers! DO NOT READ THIS UNTIL YOU'VE SEEN THE FILM! When the twelve-issue limited-run comic book series Watchmen was originally published in 1986 and through 1987, … more
Let's get one thing straight; Marvel Knight's comic series "The Punisher" isn't exactly a grand piece of comic book ingenuity. The comic was gritty, brutal, violent and full of blood and gore. Upon seeing … more
This is perhaps the film that really made Zack Snyder well known. It's what put him in the minds of many movie goers. And it put him in my mind too, but not for the exact same reasons. … more
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Sean_Rhodes reviewed Alan Moore.
November 19, 2009
I read a few graphic novels from time to time--although I enjoy a big novel much more. I admire the artwork and the writing. But most of all, I enjoy the storytelling aspect of it. I … more
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velociraptastic reviewed Transformers.
December 17, 2008
You can't overthink "Transformers." Basically, what you have are huge talking robots that sometimes turn into automobiles. Some are good, some are bad, and they battle each other. Tryin … more
i love this series, because it injects a realistic story arc towards the zombie genre. people die, turn on each other, relationships fail, etc. there's a new twist at the end of each volume. i can't wait … more