Arts
Review: Long Walk to Valhalla
Long Walk to Valhalla Writer: Adam Smith Artist: Matthew Fox Publisher: Archaia Street: 07.21 The beauty of graphic novels is they are able to do things that movies and books could never get away with. It’s the only medium that can graciously combine bleak, real world settings and situations with high-concept mind-fuckery. Long Walk to
Review: Workaholics: Season Five
The juvenile antics both at the office and their rental pad by Adam, Blake and Ders is a great way to chuckle through a weekend. Season Five brings the boys back with 13 episodes of doing some of the dumbest things guys in their twenties do. … read more
Review: Genius Vol. 1
Bernardin and Freeman’s Genius started out as a winner for Top Cow’s 2008 Pilot Season annual competition. … read more
Review: Witchblade – Borne Again, Vol. 2
Witchblade tells the tale of NYPD homicide detective Sara Pezzini, and her adventures in supernatural crime-fighting. … read more
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Search for Splinter
The Search for Splinter also incorporates some of the best Turtle villains, the Mousers, which keeps things interesting from the jump. … read more
Review: Jupiter’s Legacy – Book One
Jupiter’s Legacy, in keeping with the spirit of the “American Dream,” is a melting pot of influences—from Golden Age-era comics to The Incredibles—but, it warps these family-friendly superhero stories into something far more sinister. … read more
Review: Rasputin, Vol 1
Here’s the first time that Rasputin has been the center of a comic rather than an appearance in Hellboy and Hellblazer, and it’s a fantastic supernatural debut. … read more
Review: The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw
With anthropomorphic animals who are every bit as charming and varied in personalities as any human character and just as intriguing and cheer-worthy as any superhero, Autumnlands captures the imagination with its beautiful artwork, but was a little overwhelming with all the character introductions and developments. … read more
Review: Thunderbirds: The Complete Series
What could probably be called the golden achievement in Gerry Anderson’s career with Supermarionation, Thunderbirds is the ultimate and most famous puppetry show of our time. The damn thing inspired Team America: World Police, and if you love that film, you rightfully should show this series some respect. … read more
Review: The Tithe Vol. 1
Peter Popoff, Jim Baker. What do these guys have in common with The Tithe? Well, if this comic were real, they would be getting a visit from a “Robin Hood” like group called The Samaritans. … read more