Marvel's Luke Cage NetFlix Original Series Season 1, Episode 1: Moment of Truth Air Date: 30 September 2016 Starring: Mike Colter, Frankie Faison, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley, and Alfre Woodard It’s an interesting strategy by both Marvel and NetFlix. This...
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A Flick of the Wrist: “The Black Monday Murders #2” Review
The Black Monday Murders #2 Image Words by: Jonathan Hickman Art by: Tomm Coker Colors by: Michael Garland Letters by: Rus Wooton I had a really difficult time jumping in on this one without having read the first issue. I was pretty much ready to call it a failure...
A Harry By Any Other Name: “Resident Alien – the Man with No Name” #1 (Review)
Resident Alien: the Man with No Name #1 Dark Horse Script: Peter Hogan Art: Steve Parkhouse I have not read any of Peter Hogan's previous volumes of this character series. But I like what I am seeing so far. While Resident Alien does not necessarily kill it coming out...
Irreconcilable Differences: a “Deadpool” #18 (Review)
Deadpool #18 Marvel Writer: Gerry Duggan Pencilers: Mike Hawthorne & Brian Level Inker: Terry Pallot Colorists: Jordie Bellaire & Rachelle Rosenberg Deadpool #18 continues the ongoing trend of being a Marvel book branded as being part of Civil War II, but only...
Slider, High and Inside: a “Night’s Dominion #1” Review
Night's Dominion #1 Oni Press Written & Illustrated by: Ted Naifeh A few pages into Night's Dominion #1, I got very excited. There is a scene in a pub where the Bard goes around the table and starts naming out the cads he has recruited, adding a descriptive...
Double-Take: Marco Polo, Season 2 Summary Review
Marco Polo Season 2 NetFlix Original, 2016 Cast: Lorenzo Richelmy, Tom Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Benedict Wong, Joan Chen, Rick Yune Are you a history buff? So am I. But maybe more specifically, I am a history buff and I love period films and TV. It's something we do not get...
Sometimes Legends Fall: a “Jupiter’s Legacy Volume 2” #3 (Review)
Jupiter's Legacy Volume 2 #3 Image Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Frank Quitely I don't really care what anyone says about Batman v Superman. I do like my heroes deconstructed. I've loved that particular sub-genre in comics forever, and I still do today. So Jupiter's...
WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE: DARK MATTER S2E6 “We Should Have Seen This Coming” (REVIEW)
Spoilers ahead. Make sure you are caught up all the way through episode #6 before reading further. In Episode 6, we are treated to insight into Nyx's backstory. Hailing from a race of pre-cog's, we leave with a host of questions, while also getting many answered along...
Double-Take: What is Good in Life? – Marco Polo, S2E2 Review
Episode 2 of this season marks perhaps the most powerful and moving episode of this series ever. While we have seen the very weight of his kingdom sit on Kublai's chest like a hundredweight of stone, few decisions have taken as much of a leap as the one that ends this...
Double-Take: What is Good in Life? – Marco Polo, S2E1 Review
While I got a bit side-tracked by this whole move thing, I still have a few weeks left in the summer. I definitely wanted to report out on the things that have helped me survive the hiatus while I await the premieres of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and The...