Written by Donny Cates Illustrated by Geoff Shaw Published by Image Comics God Country is a six-issue limited series that’s been described as “Southern Bastards meets American Gods.” With its gritty themes and Texas backdrop that draws heavy influence from Cormac McCarthy novels, the comic is then fused with a surrealist fantasy storyline midway through … Continue reading
When I was a wee little lad watching the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man flicks in theaters, never did I think that I would live to see two – let alone three – cinematic incarnations of the character in my lifetime. Yet as is the case with superhero films these days, the most iconic ones are the … Continue reading
Approbation, the new comic from creators Derrick Freeland and Savannah Ervin, is the kind of sci-fi you’ll find in an anthology of speculative stories. Combining an off-world space adventure with a dark twist midway through, this is the kind of book that Hollywood would love to get its hands on. The story revolves around two … Continue reading
As a child obsessed with obscure horror and action films, Brockton McKinney couldn’t tell the difference between Puppet Masters and Star Wars. In his mind, both were unparalleled works of art. Having grown up on the B-movies of Roger Corman, Charles Band and many more, McKinney eventually turned his bizarre passion into a career. In … Continue reading
As I’ve said before on the podcast, I’m a big Neil Gaiman fan, and have been excited to read this book for a while. I love Gaiman’s original How to Talk to Girls at Parties short story, and I was stoked when I found out it was getting both graphic novel and film adaptations. While … Continue reading
The holidays are here, which means it’s a prime time for comic fans to dive into the books we love, both old and new. And if you’re still unsure of which ones to ask for for Christmas and binge-read, you’re in luck. While it’s impossible for me to stay on top of every book in … Continue reading
The Spider-Man universe has come a long way from Peter Parker web-slinging through the streets of New York and fighting crime, particularly over the last few years. Following the events of Superior Spider-Man in which Otto Octavius took over the body of Parker and turned his world upside down, our hero found himself to be … Continue reading
Look, it’s hard to care about a Whitney episode of Smallville. Hell, “Kinetic” doesn’t even really bother to reveal it’s a Whitney episode until a third of the way in, so what does that tell you? Though I poke fun at how little Pete has appeared so far, that’s because I want him to have … Continue reading
As has come up on the podcast on numerous occasions, I’m a huge fan of all things Power Rangers, still watching the show to this day and regarding the upcoming remake with a healthy mix of dread and excitement. It’s a series that’s seen numerous iterations, developed a huge fanbase, and even gained its own … Continue reading
Smallville delivered a firmly middle-of-the-road episode this week, giving us a solid enough weekly adventure, if not a particularly exciting one. “Leech” is the sort of midseason episode I expect to come up a lot in this retrospective, one that doesn’t do much more than was expected of television in the early 2000s. Fortunately, there … Continue reading