This is every nerd’s dream corner. We discuss speculative fiction topics like science fiction, fantasy, comic books (and review them), steampunk, anime, and everything in between.
Created by Mitch Breitweiser, Red Rooster is an indie comic series released through Allegiance Arts. Episode One “Fear The Dawn” was written by Mark Pellegrini with artwork from Breitweiser and coloring by Elizabeth Breitweiser. Red Rooster has become estranged from his old superhero group The Order of the Dawn after he becomes a celebrity who…
Jean-Paul Valley is the vigilante Azrael. Though there is tension sometimes, he is an ally as Batman and once posed as the Dark Knight when Bruce Wayne’s back was broken by Bane. Though that did not go well, he became an active member of Gotham City’s crimefighters. He has worn several costumes through post-crisis, New…
‘Fruits Basket‘ concluded its penultimate season in 2020 with a lot of highs, lows, and exposition regarding some of the characters. The show is based on Furūtsu Basuketto manga written and illustrated by Japanese author Natsuki Takaya. The show is produced by the Tokyo-based TMS Entertainment, with Funimation doing the English dubbing. This review will…
Rooster Teeth Studios, Polygon Pictures, and Allspark Animation continues ‘Transformers: War for Cybertron’ with their second arc “Earthrise,” taking a deep dive into the Transformers’ past. Following arc 1, Autobot commanders Elita-One (Linsay Rousseau) and Jetfire (Keith Silverstein) are leading a resistance against Decepticon leader Megatron (Jason Marnocha), whom they discover is allowing scientist Shockwave…
Fans had been anticipating “Batman: Three Jokers” since the DC Rebirth. The origins of the story began when Batman merged himself with the alien supercomputer called the Mobius Chair. It is said it gives all knowledge to its user, so when the Dark Knight asked, “What is the Joker’s real name?” He responds to the…
‘Batman/Catwoman‘ is a new series from writer Tom King and artist Clay Mann. It is released through the DC Comics Black Label, continuing the romantic saga of the Dark Knight and the Cat. Andrea Beaumont arrives at Wayne Manor, begging for Bruce Wayne’s help in locating her lost son Andrew, whom she believes is hiding…
For Molly Chapter Two is an indie comic book sequel written and created by Gabe Cheng featuring art by Benjamin Sawyer. It was published after a successful crowdfunding campaign. Following chapter one, Greg is on the run with Molly, a rebel from a tribe of dogs that continue to protect a truce that was made…
Fan-favorite manga series ‘One Piece‘ reached an incredible milestone when it published its 1,000th Chapter in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. Created by iconic writer Eiichiro Oda, the series has been running since 1997. For those unfamiliar, the story follows the rubber-powered Monkey D. Luffy, captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, seeking to become…
Set prior to the Combiner Wars story-arc, IDW Publishing released ‘Transformers: Punishment‘ in 2015. The story was written by John Barber with artwork by Livio Ramondelli. Optimus Prime returns to Cybertron years after the war for the anniversary of him receiving the Matrix of Leadership. Though the Autobots have won, Star Scream has been declared…
2020 was a tumultuous year for comic books. At one point, all of the major comic book companies shut down production before restarting them. During this time, we still got some awesome comic art. It was hard to narrow it down because, even if the story was bad, there was some good artwork out there.…
As the DCEU limps along thanks to renewed interest via HBO Max releasing ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League,’ we are now being told that Warner Bros. will attempt to juggle not one, but two Batman franchises. According to Small Screen, DC Films’ acting head Walter Hamada said in an interview that a theatrical series based on the…
The dynamic duo of Paul Dini and Alan Burnett along with artist Ty Templeton and colorist Monica Kubina bring us Batman: The Adventures Continue issue six, continuing the story of Jason Todd. Batman continues to search the streets of Gotham City for the Red Hood, visiting his old friend Leslie Thompkins. Meanwhile, Alfred tells the…
‘The Idhun Chronicles‘ is a Spanish fantasy animated series that is based on ‘The Idhún’s Memories‘ novels by Laura Gallego, who co-developed it with Andrés Carrión. Maite Ruiz de Austri directed the show and Netflix released the first five episodes internationally after Zeppelin TV released it in Spain. This review is based on the English…
Do you need to get that nerd or geek friend and family member a Christmas gift, but not sure where to start? I mean, comic books and graphic novels are always beholden to the fan that collects them. Have no fear! I have got you covered with this first part of my gift guide to…
Comic book writer Peter David brings us Symbiote Spider-Man, a 2019 Marvel graphic novel that explores Spider-Man’s days wearing the symbiote suit that would soon become his darkest enemy. Taking place after the original ‘Secret Wars,’ Peter Parker and Felicia Hardy are beginning their relationship and trying to navigate how complex their love is, with…
Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini are back with Kamen America Volume 2: The Founding Fighters, a comic book project from Iconic Comics that came to life thanks to a crowdfunding campaign. Carly Vanders aka the superhero Kamen America is joined by Misha aka Kamen Comet in fighting the mysterious mud mutants that are plaguing America.…
DC Comics brings us the horrifying story of ‘Arkham Manor,’ written by Gerry Duggan with art from Shawn Crystal and coloring from Dave McCaig. What would happen if Arkham inmates moved into your home? The legendary home for the criminally insane, Arkham Asylum, is destroyed. The mayor of Gotham City uses an executive order to…
Alterna Comics brings us ‘Tinseltown‘ a 2019 comic book series written by David Lucarelli with art by Henry Ponciano and HdE. It is collected in an excellent graphic novel and is a good ol’ fashion noir tale surrounding Hollywood. Set in 1915, Abigail Moore arrives in Hollywood, not to become a star, but to follow…
It has arrived. The truly shocking finale to ‘Batman: Three Jokers‘ that alters the relationship between the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime. DC Comics released it under their ‘Black Label.’ As before, it is written by Geoff Johns with art by Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson. One down, two to go. The…
The so-called woke like to talk a good game, claiming to be “diverse” and “inclusive” when it comes to women. However, when one dares to think for herself, they grab their pitchforks faster than you can say, “cuddle group.” ‘The Mandalorian‘ actress and former MMA fighter Gina Carano dared to do the unthinkable. She expressed…
Like the previous installments, Batman: The Adventures Continue issue five is written by Paul Dini and Alan Burnett with artwork from Ty Templeton and colorist Monica Kubina. It puts a new twist on an old tale. Batman confronts the team’s mysterious stalker. It is none other than the second Robin, Jason Todd, now going as…
Sonic The Hedgehog is the cool dude with an attitude. While he is stopping the nefarious Dr. Robotnik, he always has something to witty to say to knock the bad guy down a notch. It does not matter, whether a gamer is playing him or you’re watching him on a Saturday morning cartoon, his one-liners…
From the archives of Dark Horse Comics comes ‘Briggs Land: State of Grace,’ the first graphic novel volume in a comic book series, It is written by Brian Wood with artwork by Mack Chater and coloring by Lee Loughridge and Jeremy Colwell. Briggs Land is a successionist movement territory and breeding ground for domestic terrorism is…
Rumors have been circulating for some time now that Paramount Pictures is considering making a combined Transformers, GI Joe, and M.A.SK. film franchise. I explain why I think that is a bad idea not just for Transformers, but for the GI Joe and M.A.S.K. Will they include other Hasbro properties like My Little Pony? This…
You might be thinking that PS4’s “Spider-Man” already has forty-two costumes, with a few more ready for the remastered version. Does it really need any more for its follow-up? I would argue it does. Several costumes were strangely absent from the main game and the subsequent DLCs. In no particular order, here my Top 10…
