[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nz76f1y1ng&w] Scorpion: Pilot (1×01) Synopsis: The pilot establishes the team of geniuses that will tackle on the complex problems of the world. Their first encounter deals with the communications at the LAX air control tower being knocked out due to a software update. The team needs to figure out how to reload […]
Gotham: Premiere Recap
Synopsis: Jim Gordon comes to Gotham to find the city deeply ingrained in corruption. After meeting a young Bruce Wayne after the death of the boy’s wealthy parents he starts on a crusade to somehow save the city from the criminal element and from itself. Rating: ★★★☆☆ About a month and […]
Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder Soar with “Rocket Girl”
Rocket Girl, Vol 1: Times Squared Author: Brandon Montclare Artists: Amy Reeder Release Date: July 22, 2014 Publisher: Image Comics Source: Bought and Owned Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Drama Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low When I described the concept of Rocket Girl to a friend of mine after reading the first issue off of Comixology, I got laughed […]
Doctor Who: Time Heist Recap
“I still don’t understand why you’re in charge.” “Basically it’s the eyebrows.” An intergalactic bank robbery, erased memories, and a brain-melting alien: Doctor Who held no bars on the excitement level this week as the Doctor and Clara found themselves criminals in a life-threatening situation—with no recollection of how they […]
“Beautiful Darkness” just might be the bleakest fairy tale you’ll ever read
Beautiful Darkness Author: Fabien Vehlmann (Translation by Helge Dascher) Artist: Kerascoët Release Date: February 25, 2014 Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly Press Source: Borrowed from a friend Genre(s): Fantasy, Drama Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Beautiful Darkness is such a strange comic to unpack. It’s gorgeous, for sure, but it was one of those that made me […]
Nerdophiles Catch Up With… Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Just out of plain life circumstances and laziness, I never got around to recapping the season one finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, which was titled ‘Beginning of the End.’ It was a solid three star finale. Not my favorite episode ever, but it still delivered lots of great moments. […]
SDCC 2014: Up Close and Personal With The Assassin’s Creed Experience
I SPENT LESS TIME IN LINE FOR HALL H!: THE SDCC 2014 ASSASSIN’S CREED EXPERIENCE Greetings! Alanna here and yes the gods showed favor on me and granted me access through the antagonizing lottery for SDCC 2014. It was my first time going to SDCC and I was lucky enough […]
Outlander: The Wedding Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKJ2SvpRu3M] Outlander: The Wedding (1×07) Synopsis: Claire and Jamie get married! Rating: ★★★★☆ For lack of a better description, this week’s episode was most definitely not safe for work. As we found out last week, Claire must be a legitimate Scottish woman in order to escape the clutches of the sadistic Black Jack and […]
A Tale of Two Dogs: A Review of the First Issues of Teen Dog and Wild’s End
Teen Dog #1 (of 8) Author: Jake Lawrence Artist: Jake Lawrence Release Date: September 10, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios Press Site Genre(s): Comedy Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low For a while after reading the first issue of Teen Dog, I had the hardest time understanding the hype behind it. I mean, I think I liked it, […]
The First Trailer for “Big Eyes” Gives Us Hope for a Brighter Tim Burton Future
I’ll admit, for several years, I’ve been on the “roll my eyes at any mention of Tim Burton” train. For a guy who had been involved in some of my favorite films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Big Fish, it definitely felt like his work had become self-parody of his own […]
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