For those of you who think you can just turn the TV off after May season finales on the networks, well, you should know better by now. Cable’s the place to be. We’ve got new episodes of “Warehouse 13″ and “Defiance” airing on Syfy, for one thing. “Doctor Who” is on BBC America (though these … Continue Reading →
It’ll be Christmas in May when Free Comic Book day arrives on Saturday. Stores around Metro Detroit (and the country) will be running charity drives, hosting artist signings, featuring costumed characters, holding sales and more as the throngs arrive to pick up their free swag. It’s also a great way for noncomics readers to try … Continue Reading →
Oh, “Warehouse 13,” how I’ve missed you. Teasing us by filming extra episodes for season four and then putting a huge gap in the middle is just cruel, Syfy. But that’s been your M.O. for years, so it’s not totally unexpected. But at last the long wait is over with tonight’s half-season premiere, and it’s … Continue Reading →
We’ve had best-selling novels in multiple languages, hit movies and now, Vertigo has been doing a graphic novel version of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” What’s next? “Dragon Girl: The Musical”? Probably not. (At least I’d hope not.) Vertigo (an imprint of DC Comics) is releasing the second volume of its adaptation of Stieg … Continue Reading →
It’s a good week to be a geek! Trekkies and Trekkers get to enjoy it first. The new “Star Trek” video game, featuring the voices of the new movie cast, came out Tuesday. It may be better known for the fun ad featuring William Shatner, the original Capt. Kirk, and the Gorn he fought in … Continue Reading →
Things have been kind of quiet on the “Hobbit” front lately since the next movie in the trilogy won’t be out for several months. But a nifty new book dropped on my desk that’ll be of interest to anyone who follows the behind-the-scenes stuff (and there is a LOT of behind-the-scenes stuff with these movies). … Continue Reading →
I’ve got two very different graphic novels to review today. Both made for enjoyable airplane reading on a recent trip, and they’re both available now, so here ya go. “Relish: My Life in the Kitchen” by Lucy Knisley (FirstSecond): It’s funny that Alison Bechdel has a quote on the cover because her “Fun Home” is … Continue Reading →
The best thing about “A Monster in Paris” is the jaunty number “La Seine,” an exuberant tribute to the river that flows through the city (and over its banks in this movie). I really wanted to love the whole movie, which gets a stateside English release today from Shout! Factory. Trailers I’d seen looked so … Continue Reading →
In the latest bit of cross-platform synergy (ooh, how’s that for buzzwords?), Syfy will debut the new series “Defiance” tonight. A couple weeks ago, “Defiance” the video game went on sale. It’s an MMO, and events in one will affect the other, or so they say. I didn’t get a preview copy of the game, … Continue Reading →
I wonder if DC has looked at Shout! Factory’s sales on its “Marvel Knights” series of motion comics. They’ve been dropping the ball for years on movies; it would be a shame for them to be missing out on this potential revenue stream, too. The latest in the “Marvel Knights” series is “Inhumans,” based on … Continue Reading →