Archive for September, 2011
Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers – Continue?
This week, Continue? takes us back to a simpler time. A time when we just had to add in Japanese television footage of fight scenes, and only pay American actors for scenes out of costume.
What to Watch for Wednesday
For comics shipping 09.28.11 or The Week Amazon Changed The Game. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »
IDW Brings on the Death of Optimus Prime
Yesterday IDW got together with a small group of comics journalists to discuss their Transformers line, and how every comic in the line has been leading to this single moment – The Death of Optimus Prime. Read the rest of this entry »
NHL 12 – PlayStation 3
It’s been a while since I’ve laced up the skates to participate in a hockey video game. I used to play them almost religiously, as there are few games that are as fun with a half-dozen friends as video game hockey. For years I’d been hearing about how fantastic EA’s NHL series had become, and how it was a near perfect sports experience. When given the opportunity to try NHL 12 out for myself, I was pleasantly surprised to find EA had done a tremendous job replicating the real deal. Read the rest of this entry »
What to Watch for Wednesday
For comics shipping 09.21.11 or The Week 2 and a Half Men Got A New Co-Star. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »
The Pack #1
I’ll admit to not really being into the whole new scene of classic monsters mixed with teenagers wave that’s somehow still continuing to blossom across all mediums to this day. There are seemingly dozens of television shows, movies, and books that are capitalizing on this trend, and I have yet to see the appeal. When the people behind indie darling The Stuff of Legend sent me an advance preview of The Pack #1, I was skeptical. Werewolves in high school? I mean, come on. Hasn’t this been done before?
What to Watch for Wednesday
For comics shipping 09.14.11 or The Week Star Wars Came Out On Blu Ray. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine – Xbox 360
I am almost completely unfamiliar with the Warhammer 40K franchise. I know that it’s a solid and respected tabletop role-playing game, with such a devout following that there have been a handful of video game spinoffs in recent years. While most of those video games continue along the RPG path, the latest game, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, puts you smack dab in the middle of the action as a high-powered soldier on the frontlines of a planetary war. It would be easy to dismiss this game as nothing more than yet another military shooter, but there’s enough variation here from the standard path to make Space Marine stand out. Read the rest of this entry »
How The Hunger Games Captured My Heart
Though the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy came out in 2008, it wasn’t on my radar until last year, when the spectacularly amusing Mark Reads website chose it as its post-Harry Potter project. Based on Mark’s scathing summaries of the Twilight series, and his adoration of the aforementioned boy wizard, I knew I could trust his judgment, but still–young adult novels?
Rise of the Robots – Continue?
We have seen the future. Robots rise and fight each other. End of line. Read the rest of this entry »
