Comic Book Review: Judge Dredd Megazine #427 edited by Matt Smith It’s time for another issue of this 2000 AD spinoff monthly. “He Sees You When You’re Sleeping” art by Agustin Padilla, script by Rory McConville, is a mainline Judge Dredd story. It parodies the “toy of the year” frenzy in which a hot new… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Judge Dredd Megazine #427
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Comic Book Review: The King in Yellow
Comic Book Review: The King in Yellow original stories by Robert W. Chambers, adaptation and art by I.N.J. Culbard The King in Yellow was a book containing linked short stories by Robert W. Chambers. Within these stories, “The King in Yellow” is a play bound in book format, the full details of which are never… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The King in Yellow
Manga Review: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Volume 1
Manga Review: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Volume 1 by Aidalro Nene Yashiro is in her first year at high school. She has a crush on one of the older boys, Minamoto. But Nene’s been unlucky in love before (the last boy said she had legs like a daikon radish), and Minamoto’s super popular so getting his attention… Continue reading Manga Review: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Volume 1
Manga Review: Devilman vs. Hades, Vol. 3
Manga Review: Devilman vs. Hades, Vol. 3 story by Go Nagai, art by Team Moon Note: SPOILERS for the first two volumes follow immediately. This miniseries crossover project was made to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of two Go Nagai series, Devilman and Mazinger Z. The first, as long time readers of this blog will remember,… Continue reading Manga Review: Devilman vs. Hades, Vol. 3
Anime Review: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
Anime Review: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Kishibe Rohan is one of the truly great manga creators. He’s known for his superhuman drawing and inking speed (when he’s motivated), weird plotlines, and being eccentric and egotistical. What is not known to the general public is that he’s actually superhuman, possessing a Stand Power named “Heaven’s Door”… Continue reading Anime Review: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
Comic Book Review: Swamp Thing Giant #3
Comic Book Review: Swamp Thing Giant #3 by various creators Scientist Alec Holland and his wife Linda were working on a plant-based bio-restorative formula in the Louisiana swamps when criminals set a bomb to sabotage the research and he was burned to death. A combination of the formula and other forces working within the swamp… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Swamp Thing Giant #3
Movie Review: The Breed (2001)
The Breed (2001) dir. Michael Oblowitz It is the “near future” and the United States of America has become an openly authoritarian state with a vaguely East European vibe. Despite this, there are still more or less regular cops. When a young woman is kidnapped, police detective Steven Grant (Bokeem Woodbine) and his partner track down… Continue reading Movie Review: The Breed (2001)
Book Review: The Last Séance
Book Review: The Last Séance by Agatha Christie Agatha Christie is best remembered for her tales of mystery and detection, but she didn’t confine herself to that field. She also wrote stories with elements of the supernatural, and this new volume collects twenty of them in one place, rather than in scattered anthologies. The title… Continue reading Book Review: The Last Séance
Manga Review: Shonen Jump (2020)
Manga Review: Shonen Jump (2020) It’s the eighth anniversary of this blog, and time once again to look at the online version of Weekly Shounen Jump! There haven’t been any major changes to the format since last year. One Piece is still the longest-running feature, and is closing in on 1000 chapters! There was a… Continue reading Manga Review: Shonen Jump (2020)
Movie Review: Beast of the Yellow Night
Movie Review: Beast of the Yellow Night (1971) directed by Eddie Romero The year is 1946, somewhere in Southeast Asia (most likely the Philippines as that’s where the movie was shot.) Army deserter, traitor, rapist and murderer Robert Langdon (John Ashley) is at last trapped on a mountain with no food. Near death from starvation and… Continue reading Movie Review: Beast of the Yellow Night