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Dream Cast: Ghostbusters 3
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsI came up with a plot, story, and cast for the possible Ghostbusters 3, tell me what you think. Oscar Barrett, Dana’s son and Venkman’s stepson – Aaron Johnson Oscar was Dana Barrett’s baby in the second movie, not Peter Venkman’s child, but Venkman cared... -
Brandon’s Top 8 Geek Movies Of The Year
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsI end the year with my list of my favorite geek movie to come out in 2011, I’m including just geek movies, so things like Drive and Hobo With a Shotgun are not going to make the list, no matter how awesome they were. I... -
Last One Standing: Snowman Three Way
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe holidays are almost here so have some fun with my holiday themed fight, an epic battle between the three roughest toughest snowmen on the block! Frosty The Snow Man From: The classic holiday song and The animated special . Coolest Move: He stole... -
Dream Cast: Aquaman
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 1 CommentAquaman – Leonardo Dicaprio Aquaman the King of Atlantis, this movie could be an epic tale of the rise of Arthur as King, so it needs an epic actor. It’s time for Leo to step out of his Oscar shoes and do something fun. He... -
Geek Movie Review: The Muppets
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 1 CommentI’m a huge fan of the Muppets, one of the biggest I’d say, and when I heard there was going to be a new Muppet movie after 12 years of Muppetless theaters I was more excited than Animal behind a drum set. This... -
Brandon’s Top 8 Muppets!
Posted on November 21, 2011 | 3 Comments8. Statler and Waldorf These guys are mean, they heckle everyone and everything. Normally these are the kind of guys you hate, but man is it fun to hear them trash talk everything. 7. Sweetums The giant scary brute that is easily the most terrifying... -
Last One Standing: Firefly Crew VS. Futurama Crew
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsFirefly Ship: Serenity, Midbulk transport, standard radion-accelerator core, classcode 03-K64, Firefly Captain: Mal Reynolds, The emotionally diverse captain of Serenity and friend of his crew. Also a fan favorite who ranks along with other captains like Kirk and Picard when it comes to fans. First... -
Dream Cast: Chrono Trigger
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsOne of my favorite games of all time, if it was brought to the big screen who would play who? Crono – Anton Yelchin Crono is the young and brash hero, he didn’t talk much in the game so it would be hard... -
Brandon’s Worst 8 Comics Of The DC Shuffle
Posted on October 24, 2011 | 1 Comment8. DC universe presents: Deadman I have high hopes for the future of this series, it’s really the Deadman story that I hated. Any DC character other than Deadman would of been more fun. It’s a sad state of affairs when I would rather read... -
Geek Comic Review: Dear Creature
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsI got an extremely friendly email from a talented beginning artist by the name of Jonathan Case earlier this week. I was told that Tor Books was releasing Mr.Case’s first graphic novel. I was excited because I appreciate his brilliant line work in the dark... -
Brandon’s Top 8 Comics Of The DC Reboot
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No Comments8. Men of war This was a surprise, I don’t normally like war books, but this one came from behind and blew me away! Read my review HERE and see why I loved it so much. 7. Static Shock So this was kind of a... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle Reviews
Posted on October 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe long hard journey through the DC relaunch is over, there were some winners, and there were some losers, but we discussed them all and here they are. Click on the title of the book for the link to 52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle –... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle – All Star Western
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsI love westerns, The Man With No Name, Rooster Cogburn, Doc Holliday, and Jonah Hex are all characters that have had a huge effect on my comic styles. When I heard Jonah Hex was getting a starring role in a western ongoing series I was... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle – I, Vampire
Posted on October 2, 2011 | No CommentsI originaly saw this book as a joke, a way for DC to cash in on the young hot vampire craze. If you look at the cover you get that Twilight or True Blood feel, but trust me, this book is much, much darker than... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle – The Savage Hawkman
Posted on October 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe DC reboot had many purposes, it would bring in new readers, it make the universe more linear, and they could integrate characters from other universes, like Vertigo, Wildstorm, and Marvel? You heard me, not only has DC took the iconic character types they created,... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle – The Fury Of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men
Posted on September 30, 2011 | No CommentsI’m not sure what a co-plotter is, but Ethan Van Sciver (The wonderful artist behind the recent Green Lantern) and Gail Simone (Secret Six, Wonder Woman, everything good) seem like an awesome team. This really worked, Firestorm is one of those characters that has a... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle – Teen Titans
Posted on September 29, 2011 | No CommentsI had a lot of questions going in to this book, Who is that Witchblade looking girl, Who is that black fire chick, Why does Superboy have paper on his back, Have Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire been titans at this point, Whats the... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle – Birds of Prey
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsI wasn’t looking forward to this review. I am going to get a lot of shit from my female readers, but this book has really gone downhill. When Chuck Dixon and Gail Simone did this book it was amazing, it destroyed the female superhero stereotype... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle – Blue Beetle
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No CommentsA lot of people were upset when Ted Kord died and was replaced by the young inexperienced Jaime Reyes, I wasn’t one of those people. I didn’t hate Ted, I just thought he was kind of boring, I did like his interaction with Booster Gold... -
52 Pickup: The DC Shuffle – Captain Atom
Posted on September 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe original problem with Captain Atom was that he was hard to like. Nathaniel Adam was arrogant, he had no sense of humor, and he used his powers with a little too much force. Needless to say, Captain Atom really needed a reboot. JT...