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Your Replacement For Comic Book Men On Sunday Night — Full Metal Jousting!
From Blah To — Bang!By: Chris “DOC” Bushley [[wysiwyg_imageupload:789:]]If you are like me, and are looking for something that can satiate the hunger for more action after The Walking Dead on Sunday nights, I have just the thing for you — Full Metal Jousting!Instead of wasting an hour of your life watching Kevin Smith’s lackluster series, Comic…
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Movie Review: Act Of Valor (2012)
An Act of Valor is the Call of DutyA Film Review of Act of ValorBy: Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:786:]]If for some reason the title of this film review is somewhat confusing, let me be quite clear. Act of Valor is the unofficial Call of Duty (Modern Warfare) film adaptation. It takes all but five minutes into this…
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It’s Hero Up Time! A Look At The Marvel Super Hero Squad MMO
Squaddies Assemble!By: Chris “DOC” Bushley [[wysiwyg_imageupload:774:]]For those of us who grew up reading comics, it gave us a passion that few hobbies could ever rival. One that followed us from awkward teenage years through adulthood, and now we get the chance to see our beloved hobby take on a whole new meaning in the eyes of…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for February 29th, 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!) [[wysiwyg_imageupload:773:]]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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Advanced Review: Justice League #6
There is only one word that can be used to properly describe Justice League #6. It is a word that I have only used once before to review a book. It is a word that has lost it’s impact in recent years, becoming a type of catchphrase in social media, used by people that cannot…
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Advanced Review: The Walking Dead #94
Our good friends at Image have once again graced us with an advanced look at one of the best books on the shelves each and every month — The Walking Dead! Issue 94 brings us part two of the” A Larger World” storyline, in which a man named Jesus has offered to extend a hand of…
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The 2012 Oscars: Results and Opinions
The State of Hollywood2012 Oscar Fallout (Editor’s Note: CBN’s movie reviewer, Lawrence Napoli, offers his views and opinions on the movie biz in his column, “The State Of Hollywood.”) So the 2012 Academy Awards are here to celebrate the previous year’s best examples of filmmaking. You’ll excuse me right now if I’ll just give a nice big…
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2012 Oscars: Is That Blood or Red on the Carpet?
Do we really need to break down the red carpet intro’s?You bet! [[wysiwyg_imageupload:754:]]Rooney Mara – Wow. She needs to fire her hair dresser and makeup person because when you looked 10 times hotter in every scene of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake than you did on Oscar night, something is terribly, terribly wrong! She worked…
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Shepard Commander: Alert! This is the Mass Effect 3 demo review
Shepard Commander: Alert!These Are My Impressions of the Mass Effect 3 Demo [[wysiwyg_imageupload:750:]]I’ve had just about a week with BioWare’s first taste of the overall goodness that is the Mass Effect 3 demo and after even this short period of time, I must say that I am hooked. I was modestly amused with the single player…
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Review: Wolverine and the X-Men #6
Kitty Pryde’s pregnancy is a fallacy, she is really infected with microscopic Brood that will kill her from the inside out! Wolverine and Kid Omega have traveled to the far reaches of space in order to beat the house on Planet Sin and save the school from financial ruin. And finally, the same school Wolverine…
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Review: The Flash #6
Everyone knows the saying “Everything old is new again,” but is it always better? Today we get to ponder that very question as The Flash #6 debuts The New 52’s version of — Captain Cold!I want to take a moment to thank Francis Manapul for his awe-inspiring artistic chores on this series. His page layouts…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for February 22, 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…
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AMC Trumps Ratings On Bad Shows: The Walking Dead Previews On Comic Book Men
“The Herded Sheep”By: Chris “DOC” Bushley [[wysiwyg_imageupload:723:]]After last week’s midseason premiere of The Walking Dead, Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men hit the airways. I was really looking forward to a show that would spotlight our glorious hobby while adding in all the hilarity of a Kevin Smith production. But, alas, I apparently set my standards too…
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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…