Review by Nolan P. Smith Last week, I reviewed the pilot episode for AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead, the spin off series from the mega hit, The Walking Dead. Sadly, the first episode was slow and somewhat boring for me, so I was looking forward to a more eventful second episode, which is titled So Close, Yet So Far. That’s […]
Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer Publisher: Image Comics Writers: Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko Illustrator: Gabriel Hardman Colors: Jordan Boyd What if man could travel through the stars? Could we leave our differences and our political strife behind us, or would our humanity follow us? Invisible Republic takes a look at a colony of living humans living on […]
By Nolan P. Smith Fans of AMC’s The Walking Dead have been waiting for months to see what the spin off, Fear the Walking Dead, has in store. Will it coincide with the events of the original series? Will it have likable characters like its predecessor, and retain the same quality we come to expect? If this pilot is any […]
By Nolan P. Smith SummerSlam is always one of the main events put on every year by the WWE, and this year aimed to take the cake. Brock Lesnar Vs the Undertaker? John Cena Vs. Seth Rollins in a title for title match? The star of CW’s Arrow in a tag team match? Seemed like a pretty good show by […]
By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer (Victor Valley)– In 1937, Japanese Imperial forces captured the Chinese capital city of Nanjing. The events that followed have come to be known as the Nanjing Massacre. This large-scale tragedy involves the invading army committing horrible acts against the Chinese soldiers (and civilians) that did not flee the city. Nanjing: The Burning City is […]
By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer (Victor Valley)– Michael Oeming has long been a fixture at Image Comics. Having created titles such as Powers and The Mice Templar, he has earned a large and passionate fan base across the comic spectrum. Because of his amazing tenure with Image, and his loyal following, he has been given the anthology treatment with […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Fans of anime (Japanese animation for those that might not know yet) know exactly what Dragon Ball Z is. One of the best anime of all time, creator Akira Toriyama’s all out action series proved to push the envelope on what an anime can do. High paced battles, impossible odds, and plots that throw you […]
Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Writer Publisher: Top Cow/ Image Comics Writer: Ashley Victoria Robinson Artist: Fernando Argosino Colors: Chris Northrop The world of the IXth Generation takes place several hundred years in the future. The IXth Generation was created centuries ago and were considered to be the heirs to the Earth. After awaking from a centuries-long hibernation, these […]
Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Writer Publisher: Image Comics Writers: Jeremy Haun / Jason A. Hurley Artist: Jeremy Haun Having won Top Cow’s Pilot Season contest back in 2011, The Beauty finally comes to print for Image Comics on August 12, 2015. Imagine a world where everyone is dying to catch a sexually transmitted disease. In this case, the […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Valiant entertainment, for those that don’t know, is the publishing juggernaut that has brought the world X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Ninjak and more. If you are thinking, “yeah, they were cool… In the 90’s…” Then you clearly have been sleeping under a rock the last decade. Their newest storyline that falls across their library of […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Apple Valley)—When Marvel Studios announced they would be making a film based on the bite sized Ant-Man, many fans groaned in disbelief. A movie dedicated to a micro sized hero that nobody knows nor cares about? Marvel must be have lost their creative minds. So how does the Ant-Man stack up in the hollowed halls […]
By Jason T. Smith This summer definitely belongs to the dinosaurs. First you have a mega blockbuster in Jurassic World, which is just smashing all the box office records at the theaters. Then you have something truly special hitting comic stores in Age of Reptiles: Ancient Egyptians by Ricardo Delgado. Dark Horse Comics has once again graced us with the […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– It was the year 2001 that marked the last time the Jurassic Park franchise hit the silver screen. That’s 14 years since the world got to visit the greatest big screen theme park that, let’s face it, we all wanted to go to, danger and all. Now in 2015, the franchise gets a […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—It’s one of the most beloved franchises to come out of the 1980’s. If you grew up during or anytime after that time, you know all too well who He-Man and the Masters of the Universe are. I was born the year the cartoon hit the television, which makes the property 32 years old. […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—One of the best parts about the current generation of games has to be the influx of indie games getting a push into the spotlight. Not every game needs to have authentic looking hair render and innovative mechanics