Science Fiction
Stories about superheroes and possible futures.
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Teen Titans, Vol. 2: The Culling by Scott Lobdell My rating: 2 of 5 stars Maybe it’s because I haven’t read book one or that I’m just not familiar enough with the Teen Titans to enjoy the nuances, but I just couldn’t get that into any of the stories. Also, I can handle Wonder Girl
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A clip from Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams Watching The Croods on Netflix I couldn’t help thinking about what the scientist said in Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams. He said something to the effect of how fascinating it was to think that at one point in history there were two species of man
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Alphaville. I don’t consider myself a Whovian. When the words, “Doctor” and “Who”, are uttered in close proximity, I am more likely to think of Cindy-Lou Who from the timeless Dr. Seuss classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, than the now 50-year old BBC Time Lord. However, I like to think of myself as
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The Return of the Living Dead was my introduction to zombie movies. It had an amazing soundtrack. 45 Grave’s “Partytime” is my favorite song from it. This Wednesday, November 20, Dark Horse Comics will release the newest addition to the I Am Legend canon: So I Survived the Zombie Apocalypse and All I Got was
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Stephen Chow’s Forbidden City Cop begins with a confrontation between several famous swordsmen and a police officer. It is a parody of popular story about a famous duel between master swordsmen. The comedy lies in the fact that the officer does not believe the swordsmen are famous heroes because the are so plain looking. One
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ImaJunation’s Bad Days is one of my favorite sources for superhero parodies. POSSIBLE SPOILERS WARNING! I liked the movies (the new ones and the old ones) and the TV shows (the cartoons and the live-action), but it wasn’t until I played the Arkham City video game that I actually wanted to read a Batman comic.
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WARNING: Possible Spoilers! I am a new Brian Wood fan. DMZ was my introduction to his writing. I picked up Volume One at the Mid-Manhattan Library and immediately put Volume Two on hold. In DMZ , Brian imagines a modern day Civil War, where Manhattan is the border between the United States and the “Free
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WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS! Spider-man is 50 this year. It’s weird knowing he is just a few years older than me. He’s had such a huge impact on my life. He’s an American comic book institution right alongside Superman. But unlike Superman, when Spidey (as Peter Parker) pulled off his horn-rimmed glasses and donned his crime
Vincent Young 