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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for February 15, 2012
The DOC’s Top of The PileBy: Chris “DOC” Bushley(A weekly “quick pick” of the five titles that should reside at the top of your pull list. In no particular order!) I do the research, you reap the reward! Before you head out to your favorite shop today, be sure to add these five books to your…
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Review: Green Lantern Corps #6
The Guardians have kept yet another secret from their beloved Corps. Before they entrusted each Lantern with the safety of their own batteries, the Keepers were the ones who protected all of them! The residual power eventually intertwined with the very fabric of their world and it’s inhabitants, causing them to become quite dependent upon…
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Review: Batman #6
Snyder’s viscous breakdown of the Batman continues here, and the Court of Owls is on the cusp of victory! The Talon has emerged from the shadows with his sights solely locked on the utter destruction of the Dark Knight. Will he be able to remove Batman from the heart of Gotham permanently, or can Bruce…
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Movie Review: The Grey (2012)
Not a MasterpieceA Film Review of The GreyBy: Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:651:]]I’ve never been a fan of the pure, plain survival film. Some man or woman out in the middle of anywhere with precious little else besides their own personal creativity to help them get by was never particularly interesting unless it had some kind of fantastic…
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Review: Wolverine and the X-Men #5
Last issue’s shocking revelation continues here, as we see Kitty Pryde suddenly eight months pregnant in a matter of two days! Jason Aaron let’s us have a glimpse into the quirky folds of his mind, giving us a combination of both insane and enduring qualities to his story. The enduring aspect is the time and thought…
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Review: Suicide Squad #6
Harley Quinn has broken out of Belle Reeve prison, and Amanda Waller will not let that jeopardize her plans for the Task Force X program. “Suicide Squad” has been given their orders — bring Harley back any way you can!Adam Glass is insane! Thank the Lord for that! This book is riddled with bullets and…
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Review: Severed #7
Secrets are strange things. Sometimes they are shared amongst friends, becoming a special bond between them. Sometimes they reside within a single soul, fascinating or terrible, the choice is solely theirs. But sometimes, a secret is something that is hidden so deep, it becomes forgotten. A wall built up just so we can try and…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for February 8th, 2012
The “DOC’s” Top Of The PileBy: Chris “DOC” Bushley(A weekly quick pick of the five titles that should reside at the top of your pull list. In no particular order!) I do the research, you reap the reward! Before you head out to your favorite shop today, make sure you add these books to your list…
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Review: Modern Warfare 3: A Critical Perspective On FPS’s In General
FPS’s Suck and These are the Reasons WhyA Video Game Review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3By: Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:602:]]How do I hate thee, FPS (First Person Shooter)? Let me count the ways: One, for the ignorant masses you attract like moths to the flame. Two, for your lack of innovation. Three, for the shameless…
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When the Blair Witch Meets Akira: A Film Review of Chronicle
When the Blair Witch Meets AkiraA Film Review of ChronicleBy: Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:594:]]Chronicle is the most realistic depiction of every nerd’s, comic book fan’s, sci-fi aficionado’s and disenfranchised youth’s unadulterated wet dream come true. Kudos to this film’s trailers for doing exactly what they should: get the idea of the film across without spoiling the story…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for February 1st, 2012
The “DOC’s” Top Of The PileBy: Chris “DOC” Bushley(A weekly quick pick of the five books that should reside on the top of your pull list. In no particular order!) I do the research, you reap the rewards! Before you head out to your favorite shop today, be sure to add these titles to your list of…
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Review: Swamp Thing #6
This is the day the world dies! No one can withstand the Rot, it has chosen it’s Black Queen and she will rule the very fabric of reality!Snyder’s darkest book to date, Swamp Thing #5, is a complete assault to the senses. Visually traumatic and emotionally jarring, it will nest itself within the recesses of…
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Review: Fatale #2
Josephine is running out of time. That’s something she never thought would happen, but this is the endgame. The players are finally all in motion and the stakes are high. Especially for someone who has lived as long as she has!The crime noir Holy Trinity of Brubaker, Phillips and Stewart have created something that is…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Comic Book Pile For January 25th, 2012
The “DOC’s” Top Of The PileBy: Chris “DOC” Bushley(A weekly quick pick of the five books that should reside at the top of your pull list! In no particular order!) [[wysiwyg_imageupload:507:]]I do the research, you reap the rewards! Before you head out to your favorite shop today, make sure you add these titles to your list of…
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Review: Justice League #5
Destruction rains down wherever the eye can see. Creatures from another world soar through the air, causing chaos to the very fabric of the earth. All this, the pain, the suffering, is being done on the breath of a single name — Darkseid!Johns and Lee pit our newly formed heroes against one of the greatest…
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Review: American Vampire #23
Travis is a young man with a lot of likes. He likes fast cars, records by The Nocturnes, he likes girls in poodle skirts and cigarettes. Like I said, he has a lot of likes. But he only has one love. The love of killing vampires!Chapter two of the “Death Race” storyline comes out of…
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Review: Teen Titans #5
Just like their older counterparts, the Justice League, the Teen Titans must face a dire threat while the team is still in it’s infancy. But at least the Titans know who they are fighting against, not that it will help them much!N.O.W.H.E.R.E., an international organization that has been collecting young metahumans for unknown reasons, has…
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Advanced Review: Superior #7 (of 7)
Simon Pooni was just your average boy. Smart, outgoing, captain of the basketball team, but one day his whole world changed when he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. A ravaged body left him in a wheelchair, broken but not beaten. His world had been changed once already — soon it would change again!Mark Millar gives…
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Movie Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Year of the DragonA Film Review of The Girl with the Dragon TattooBy: Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:383:]]As we enter the new year of the Dragon, this film will still be running strong in theatres in 2012, and I cannot forward a more immediate recommendation to my readers than to check out The Girl with the Dragon…
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Advanced Review: Wolverine and the X-Men #4
The repercussions from Rick Remender’s current Age of Apocalypse storyline, in Uncanny X-Force, make their way into Jason Aaron’s phenomenal book.Genesis has been enrolled as a student, Angel believes he is something more than a mutant, and Deathlok’s choice to be a guest speaker, has some startling effects! I have said it before, but it…