Arts
Review: Stumptown, Vol. 3
In the end, Rucka illustrates a message that sometimes we need to have faith in those we care about. Stumptown’s definitely worth a read. … read more
Review: The Walking Dead Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams
On a scale of One to Rad, this latest volume earns a solid “meh.” The sad thing is that this is actually a fairly decent volume, but after the set up at the end of Volume 22 (my review of which began with, “HOLY. FUCK.”), this feels like a massively missed opportunity by writer/creator Robert Kirkman. … read more
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: The Newsroom: The Complete Third Season
As a fan of The Newsroom since the epic first 8 minutes of the pilot episode, I have to say I’m disappointed that the final season was shortened to just six episodes. … 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: 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: 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