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Review: NINO Nova #21
There is very little right with this book, but one of the major things wrong with it is that it tries way too hard to be Spiderman – and always falls short. When NINO goes to the Principal’s office, you halfway expect J. Jonah Jameson to be behind the desk yelling, “Parrrrrkerrrrr!” That sort of…
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy #18 (Bendis)
Bendis has earned praise writing street-level crime fantasy books – such as Daredevil. He’s unquestionably talented at producing such fare. Sadly, he has no “street cred” as a science-fiction writer. And it shows. It’s what people mean when they say they don’t like the “voice” of this series – especially in comparison to Volume…
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Advanced Review: Guardians of the Galaxy #18
This independent reporter was invited to interview writer, Brian M. Bendis, in regard to Issue #18 of GotGINO (Guardians of the Galaxy In Name Only). Mr. Bendis insisted that the interview take place at the headquarters of Comic Book Resources. This reporter arrived at CBR at the designated time and was promptly escorted to a…
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Review: NINO Nova #20
Marvel Vice-President, Tom Brevoort, agreed to grant this independent reporter an interview over breakfast under the condition that I pick up the tab. He asked me to meet him at a McDonalds just off Times Square. I entered the restaurant and saw him sitting by himself in a booth wearing his signature brown hat and…
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Review: Sin City: A Dame To Kill For
Black and White and Red All OverA Motion Comic … er, Film Review of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For [[wysiwyg_imageupload:16893:]]The sort of, but not really sequel to Sin City (2005) has hit the summer of 2014, and I was a bit confused by it all. Certain characters are still alive and kicking while others…
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Review: NINO Nova Special #1
I keep thinking NINO (Nova In Name Only) can’t get any worse. And then, NINO defies my expectations and hits a new low point. The NINO “Special” may “specially” occupy the space of worst NINO story to date.There is not one saving grace in this issue. The art is horrible – amateurishly cartoonish. The…
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Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
No Ninja, No Ninja, No! A Film Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) [[wysiwyg_imageupload:16794:]]Make no mistake, fans of true “Turtle Power,” even though Michael Bay was merely the producer for this particular film adaptation, his imprint is all over this celluloid like crazy is on Casey Jones. As such, the viewer should expect a familiar bevy…
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy #17 (Bendis)
Writer, BMB, graciously consented to an interview with this independent reporter. He was met in his Soho apartment where he was found relaxing in a beanbag chair, smoking Kretek via hookah, and sipping a Dr. Pepper slushie apparently acquired from a local Taco Bell.TL: I must say that I’m surprised you granted me an…
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Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Beyond InfinityA Film Review of Guardians of the GalaxyBy Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:16652:]]Wow! There’s no doubt there were several concerns that hovered about this production which easily made it the biggest risk out of all the Marvel Studio, unified cinematic universe, films. No one knows who these “Guardians” are. Marvel heroes are more Earthbound as opposed to…
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Review: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014)
Apes with AttitudeA Film Review of Dawn of the Planet of the ApesBy Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:16579:]]One of the reasons why I never became a fanboy of this particular mythos is because it was an inescapably depressing and ugly reflection on just about everything humanity has defined as “contemporary society.” PotA as a brand, doesn’t pull punches,…
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Nova #19 Review (Duggan)
For those just tuning in, this is the 19th episode of coverage of the Nova hostage crisis. To update new readers, 19 issues ago, the Nova concepts were taken hostage by a gang of Earthbound terrorists hostile to high quality cosmic storylines, continuity, and characterization. These terrorists refer to themselves as “The A-Holes,” and their…
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy #16 (Bendis)
For those just tuning in, this is the 16th episode of coverage of the Guardians of the Galaxy hostage crisis. To update new readers, 15 issues ago, the Guardians of the Galaxy were taken hostage by a band of Earthbound terrorists hostile to high quality cosmic storylines, continuity, and characterization. Referred to as the “MMS”…
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Review: Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
A Decent Transformers Movie? Maybe This is Why Shia Got Himself Arrested Last ThursdayA Film Review of Transformers: Age of Extinction [[wysiwyg_imageupload:16013:]]Michael Bay has a very acute style of filmmaking which has seen financial success and increased visibility with his helming of the Transformer movie adaptations. Like it or not, his style has delivered predictably reliable…
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Review: Thomas Alsop #1 (of 8)
An amalgam of mysticism, exorcism and commercialism, Thomas Alsop is one of those books that people try to label into a category that just won’t fit. Not because it can’t be, but because it is so much more than a label could possibly convey!Thomas Alsop is a book about media sensation, Thomas Alsop, a modern…
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Review: Harbinger #24
This is it! After two years of being manipulated and hunted by Toyo Harada, Peter Stanchek and the Renegades lay all the cards on the table and NOTHING will ever be the same again!Joshua Dysart has been promising major changes to Harbinger with his current “Death of a Renegade” storyline and he has delivered on…
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Review: Nova #18 (Duggan)
Sometimes a reboot of a concept surpasses the original. That was the case for Nova Volume IV. Most times, a reboot is inferior to the original. That is the case with NINO.The problem is that the major players in the NINO reboot (Alonso, Brevoort, Loeb, Bendis, and now Duggan) never liked, understood, cared about, or…
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Review: Original Sin #4 (of 8 )
Tension continues to mount between the rag tag groups of heroes in Jason Aaron’s fantastic murder mystery that is shocking fans!In this installment, we are given more clues as to who or what may have killed the Watcher but not enough to truly have a cohesive idea of the murderer’s true identity. Aaron has the…
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Review: Original Sins #1 (of 5)
Warning: Spoilers Dead Ahead! Riding on the coattails of the fantastic Original Sin story by Jason Aaron, comes this double tale book that flounders even at the attempt at mediocrity.The “Mighty Marvel Machine” churns out another failed attempt at making money off of its numerous crossover books, but this time it actually has NOTHING to do…
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Review: The Walking Dead #128
After the shocking time jump last issue, Robert Kirkman lulls us in to a sense of security with a tale that lets readers reconnect with their favorite characters.This issue is the poster child for “slow burn” storytelling but the manner in which Kirkman tells the tale makes the reader feel comfortable with the fact it…
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Review: Original Sin #3 (of 8)
Jason Aaron is known for creating some of the best stories on the market today. From Scalped to Thor: God of Thunder, Jason Aaron always brings a sense of awe to his books, something visceral and essential to the characters developing beyond the shackles of their physicality. Original Sin is ramping up to be more…