‘Edens Zero‘ comes from the imagination of mangaka Hiro Mashima, with J.C.Staff producing an anime adaption that was streamed exclusively to Netflix for North America. After becoming captain of the ship Edens Zero, Shiki Granbell (Sean Chiplock), takes the adventurer Rebecca Bluegarden (Kira Buckland), robot cat Happy (Tia Ballard), inventor Weisz Steiner (Ray Chase), robot…
‘Kamen America Volume 4: Scars and Bars’ is the final entry of the “Stars and Strife” saga of the series written by Mark Pellegrini with artwork from Timothy Lim. It was published under their Iconic Comics imprint and, in full disclosure, I supported the crowdfunding campaign. After discovering that their friend and ally Vicki Kaminski…
‘Eternals‘ is the twenty-sixth entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is directed by Chloé Zhao with Kevin Feige serving as co-producer. Under command of the Celestials, Ajak (Salma Hayek) leads a group called the Eternals to fight the “Deviants,” a terrifying alien race that has come to Earth for destruction. After succeeding in defeating…
‘Batman: One Dark Knight‘ is written and drawn by Jock, who is a highly sought-after comic book artist. The three-part miniseries is part of the DC Comics Black Label. Batman is tailing a prison transfer of a villain known as EMP, who can disable electronic devices. The head of the Gotham City Prison Bureau has…
‘Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul‘ is written by Christian Toto and discusses how the entertainment industry is listening to weirdos on social media. From the Amazon description, Hollywood’s Dream Factory is now a nightmare of woke restrictions, Identity Politics run amok, and freedom-snuffing rules and regulations. The Oscars are unwatchable,…
Lindsey Stirling returns to her roots with “Lords,” a cover from one of the themes from the Lords mobile game the developer I Got Games. When I say returns to her roots, I mean her early YouTube days of covering songs from movies, television, and video games songs. As much as I love her original…
‘Arachna: The Adventure Begins‘ is a comic book written by Martti Kauppinen with artwork from Carlos Granda. It was released through the X53 Studios imprint. Jennie is an aspiring fashion designer going to college, but she has a secret. Through a split personality, she is also Arachna, a vigilante who can take on the toughest…
Comic book writer Tom King continues his campaign to ruin the Dark Knight with issue nine of ‘Batman/Catwoman’ from the DC Comics Black Label. In the first timeline, Catwoman confronts the Joker while Bruce Wayne confessed to Alfred he is in love with Selina. In the second, the Joker is holding the Phantasm and an…
Joe Berlinger directs the three-part Netflix true crime documentary series ‘Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer.’ It recounts the murders perpetrated by Richard Cottingham, the Times Square Torso Ripper. When two women are killed in a seedy motel near Times Square in 1980, the police engage in an investigation that takes them into the underworld…
‘For Molly‘ comes to its conclusion with chapter 4, once again written by series creator Gabe Cheng with artwork from Benjamin Sawyer. Greg is shocked to find who is running the cult that seeks to round up the magical dogs in the forest. With his new dog friend Molly and his sister Ava captured, Greg…
‘The Contrast‘ is an indie romantic comedy directed by Sean Dube, produced by Presley Paras, and co-executive produced by singer-songwriter Joy Villa. The movie was released as a video-on-demand feature film. Maria (Joy Villa) arrives at a delightful country inn with her hipster fiancee Dimple (Lee Donoghue) ahead of their wedding. Unknown to her, he…
Skillet is gearing up for their album ‘Dominion’ with the release of the single “Refuge,” which is accompanied by a lyric video. This song is one that reminds us why Skillet has remained at the forefront of Christian rock music. Sure, it may not be as unique as others in their library, but I really…
‘The Matrix Resurrections’ roars to life thanks to Lana Wachowski, who produced, co-wrote, and directed the film without frequent collaborator and sibling Lily Wachowski. The movie was made by Warner Media who gave it a limited run in theaters and released it on the HBO Max streaming service. Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is a video game…
‘Star Circuit‘ is a cyberpunk indie comic illustrated and written by Joe Catapano. It was published after a successful crowdfunding campaign and released under the Vera Via Studios imprint. Atlys Metric might be the son of a wealthy industrialist, but he prefers to spend his days doing illegal cycle racing in the Highland City “Grime…
‘Hilda and the Mountain King‘ is a Netflix animated fantasy kids film directed by Andy Coyle. It is a continuation of the children’s television show ‘Hilda,’ based on a graphic novel series by Luke Pearson. Hilda (Bella Ramsey) is a little girl who has been turned into a troll outside of her home city of…
‘Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers,’ known as ‘Rokka no Yūsha,‘ in Japan is a fantasy fiction series by Japanese author Ishio Yamagata. They were released as light novels though they would go on to get manga and anime adaptions. Adlet Mayer, the self-styled ‘world’s strongest man,’ the “Gunpowder Saint” Fremy Speeddraw, “Swamp Saint” Chamo…
Film podcast host Matthew Pejkovic of Matt’s Movie Reviews invited me on to discuss one of my all time favorite topics: comic book films. We cover pretty much everything. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, DCEU, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sony’s Spider-Man franchise, and so much more! According the video description, “In the third episode that looks…
The Rising of the Shield Hero is a series of science fiction light novels by Japanese author Aneko Yusagi. The story follows the adventures of Naofumi Iwatani a Japanese student who gets pulled into a fantasy world, gets framed, and is now a pariah in this new world. His only hope is to defeat the…
Part two of ‘Batman: The Imposter,’ is released via DC Comics Black Label and is supposedly tied to the upcoming Matt Reeves movie. It is written by Mattson Tomlin with artwork from Andrea Sorrentino and coloring by Jordie Bellaire. Batman continues to visit Dr. Leslie Thompkins and tell her about the hunt for the imposter who has been…
‘King Richard‘ is a 2021 sports drama directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Zach Baylin. It was released theatrically by Warner Bros. and streamed on HBO Max. Richard Williams (Will Smith) is raising his daughters Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena (Demi Singleton) to be tennis champions with his wife Oracene “Brandy” Price (Aunjanue…
‘The Plot Against The President‘ is a 2020 political documentary based on a book by Lee Smith and directed by Amanda Milius. The documentary explores the frenzy surrounding the Steel Dossier, a leaked document that alleged some gross and illegal behavior by then-future President Donald Trump and staffers who worked on his campaign or transition…
‘Stealing Solo: A Captain’s Parody‘ is a satirical graphic novel created by Jeff Hicks, who managed not one but two successful crowdfunding campaigns. Jeff is furious after seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, especially seeing the fate of his favorite character Han Solo. He spirals into a depression and begins acting like a jerk to…
The fantasy anime ‘Fairy Tail’ has many epic battles and story arcs. Of all the characters, Natsu Dragneel of the Fairy Tail guild is one of their most powerful members. Throughout the course of the show, he faces off against some of the most powerful magical foes in the land. As a Dragonslayer, he can…
Among the many reboots happening at DC Comics comes the first issue of ‘Batman: Black and White,’ an anthology series featuring a variety of writers and artists for the five short stories. “The Demon’s Fist” (James Tynion IV / Tradd Moore) presents the POV of one of Ra’s al Ghul’s assassins as he battles the…
Every year, I see a plethora of my friends start posting their New Year’s Resolutions, which is a list of goals that they want to accomplish in their life in the upcoming year. With 2022 happening tomorrow, I am seeing it happen all over again. Several years ago, I was right along with this cultural…
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