Lantern City #1 Writer: Paul Jenkins & Matthew Daley Artist: Carlos Magno Release Date: May 13, 2015 Publisher: Archaia Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Steampunk Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low Lantern City is one of those series that almost seems tailor fit to suit my interests. It just takes so many of the things I like and […]
The First Volume of “Jupiter’s Legacy” Sets Up An Epic Story of Family and Betrayal
Jupiter’s Legacy Vol. 1 Author: Mark Waid Artist: Frank Quitely Release Date: April 8, 2015 Publisher: Image Comics Genre(s): Superheroes, Family Drama Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. It just sometimes takes a generation. That’s the basic premise behind Jupiter’s Legacy. After a group of friends looking to save the […]
“Mad Max” Roars to Ferocious Life on Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road Release Date: May 15, 2015 Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Zoë Kravitz Director: George Miller Studio: Kennedy Miller Mitchell, Village Roadshow Pictures Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Genre: Post-apocalypse, Action, Thriller Based On: Mad Max Series by George Miller Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Light IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia […]
The Bellas are Back, but Pitch Perfect 2 Falls Flat
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBwOYQd21TY] Pitch Perfect 2 Release Date: May 15, 2015 Cast: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Hailee Steinfeld Director: Elizabeth Banks Studio: Gold Circle Films Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre: Comedy, Musical Based On: Pitch Perfect (novel) by Mickey Rapkin Rating: ★★★☆☆ 1/2 Review Spoilers: Light […]
Just Another Dystopian Teen YA: Gathering Frost Review
Author: Kaitlyn Davis Release Date: February 17, 2015 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Source: NetGalley Genre(s): YA, dystopian, romance Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Medium GoodReads|Amazon Synopsis: When Jade was a little girl, a giant earthquake split New York City apart. In the wreckage, a mysterious kingdom appeared, ruled by a Queen […]
Find Hope at the End of the World in ‘Spread’
Spread Vol. 1 Author: Justin Jordan Artists: Kyle Strahm & Felipe Sobreiro Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Image Comics Genre(s): Horror, Science Fiction Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I love Spread. After reading the forward to this first trade paperback I kind of love Kyle Strahm – the artist – as well. We seem to […]
“The Eighth Day” is A Surprisingly Epic Middle Grade Adventure
The Eighth Day Author: Dianne K. Salerni Series: The Eighth Day #1 Release Date: April 22, 2014 Publisher: HarperCollins Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon All right, so, I need to put this out there right away: this book was kind of amazing. I loved it. I read […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 6, 2015
We’re back again (a little late) this week with our weekly pull list post! Ashley was out of town this past week but she back with us on Wednesday. There were some pretty great reads available this week and BOOM! Studios definitely dominated our to-read list this time around. But […]
Arcadia #1 Instantly Enthralls
Arcadia #1 Author: Alex Paknadel Artist: Eric Scott Pfeiffer Release Date: May 6, 2015 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Sci-Fi Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Mild Comixology Intellectually intriguing and immediately emotionally arresting, Arcadia has the makings of something really spectacular. When 99% of humankind is wiped out by a pandemic, four billion people are […]
“The Queen of the Tearling” is an Incredible Fantasy That Pulls in Readers of YA and Adult Fantasy Alike
The Queen of the Tearling Author: Erika Johansen Series: The Queen of the Tearling #1 Release Date: July 8, 2014 Publisher: Harper Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Okay, so, this is one of my favorite fantasy books in a while. I’m not the biggest fantasy fan. I have a hard […]
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