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Marc Martel and Plumb usher in the Christmas season with their rock cover of the Meredith Wilson song “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” Martel’s 2017 ‘The First Noel EP.’ Well, it is that time again. The time of year where we remember that Jesus Christ came to the world. It is a…
‘Transformers: Wreckers – Tread and Circuits‘ comes from the IDW Comics timeline that was launched in 2019. It is a four-part series written by David Mariotte with artwork from Jack Lawrence. Thunderclash is the leader of a team of Autobot Wreckers that include Minerva, Hot Shot, Ricochet, Aileron, and the Actionmaster known as Circuit. They…
From the DC Comics Black Label comes ‘Batman: The Imposter,’ a comic book written by Mattson Tomlin with artwork from Andrea Sorrentino and coloring by Jordie Bellaire. Dr. Leslie Thompkins is shocked to find Batman injured at her doorstep and realizes he is Batman. She confronts him and says she will not call the police…
In 2002 Marvel Comics brought us ‘Peter Parker, Spider-Man: Return of the Goblin,’ a graphic novel of collected issues written by Paul Jenkins and illustrated by Humberto Ramos. It was later republished without the “Peter Parker” identifier. Norman Osborn is back in New York City and he is coming for Peter Parker, but first, he…
DC Comics continues to bring us ‘Batman: The Adventures Continue’ Season 2 with issue 5. Alan Burnett and Paul Dini are writing the story and Rick Burchett is handling the artwork. He does a good job of capturing the classic Batman: TAS look which is where this comic book series is based. After a body…
In the world of the Transformers, none stand taller in the ranks of the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons than the Combiners. The original ones were made up of five or more team members who could combine into one warrior. Later, this concept would expand into two simply merging. For the purpose of this…
‘Danger Zone One, Vol. 2: Law and Order‘ is created by Midnight Publishing with artwork from several illustrators Katsu, Pete Ranosa, Salaix, and Ryo Kawakami. Shortly after stopping a monster from escaping its island prison, rookie cop Reena Saffron and her tough-as-nails partner Madison Wynter find themselves frustrated when the chief refuses to do anything…
‘The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea‘ is a three-part true crime Netflix documentary miniseries. It is directed by John Choi and Rob Sixsmith. Yoo Young-chul is one of the most prolific serial killers in Seoul, South Korea. He was tried and convicted of murdering over twenty victims. The documentary explores the early days…
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian‘ actress Gina Carano made a huge announcement on social media that she is joining the cast of the Hunter Biden biopic ‘My Son Hunter.’ Carano is set to play a “world-weary secret service agent” who is seeking the truth of what the Biden Family is up to in Europe. With iconic…
So, I fell into a rabbit hole of music on YouTube which is always a delight when I got an alert. Singer Dan Vasc made a song dedicated to the Friday Night Tights livestream that is featured on the Nerdrotic channel. I could not resist playing it and it is a short, but fun thrill…
The ‘Tales of Arise’ is the seventeenth in the “Tales” video game series from Bandai Namco Studios. The game has received acclaim both critically and from the audience. Now, Lindsey Stirling is picking up her violin and dusting off her dancing boots for her rendition of the battle anthem ‘Flame Of Hope.’ Stirling also directed…
‘Edens Zero‘ is the brainchild of mangaka Hiro Mashima. Its popularity led to an anime adaption from Japanese company J.C.Staff and was streamed exclusively to Netflix for North America. Shiki Granbell (Sean Chiplock) is living peacefully on Granbell, a theme-park planet where he is the only human. All the other inhabitants are robots and they…
‘SUPER DEAD‘ is a horror superhero comic book written by Mandy Summers and drawn by Peter Gilmore. It was created via a highly successful crowdfunding campaign. Beneath the city of New Astoria, there lies a monster. A hero who was once known as Valor has become an undead creature living in the sewers trying to…
Set in-between season one and season two of ‘Batman: The Telltale Series‘ video game, ‘Batman: Sins of the Father‘ was published by DC Comics in 2018. It features writer Christos Gage and artwork from Raffaele Ienco. Wayne Enterprises is still reeling from the scandal that Thomas Wayne was secretly working with Gotham City criminal Carmine…
‘Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop‘ is a teen slice-of-life anime directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro, who co-wrote it with Dai Satō. It was produced by Sublimation and Signal.MD. It has a premier at 2020 Shanghai International Film Festival before it was released in Japan in 2021 and released in the United States on Netflix. Yui…
Actor Steve Martin and producer John Hoffman brings us ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ It was released exclusively Hulu and serves as a comedic take on true crime podcasts. Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin) is an aging actor living in the swanky Arcadia luxury apartments in New York City. He shares an elevator with struggling Broadway…
‘Star Wars: Visions’ is a project that was a collaboration between LucasFilm and seven Japanese animation studios. It was produced by Kanako Shirasaki and has nine episodes released on Disney Plus. All nine episodes take place in some part of the Star Wars timeline. The Old Republic, the time of the Rebellion, prequels, the expanded…
Every anime fan worth their salt has heard of The Copy Ninja, leader of Team 7, the Six Hokage, none other than Kakashi Hatake, a fierce ninja from the Hidden Leaf in the hit manga and anime Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden. Though originally shown as cold and detached, he grew to care for his students…
HBO Max adds to their documentaries of celebrities with ‘What Happened, Brittany Murphy.’ It covers the life, career, and sudden death of the actress. The two-part series is directed by Cynthia Hill with Blumhouse Television handling production. The documentary interviews friends, colleagues, and fellow celebrities that knew Brittany Murphy. It follows her life, showing archival…
Rightly and Beltway Banthas host Stephen Kent brings us ‘How the Force Can Fix the World: Lessons on Life, Liberty, and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away‘ from the publishing company Center Street. According to a partial Amazon description: “From widespread unemployment and mounting international hostilities, every day we are swept into more political…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe gets an animated twist with the new Disney Plus show “What If…?” The show takes different films from the MCU and changes them up, showing what happens if just one decision was made. It is directed by Bryan Andrews and is based on the comic book that explores alternate plots in…
“Hallelujah” is probably one of the most overplayed songs on the radio. That is a shame because Leonard Cohen did an amazing job writing and performing it. Now, Caleb Hyles along with collaborators Jonathan Young, Thomas Sanders, Dan Vasc, and Colm McGuinness bring out their version. As covers of the song go, this one is…
‘The Church of Christ’ is a very short booklet by Japanese author Ayako Miura. It was originally published Fall 1972 issue of The Japan Christian Quarterly and has since become a noteworthy writing to Japanese Christians. According to the synopsis on Goodreads: “This is a precious chapter from the book Michi ariki (A way was…
Tubi TV is continuing its original content expansion and its deep dive into the realm of true crime series with ‘Meet Marry Murder.’ The show is hosted by actress Michelle Trachtenberg and focuses on spouses who killed their partners. True crime series are a dime a dozen these days. While there has always been a…
Taken place in the Universal Century timeline, ‘Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway‘ is an anime film directed by Shuko Murase. It was produced by Sunrise and released in the United States through Netflix. It is the start of a new Gundam trilogy. In the year UC 105, twelve years after Neo Zeon War, the Earth is…
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