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 […]

Frankenstein (1994)

The 1990s was a trend for classic Horror movies getting remakes since “Cape Fear” including “Dracula,” “Wolf,” “The Haunting,” “House on Haunted Hill,” Gus Van Sant’s horrendous remake of “Psycho” and a childhood classic growing up, “The Mummy.” The trend ended in 2000 when Gerald Butler as “Dracula” & “Hollow Man” came out. Then, Hollywood […]

Classics Review: The Fly (1958)

In 1957, George Langelaan published a short story in a Playboy magazine titled, “The Fly.” It’s about a scientist working on a teleportation device in an attempt to push the boundaries of science. One day, the scientist enters a chamber that test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a fly entered the same chamber. Emerging […]

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 […]