The (other) itunes $0. 99 movie of the week: ‘i kill giants’

The (Other) iTunes $0.99 Movie of the Week: ‘I Kill Giants’

Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. This week’s featured $0.99 movie is a tender little romantic drama called Call Me By Your Name. You’ve probably heard…

Free comic book day 2015 is almost here!

Free Comic Book Day 2015 Is Almost Here!

It’s been a long, cold winter but it looks like Spring is finally here. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and Free Comic Book Day is almost upon us. You Read That Correctly…FREE Hard to believe, but way back in 2001 things were not so shiny for the comics industry. Christopher Nolan hadn’t dipped his magical…

Image comics: an origin story

Image Comics: An Origin Story

It’s time to start worrying about mainstream comics. While DC and Marvel duke it out in movie theaters with a new mega-franchise seemingly every week, their printed content is lagging in creativity and ingenuity. With each franchise reboot and each origin story told and then retold, even their truest fans are growing weary. Desperate for…

The rat queens issue 7 review

The Rat Queens Issue 7 Review

Hannah is still a pain in the butt. Betty noms on people’s heads, Dee is just all different flavours of mysterious and Violet hardly gets attacked at all. But boy, that new Lola character, I think I’m in love…..Must be Issue 7 of The Rat Queens! The Rat Queens Issue 7- Rude bits and L-L-L-LOLA!…

The wicked + the divine #1 – comic review

The Wicked + The Divine #1 – Comic Review

So you’re seventeen.  You live with your parents, you go to high school, you probably have or at least want a boyfriend or girlfriend, and college is just around the corner.  With adulthood just ahead of you, you find out you are special.  Not just the “everybody is unique” kind of special.  You are actually…

Comic review: shutter #1

Comic Review: Shutter #1

The first issue in a comic book series is the most important. Yes, character development. Yes, intricate storylines. Yes, artwork that continues to amaze. Those are all important things that don’t happen in the first issue because you need time to develop, to grow and to continue. The first issue has nothing to build on,…

Comic review: ghosted #5. Have they gone too far?

Comic Review: Ghosted #5. Have They Gone Too Far?

So far, every issue of Ghosted has put dynamite in the minds of those who read it. Then, just when you expect the fuse to go out, the dynamite goes out and it blows your mind. But has this issue just overshot the mark? Have they ‘jumped the shark?’ And other things that rhyme with…

Comic review: ghosted #3

Comic Review: Ghosted #3

Dear Rollercoaster Rides, I don’t want to say you’re out of a job, but I will say that as a term used to describe a tumultuous emotional reaction to a series of events real or imagined, you are about to be replaced by the word- ‘Ghosted’. Ghosted #3, You Got Me I’m a Ghosted fan…

Comic review: ghosted #1

Comic Review: Ghosted #1

It’s a series that if you haven’t heard of it yet, you’re about to. Ghosted is like if a guy like “Archer” and Ghostbusters had a baby. A baby in the form of a comic book. Comic Review: Ghosted #1 For the kids just joining us on this ‘Ghosted’ train, I’m going to try and…