Comics Review: Marvels

Inspired by Spider-Man appearing in “The Electric Company,” Alex Ross began drawing at the age of three. During his childhood, he drew his favorite superheroes from Marvel & DC. By the time Alex turned sixteen, he was influenced by illustrators, Norman Rockwell & Salvador Dali. His drawing abilities improved. Alex’s art style is best described […]

Comics Review: X-Men: Second Genesis

After a five year hiatus, Marvel hired Lein Wen & David Cockrum to bring the X-Men back in publication. This time, Cyclops leads a new team of unique individuals. Teleporting German blue guy, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Irish sonic screamer OG member, Sean Cassidy/Banshee, Kenyan weather expert, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Russian metal man, Peter Rasputin/Colossus, Native American with […]

Marvel Zombies

Set in an alternate universe outside the main universe, surviving heroes must find a way to end the zombie plague. All four episodes of “Marvel Zombies” are now streaming on Disney Plus. The mini-series earned mixed reviews from critics, fans and streamers alike. It’s Halloween Month. Meaning, I’ll be watching and reviewing Horror stuff throughout […]

Comics Review: Ghost Rider: Hell on Wheels

“Ghost Rider: Hell on Wheels” was first published in 2022 (same year X & Pearl came out) as part of Marvel’s lineup “Marvel Epic Collection” reprinting classic issues in one book. I got good news. In alternate version of The Punisher/Frank Castle is confirmed as a playable character in an upcoming video game, “Marvel Cosmic […]

Classics Review: Onibaba

Set in the 14th Century during the Nanboku-chō period, an old woman and her daughter-in-law kill samurai, discard their inventory and sell ’em in order to stay alive. The former meets a man wearing a mask. Meanwhile, the latter sneaks out at night visiting a neighbor. All heck breaks lose. Released in 1964, (same year […]

Sunshine (Fox’s Flops Vol. 1 #8)

Following the critical success of “28 Days Later,” Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Battle of the Sexes, Yesterday) and one of my favorite writers, Alex Garland (Dredd 2012, Ex Macina, Annihilation) collaborate for the second time. Set in the future, The Sun’s dying with Earth freezing. A group of astronauts and scientists embark on a mission to […]