Last week, Sony held it’s first “Playstation Experience”, a two-day fan focused expo in Las Vegas. Both Microsoft and Nintendo need to sit up and start taking notes. The Playstation Experience is an expo done right. It has generated more interest in me (and the...
Mikhail Shlyuger
Amiibo: Is It a Cheap Cash-In?
Well it’s official, the holidays have started and there’s little doubt that many gamers can expect a stocking or two stuffed with an Amiibo of their favorite Nintendo character. While it’s too early for sales figures, it’s clear that people have no problem dropping...
From the PullBox: Dynamite Entertainment’s The Boys
The Boys (Dynamite Entertainment) Written by: Gareth Ennis Art by: Darick Robertson The Boys is one of the most dark, violent, depressing, and cynical comic books you will ever read. It’s also one of the best comic books you’ll ever read and available through issue 22...
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Review
When’s the last time you’ve picked up a Call of Duty game? If you’re anything like me and you answered 2-3 years ago, then I have some fantastic news for you! Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a great opportunity to get back into the series and experience some of the...
Marvel’s Movie Slate: Redefining Epic
A few weeks ago, DC made their opening salvos in what I imagine will be a large and prolonged war for the loyalty, adoration and more importantly, paycheck of all comic book geeks everywhere by announcing a mind-boggling 10 movies over the next 6 years....
Halloween Week – Mikhail Gets Horrified
Slender Man: I can still remember the first time I played Slender Man. My brother sat me down in front of the computer and said, “You need to play this, it’s really fucking scary.” I looked at my monitor and saw a really simple, dim, and low-res first person game and...
DC’s Movie Slate: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Comic book fans rejoice! Warner Brothers has announced a slew of movies (10 total!) that they’ll be releasing based on your favorite DC superheroes. The news definitely merits some fist pumps in the air so go ahead, treat yourself!.....Okay, done? Good, let’s take a...
Gender Bending A Cosplay Phenomenon
I’ve now been attending the New York Comic Con for 8 years and I’ll be the first one to tell you that it’s a magical place. Much like the San Diego Comic Con, over time, it has become increasingly about pop culture with comic books taking a back seat. None the less,...
New York Comic Con 2014 Booth Reviews
Another New York Comic Con has come and gone all too quickly! This year was bigger than ever with over 150,000 attendants over the course of 4 days! The Con is a sink or swim moment for publishers. It grants them a fantastic chance to interact with their fans and drum...
Marvel wants to spite Fox, but will it backfire?
Have you heard the news? Bleeding Cool is reporting that Fantastic Four is being CANCELED. Completely. This isn’t a marketing gimmick where it becomes another series ala Future Foundation. It’s not that the characters are all going to die to be magically reborn at...