Tag: reviews
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Crossover Dribble by PJ Farris – A Book Review
One thing’s for sure: PJ Farris knows basketball! In this young adult novel released by Mayhaven Publishing, Joe Perkins is a young man desperately in love with the game of basketball and willing to do anything to improve his playing skills. However, his father—a hardworking, relentless farmer—is constantly after Joe to help out more on…
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed – A Movie Review
I recently had the opportunity to get this movie for free from Amazon.com if I promised to review it. I figured that wasn’t much of an obligation, and so I agreed. I had remembered briefly hearing … reading … something about The Disappearance of Alice Creed, so I figured why not? Though I wasn’t terribly…
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Koko Be Good by Jen Wang – A Book Review
This graphic novel, released by :01 and created by Jen Wang, is something of an enigma for me. On one hand, the story has been done, the characters aren’t very likable, and there isn’t really much in the way of plot, particularly climax. However, the art is so fetching that I can ignore the previous…
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MY?TERY SOCIETY #1 by Steve Niles and Fiona Staples – A Book Review
I usually don’t review single-issue comic books, but when Hometown Comics contacted me and offered me an advanced copy of MY?TERY SOCIETY in promotion of a visit from author Steve Niles, I counted myself very lucky and jumped at the opportunity. If you’re a comic book lover, you know Steve Niles. If you’re not a…
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Iron Man 2 – A Movie Review
Interestingly enough, I believe Iron Man is one of those comic book characters that actually translates better on film. Let’s face it: no matter how great the artist, Iron Man is a hero we want to see blazing through the sky, shooting rays from his hands, and just being generally awesome in live-action. I think…
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Neil Young’s Greendale by Joshua Dysart and Cliff Chiang – A Book Review
The graphic novel Greendale serves as a companion piece to the Neil Young album and movie of the same name. I was totally unfamiliar with both before reading the graphic novel, and, after a little bit of investigating, it seems you can enjoy the graphic novel with no knowledge of its sisters. That being said,…
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Clash of the Titans (3D) – A Movie Review
It’s with good reason that I refuse to watch the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans as an adult. I have such fond memories of that old movie. Whenever it came on as a kid, I was planted. I blame it for getting me vested in Greek mythology, especially when I started realizing that…
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