You know that old saying, never judge a book by its cover? Joe Hill’s The Cape is the perfect book to apply that wisdom to. On the cover, we see a man hovering above the ground, donning a cape and dressed in a t-shirt, ripped jeans and tennis shoes. Without knowing anything about the story,…
Batman is alerted that the inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over the premises. If this isn’t dangerous enough, they’re threatening to murder everyone in the facility unless Batman agrees to a face to face meeting. I understand that a lot of people can appreciate the style in which both Morrison and McKean approached Batman,…
Saw The Great Gatsby last night and didn’t really like it. While I did enjoy the scene at the Plaza and a few other moments, I felt the film was largely unnecessary. Also, just as I feared, the soundtrack was terrible. There’s even a moment where Gatsby and Nick are driving into town and as…
As a child, Victoria McQueen discovered that she had a unique gift – she could open the door between reality and fantasy. Using her bicycle, she could conjure up a covered bridge that would take her to wherever she needed to go. If something had gone missing, Vic would race off on her bike, cross…
The Lovers progresses the Charlie Parker character in a way that has not been done since The White Road. In his last two outings, excluding The Reapers, we’ve been given small advancements here and there in Parker’s fledgling relationship and his continued haunting by his deceased wife and child – but nothing major. In the…
“No party music, no girl magnet ballads. Just brutal, attack-oriented, audio death”. ..and with that quote, it becomes impossible to really sum up Metallica better. I’ve been a big fan of these guys since I was 15 years old and finally welcomed the chance to read an official biography on the band. Although, while it’s…
A woman is taken captive at the age of 19 and held against her will in a small 11 by 11 garden shed. Her captor, Old Nick, has basically fortified the shed into a type of prison, keeping the woman as a sex slave. During her imprisonment, she gives birth to a boy, Jack. We’re…
I’ve always been interested in Deadpool but as with most comic book characters I’ve not read, I didn’t know where to start. I first encountered the character a few years ago when Marvel attempted to bring Deadpool to the silver screen casting Ryan Reynolds in Wolverine: Origins. Most people felt that this was a perfect choice as Reynolds is…
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