Webtoon Review: Invincible

Invincible and Allen the Alien discuss the future.

Webtoon Review: Invincible Markus “Mark” Grayson is, on the surface, a fairly typical teenager in his final year of high school. He studies, is interested in a girl, has a terrible part time job, and worries about living up to his father’s expectations. What makes this a bit more unusual is that Mark’s father Nolan… Continue reading Webtoon Review: Invincible

Manga Review: Flying Witch 1

Manga Review: Flying Witch 1 by Chihiro Ishizuka In witch culture, their offspring are considered adults at age 15, and go off to learn their trade. But in modern times, the field is falling out of favor, so many young witches wind up just living as ordinary people. So Makoto Kowata’s parents strongly suggest that… Continue reading Manga Review: Flying Witch 1

Comic Book Review: Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade

Comic Book Review: Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade written by Landry Q. Walker, art by Eric Jones Lex Luthor has finally developed the ultimate anti-Superman robot, which is immune to all his Kryptonian powers! Only a rocket from another dimension could possibly harm it. This being a comic book, a rocket from another… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade

Book Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Book Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice edited by Jack Zipes Most likely, when you saw this title, you immediately thought of the Fantasia sequence with Mickey Mouse, or perhaps the more recent Disney film with Nicolas Cage. But the multiplying of brooms is only one aspect of the tales gathered under the general title of “The… Continue reading Book Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Comic Book Review: Daring New Adventures of Supergirl Volume 1

Comic Book Review: Daring New Adventures of Supergirl Volume 1  written by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Carmen Infantino, inks by Bob Oksner In the late 1950s, DC Comics decided to protect its “super” trademark by creating a character named Supergirl.   (“Superwoman” had been used in individual stories as Lois Lane’s codename when she temporarily gained… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Daring New Adventures of Supergirl Volume 1

Book Review: Wintersmith

Book Review: Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett Tiffany Aching is a witch in training.  She in some ways is already a very powerful witch, and has endured some hard lessons that required growing up fast.  But she’s also very much a girl who’s almost thirteen.  Miss Treason, on the other hand, is over a century old… Continue reading Book Review: Wintersmith

Movie Review: Spider Forest (2004)

A misleading scene from "Spider Forest"

Movie Review: Spider Forest (2004) Kang Min (Kam Woo-Sung), a line producer for a schlocky “true paranormal” television show, finds himself in a dark forest, headed for an isolated house.  Inside, he finds blood and destruction.  He sees the repeatedly stabbed body of his boss, and then finds his lover Hwang Su-yeong (Kang Kyeong-hyeon) dying… Continue reading Movie Review: Spider Forest (2004)