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Movie Review – Muppets Most Wanted
The Muppets have never been an obsession for me, as they are for some of my friends. They know all the Muppet lore, can break down each movie in a scholarly tone, and name you all the cameos in each one. For me, I remember enjoying the show, and seeing a few of the movies…
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Lightning Book Review – Itty Bitty Hellboy
It might seem like an odd combination, Hellboy getting the cutesy ‘Itty Bitty’ treatment, but if you enjoy HB and want to get your younger ones in early, this is a good way. The bright, simple shapes are indeed cute, reminding me a bit of the Powerpuff Girls. Art Baltazar and Franco do a solid…
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Movie Review – 300: Rise of an Empire
I got in to see 300: Rise of an Empire at an advanced screening (thanks, Buffalo.com!) and I left shaking my head. It’s basically the ‘rest of the story’ about what’s happening in Greece while the Spartans are kicking messengers into pits and defending gates. Themistokles is a Greek general known for his cunning, trying…
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Book Review – Star Wars: Honor Among Thieves
As soon as I heard James S. A. Corey (the Sci-fi pen name for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham) had signed on to write a Star Wars novel, I was all in. Even better was the fact that most SW novels get put on Netgalley so I can read them early review them for…
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Comic Book Review – Red Sonja: Queen of the Plagues
I’m the first to admit this isn’t my normal cup of tea – but I respect Gail Simone as a writer, and she’s a hilarious follow on Twitter, so when I saw this on NetGalley, it was a no-brainer. The art by Walter Geovani fits the sword and sorcery style very well, and some of…
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Book Review – Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
I keep an eye out on NetGalley for books that may some day interest my kids, and I became curious about Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee when I saw it was one of the most requested books on the site. Â What I found was a fast-paced reimagining of the Snow Queen story…
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Comic Book Review – 47 Ronin (Stan Sakai)
What, is this some sort of repeat? Â Nope! Â I got a copy of a totally different adaptation of the 47 Ronin story via NetGalley, this time drawn by Stan Sakai (of Usagi Yojimbo fame). Â I won’t rehash the gist of the story but I will say I enjoyed this version quite a bit more. Â It’s…
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Ant-Man, Michael Douglas, and YOU
Casting news came down this week that Michael Douglas had signed on to play original Ant-Man Hank Pym in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, due out in 2015. Â However, this came on the heels of Paul Rudd signing on to play Ant-Man…so who is it going to be? Â Both, if they do it right. Like many hero…
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Book Review – Maul: Lockdown
It was with some trepidation that I started this latest Star Wars novel, Maul: Lockdown. Â Kindly provided via NetGalley, it had several warning signs. Â First, it’s about a prequel trilogy character, one that barely qualified AS a character. Â Maul was red and black, and had a saber-staff. Â He got killed by Obi-Wan, which has to…
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Classic Comics – X-Men: Days of Future Past
I’ve been on a comics kick of late, as well as a nostalgia high from Comics Alliance’s X-Men animated series recaps, so checking out some classic X-Men storylines seemed like a no-brainer. Â Especially when I saw Comixology having a sale on several collections. Â I bought the X-Men: Days of Future Past book as prepwork for…
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Movie Review – Frozen
We finally made it out to Frozen this weekend, and it’s just as wonderful as I had been hearing. My kids were transfixed, my wife (JUST HER OK) teared up, and even the sidekick snowman made sense. A lot more sense than the trailers let on. Queen Elsa’s song “Let It Go” lives up to…
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Book Review – Runaways, Volume 1: Pride and Joy
What would you do if you found out your parents were supervillains? Â That’s the basic question answered in Brian K. Vaughn’s (Saga) Runaways series. Â Each year, 6 families come together for a meeting – the kids are told it’s to plan out charitable giving for the year. Â “Good deeds should be done in secret, with…
