Try Outs Ryan Bennings’ house was still being repaired after the Resurgence so it wasn’t appropriate to hold the meeting there. He still had full access to Hyperion’s Light, however and opted to use it; flying around in Rex Robinson’s ship in light of recent events might have been tone deaf but as Ryan put it, “The spaceship is really badass.” For this meeting, he … Continue reading AP Productions: The Commission #1
I don’t tend to review a lot of older books for this column, I know. It’s not entirely a conscious choice. Historically, when I have reviewed books from before, say, the 1990’s, they don’t typically get the attention that books from that era onward do. And I am a man of the people! Folks tend to want to read comics from the timeframe in which … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Firestorm
… Some characters are just kind of a GIFT to artists, ya know? DREAM GIRL (Nura Nal, aka Miss Terious, Dreamer)-Dream Girl’s another one of those curious “really? You want in with THAT power?” types that show up all over the Pre-Crisis DC Universe, so of course she has to save the whole team dozens of times. The rest of the time, she’s a Deanna … Continue reading Jab’s Legion of Super-Heroes Reviews: Dream Girl & Star Boy
Jackson Howl, podcast virgin, joins The Order this episode to talk James Gunn’s conclusion to the Guardians of the Galaxy MCU trilogy. How do we think it wrapped up? For more from Jackson at Doc Comics, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 107: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
FOR PREVIOUS BUFFY REVIEWS, CLICK HERE! EPISODE 19 We open episode 19 with Buffy going to one of her college classes, but don’t get too excited… she is just there to drop the class. She is dropping all of her classes, you see, because she has too much responsibility to stay home and care for Dawn now. Her poetry professor is sympathetic to Buffy’s plight, … Continue reading Something Tara-ble Happens: A BTVS Retrospective, S5 E19-20
Like You’re Next for the influencer generation, SCREAMBOX Exclusive Followers streams on March 12. The home invasion thriller finds a social media influencer in the crosshairs of a relentless dark web cult. Followers is the story of three friends–Riley, Sam, and Heather–who start the movie off with a camping trip. After one of them inadvertently ruins their ability to charge their cell phones, Sam starts … Continue reading Followers Review
Best Laid Plans Ryan inhaled and leaned back in his chair, “So let’s see, when the aliens attacked, I learned that Rex Robinson, my own mentor and father figure was the cause of it, revealing himself to be a deeply troubled man, far more neurotic than anyone realized. Additionally, in order to stop said alien invasion, I agreed to offer him up to them. While … Continue reading AP Productions: Formerly Known as Brain Boy #11
And now- a trio of Legionnaires most iconic for DYING! FERRO LAD (Andrew Nolan, aka Ferro)Ferro Lad- The Legion’s Sacrifice:-Ferro Lad is one of those little hints that the Legion series, in spite of it’s goofiness, was a little more serious than many other books at the time. Where else could a team book actually have a character DIE in one of his first missions? This was … Continue reading Jab’s Legion of Super-Heroes Reviews: Ferro Lad, Chemical King & Kid Psycho
I’ve never been a big Licensed Property kind of guy. When I read comic books, I want to read comic book characters. I don’t pick up a comic book because I want to read Stranger Things story. If I want Stranger Things, I’ll watch the show. When I want a comic book, I want Spider-Man. Or Jubilee. Mostly Jubilee. Not to say I am direly … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Street Fighter X GI Joe
Marv from Pods Like Us is back to discuss a better movie this time! It’s the MCU’s first feature-length Spider-Man flick, Homecoming! For more from Pods Like Us, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 106: Spider-Man Homecoming
I am admittedly not much of a believer in things that require faith or in things that are supernatural or extraterrestrial. My personal thoughts on the matter are that I don’t have superpowers, so why should it be fair if, like, Bigfoot or aliens visiting earth exist! Someday, though, I’m sure my latent heat vision or something will kick in, and we can revisit this … Continue reading American Werewolves 2: The Skinwalkers Review
Pit Stop Grace Smith was stocking toilet paper. Just after graduating, she got a job at the local Wal-Mart as she had few aspirations to go to a university, not that stocking toilet paper in Wal-Mart was what she wanted to do with her life but it was one of her few options at the moment. Alysa Saraki was her best friend in school so … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #21
That curly hair, man. The first Aqualad has the same fandom. ELEMENT LAD (Jan Arrah, aka Alchemist, Progenitor)Silver Age Element Lad:-Element Lad has been a recurring Legion character since the early days, usually with some form of “E” on his chest, along with a variety of pink. With the ability to change ANYTHING into ANYTHING, he basically got focus every time the writers needed to … Continue reading Jab’s Legion of Super-Heroes Reviews: Element Lad & Shvaughn Erin
As I write this, I am in the middle of “social distancing”. Even though I’m not that far ahead on articles—only about two or three weeks nowadays, whoof—I’m curious where we as a society will be by the time this is published. Coronavirusmania is currently running wild. All public schools are closed for the next two weeks in my state. The NBA and NHL seasons … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Daredevil Yellow
FOR PREVIOUS BUFFY REVIEWS, CLICK HERE! EPISODE 17 With the best episode of the series in our rear-view mirror, it’s time to see if we get back to business or what. While I appreciate a well-crafted episode about the death of one of the show’s worst characters, I also recognize there is precious little time left this season to deal with Glory, who has been … Continue reading Mombie: A BTVS Retrospective, S5 E17-18
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