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Magic Trek!
Share There’s an expression in fan chat rooms and message boards that has fallen a little by the wayside. It refers to when a classic series is updated or “improved” to be made more palatable for a modern audience. I refer, of course to: “Eat it, Grandpa!” a sort of a battle cry for those [...]
The Spirit is Willing…on DVD
Share When we reviewed The Spirit during its theatrical release, we thought the experience might have been improved on DVD. The theory was the movie was so full of brilliant, distinct images and equally full of complicated action, we ached to seize the reigns ourselves, to have the opportunity to slow down that action (or [...]
Watchmen Review – Look, Ye Mighty, and Despair
Share There are a billion reviews of this movie, and there were a billion articles in advance of it. The demographic I fall into is well-represented already as far as online criticism goes. (What, a white thirty-something wannabe writer who read the comic as a boy is talking about the film?! That’s a perspective I [...]
Tales of the AWESOME Empire
He has a sword with THREE blades, and two of them can be FIRED off to SHOOT at people, and the blade in the middle kicks ass, and if that is not enough (and it isn’t), the hilt detaches to reveal itself as a DAGGER! It is the greatest movie weapon of all time. It would chop Krull’s glaive in fucking half.
Lead on, Spirit!
Share Let’s get it out of the way. The Spirit, in wide release Dec. 25th, is not a straight-forward adaptation of the Will Eisner comic strip. That always seems to be the “concern” of the comic fan, and it rings hollow, a standard applied to justify having read the source material. In essence, by asking [...]
New York Comic Con Experience
Share Last week after the podcast recording, some of the callers asked me if I was going to the New York Comicon (I was) and if I would recommend it over Dragon*Con (I would not, sir). It (NYCC) is usually a crowded mess, and though this year it wasn’t, (was actually really well organized), it [...]
