Category: Reviews

Review: Fables issue 150 – “Farewell”

Vertigo released the final chapter of the Fables comic book in July. The series that started with the quirky idea of refugees from fairytales, folklore and nursery rhymes all living together in a community in New York City eventually turned into an epic that spanned dozens of mythologies, launched several spin-offs/mini-series, and had a literal cast of thousands (if you take into account

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Kathryn Adams September 1, 2015 No Comments

The Final Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Trailer Revealed

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain marks the last time we’ll ever see a Metal Gear Solid game helmed by series creator Hideo Kojima.  Despite the now legendary falling out between Kojima and Konami, Kojima was at least allowed to make the final trailers himself. As such, the final trailer for The Phantom Pain is no exception

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Jordan Pollock August 27, 2015 No Comments
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Reviews
Andrew Plein

Introduce The DC Universe – The Family Friendly Way

After a grueling day at work you return home. You are exhausted and all you really want to do is relax, then you feel the tug at your shirt. Your kid then asks one of the greatest questions possible “Da da, can we watch Batman?” While the instant answer is yes, I then have to

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Andrew Plein August 27, 2015 No Comments

Review: Back to Bed

Back to Bed is a 3D isometric puzzle game that features a surrealist art style and features two protagonists, one of whom is a dog of some sort. Developed by Bedtime Digital Games Back to Bed is a puzzle game that tasks you with getting our narcoleptic sleepwalker of a protagonist, Bob, back to the

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Jordan Pollock August 27, 2015 No Comments
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Gaming
Andrew Plein

Review: PS3 – J-Stars Victory Vs

Back in the day before the wide spread access to Anime, there were very few places to get your fix – let alone very few series you could watch. Let’s break it down: Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z and Ghost in the Shell.  Now I had somehow gained access to the Dark Horse version of

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Andrew Plein August 26, 2015 No Comments

Review: The Dark Forest

     The universe is a dark forest… The second book in Cixin Liu’s “Three Body” trilogy picks up right where the first one left off, with the Trisolaran fleet making its way to Earth to wipe out humanity. The sophons – undetectable Trisolaran multi-dimensional computers surrounding the planet – have permanently sabotaged all high-energy physics experiments,

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Kathryn Adams August 25, 2015 1 Comment
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Comic Books
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Review – Transformers Windblade #6

Beast War! On Eukaris, the colonists are more than just robots in disguise—they’re a new breeds of Transformers. But while Windblade and Starscream struggle to gain allies on a new world, an ancient power seeks to force them off the planet. Beast Wars fans rejoice, as the lost Titan Colony of Eukaris finally meets the

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llyzabeth August 18, 2015 No Comments
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Movie Issues
Leland Pierce

Review: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

In a year that is rather heavy with the spy genre flicks; Spy, Kingsmen: The Secret Service, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and, this Christmas, the latest James Bond film, how is one supposed to stand out from the other? Well, having the amazing Guy Ritchie as a director sure helps. His latest movie is The

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Leland Pierce August 14, 2015 No Comments