Comics Review: X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills

Time for another comic book review. A television minister named, William Stryker promotes extreme religion and discrimination against mutants. Encouraging a cult he organizes to wipe out mutants. Stryker’s grandmaster plan is to brainwash Professor X so he can eradicate every mutant on the planet. It’s up to our heroes to put an end to […]

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 […]

Norbit

2007 had very few comedies. “Hot Fuzz” is my number one film of the year and also one of my all-time favorite films. “Superbad” became a modern classic. Disney’s “Enchanted” poked fun at Disney Princess movies subverting cliches. Will Ferrell & Jon Heder played rival ice skaters turned friends in “Blades of Glory.” 2007 was […]