It’s a pretty laid back week for us here at Nerdophiles as far as comics go. Don’t worry, though. Things are going to be picking up soon as some new, awesome series hit the shelves in the next couple of months. Hopefully your New Comic Book Day hauls were bigger […]
Arrow: Code of Silence Recap
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, […]
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 X-Files: Home Again Recap
Synopsis of Part 4 of 6: Scully rushes to her comatose mother’s side as she lies on her deathbed. Mulder investigates a series of murders along Philadelphia’s skid row that seem to be connected to a graffiti-based urban legend. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Despite being mostly renowned for a the dynamic of its two […]
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 […]
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