Netflix originally released the sci-fi anime ‘Edens Zero‘ in two parts, so I reviewed it as such. With the announcement of season two, I decided to do a complete review of the show. ‘Edens Zero‘ comes from the imagination of mangaka Hiro Mashima, who wrote and illustrated the manga. J.C.Staff began producing an anime adaption…
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…
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 Orbital Children‘ is a six-part anime made by the Japanese animation studio Production +h and Netflix, which streamed the sci-fi series to North America. The show was written and directed by Mitsuo Iso with music by Rei Ishizuka. Touya Sagami (Griffin Burns) and his friend Konoha Nanase (Cassandra Lee Morris) live on an orbital…
Film director, writer, and founder of FutureDude Entertainment Jeffrey Morris joins StudioJake to talk about his project ‘Parallel Man,’ which started as a comic book and mobile game, but is now evolving into an animated indie movie. We discuss this, some of his future projects, and geek out over some of our favorite sci-fi features.…
Chuck Dixon brings us a sci-fi action novel ‘Bad Times Book 1: Cannibal Gold’ It was released in 2018 through LMBPN Publishing. From the Amazon summary: It was just a walk in the desert to a place 100,000 years in the past. They thought they knew what to expect but they were wrong. Now a…
‘The Book of Boba Fett‘ is a Star Wars spin-off series featuring eight episodes. It was created by Jon Favreau and produced by John Bartnicki. If you have not watched the show, there may be spoilers, but I tried to keep them to a minimum. Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and his partner Fennec Shand (Ming-Na…
‘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…
‘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…
I had been to Anime Pasadena in 2019 and I had a blast. Thanks to panic surrounding a virus of unspecified origins, the event was delayed until this year. I just could not pass up the opportunity to attend and I was NOT disappointed. Day one, my super cute wife explored the art galley and…
‘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…
‘Dune‘ is the third attempt at bringing Frank Hebert’s science fiction novel to the silver screen. This time, director Denis Villeneuve partners with Legendary Pictures and Warner Media to handle the project. Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is the son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac), a wealthy feudal lord, and Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), a…
After a long crowdfunding campaign, Galactic Rodents of Mayhem has been released by creator-writer Gilbert Deltrez and artist Sebastian Navas. In a distant region of space, three capybaras, the hot-headed Bash, sleek Mona-Lisa, and the easy-going Ripple are being raised by the salamander mercenary Gan-Gon who is trying to convince them to leave Shadow-Gate, the…
‘Reminiscence‘ is billed as a neo-noir science fiction thriller. It is directed, written, and produced by Lisa Joy in her feature directorial debut. Warner Media gave it a theatrical run before streaming it to HBO Max. Climate change has altered the climate where the coastal cities are plagued by rising waters and the rich live…
‘Chaos Walking‘ is directed by Doug Liman and based on a novel by Patrick Ness, who also co-wrote the screenplay. I have not read the book, so I will only address the film itself. In the year 2257, the Earth has sent colonists into space, and Viola (Daisy Ridley) is heading to New World to…
Writer Aaron Calimeri and artist Rafael Chrestani tag-team the sci-fi cyberpunk indie comic ‘MRDR WPN’ after a successful crowdfunding campaign. I was fortunate to grab a copy while it was still “in-demand.” MRDR WPN is a cyborg assassin who works for “The Company,” a shadowy organization that built him and enhanced his abilities. During a…
Richard C. Meyer and Chuck Dixon tag-team ‘Impossible Stars,’ the latest science-fiction epic from the Splatto Comics imprint. It also features the artwork of Renzo Rodriguez. Deep into the future, pilots Barry Dreyer and Aaron Cruz are preparing to be the first pilots to enter FTL (faster-than-light) speed, when their ship is forced to crash…
Edward Drake directed and co-wrote ‘Cosmic Sin,’ a science fiction thriller distributed by Saban Films. It was produced by Corey Large. In the year 2524, the Earth united as the Alliance and has expanded its operations into deep space planet 4217LYA. The Vander Mining Corp has a station there that reports first contact with an…
AWA Studios is showing no signs of slowing down as they continue to release more and more exclusive projects. They recently announced the release of their latest science fiction satirical comic book ‘not all robots.’ It is set in the not too distant future and tells of a possible robotic nightmare. According to their website:…
‘The Tomorrow War‘ is a science fiction film directed by Chris McKay in his live-action directorial debut. Chris Pratt serves as an executive producer and was made by Paramount Pictures before being released by Amazon Studios. Dan Forester (Chris Pratt) is a Green Beret veteran and a biology teacher living in 2022 with his wife…
Nexus, as I have said many times, is one of my favorite science fiction comic book characters. That is why I was excited when artist Steve Rude and writer Mike Baron were bringing the character back with Nexus: The Coming of Gourmando. Horatio Hellpop, known as the hero Nexus, is standing guard on his home…
Star Wars lore is not limited to a series of movies or a TV show. In fact, before Disney’s 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 stories and characters.…
‘Alien‘ is a new series released through Marvel Comic based on the sci-fi horror films. The comics are written by Philip Kennedy-Johnson with artwork by Salvador Larroca. It has officially entered its second issue. Gabriel Cruz soon learns that his son stole his ID card to sneak onboard the space station Epsilon with a bunch…
Kyle Ritter is an excellent artist and an eight-year veteran of the comic book industry. It came as no surprise that he would launch his own graphic novel. ‘StarBlades‘ is a superhero powerhouse and a science fiction adventure. Deep into the future, an asteroid collides with the Earth decimating all life on the planet. From…
Written by Joe Penna and Ryan Morrison, ‘Stowaway,’ is a Netflix science fiction thriller film. The movie was directed by Penna and produced by Ulrich Schwarz, Nick Spicer, and Aram Tertzakian. Space commander Marina Barnett (Toni Collette), biologist David Kim (Daniel Dae Kim), and medical researcher Zoe Levenson (Anna Kendrick) are a three member team…
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