Webtoon Review: Masters of the Universe: Revelation Eternia is a planet that is near to and sometimes literally at the center of the universe. Within Castle Greyskull on that planet lies a secret power that supposedly would make one a Master of the Universe. The villainous Skeletor has long coveted that power, and from Snake… Continue reading Webtoon Review: Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Book Review: Rio Bravo
Book Review: Rio Bravo by Leigh Brackett Rio Bravo is a small town near the river of the same name in southern Texas by the Mexican border. Ordinarily Sheriff John T. Chance is able to handle the local rowdies with the help of deputy Stumpy, who doesn’t walk well since a bullet smashed his leg.… Continue reading Book Review: Rio Bravo
Movie Review: The Curse of the Cat People
Movie Review: The Curse of the Cat People (1944) directed by Gunther V. Fritsch Amy Reed (Ann Carter) lives in Tarrytown, New York, near Sleepy Hollow, with her ship designer father Oliver (Kent Smith) and draft creator mother Alice (Jane Randolph). Amy is a sensitive, imaginative little girl who doesn’t get along well with the other… Continue reading Movie Review: The Curse of the Cat People
Manga Review: Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 2
Manga Review: Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 2 by Kumiko Saiki The Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts is an exclusive all-girls’ school which feeds into the prestigious Kouka performance troupe where all roles are played by women. This series focuses on the members of the Centennial Class, the 100th cadre of girls competing for the… Continue reading Manga Review: Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 2
Magazine Review: High Adventure #169: The Fort Terror Murders
Magazine Review: High Adventure #169: The Fort Terror Murders edited by John P. Gunnison The main feature in this pulp reprint originally appeared in Complete Detective Novel Magazine in December 1931, but the text comes from its reprint in Mystery Novels Magazine Quarterly in Summer 1932. Both magazines had relatively short runs, so it is… Continue reading Magazine Review: High Adventure #169: The Fort Terror Murders
Movie Review: The Incredibles
Movie Review: The Incredibles (2004) directed by Brad Bird Once, there were superheroes. Brightly costumed beings with amazing inborn powers who fought crime and saved the world. But a series of lawsuits brought on by Mr. Incredible saving someone who didn’t want to be saved, plus having to clean up the mess caused by would-be sidekick… Continue reading Movie Review: The Incredibles
Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2021)
Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2021) It’s the ninth anniversary of my blog, and time once again to look at the current state of Shonen Jump! As with last year, I read Jump through the official Viz Comics website. One Piece continues to be the tentpole series, having reached Chapter 1000 this year and still… Continue reading Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2021)
Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads
Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads written by Cullen Bunn, illustrated by Brian Hurtt Note: This review contains SPOILERS for Book 1. Quick recap: Becky Montcrief discovered after her stepfather’s death that she’d inherited the Sixth Gun, one of a set of six firearms with supernatural powers, that when gathered will bring… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads
Book Review: Gabriel’s Road
Book Review: Gabriel’s Road by Laura Anne Gilman Gabriel Kasun was born in the Territory, gifted with the Touch in the form of water-sense. Not fully understanding what this meant, he went East and became a lawyer for a time, only to increasingly grow ill as the Territory called him back. Not content to settle,… Continue reading Book Review: Gabriel’s Road
Book Review: The Case of the Constant Suicides
Book Review: The Case of the Constant Suicides by John Dickson Carr Castle Shira is not a canny place. Ever since one of the Campbell soldiers involved in the Glencoe Massacre threw himself from the tower, supposedly to escape the ghost of a murdered MacDonald, there have been a series of falling deaths associated with… Continue reading Book Review: The Case of the Constant Suicides