This week, Sam had a lot of fun with her BOOM! Studios picks, Goldie Vance and Lumberjanes, rating them both four stars. Kylee also raved about Paknadel & Trakhanov’s Turncoat from BOOM! Studios. Unfortunately, Jackson finished out a lackluster Superman: American Alien series from DC Comics with few nice things to say. Check out […]
Wayward Pines: Enemy Lines Recap
Synopsis of 2×01: Welcome back to Wayward Pines. Ethan Burke’s efforts have given rise a community oppressed by the tyrannical First Generation. And now Dr. Theo Yedlin is waking to to find himself in this strange, dangerous town… Rating: ★★★★☆ When we left Wayward Pines at the end of the first season […]
Disney’s ‘The Finest Hours’ Brings True Heroism Home on Blu-Ray
The Finest Hours [Blu-ray] Release Date: May 24, 2016 Cast: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric bana, Holliday Grainger Director: Craig Gillespie Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Genre(s): Action, Adventure, True Story Extra Feature Rating: ★★★☆☆ Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low Amazon | IMDB | Wikipedia | RT When Disney first announced they […]
“I Draw On Cats” Gets the Connect-the-Dots Treatement
I Draw On Cats Author: A.R. Coffelt Release Date: March 29, 2016 Publisher: Potter Style (Crown) Genre(s): Activity Book Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon With adult coloring books on the rise it was only a matter of time before other interactive activities started trying to recreate the success. Are connect-the-dot books the next big thing? […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 11, 2016
May 11th was a slow week for the Nerdophiles comics crew. Sam catches us up on the second-to-last issue of KaBOOM!’s The Baker Street Peculiars while Kylee shares her thoughts on the latest Harrow County from Dark Horse. (If Sam had her way The Baker Street Peculiars would be a […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 4, 2016
Sam dove into Poe Dameron #2 from Marvel, as well as The Woods and Giant Days from BOOM! Studios , and enjoyed all three comics this week. Kylee took a look at the first issue of Weavers from BOOM! Studios and is intrigued by where the series is headed. And wants people to know that […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – April 20, 2016
From BOOM! Studios, Sam reviewed and enjoyed both Lumberjanes and Jonesy, while Kylee continues to obsess over Alex Paknadel’s latest offering, Paknadel & Trakhanov’s Turncoat. Kylee also saw the end of the entertaining Gutter Magic, from IDW Publishing and Comics Experience. From DC Comics, Jackson gave three stars to Action Comics #51 and four stars to […]
Review: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians – The Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians: The Knights of Crystallia Author: Brandon Sanderson Series: Alcatraz #3 Release Date: April 19, 2016 Publisher: Starscape (Tor Books) Genre(s): Fantasy, Middle Grade Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon In the latest installment of Alcatraz Smedry’s adventures we finally find ourselves in the Free Kingdoms and readers are not disappointed. […]
Take A Trip Down the Rabbit Hole in Amily Shen’ “Wonderland” Coloring Book
Wonderland Author: Amily Shen Artist: Amily Shen Release Date: April 5, 2016 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Genre(s): Coloring Book Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon Coloring books are taking the world by storm and these days you can find books based on just about anything from fairy tales to modern television shows. Unsurprisingly, Alice in Wonderland has […]
Review: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians – The Scrivener’s Bones by Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians: The Scrivener’s Bones Author: Brandon Sanderson Series: Alcatraz #2 Release Date: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Starscape (Tor Books) Genre(s): Fantasy, Middle Grade Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Picking up shortly after the first book in the Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians series ended, The Scrivener’s Bones basically […]