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Book Review: Star Wars – Tarkin
Remember how strange it was in Ocean’s Twelve when it was revealed that Danny and the boys had won because they had outsmarted the bad guys off-screen? Yeah, pretty much what you have here. Â We begin Tarkin, by James Luceno, with an attack on a station Moff Tarkin is familiar with, so Palpatine (now the…
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State of the Game: Marvel Heroes
Note: Â I looked at Marvel Heroes before, but the game has changed even more since then so I’m starting fresh in this article. I tried Marvel Heroes when it first came out (it didn’t have the ‘2015’ in the name then) but only played about 20 or 30 hours before setting it aside. Â Loved the…
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Movie Review – Big Hero 6
Took the kids to see this at an advanced screening, and had a blast. Â It is technically a Marvel movie, though the book is not exactly well-known. Â Consider this in the vein of How to Train Your Dragon, in that a lot of the same parts are there, but plenty was changed to work better…
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The Legend of Korra Book 3 and 4
The above picture shows a happy time, with Korra and Asami bonding like sisters (or depending on how you ‘ship’, something more). Â It’s pretty much the last happy moment Korra will have in her life. Â I might be exaggerating but not by much. Â Book 4 starts tomorrow so if you aren’t caught up, here are…
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New Fall TV Thoughts
I’ve watched some of the new shows this fall, and want to get my thoughts out of my head. Â Rather than try to do a post for every one, I’m collecting them here. New shows: The Flash – Yes, I was weak and downloaded the leaked pilot. Â It is great. Â Very few of the ‘pilot…
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The “For Boys” Problem
This is my daughter, Mattie (and the back of my other daughter, Eva). Â The girls have taken on my love of comics, mostly due to the show Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Â M is wearing her new Captain America hoodie which may be her new favorite possession. Â Upon seeing it in the…
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Book Review – Half a King, Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie’s Half a King is my first book of his, and it’s great, if not ground-breaking. Â It follows young Prince Yarvi, who has a withered arm, content to step away from the throne and dive into a life of books and study. Â Not strong enough to fight, he hones his mind, but everything changes…
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Movie Review – Guardians of the Galaxy
I saw an early screening of Guardians of the Galaxy Thursday night, and let me tell you, I had a blast! Â I may have only read the actual Guardians comic that was the biggest influence on this after the movie was announced, but I’ve quickly fallen in love with these a-holes. Â Of course, I did…
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Movie Review – X-Men: Days of Future Past
The X-Men movie franchise has had it’s ups and downs. Â The first two movies were very good despite the myriad changes and tweaks to the characters, while X-Men 3 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine were on the rough side. Â First Class was good, but went a long way towards making the continuity issues worse (How much…
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Movie Review – Godzilla
Japanese kaiju (or giant monster) movies have been part of my pop culture since I was a kid, and my older brothers watched the various Godzilla and King Kong movies. Though I probably got the most enjoyment from the Gamera movies as they appeared on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Â Even without Pacific Rim appearing on…
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Movie Review – The Amazing Spider-Man 2
I’ve been meaning to write this for a while – The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was a tough movie to get my head around. Â It’s really two movies, a great Peter Parker movie, and a decent Spider-Man movie. Â The personal moments between Peter and Gwen, and Peter and Harry, and Peter and Aunt May are all…
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Book Review – Shadow Ops: Control Point
I came to Myke Cole’s Shadow Ops series via Twitter, but not from a recommendation.  He tweets often with James S. A. Corey and seemed like an interesting guy, and the premise of “Black Hawk Down meets the X-Men” was right up my alley.  What it really feels like is what would happen to Marvel’s mutants…
