Synopsis of 4×14: Before their first mayoral debate, Ruvé Adams unleashes the Demolition Team to target Team Arrow and clean up Damien’s loose ends. Damien kidnaps William and brings him to Starling City. Rating:★★★☆☆ So many of the best dramas of the last 15 years have been about the actions those in […]
The X-Files: Babylon Recap
Part 5 of 6 synopsis: A pair of eerily familar young agents call in Mulder and Scully to help speak with a comatose terrorist who survived a suicide bombing. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ As The X-Files started to get long in the tooth around the seventh and the beginning of the eighth seasons, […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – February 10, 2016
This week we reviewed two first issues: Jonesy from BOOM! Studios, which Sam enjoyed on the timely Valentine’s holiday, and Imposter, from indie comics publisher 21 Pulp. Also from BOOM! Studios, Sam reviewed Lantern City from BOOM! Studios, while Kylee read Last Sons of America. From Dark Horse, Kylee also read the always haunting Harrow […]
Uncle Ben, Jean Grey, and Love: Comics Where Romance is Dead
Comics as a medium has always had a strange relationship with romance and a lot of that is because of the nature of its genesis. It’s hard to get around the fact that for decades, comics were predominantly written and illustrated by middle aged-men, often unhappy and dissatisfied with their […]
Arrow: Sins of the Father Recap
Synopsis of 4×13: With Thea’s life on the line, Oliver reluctantly agrees to work with Nyssa to take down Malcolm and give her control of the League of Assassins. His ego and body wounded, a disgraced Malcolm reveals a secret to Darhk. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Stan Lee is often credited with coining the […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – February 3, 2016
Sam enjoyed both of her offerings from BOOM! Studios this week, Giant Days, which is coming to the end of freshman year for all of the girls, and The Woods, which provided… some answers, kind of. Mystery Girl from Dark Horse doesn’t hold a lot of suspense for Kylee, knowing that the […]
Arrow: Unchained Recap
Synopsis of 4×12: Thea’s homicidal rage returns and the effects of the Lazarus Pit begin to fade. Roy Harper returns to Star City after being press-ganged by a hacker known as the Calculator. Felicity’s role at Palmer Technology is questioned. Nyssa prepares for revenge against Malcolm. Hijinks ensue all around. Rating: ????? Arrow’s […]
‘Aim a little higher’ – Three new series take on the act of killing in a big way
So much is made in mainstream superhero comics of the difference between characters who kill and the ones who don’t but more interesting is often the way creators define, justify or characterize the the heroes and villains who take lives. Three new comics take on homicide in very different ways […]
The X-Files Recap: Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster Recap
Synopsis of Part 3 of 6: Mulder and Scully investigate a killer were-lizard, or is it were-human? Mulder questions his beliefs and the nature of possibility. Rating: ★★★★★ From 1993 to 2002, The X-Files aired 202 episodes, a landmark by any standard. Darin Morgan, brother of one of the show’s head […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – January 27, 2016
Kylee is lamenting the penultimate issue of Past Aways, which has become pull-no-punches in exploring the team dynamics. DC Comics knocked it out of the park for Jackson with The Omega Men and Grayson, with Marvel not too far behind, even if there are hints of re-tread, in Daredevil. And, sadly, Sam’s computer is […]
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