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Made famous by the late-great actor Orson Welles, Unicron is not only a giant transforming planet, he is a force of nature bent on absorbing the galaxy. The Transformers, Autobots and Decepticons alike, find themselves perplexed in defending Cybertron against him. Not only in Generation One, but across the continuities. Here are My Top 10…
Star Wars mythology is not limited to a franchise of movies or a television shows. In fact, before Disney’s acquisition of LucasFilm, the Expanded Universe had a plethora of comic books, novels, and video games filled with Jedi, Sith, heroes, villains, and many more from the Old Republic to the time of the original trilogy.…
Splatto comics founder Richard “Ya Boi Zack” Meyer and artist Per “Narwhal” Berg bring us a “joint” comic book ‘Is This You?’ It is a short tale from NarZack that features an immortal warrior facing against the tide of cancel culture. Alaster Belmont reveals him to the world as an immortal warrior who has been…
Spider-Man has not only appeared prominently in film, but Peter Parker has also entertained us with his web-slinging and quips for Saturday morning or weekday afternoon television. Several voice actors have taken on the role, but I will focus on the ones who had a title role while playing the Friendly-Neighborhood Spider-Man. Each one has…
With volume one and volume two released in 2002 and 2003 respectively by the now-defunct Dreamwave Comics, ‘Transformers: The War Within‘ was re-released in 2009 by IDW Publishing as a complete omnibus. Simon Furman wrote both volumes with art by Don Figueroa for volume one and Andrew Wildman for volume two. Megatron unites the Decepticons…
Prowl may have perished during the animated ‘Transformers: The Movie’ when Megatron seizes control of his shuttle going to Autobot City on Earth, but he remains one of the most popular characters in the franchise. He has taken a different form, often as a law enforcement vehicle, in virtually every iteration of the show. He…
Over two years in the making, ‘Doctor Alpha: Miracle Child‘ is an indie dark superhero comic book from writer S.A. Rivera with artwork for the main story by Jeff Kraven and the bonus stories by Preston Asevedo. Dr. Alpha is one of the world’s greatest villains. As he sits in prison, he is visited by…
Captain Christopher Pike was the first commanding officer of the USS Enterprise from the sci-fi franchise Star Trek and was born on April 11th. In the original series, he is portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter and Sean Kenney. Bruce Greenwood takes on the role in the Kelvin Timeline while Anson Mount takes on the character in…
I have been collecting comic books since I was seven and Marvel specifically when I was nine. Batman, Archie Comics’ Sonic the Hedgehog, and Spider-Man were the big draws for me. The end of an era has come as I am from this day forward, canceling all of my subscriptions, or pulls, from Marvel with…
After several delays, Crunchyroll finally dropped the first episode of season two for the hit anime ‘The Rising of the Shield Hero.’ The second AND third seasons of the show based on a series of light novels and manga from Japanese writer Aneko Yusagi were announced as far back as 2019. Originally planned for October…
Harmony Gold USA has been making the convention rounds to promote the exciting new updates for the science fiction mech franchise Robotech. This time, they are heading to Anaheim to host a panel titled “The New Beginning” at the comic book convention WonderCon. According to their official website, “The 2022 Robotech Convention Tour kicks off…
The Academy Awards hates nerds. This past ceremony proves it. Sure, titles like Joker, Black Panther, and The Dark Knight might have won some courtesy awards or got a handful of nods for their box office performances. I liked all of these films, loved them, in fact, and sure, Joker won several awards at the…
Actor and writer Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, artist Ron Garney and BOOM Studios brings us ‘BRZRKR,’ a comic book series that continues with issue 7. Caldwell, the shadowy government agent who is trying to unlock the secrets of the Berserker, speaks with the immortal warrior about his past. Berserker has vague memories, but not enough…
