It is rare, so supremely rare, to find a story in any genre or format, that feels as if it simply cannot be improved on. Many come close but few feel so immersively perfect, so vividly alive with character, narrative and faultless execution, that you can truly say they are Continue Reading
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Meet the reluctant, quip-ready superhero – She-Hulk: Attorney at law
SNAPSHOTShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law follows Jennifer Walters, played by [Tatiana] Maslany, as she navigates her life as a lawyer who specializes in superhuman-oriented legal cases. The series will dive into her personal life as a single 30-something that also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk. Along with Maslany Continue Reading
Comic book review: Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (adapted by Jason Cooper and illustrated by Robert Pope)
Adapting the work of any well-known and much-loved comic strip artist, especially one as iconically revered as Charles M. Schulz who, over almost 50 wonderful years, gave Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and more, must be a daunting undertaking. Especially when you’re seeking to adapt one of the strip’s endlessly Continue Reading
Celebrate the person you love the most: To Mom (and Dad), With Love #Peanuts #MothersDay
SNAPSHOTTo Mom (And Dad), With Love is a sweet Mother’s Day celebration of friendship and family featuring the beloved Peanuts gang. While the other kids are excited to celebrate the special day, for Peppermint Patty it’s just a reminder that she didn’t grow up with a mom. With her good Continue Reading
The journey begins anew for Jessica Harrow in GRIM for whom death is just the beginning
SNAPSHOTJessica Harrow is dead. But her journey has only just begun! Discover the world of the afterlife, where Jessica has been recruited as a Reaper, tasked with ferrying countless souls to their final destination. But unlike the rest of the Reapers, she has no memory of what killed her and Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Star Wars – Doctor Aphra (Vol. 1-2, issues 1-9) #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou
There is a lot going on in the Star Wars universe (unless, of course, you are on of those people still mourning the killing off of the Expanded Universe in which case it is no longer quite big enough). That is quite possibly because despite catching up with all the Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Peanuts by Schulz – Scotland Bound, Charlie Brown by Jason Cooper & Robert Pope
Going anywhere with Charlie, Snoopy, Lucy and the gang is to feel like you are with friends. That might seem cloyingly sentimental but the truth is that if you have grown up with Charles M. Schulz’s delightful creations, all drawn from the expansively imaginative and heartfelt panels of his justly Continue Reading
The Future is in Her Hands: Ms. Marvel charts a new course in intro trailer
SNAPSHOTMarvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega fan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels Continue Reading
Embrace to chaos: The burred lines between reality and dreams in Moon Knight
SNAPSHOTThe series follows Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, who becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life. Steven discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner
Stray Dogs is a wickedly clever and charmingly unnerving graphic novel. At first glance, it is all Secret Life of Pets meets 101 Dalmatians meets All Dogs Go to Heaven, a veritable warm hug of a love letter to humanity’s best friend and the selfless people who rescue them from Continue Reading