When I first saw the cover for this book, I thought it was just someone’s clever illustration of Darth Vader drawn in Shakespearean clothing in a wood-cut style. I thought it was very pretty. Then I noticed the amazon link and realized that it’s a real book. Ian Doescher rewrote Star Wars, the entire movie, in
Kick-Ass 2 picks up right after the events of the first film. More and more regular people are donning masks and fighting crime for justice, and Kick-Ass is looking for a team where he can belong. He finds Colonel Stars and Stripes and his team of superheroes known as “Justice Forever”. Meanwhile, Hit-Girl’s choice to “retire” and try
OVERALL SCORE: 9.0 As a Geek I’m plagued by unseen costs, both in a monetary sense and then there’s that pesky matter of shelving space to display your collection. And if you are anything like me, you probably enjoy sharing these items with your friends, but oftentimes it becomes a bit difficult to keep track
“One remote to rule them all” has been my goal for my entertainment center. And for a time, I was able to achieve this through my first encounter with the Harmony series of remotes. Sadly after a solid six years of use, my Xbox 360 version had finally went on to the big electronic shop
Neil Blomkamp, writer and director of 2009’s District 9, is back with a new disturbing look into a dystopian future with Elysium. Set in the year 2154, two classes of people exist: The very wealthy, who live in a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is based on the Rick Riordan novel of the same name and the sequel to the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief. The new movie, directed by Thor Freudenthal, continues the adventures of Percy Jackson, the son of Greek God Poseidon, who embarks on a journey with his
From Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur (2012’s Contraband) comes his new action comedy 2Guns. Based on the BOOM! Studios comic series of the same name, the movie stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as two under cover agents: one DEA, the other NCIS. While investigating one another believing each is stealing money from the mob, they find out they have
This summer has been full of superheroes fighting evil and standing up for good, but out of all of them, The Wolverine stands alone. Unlike Superman, The Lone Ranger, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, Wolverine has been played by one actor only, Hugh Jackman, who at this point has Wolverine down to a perfect science.
One of the greatest moments of any comic convention is turning a corner and bumping into the person who created something you love. That jaw-dropping moment where you blink and say: “It’s you! You made that awesome thing! And you’re right here!” And that’s exactly what happened at San Diego Comic-Con when I dodged a