that will change the landscape of gaming forever. No, sometimes we forget that all we need […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Reboots can be boring, flat and muddled; I think we can all agree on that. Sometimes, there are films that don’t need a reboot, they don’t need to be brought to a whole new generation of viewers. I placed the Mad Max series in that category. Maybe its because the Mad Max franchise made its […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith When I received word of Tower of Guns, the first person shooter from GRIP Digital S.R.O and Terrible Posture Games, I didn’t know what to think. I had never heard of the game, so my fear was another run of the mill first person shooter that is destined to fall through the cracks. I love […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—In 2012, the world was given the cinematic juggernaut known as the Avengers. A film featuring Marvel Comics elite mega team is something comic book fans have wished would happen for years, and it didn’t disappoint. The sequel is now here, the Age of Ultron is upon us. But how do you top what […]
Review By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—NetherRealm Studios had a tall order when it came to the next installment of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Easily one of the top fighting game franchises in the world, Mortal Kombat has grown into a phenomenon since its debut in 1992. With Mortal Kombat X, this marks the debut of the bloody fighter to […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—The Fast and Furious franchise has reached it’s seventh film already, and for many, this is the one fans have been waiting for. After the tragic death of Paul Walker, this film has been circled around in emotions, knowing that this is the last time we will see Walker racing down the streets with Vin […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victorville, CA)—What comes after the bell rings? When its all said and done, what exactly does the afterlife look like? If it looks anything like Oni Press’s The Life After, then we are all in for one hell of a surprise. Oni Press brings the first five issues collected into one trade paperback of […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Imagine if you could see history unfold right from your home. Instead of reading about the Civil War, you could see if happen firsthand. You could see Feudal Japan as it really was, even see dinosaurs without the CGI effects. Well, thanks to the minds of Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy, we […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—In 1989 (yes, it was THAT long ago), the world took a most excellent adventure with two dudes from San Dimas when Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure hit theaters. We took a trip through time and met former Presidents, outlaws, royalty, all wrapped around school, music and the life of a teenager. We […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—When Valiant Entertainment came roaring back in 2012, we saw the return of characters like X-O Manowar, Bloodshot and more. Within the pages of the relaunched X-O, we saw the return of the character Ninjak. Smooth, skilled and ready to slice through any obstacle, fans have been clamoring for a solo book spotlighting […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith My back to back reviews today focus on the same writer, but very different books. This time around, we tackle Jeff Lemire’s All New Hawkeye #1 from Marvel Comics. With artist Ramon Perez (Tale of Sand), Lemire takes on the archer Avenger in a brand new series, and he hits his mark all the way. […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Before Image Comics’s debut issue of Descender #1 hit the shelves, the book was buzzing the news feeds. The sci-fi series was picked up as a motion picture for Sony before most people even read the first issue. That puts a lot of pressure on writer Jeff Lemire (Animal Man) and artist Dustin Nguyen’s (Batman: […]
By MrAndMrsSmith I had the opportunity to see the Lazarus Effect this week and there are a few opinions I would like to share with those of you that are still trying to decide if you want to shell out the cash to see it in the theater. The movie is about two chemists that are working on a serum […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—The force is strong in the land of the rising sun. Bandai/ Tamashii Nation’s Movie Realization line has taken on the epic sci-fi franchise, Star Wars and taken it to feudal Japan with their line of Samurai reimagining’s of some of the franchises most iconic characters. First up is […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—When Ready at Dawn revealed they were making The Order: 1886, a Victorian based third person shooter with werewolves and more, I was more than excited. Knowing that this title was a PlayStation 4 exclusive is one of the reasons that motivated me to finally purchase the next gen system. Right before the game’s […]
Review by Jason T. Smith (Victor Valley)—As a part of February’s PlayStation Plus free games for the PlayStation 4, I was happy to see Apotheon- a game which I knew little about. Just by the screen shots I saw, I figured it was worth a shot- what I found was one of the most enjoyable side scroller games in recent […]