Since taking over the Batgirl title with #37, writer Cecil Castellucci has been putting Barabara Gordon through the ringer. Babs has had to deal with a trio of power-hungry goons, a robot that knows her every thought, and most recently, a mysterious infection that turns Gotham citizens into statues. But …
Read More »Building the world of Assassins Creed Valhalla with history, myths, and mayhem
Spare a thought for the developers responsible for building the world of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (opens in new tab). Instead of research trips to Egypt or the sunny beaches of Greece, the team behind the latest installment found themselves at an Anglo Saxon museum in the UK’s East Anglia. “The …
Read More »Best Shots Review: Strange Adventures #3 “feel more like an acquired taste” (5/10)
Strange Adventures #3 Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner Lettering by Clayton Cowles Published by DC / Black Label ‘Rama Rating: 5 out of 10 (Image credit: DC/Black Label) (opens in new tab) From the start, Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Evan “Doc” Shaner’s …
Read More »Best Shots Review – Chasin’ The Bird: Charlie Parker in California
Chasin’ The Bird: Charlie Parker in California Written by Dave Chisholm Art by Dave Chisholm and Peter Markowski Lettering by Dave Chisholm Published by Z2 Comics ‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 (Image credit: Z2 Comics) (opens in new tab) Like music-biography movies (think Bohemian Rhapsody or Rocketman for two …
Read More »Why a Metal Gear Solid animated TV series is the best way to recapture Kojima’s magic
With the Metal Gear franchise seemingly lying dormant on consoles, it falls to the entertainment world – and Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts – to bring Hideo Kojima’s seminal espionage series back to prominence. Vogt-Roberts is already hard at work on a Metal Gear Solid movie. He’s even gone …
Read More »I didnt play Animal Crossing for a month and I came back to an island infested with gross bugs
I inadvertently took a month-long break from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the longest I’ve gone without collecting Bells and bugs since before the game was released in late March. Upon my return to my island paradise, I discovered (to my abject horror) that it was infested with bugs that I …
Read More »Attention horny X-Fans: X-Force #10 is full of brutal action and sexy thrills
Marvel Comics is releasing the long-awaited X-Force #10 on July 8 after the comic book Direct Market went on hiatus due to COVID-19 – and according to writer Benjamin Percy, the issue will scratch all kinds of itches readers may have for X-Force action. With the team reconvening in Terra …
Read More »When superheroes went bad: a history
Superhero comic books are often like soap operas (or pro-wrestling, if that’s your thing) — filled with melodrama, dramatic twists, and characters once known as heroes turning heel and breaking bad. This is a longstanding tradition, from decades old comic book to DC’s recent ‘Year of the Villain’ which included …
Read More »Was this the first step in a DC – Diamond reconciliation?
Show of hands… Have you ever been in a long-term relationship and experiencing difficulties, and maybe exasperated by an extreme situation not under the control of you or your partner, which led you to break up, only to reconcile later on? Perhaps just weeks or months later, or even years? …
Read More »Best Shots Review – Negan Lives! #1 “a reminder of just how consistently good and well-crafted this series was”
Negan Lives! #1 Written by Robert Kirkman Art by Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn Lettering by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment ‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 The biggest monster in the Walking Dead makes his return in Negan Lives #1, as writer Robert Kirkman and …
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