Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

In 1984, now defunct comic book company, Mirage Comics published a book titled, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” or “TMNT” for short. Inspired by “Daredevil,” Frank Miller & Jack Kirby, it’s about four mutated turtles named after brilliant Italian Renaissance icons, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello & Michelangelo. They’re trained by mutated rat, Master Splinter who’s also a […]

Comics Review: X-Men: Mutant Genesis

Due to a huge roster of characters, Marvel splits the X-Men into two teams. One’s gold led by Storm. The other’s blue led by Cyclops. In order to differentiate two titles, OG X-Men was retitled as “Uncanny X-Men” for the Gold Team. Blue Team’s simply titled, X-Men. The latter was published as a second volume […]

Flashback Review: Wild Wild West (WB’s Flops Vol. 2 #36)

The 1960s was a groovy decade. Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” changed horror movies forever as the first slasher. The BBC aired “Doctor Who.” “The Flintstones” made history as the first cartoon to air on primetime television. Sean Connery became the first actor portraying James Bond. Stan Lee created groundbreaking characters in the Marvel Universe including Spider-Man, […]

Flashback Review: YuYu Hakusho: The Three Kings Saga

Set after “Chapter Black Saga,” Yusuke Urameshi learns about his lineage linked in the Demon World. He looks for clues about his ancestor, Raizen. Yusuke returns to the aforementioned world so he can confront the demon for taking over his body. Meanwhile, Yusuke’s allies, Hiei & Kurama (minus Kuwabara) go to Demon World to confront […]

Comics Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

After “The Dark Phoenix Saga” ended on a bittersweet note, Marvel published another X-Men storyline in 1981 (same year Elektra made her comic book debut) known as “Days of Future Past.” Set in a bad future, mutants are imprisoned and annihilated by mutant hunting Sentinels. Kitty Pryde goes back in time via mind into her […]

Comics Review: Star Wars: Skywalker Strikes

Following the purchase of buying George Lucas’ Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and production company Lucasfilms, Disney commenced full development of a Sequel Trilogy, a computer animated TV show, “Star Wars Rebels” and a comic book series published by Marvel. The first six issues consist of a storyline set immediately after “A New Hope.” […]