Tag: review
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Spaceman by Brian Azzarello – A Book Review
With art by 100 Bullets collaborator Eduardo Risso, Azzarello has created a bleak, unsettling landscape where the very rich are well taken care of, and the rest of us are left to survive by any means necessary. Spaceman follows the story of Orson, one of a group of genetically engineered astronauts meant to explore Mars. …
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Batwoman: To Drown the World by J.H. Williams III – A Book Review
After giving Batwoman: Hydrology a rave review, I’m saddened to report that To Drown the World is the exact opposite of its predecessor. Hydrology had astonishing art, extraordinary characterization, and an interesting plot. To Drown the World has none of that, which is odd, considering it’s a continuation of Hydrology. I think a major component…
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Supergods by Grant Morrison – A Book Review
I have to be honest – I’ve always found Grant Morrison to be fantastic at creating concepts, but his actual writing in comic books always left a bit to be desired. I fully acknowledge that this may have been more to a lack of available space or a miscommunication with artists than actual ability, yet…
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Dante’s Inferno – A Movie Review
Okay, so this is a DVD released in correlation with the video game of the same name. It’s important to note that I’m not a gamer and don’t even own a video game system. The film borrows from the famous work of literature, The Divine Comedy, which, of course, is the reason I checked it…
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Appaloosa – A Movie Review
This western directed by Ed Harris stars both he and Viggo Mortensen. It also costars Renee Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. I remember aching to get to the theater to see Appaloosa when it came out and really regretting I never made it. So when I finally got around to watching it on DVD, I had…
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Tropic Thunder – A Movie Review
There’s no doubt in my mind that Tom Cruise made this movie. I’m no Cruise apologist, but he was absolutely hilarious and nearly unrecognizable as a fat, balding, foul-mouthed movie executive. With that being said, Tropic Thunder was really very funny. I’m not sure it’s as good as many make it out to be, but…
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