Category: Reviews

Saga55ReviewRevised
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Saga #55

“Sorry, boss.”“And don’t call me boss.”“Sorry, Alana.”“And don’t use my name in public.”“Sorry…you gigantic bag of douche?”“Better.” After three years it’s finally back! Keep reading for the review of Saga #55. Warning, minor spoilers below. When they announced Saga was coming back I was delighted and worried: I really wanted the adventure to continue, but

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Reviews
Guest Writer

Review – West Side Story (2021)

It’s never too early to get a jump on the potential Oscar nominations: guest reviewer Pasha Ivanov has a look at Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story. This is not an easy movie to review. The difficulty for a reviewer these days lies in not giving away any spoilers. In this case everyone knows

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Along the Saltwise Sea

Even here in the Up-and-Under, where water could have opinions and people could be seasons, there was a cost for the things people might want to give you. Nothing came for free. A. Deborah Baker (pen name of Seanan McGuire) continues the adventures of Avery and Zib in the second book of The Up-and-Under series:

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Scream5Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Scream 5

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Scream 5 returns us to the quiet town of Woodsboro, California where, 25 years since the streak of brutal murders, a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. Now I will be totally honest,

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Comic Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Taarna: The Last Taarakian, Trade Paperback

The trade paperback for Taarna: The Last Taarakian goes on sale January 18! Written by Stephanie Phillips (Batman, Harley Quinn), with art by Patrick Zircher (Action Comics, Suicide Squad), Al Barrionuevo (Batman, Martian Manhunter), and Christian Rosado, with colors by Jessica Kholinne and Bryan Valenza, this book collects all six issues of the Heavy Metal miniseries. The 1981

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MagicOrderThreeReview
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – The Magic Order Volume 2, #3

“I get shot, chopped up and liquidized in a blender, drunk by every member of the audience and then re-appear totally intact in a magic box in the middle of the stage.” “You know that’s been done before, right?” “What?” Keep reading for a review of The Magic Order volume 2, issue #3. Minor spoilers

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Kathryn Adams

My Favorite Books of 2021

2021 was a year with some amazing books, and I could easily put all of them in my list of favorites. I made some hard choices instead and this year I’m picking the three that I liked the most. Fine Print: Book One – Stjepan Šejić Last book to be reviewed in 2021, and it

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Fine Print

There’s time for one more review before 2021 (finally) comes to a close, so this seems like the perfect opportunity to jump up and down and squeeeee about one of my Christmas presents: Stjepan Šejić’s Fine Print. I’ll start with the artwork, since that’s what first drew me to Šejić’s work ever since he started

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Witcher Season 2

Convinced Yennefer’s (Anya Chalotra) life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) brings Princess Cirilla (Freya Allen) to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans, and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something

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