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Review Archive
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DCC Wrap Up
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsAfter three days of panels, cosplay, and geek acquisition the DCC is done. The 2013 Dallas Comic Con has come and gone and it was an event to be remembered. There were some of the most memorable cosplay moments, like the Dr. Song to the... -
“The Name of the Doctor”…finally, we get some answers
Posted on May 18, 2013 | 1 CommentHERE BE SPOILERS! Remember that Simpsons episode where Bart and Lisa go to complain to a famous director/writer about ruining one of their favorite science fiction series? How they complained he had ruined their childhood? Well, that’s about how Whovians have felt this season. Betrayed,... -
Arrow, you made me love you
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 1 CommentHere Be Spoilers… When Arrow premiered this year, I wanted to be optimistic, but I had my doubts, which I shared here. But something happened over Arrow’s mid-season break- they fixed the problems that had kept the show from being great. Gone were the gratuitous... -
Iron Man 3 Review
Posted on May 4, 2013 | 2 CommentsI like my heroes to have some substance, and Iron Man 3 delivers. Many people are going to complain about Iron Man 3. The torrent has already begun on social media. “There’s no plot”, “It’s not a comic book movie”, “They’ve ruined it”. Perhaps some... -
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Supernatural Season 7 Companion Guide
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsRecently I finished the Supernatural Season 7 Companion Guide. It wasn’t the first companion guide I’ve read. The Tardis Companion Guide, the Super Mario Bros 2 Companion Guide. Me and Companion Guides have history. This one wasn’t as in depth as Mario 2′s strategy guide,... -
Geek Book Review: Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
Posted on April 6, 2013 | No CommentsI know this is something like the third book I’ve reviewed involving the world’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, so I promise it is the last for a while. With that said, I recently read Encounters of Sherlock Holmes, a compilation of short stories written... -
Bin Fodder: Green Lantern – No Fear
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsThe 3rd iteration of the Green Lantern series really began with the epic storyline Green Lantern: Rebirth wherein Hal Jordan was resurrected by writer Geoff Johns. The ongoing Green Lantern series starts with the three part arc entitled No Fear. Most often the first... -
Game of Thrones S3 Premier
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsWinter has come in the world of Westros. John Snow is in the lands beyond the wall in the presence of their King. The once brother of the Knights Watch and Crow like himself, Mance Rayder. Daenerys Stormborne or Daenerys Targaryen has come across some... -
The Review: BioShock Infinite
Posted on March 31, 2013 | No CommentsWith over 20 hours of game play in, I feel that I can confidently review what I consider the best game I’ve played since 2013 started, and might very well be the best game I play all year. I won’t spoil anyone with the ending,... -
Doctor Who: 7.7 The Bells of St. John
Posted on March 31, 2013 | 1 CommentAre you a Whovian who has waited since the Christmas episode to learn who Clara Oswald/Oswin is? Or waited even longer since “Asylum of the Daleks”? I had high hopes, especially with the release of the prequel which I thought was cute and clever. Well... -
Wizard World Spotlight: Archlight Comics
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsWizard World St. Louis played host this past weekend to many up and coming local artists and writers. Those who are looking to make their mark in the comic industry displayed their work for sale and even did commissioned drawings for a small charge. A... -
Bin Fodder: Justice Society of America
Posted on March 13, 2013 | No CommentsAs a fan of comics since my teenage years the JSA was never on the forefront of my buy list. In fact, it was never even recommended to me at my local shop. The characters are from another time, another era. Unlike Superman, Batman,... -
Geek Book Review: The British Invasion!
Posted on March 5, 2013 | No CommentsBritish comic invasion! Today I have two comic book collections to review. I decided to give them both their due in a duel review that I have dubbed the British comic invasion! They are Johnny Red: Red Devil Rising and Major Eazy: Heart of Iron.... -
Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo
Posted on March 5, 2013 | No CommentsFlash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo This is a nice little collection of the Flash Gordon strips from 1937 to 1941. I will not waste time on the actual strip. This may sound harsh but this is more about the book anyways. My big gripe... -
Bin Fodder: Justice Society of America
Posted on February 27, 2013 | No CommentsIn the tumultuous times of the mid 2000s in the DCU there were myriad storylines taking place, many of which were end-of-the-universe types, which is rather commonplace in comics. But rising from the ashes of Infinite Crisis was the re-launch of DC Comics’ stalwart... -
A Rambler Don Book Review!
Posted on February 26, 2013 | No CommentsAbove Suspicion by Helen MacInnes This book was a hit and miss for me. I had some parts I rather liked and a few that I didn’t care for. One of my major problems with this book was how vague it could be at times.... -
Bin Fodder: The Resistance
Posted on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsThe future designed by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti in the IDW book, The Resistance is bleak, cruel and inhumane. The world, for lack of a better term, is in shambles. Chaos has given in to a draconian government state where the laws governing... -
Geek Girl Finds a Heroine
Posted on February 10, 2013 | 1 CommentBeing a fangirl is hard. Sometimes it’s harder than others. In elementary school, I didn’t want to play house or dress up, I wanted to PLAY, and at Rockwell Elementary, that meant G.I Joe out on the playground dome with the boys. In the early... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [After Burner Climax]
Posted on February 10, 2013 | No CommentsApp Name: After Burner Climax Developer: SEGA Launch Date: 2-7-13 Price: $2.99 / €2.20 App-Aholic Rating: 4.3/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer The old legacy that is Sega is still pumping out the occasional adrenaline-enthralling adventure. Their latest iOS endeavor, After Burner Climax, capitalizes... -
Bin Fodder: Star Wars Tales v.1
Posted on February 6, 2013 | No CommentsStar Wars is a truly transcendent franchise having worked its way into nearly every facet of society from movies and television to t-shirts and bumper stickers. You may know someone who claims to have never seen any of the movies – it may even...