Cory Anderson

Mazes and Mutants: A Toy and Cartoon Review

Recently, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 animated cartoon released a set of toys based off the 15th episode of the second season, the LARPing Ninja Turtles. The cartoon episode was one large nerdy reference after another. The toys are 5” replicas of what the...

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What Superhero’s Bring To Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to get together and share food, spirits and laughs. Seeing everyone together and all the food spread about it made me think, what if the heroes and villains of comics were to put aside their wars and feuds for one day and...

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Power Rings: Fact and Fiction

The ring is a symbol of eternal love, commitment and completeness. In particular, the engagement or wedding ring which holds a stone. This adds to the metaphorical symbol of the ring: flawless, beautiful and a durable diamond to solidify the concept. A diamond ring as...

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Introducing Indies: Kill All Monsters!

Kill All Monsters! Vol. 1: Ruins of Paris Written By: Michael May Art By: Jason Copland When you think about web-comics, you make the assumption that the story will not be too detailed or that the art won't hold your attention for more than a panel or two and then...

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Batman Vs. Dracula in DC Comics Red Rain

Batman and Dracula: Red Rain (DC Comics) Writer: Doug Moench Penciller: Kelley Jones Inker: Malcolm Jones III Letterer: Todd Klein The modern day image of a vampire has tarnished the throat slashing, darkness thriving, lords of the undead. Instead of the bone chilling...

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Crossed: A Unique Take on the Apocalyptic Genre

Crossed (#0-#1) (Avatar) Story By: Garth Ennis Artwork By: Jacen Burrows (Not for the easily offended) This is not the zombie apocalypse, this is not the Mad Max wasteland future (or past given theories), this is a "global cluster f%&;k" as termed by one of the...

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Sabrina The Teenage Witch isn’t so Wholesome Anymore

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1 (Archie Comics) Story By: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Artwork By: Robert Hack Turn the clocks back for this chilling adventure that takes place in the swinging 50s and groovy 60s. This story is not that of the sweet Sabrina the Teenage...

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Dark Horse’s Veil is Both Beautiful and Horrifying

Veil (Dark Horse Comics) Written By: Greg Rucka Art By: Toni Fejzula It is very easy to take a quick look at the opening page or scene of any story and determine if you are going to read/watch it right then and there. It is our job as the audience to not fall into...

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Introducing Indies: Man vs. Rock

Man vs. Rock  Story and Script by: Victor DeTroy & Kevin Bieber Art by: Jared Lamp Mankind as we know it is on the brink of destruction, and it is all our fault. The one clearly defined moment in our evolution that set man apart from the rest of the world, was the...

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Introducing Indies: Bullet Gal #5

Bullet Gal #5 – Brigit (If? Commix) Words and pictures by: Andrez Bergen With apologies to B.B. & Will Eisner. How do you create a memorable villain? Give them an exclusive issue to explore their usually bloody past. The story of Bullet Gal is one full of death...

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