With comic books being more mainstream than ever, it’s no surprise that comic conventions, or Comic Cons, are extremely popular. But with the growing crowds of younger, inexperienced fans, it seems that the etiquette of con goers has declined. As well as the vendors themselves. And lets not forget all the possible distractions, like cosplayers, … Continue reading Pros And Cons Of Comic Conventions
In the age of reboots, remakes and reimaginings, a very crucial piece of storytelling is, most of the time, overlooked…Legacy. When writers and filmmakers ignore the legacy of the horror property they intend to “refresh”, the end product usually ends up a rehash of an old story with updated effects. That’s NOT what fans want! … Continue reading Cut The Crap Movie Review – Halloween (2018)
Comics based off of movies and television shows aren’t a new thing. As far back as the Golden Age you can find adaptations. A few of those adaptations even launched their own ongoing series. Sometimes those stories mattered and were included in what is called “cannon”. Other times those stories were just for fun, not … Continue reading Those Other Star Wars Comics
When it comes to super villains in comic books, the norm for the longest time was make them colorful looking so they pop of the page and don’t give them too complicated of a backstory. Simple and eye catching. Once television and animation became a factor, comic book fans were seeing their favorite characters acted … Continue reading Revamping Bat-Villains
Comic books have given readers amazing characters and fantastic storylines. As time goes by and the decades pass, those characters and stories get retold, reimagined and sometimes retconned completely. It’s times like these that fan boys and girls across the land need a few tough as nails private eyes to gather the facts and deliver … Continue reading Our Most Wanted – Thanos
The End. Fin. The Magilla. The Piece de la Resistance. The end of things is supposed to be a time for rejoicing. A time of reflection. A time of appreciation of what you have. Inside this last series of 8 episodes of Marvel’s Inhumans – there’s not a whole lot to be thankful for, a … Continue reading Inhumans: Episode 8 – Reviewed! …and finally – It’s Over
One of the most important parts of storytelling is – crescendo – the arrival of getting to – something. Anything. Inside this most-recent episode of Marvel’s Inhumans – you know – the one before the series ends? We Find – nothing in the way of arriving at – anything. The build up? Completely absent. Worse … Continue reading Inhumans: Episode 7 – Reviewed! Havoc In The Hidden Land aka – The Writer’s Room
Death comes for us all. Sometimes you see it coming. Sometimes you don’t – and wind up bring hit like a runaway freight train on a Friday evening. The bottom line though is that – you’re dead. Your story is over. Fin. The. End. Inside the most-recent episode of Marvel’s Inhumans on ABC/Hulu Streaming, we’re … Continue reading Inhumans: Episode 6 – Reviewed! The Gentleman’s Name is Gorgon – and He Is DEAD.
The detail of common sense can be found in any one of my jaunts on to YouTube during the week. How to do this. What to learn from that. How to make the best of general things when all things go wrong. And then there’s what’s transpiring during this Inhumans Series. We’d thought we’d had … Continue reading Inhumans: Episode 5 – Reviewed! Something Caca This Way Comes! Dear Marvel…
Back in the 1980’s there was a movie called Clash of the Titans. Inside that film was a Titan, a woman, with gorgeous breasts and flowing locks of hair which were actually snakes. Her gaze would make you freeze in fright! In fact, you would turn to stone and be there forever more. I’ve just … Continue reading Inhumans: Episode 4 – Reviewed! Make Way for Medusa – Something Caca This Way Comes…