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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer #15 (Bendis)
This whole idea that The Avengers have to have one or more representatives on the team at all times is just annoying. What authority do The Avengers have over any other vigilante team – especially one that operates (in theory though not in practice under Bendis) far away from Earth? So now we have Venom…
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Nova #17 Review (Duggan)
In this issue of 1960’s Spiderman Inferiorly Re-packaged………..er……….I mean, NINO, the cover pretty much sums up everything that’s wrong with this book. Upon seeing the silly, cutesy, child-oriented cover of this book sitting on the shelf of the local comic shop, I immediately realized it was designed to make adults say, “Awwwwww – how cute –…
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X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014) Review
The Ultimate MulliganA Film Review of X-Men: Days of Future PastBy Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:15534:]]There’s no questioning the ambitious nature of a film production of this magnitude. Not only is director Bryan Singer attempting to unite two separate, yet equally popular casts of successful X-Men films, but he is also attempting to correct the course for one…
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Review: Forever Evil #7 (of 7)
The long awaited conclusion to Forever Evil is here and BIG changes are in store for the DCU! It seems as though we have been waiting “forever” for this issue to hit the stands, but it is well worth the wait!Geoff Johns has created a tale that will bring long lasting changes to all the…
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Review: Original Sin #2 (of 8)
Jason Aaron brings more questions than answers to his tale of the death of the Watcher, but is that a good thing or just a way to drag this book out for a full eight issues?The second installment to Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato’s tale, that will “forever change the Marvel Universe,” is completely intriguing.…
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Godzilla (2014) Movie Review
Yep, Another Giant Monster MovieA Film Review of Godzilla (2014)By Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:15442:]]There’s only so much you can do with a monster movie when your monsters 1) don’t speak, 2) aren’t the real focus of the story or 3) behave exactly the same as they have in every giant monster attack film seen by audiences all…
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Review: The Walking Dead #127
Warning: Spoilers Dead Ahead! After the controversial ending of Robert Kirkman’s twelve part event, “All Out War,” wrapped up last issue, he sends us all two years into the future and starts “A New Beginning.”I am not going to lie, seeing characters that I have been following since the very beginning thrust two years into the…
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Oped: Nova: The Showdown with Marvel Editorial
The Cosmic TriuneAn Opinion-EditorialByTimelord Nova: The Showdown with Marvel Editorial [[wysiwyg_imageupload:15351:]]Now is the time for all true Richard Rider Nova fans to come to the aid of their favorite character.As everyone now knows, Bendis will reveal the fate of Richard Rider in Issue #18 of his GotGINO (Guardians of the Galaxy In Name Only). This development has…
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Review: Original Sin #1
Marvel’s next “World Changing Event” crossover is here, and whether it will truly live up to the mass amount of hype remains to be seen as this debut issue lumbers along through the motions without stirring up the overhanded “shock and awe” needed to pique a readers interest.In a market that over floods itself with…
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Review: Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Revisiting a Sticky SituationA Film Review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2By Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:15239:]]The summer is fully up and running what with a second comic book blockbuster to grace the box office in the much anticipated sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man. We are almost two exact years to the day removed from The Avengers and the…
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Review: The Amazing Spider-Man #1
Spinning directly out of his best selling book Superior Spiderman, Dan Slott, puts Peter Parker back in the tights and unleashes enough hilarity and intrigue to satiate any Spidey fan!Dan Slott has been both scathed and praised for his tale of Dr. Octopus as the Superior Spiderman. Personally, I was in awe of the way…
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Review: Original Sin #0
I see Brevoort is listed as editor of this mini. Of course, he isn’t going to miss a chance to promote NINO (Nova In Name Only). He actually believes NINO is the best embodiment of the Nova concepts. As usual, he’s dead wrong.Waid delivers an interesting tale about the background of The Watchers, borrowing heavily…
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Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy #14 (Abnett, Lanning, Bendis)
In the Bendis-written portion of this issue of Avengers Re-packaged…..er…..I mean, GotGINO (Guardians of the Galaxy In Name Only), we drop in on a bored, horny, lovelorn Star-Lord lying in his bunk lost in a pity-party over his love life and letting his entire world fall apart around him. Tell me Star-Lord fans, does this…
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Review: The Walking Dead #126
Warning: Spoilers Dead Ahead! The pace has been fast and unrelenting, but Robert Kirkman’s twelve chapter tale, “All Out War,” has wrapped up and it may leave some readers scratching their heads.With all great stories, there comes a time when the characters we know and love, evolve beyond the meager confines they began with. They stretch…
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Movie Review: Transcendence (2014)
Not More Than Meets the Eye.
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Review: Nova #16 (Duggan)
You know those vinyl stickers you see on the rear windows of trucks? The ones of Calvin taking a whiz on something the driver of the vehicle holds in disdain? I think Brevoort and Alonso (hereinafter referred to as “Bonso”) must each have one of those stuck on the rear windows of their vehicles with…
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude Infinite Comic
Rejoice my friends and all hail the antithesis of Bendis!Hey Bendis – you paying attention? Ignore all the Marvel hype about you and attend DnA’s master class about how to write a good cosmic comic book. Same to you, Brevoort and Alonso (hereinafter referred to as “Bonso”).Mind you – this is not the Gamora from…
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Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Holy ‘Merica!A Film Review of Captain America: The Winter SoldierBy Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:14746:]]As we approach the end of the Phase 2 Marvel Studio films, we see an upward trend in the quality of these individual blockbusters which continue to prime an already rabid (and ever expanding) fan base for Avengers: The Age of Ultron. Captain America’s…
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Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy #13 (Bendis)
Yawn.This issue of X-Men……er……..I mean, GotGINO (Guardians of the Galaxy In Name Only), is one enormous anti-climax (in every sense of the word) with a few lame jokes thrown in along the way. And that about sums it up. Seriously. All that build-up, and then it’s over in a few panels after a minor scuffle…
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Review: The Walking Dead #124
Building off of the characters big push on Sunday’s episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead, Eugene finally takes center stage this issue — with astounding results! Kirkman has been gradually making this mediocre character into something multi-faceted in the last few issues, but this is where he truly shines. Kirkman puts Eugene in a situation…