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Review: The Walking Dead #109
It begins with a solemn look at death in the world of The Walking Dead and ends with what could be the catalyst for ensuring the deaths of many more. What happens between these solemn tent poles is an issue full of drama and characterization that separates it form so many other books.Rick’s lies to…
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Advanced Review: Archer & Armstrong #9
With the deadliest amongst their ranks possessed by the Last Enemy of the Null, will anyone be left to save the earth?An amalgam of riveting action, historical situations and all out hilarity, Fred Van Lente continually churns out some of the most interesting and engaging story lines on a monthly basis. From a certain “grassy…
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Advanced Review: Harbinger #11
The Harbinger Wars is upon us and fans have been raving! The smashing debut issue not only helped to knit more pieces of the Valiant Universe together, but it also posed an insurmountable amount of questions! Not to worry though, Joshua Dysart begins to let things unfold further in this weeks Harbinger #11 and things…
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BioShock Infinite Video Game Review
Stand Tall for the People of America!”The Good” of BioShock InfiniteBy: Lawrence NapoliStory:Story is one of this game’s strongest elements because it gives repetitive shooting renewed context in every chapter which motivates the player to plow ahead. As the protagonist Booker DeWitt, the player navigates the fictional city of Columbia: a floating city in the…
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Advanced Review: X #0 (Dark Horse)
Back in 1994, Dark Horse published the original X series, written by Steven Grant and drawn by fan-fave Doug Mahnke, and it instantly became one of my favorite books! Now, almost a decade later, it has returned with an even more powerful team behind it, becoming one of my favorites yet again!Serialized from it’s three…
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Advanced Review: Sledgehammer 44 #2 (of 2)
With so much talk revolving around a certain movie that will have numerous suits of armor featured, I thought it imperative to focus on a different “iron” tale this week. One that features a single suit of armor, Hyperborean armor — the Iron Prometheus!Mike Mignola and John Arcudi have created their own niche within the…
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Review: Shadowman #6
Justin Jordan and Patrick Zircher have worked tirelessly to create a fresh and exciting “new” Shadowman character that fans have been clamoring over. Now, with Shadowman #6, we get to actually see a true new character emerge from their collective conscience, one that has set his diabolical sights on our hero and won’t let up…
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Review: Harbinger Wars #1
The spring’s biggest crossover has finally been released and Valiant does nothing more than completely blow you away!The writers of the fantastic series of books, Harbinger and Bloodshot, have converged to bring you a tale of the past, present and future of the Valiant Universe. This is an in depth look at all the little…
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Thanos Rising #1 Review
I had high hopes for this one, but sadly the re-launch of Marvel Cosmic continues to under-whelm and disappoint. That being said, origin stories are difficult and Jason Aaron has chosen a particularly difficult origin story – that of Thanos the Mad Titan – a character literally filled with contradictions. He seems to be trying…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for 4/3/2013
The Top of the PileBy: Chris “DOC” Bushley This is a “quick pick” look at the Top 5 comics that EVERYONE should be reading this week! Whether it’s rife with characterization, filled with emotional strife, has a bevy of high octane battle sequences or is just a plain ol’ great read — these books belong at the “Top Of The Pile!” (In no particular order!) [[wysiwyg_imageupload:6555:]]1.…
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Movie Review: G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
“Joe Schmo”A Film Review of G.I. Joe: RetaliationBy: Lawrence Napoli THIS is what a 9 month release delay, rewrites, reshoots and reformatting gets anyone remotely interested in action films, let alone what Hasbro has allowed in a complete and utter mortification of one of the best IPs of the 1980s? Push comes to shove, GI Joe:…
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (Bendis & McNiven)
McNiven’s art and Ponsor’s colors are nothing short of magnificent. You’d be hard-pressed to find better “photo-realistic” style art and eye-pleasing coloring in any comic book on the shelves today. That being said, if I had to criticize anything – it would be that Star-Lord has been rendered a bit too much the “twenty-something pretty…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for 3/27/2013
The Top of the PileBy: Chris “DOC” Bushley This is a “quick pick” look at the Top 5 comics that EVERYONE should be reading this week! Whether it’s rife with characterization, filled with emotional strife, has a bevy of high octane battle sequences or is just a plain ol’ great read — these books belong at the “Top Of The Pile!” (In no particular…
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Movie Review: Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
The Gods Would be ProudA Film Review of Olympus Has FallenBy: Lawrence Napoli The first thing I thought about when the end credits began to roll on Olympus Has Fallen is whether Hollywood just supplied North Korea with its unofficial, “official” national film. As crazy as Kim Jong II was, I can’t imagine his narcissistic mind…
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Review: Superior Spider-Man #6
Jester and Screwball make their hilarious, yet diabolical, debut this issue. Too bad Superior Spider-Man doesn’t throw out one-liners like the old Peter Parker, he prefers to throw his fists! Plus, Humberto Ramos is back in the saddle on art chores — Spidey has never looked better!After the shocking events of the last issue I…
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Review: Harbinger #10
Peter Stancheck and his rag tag band of psiots have been compromised, beaten and imprisoned by Project Rising Spirit, but everything will be alright as long as you have Faith!A blitzkrieg of action awaits you in this weeks Harbinger #10, the precursor to Harbinger Wars (on sale 4/3) that is going to set the Valiant…
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Review: X-O Manowar #11
Planet Death is upon us and everything you thought you knew is completely wrong! Cary Nord tantalizes readers with an artistic dance, melding the beauty of life and the utter chaos of death to form an intrinsic tale of the Vine’s origin. Stunningly rendered flash back sequences draw you in as Robert Venditti’s tale takes you…
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Review: Nova #2 (Loeb & McGuinness)
Once again, McGuinness and Gracia deliver a feast for the eyes with magnificent art and coloring.Once again, Loeb tries to set the record for cramming as many teen superhero clichés as possible into a single comic book.It literally took me five minutes to read this book in the store, and I can honestly say that the only…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for 3/20/2013
The Top of the PileBy: Chris “DOC” Bushley This is a “quick pick” look at the Top 5 comics that EVERYONE should be reading this week! Whether it’s rife with characterization, filled with emotional strife, has a bevy of high octane battle sequences or is just a plain ol’ great read — these books belong at the “Top Of The Pile!” (In…
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Movie Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
There’s No Place Like the Original HomeA Film Review of Oz the Great and PowerfulBy: Lawrence Napoli If you have been to the movies recently, chances are you have seen the trailer for this film during the 40 minute prelude to the feature you bought tickets for. If you’ve been surfing the internet during the same…