Comic book writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist David Baldeón resurrect a fan-favorite Marvel character from the “Clone Wars” saga with ‘Ben Reilly: Spider-Man,’ continuing with issue 2. Ben Reilly is relating a battle he had with Mac Gargan, known as the Scorpion to Ravencroft therapist Dr. Ashley Kafka. To Ben’s surprise, Gargan seems to know…
‘Batman: The Knight‘ issue two continues the ten-part series where we get a new NEW origin for Bruce Wayne’s transitioning into becoming the Dark Knight. Chip Zdarsky is handling the writing and Carmine Di Giandomenico is handling the art. After leaving Gotham City, Bruce Wayne finds himself traveling Europe where he ends up in Paris,…
Released under the Apex Comics Group Imprint, ‘The R.I.G.H.T. Project‘ is an indie comic book series written by Tom DeFalco with artwork from Ron Frenz and Ron Lim. Dr. Dexter Click and his niece Carlyn work in the field of holographic technology. Carlyn’s gamer friend Jeffrey Lopez secretly makes a copy of the technology, working…
‘Kamen America Omnibus Volume 1: Stars And Strife Saga‘ is an indie graphic novel from Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini under the banner Iconic Comics. This collects the first four comic book volumes of their heroine Kamen America and her allies in the Kamen Corp. Carly Vanders is exposed to a strange radiation from a…
Comic book writer Tom King and artist Clay Mann continue the DC Comics Black Label series ‘Batman/Catwoman‘ with issue ten. Why? Don’t know. Catwoman is fighting in three different Christmas seasons in Gotham. In the first, she is fighting the Joker during some earlier period. Second, she is fighting the Joker again after stopping his…
‘Peregrine: Wings of the Falcon‘ is a superhero graphic novel written by Scott McCullough with artwork by Douglas Franchin. It was released under the Reconstruction imprint of DKRS Productions. After an alien invasion, the world’s greatest hero Silver Falcon has been killed. His daughter Jessie mourns with the world, but despite his having his powers,…
The DC Comics Black Label brings us the second issue of ‘Suicide Squad: Get Joker‘ written by author Brian Azzarello and artist Alex Maleev. The Red Hood finds himself in charge of a Task Force X team consisting of Harley Quinn, Wild Dog, Plastique, Firefly, Silver Banshee, Peebles, Yonder Man, and Meow Meow. They are…
Warner Media might be planning in their own anime-styled adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s ‘Lord of the Rings‘ with ‘The War of the Rohirrim,’ but there is not a lot for fans of Middle-Earth to look forward to. Amazon Studios ‘The Rings of Power‘ shows all of the promises of a soap opera. Not to worry!…
Marvel Comics brings us a fan-favorite character from the “Clone Wars” with ‘Ben Reilly: Spider-Man’ written by J.M. DeMatteis with artwork from David Baldeón for the first issue. Taking place when Peter Parker and Mary Jane move to Portland, Ben Reilly has given up on his identity as Scarlet Spider and has become Spider-Man. After…
‘Batman: The Knight‘ issue one kicks off a ten-part series where we get a new NEW origin for Bruce Wayne’s journey into becoming the Dark Knight. This time, writing duties are handled by Chip Zdarsky with artwork by Carmine Di Giandomenico. Bruce Wayne discusses his anger with therapist Dr. Hugo Strange. He recounts beating up…
‘Ninja Blast‘ is an indie comic book written by L.J. “Fatal Jay” Upshaw and illustrated by Francis “Sarkui” Catindig who also did the cover. Ace is a young African-American man living at the dojo of Sensei Hattori, who raised him in the secret ninja art of “Shadow Blast.” He has kept Ace in the dark…
Not satisfied to make the Dark Knight look like an emotional weakling in a twelve-part miniseries, DC Comics Black Label brings us ‘Batman/Catwoman Special‘ from writer Tom King and an army of artists. The story begins with glimpses of an orphaned Selina Kyle escaping from an abusive orphanage in Gotham City and living on the…
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