The Stand Vol. 5 In No Man’s Land, Harold’s turn to the dark man has come full circle as his plan comes to fruition. With Nadine by his side, Harold enlists the power of explosives to attempt to bring about the demise of the Free Zone Committee. Meanwhile, the search for Mother Abigail continues as…
Stephen King’s Blockade Billy Baseball is a sport that I have a hard time supporting. A few years ago (approx. 8 to be exact) I had seen a live game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit, it’s a totally different animal live. It comes…
American Vampire Vol. 1 I’ll start this off by saying that I fully expected to hate this.. or at least be bored by it. Despite the fact that Scott Snyder is highly regarded in the comic industry at the moment – what with kicking all kinds of ass with the recent Batman reboot/relaunch/whatever – and…
Stephen King’s The Shining A few weeks ago, I went to see Norm MacDonald perform stand-up. He did a bit where he talked about how people often let their friends off the hook when they’re guilty of being a bit of an asshole. They say that old often used expression, “Oh, well that’s just <insert…
The Stand: Soul Survivors Nick Andros continues on his trek across America, stumbling across Tom Cullen, a mentally handicapped survivor of the plague. While the two aren’t exactly compatible at first, they soon realize that they’re important to one another after two near death experiences. We’re also catching up on Larry Underwood’s journey as he…
The Stand: American Nightmares Picking up where part one left off, American Nightmares further showcases the already established characters dealing with the aftermath of Captain Trips while still introducing new players in the story. Stu Redman contemplates escape from the CDC while Larry Underwood meets up with another woman as they begin their slow trek…
The Stand: Captain Trips The first five issues in Marvel’s adaptation of Stephen King’s famous novel The Stand, are contained within the first collection, Captain Trips. A virus is let loose from a top secret government facility causing people to exhibit symptoms in line with the flu. However, this strain is 100% fatal. Following the…
Stephen King’s The Stand I can’t stress to you how much I loved this book. I know that it’s pretty much the norm to consider this King’s finest effort..BUT there’s a reason for that. Now, granted, I haven’t read anywhere near his full catalogue but I have this feeling that I may not like anything…
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