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Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston in 1941, and has since become by far the most iconic female character in comic books. This in spite of an ongoing identity crisis that seems to stem from the problematics of exactly how such a legendary icon could/should be handled in the first place. Admittedly full of certain generally sublime kinks, the character has grown regardless to be part of the "holy trinity" of the DC universe, and rightly so. Today seen as a warrior princess type, willing to exact whatever violence necessary for the purpose of spreading the peace, more ...
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Okay, let’s get this out of the way straight off the bat. I’m a prequel fan. I love George Lucas’ handling of the Star Wars Saga in its entirety. Sure, I have qualms with bits and pieces, (Boba Fett as a stupid, pouting kid and Han shooting second, come to mind), but as a whole, all six films are, in my view, the best of the best that celluloid has to offer. I’ll even go as far as to say that Episode III is my favorite of the six movies (ESB coming a close second). Now that, that is out ...
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Escape from Wonderland marks the final chapter in Zenescope’s original series. Calie Liddle returns home for the first time since escaping the realm of madness and is haunted by the horrific memories trapped within the walls. She bravely prepares to enter Wonderland one last time on a desperate mission to rescue her daughter fully equipped with weapons and a new bad ass look. The book is only a few pages long but is filled with fun extras such as a hospital report on the blood bath that took place in issue 6 of Beyond Wonderland and characters bios on everyone ...
Fusion #2 Fizzles Out
Do you ever get the feeling that I get when you read a big crossover between two publishing companies that it never adds up, is lack luster and missing some very important strings like the way to appropriately write a character. It doesn’t matter who writes the book, who draws the book, it never adds up to the hype. Marvel and DC have tried to cross over with each other numerous times and each time I felt like they should have just left well enough alone. Fusion #2 to me is no different, to me they should have left well ...
But Will He Brave…Ultima Thula?
Ultima Thula Written & illustrated by David Greenblatt & Phil Nibbelink Published by Greenlit Publishing/Arcana Reviewed by Richard Caldwell Jason Battle is a fallen man. Considered a war hero from his time with Special Forces in Iraq, he was human enough to have brought the nightmares home with him. Losing his wife was salt in the wound. Now working as a school janitor, the only thing he has left to drag him out from the past is his young daughter, Amy. Enter the giant beam of electric light raining down suddenly one day from on high, pulling everyone from his small mountain town violently up ...
The Sober Fight Night Round 4 Review
ONE TWO THREE FOUR I DECLARE A THUMB WAR!!! Automonopians! Acapella Dons! Mouthpieced warriors of the fair fight! Lend me your ears! Those that think Jeremy Roenick could ever make Wayne Gretzky's head bleed, are honorable men. Indeed, all fans of significant cow bell are honorable men for Hell's Bells is but a pop song and not the wall trembling call for non-penalized aggression in stereo. LT, so note men of honor, is a running back so bad that he can knock Joe Montana out of game with his running game. For the pen is mightier than the sword if you can run ...
Merlin, An Engaging Retelling of Arthurian Legend
When advertised Merlin looked to be the sort of dull family fair that usually makes it onto the airways during the summertime. Instead it turned out to be an engaging retelling of Arthurian legend. While Arthurian myths have been regurgitated to near saturation over the years this version brings a youthful cast and some very good acting to the small screen. Merlin owes little other than the names of the main characters and the setting (Camelot of course) to the original legends. Instead of an aging bearded wizard, Merlin is a young man, a contemporary to Arthur, and together they ...
Wizard World Philly 09 Wrap Up
This year’s show was my seventh year attending the Wizard World Philly convention and it was an amazing experience! Held at the Philadelphia Convention Center, the three day event (June 19th-21st) had more guests than ever before. With a variety in comics, films, television and video games it seemed as if there was something for everyone. Comic heavy weights such as guest of honor Garth Ennis, DC Comics Dan DiDio and artist Billy Tan were in attendance as well as actors Ray Park, Emma Caulfield, Doug Jones, Ted Raimi and Edward James Olmos. The Autograph alley had a steady flow ...
Beserker #1 is Blood Thirsty Action at its Best!
Are you looking for a comic book with blood thirsty action? Are you looking for a comic that will have you in shock and awe by the end of it? If so Berserker is the right comic for you. A comic based on the notion that people have uncontrollable rage within, Berserker is a comic seeking a purpose; that is not to say that there is not a purpose, that is just to say that it has not been revealed yet. Berserker is a comic that is ripe for action, and will be probably see more action ...
Fighting to Survive in The Walking Dead #62
The Walking Dead #62 Review The Story: The dead walk again and they hunger for human flesh. The remnants of humanity go to extreme lengths to survive in this harsh new reality. Rick and his group struggle to survive in a world of walking dead, but the living pose the greatest threat to their survival. The Recap: The group finds an abandoned van with mattresses and encounter an unarmed priest. Ben’s recent obsession with death and mutilation takes a nasty turn and several tragedies rock the group. Several armed men appear to be following the group from afar. This Issue: Rick ...
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