The Warped Shelf – What If…?
The MCU dips its toes into alternate universe shenanigans yet again, but this time, there’s not much of a leash. Let’s talk about this animated affair. Episode #99
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The Warped Shelf – How To Get Into Comics
Following our anime episode, we have another installment to help you get cut your teeth on comics.
Read moreReview: Avengers: Infinity War – 10 years snapped by
Regardless of how you feel about the Marvel movies as a whole, Avengers: Infinity War is the definition of a cinematic event. Not just for the sheer spectacle or massive cast, though it has both of those to spare, Infinity War is a film that has done something no other film has done before. It is the culmination of 18 films and the world those films have built. Does it (can it?) live up to the hype?
Read moreBacklog Quest II: Day 26 – Thor: God of Thunder (NDS) – The definitive version
Dear Journal, Today I got to essentially give a game a second chance, but also play a new game at the same time. Thor: God of Thunder’s Xbox 360 cousin left more than a bad taste in my mouth. It was one of the worst games I played last year and until Backlog Quest II it was the lowest rated […]
Read moreBacklog Quest II: Day 23 – Captain America: Super Soldier (NDS) – Light on the super
Dear Journal, Today I fought for truth, justice and the American way. Captain America: Super Soldier is a pretty standard 2.5D side-scrolling beat em’ up that draws comparisons to classic 2D games of the same type. You fight a horde of mindless enemy soldiers and the occasional boss through a series of rooms in a very elaborate German castle. At […]
Read moreDr. Geek: What the Hell Was Going On In Old Comics?
I didn’t start reading superhero comics until the 1990s. In fact, I didn’t get interested in superheroes at all until after the animated series for The X-Men and Batman. I vaguely recall the Superfriends cartoon (and notice that I make a difference in calling it a cartoon), but if you remember it or have ever seen it, then you’ll probably […]
Read moreReview: The Avengers
Over the last decade and change, movie goers have been overwhelmed by a deluge of superhero movies. Most of them have been good to great, while others are best forgotten altogether. At any rate, it’s a good time to be a comic book fan who also happens to love movies. While Bryan Singer’s seminal X-Men flick is usually considered to […]
Read moreDr. Geek: Superheroes Spanning the Globe
As a lead up to the Chicago pop culture extravaganza that is C2E2 (where I will be officially stalking John Barrowman, Val Kilmer, and John Cusack), I started a series in my last article that focuses on one of the current driving forces in American pop culture: superheroes. In the previous article, I focused on working out just what exactly […]
Read moreDr. Geek: Just What Is a Superhero, Anyway?
In April I will be attending C2E2, the Chicago-based comic books, comix, graphic novels, and all around pop culture convention. As a lead up to that event, which I’ll write about in this column, I thought I would delve into a topic that, while the scholars may be in agreement, fans the world over are not. And that topic is: […]
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