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DC Comics has a long history of excellent writers who have penned stories for their flagship character Batman. However, it seems recently that the editorial direction of the company has overtaken the desire to produce excellent plots for the Dark Knight, his allies in Gotham, and his enemies. This direction has tainted the stories coming…
Lindsey Stirling brings on her a game while covering the theme song to the video game League of Legends: Wild Rift. Combining techno and R&B, the music video is co-directed Stirling and Stephen Wayne Mallett. The song and the music video are both really cool. Stirling uses her signature violin playing and athletic abilities to…
‘Batman: Dying Is Easy‘ is a short fan film directed and co-produced by Sean Schoenke and Aaron Schoenke. The latter wrote it and Nikolay Zamkovoy co-produced it. The funds for the film were raised through a successful crowdfunding campaign. Batman (Kevin Porter) meets with Detective Bullock (Michael Madsen) after rescuing a hostage from the Mad…
Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini released a collection of their satirical comic in the graphic novel ‘Wall-Might: Gold Standard.’ The story provides hilarious parody of manga, Star Wars, Marvel Comics, and other pop culture staples. The collection includes “My Hero MAGAdemia,” “First Term: Part 2,” “The Magalorian,” and a bonus side-story for Flotus titled “Gop-lin…
‘Porco Rosso‘ is a 1992 anime Studio Ghibli film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, who also wrote the screenplay. He based it on his manga Hikōtei Jidai (“The Age of the Flying Boat”). In 1930s Adriatic Sea, Marco “Porco” Russo (Michael Keaton) is an ace-pilot who defected from the Italian Air Force after Mussolini’s regime took…
Star Wars lore is not limited to six movies and an animated series. In fact, before the acquisition of LucasFilm, the Expanded Universe had a plethora of comic books, novels, and video games filled with adventures, heroes, villains, and exotic locations. This includes some pretty cool characters who have influenced the story-arcs. Here is the…
‘Magic Mike‘ actor Joe Manganiello wanted to push beyond the realm of a cameo in ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League‘ as Slade Wilson, the DC Comics rogue Deathstroke. Deathstroke would have appeared in a Zack Snyder produced and Ben Affleck directed Batman film where the Dark Knight would have battled the assassin. Slade would have used…
With Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are hoping to see the Mutants enter into the comic book film franchise. Marvel Studios execs have been hinting about the X-Men, but so far, no concrete plans have been announced. Whatever the case may be, I decided to list my Top…
Actress and former MMA fighter Gina Carano is living free in the heads of social justice warriors, or as I call them, social justice whiners. There is no greater example than former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-SD) and her recent appearance on HBO’s ‘Real Time w/ Bill Maher.’ During the interview, Heitkamp insisted that Gina Carano…
‘Allen v. Farrow‘ is a four-part documentary streaming on HBO Max that details the disturbing allegations against movie director Woody Allen. It is directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering. Mia Farrow, her adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, adopted son Ronan Farrow, and several of her other children discuss the allegations that Mia’s longtime partner, film…
The Piano Guys bring us an uplifting song in “Better Days,” from their album 10. The song is written by Al van der Beek and Steven Sharp Nelson, providing some encouraging words. They are giving us some good vibes and I think it is something we could all use. “This song came to me as…
Ayako Miura shares her amazing journey from nihilism to Christianity in her autobiography ‘The Wind is Howling: The Autobiography of a Japanese Novelist.’ Following the days of a pre-war Japan, Mrs. Miura takes us on a journey from when she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, an engagement that ended, and her friendship with a fellow patient…
‘The Man Wrapped in Darkness‘ by Matthew Newsom is a Christian novel that explores a man who realizes that his family has made a deal with the devil… literally. From the GoodReads description, “Alec Williams has just become one of the most wealthy and influential men in America. Though not overwhelmed with grief over his…
‘Locked Down‘ and ‘Songbird‘ are movies that riff off the COVID-19 lockdown. The former is about a London couple about to break-up that get caught in shelter together. The second presents a future where the quarantine is ongoing. The question is, which one does it better? I break down both films and which one I…
“The Seven Royals: Breaking The Stars” is the next book in my epic fantasy trilogy following “The Seven Royals: All Good Things.” The book follows the young King Jasher and his friends as they battle the Wicker Man, a werewolf named Alfonso, and a wizard called Haddock who want to burn everything to the ground.…
‘Murder Among The Mormons‘ is a three-part true crime documentary series produced by BBC Studios and released on Netflix. All three episodes are directed by Jared Hess and Tyler Measom. In 1980, Mark Hofmann is a counterfeiter, forger, and convicted murderer. This documentary tells the story of how he set up a grand scheme to…
‘Your Name‘ is a 2016 anime fantasy romantic film directed by Makoto Shinkai. Known as ‘Kimi no Na wa‘ in Japan, it was produced by CoMix Wave Films and dubbed via Madman Entertainment. Toho and Funimation distributed it in Japan and the United States respectively. Mitsuha Miyamizu (Stephanie Sheh) is a high school student living…
Singer and musician Jonathan Young released his brand new single “Jetpack Race” ahead of his new album Starship Velociraptor. He performs the song with the band Galactikraken, “the Best Band in the Universe” and “NOT just Jonathan Young pretending to be several aliens from the future.” First off, I got to mention the music video,…
“The Seven Royals: Breaking The Stars” is the second book in my epic fantasy trilogy following “The Seven Royals: All Good Things.” The story follows the young King Jasher and his friends as they battle the Wicker Man, a werewolf named Alfonso, and a wizard called Haddock who want to burn Craih to the down.…
DC Comics brings us ‘Batman/Catwoman‘ issue three via their Black Label imprint. Writing duties continue with Tom King. The artwork is done by Clay Mann who continues to impress with his artwork and especially with this issue’s cover. Sometime in the future, Helena Wayne is now acting as Batwoman and is informed by Gotham PD…
Comic book writer Thomas Retzke teams up with an army of artists for the highly successful crowdfunding campaign for ‘Stryde: Ascension,’ the third entry into the comic book series. Cobalt is still at arms’ length with his old sidekick Stryde. The latter feels betrayed by his former mentor after he caught him stealing money from…
As stated previously, IDW Publishing continues their prequel series of Cybertron tales in ‘Transformers: Escape‘ issue two. Taking place just prior to the Great War, the story highlights the tension happening between the Autobots and Decepticon, but also among the factions themselves. Following issue one, Wheeljack and Hound are leading a group of Autobots who are…
In 2019, Alterna Comics brought us the science fiction epic ‘Feast or Famine.’ It features an alternate history written and created by Dave Swartz with artwork from Joseph Cooper. Nicholas Teska is on the verge of something great. After having his invention stolen from Samuel Edison, who does after a botched experiment, Teska joins forces…
DC Comics brings us a team-up between the most mysterious man in Gotham and the most mysterious being in the universe with the one-shot ‘Batman/Phantom Stranger‘ from 1997. It is written by Alan Grant with artwork by Arthur Ranson. The Phantom Stranger arrives in Gotham City sensing that someone is about to crack open an…
‘WandaVision‘ is a television miniseries based within the Marvel Cinematic Universe and streamed exclusively on Disney Plus. The show is created by Jac Schaeffer, directed by Matt Shakman, and executive produced by Kevin Feige. Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) move to the town of Westview, New Jersey where they live an idyllic…
