Here Comes the Devil (2012) A couple loses their pre-teen daughter and son near some caves during a family trip. The are found the next morning, seemingly unharmed, but a doctor visit reveals that the girl may have been violated, though she’s not talking. The man and wife set out to deal…
From the Rookie Corner – The Milo Manara Controversy
OK, kids. It’s rant time. By now, I assume most of you have seen/heard about/read about/whatever the variant cover for Spider-Woman #1. If not, take a minute to look at Milo Manara’s art. Go ahead. Take a few minutes… Yup. There it is. And the internet exploded… Marvel’s coming book from writer Dennis Hopeless…
Monsters Are Such Interesting People – Targets
Targets (1968) Peter Bogdanavich’s (Last Picture Show, Mask) classic directorial debut. The story goes that Boris Karloff owed Roger Corman a day or 2 of shooting, so he tells Bogdanovich to use that, along with footage of a Karloff throwaway flick called The Terror and a week or so with…
Baltimore Comic-Con Exhibitor Dynamite Entertainment Launches New DRM-Free Digital Comics Program
New Digital Initiative Benefits Comic Book Legal Defense Fund BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – August 20, 2014 – Dynamite Entertainment – one of Baltimore Comic-Con’s Premiere Publishers, will have quite a few announcements in the upcoming days – from Exclusive Covers to Creators at their booths. Come to the Baltimore Comic-Con on Friday,…
The MagnumCast: Episode 5: Don't Forget the Missing Ones
Episode 5: Don’t forget the missing ones A very tired Luke and a not-quite-as-tired Col. Kehaar discuss season 1 episodes “Missing in Action” and “Lest We Forget.” Spoiler alert: they like them both. Now listen and find out why! Hipcast player Download iTunes
Chris’s Cosmic Treadmill – Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 2) #261
Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 2) #261 – “Space Circus of Death!”; Writer: Gerry Conway, Penciler: Ric Estrada, Inker: John Calnan, Colorist: Gene D’Angelo, Letterer: Todd Klein For many years, the Legion of Super-Heroes were tied to Superboy and did not adventure without a young Kal-El accompanying, but all that changed…
Monsters Are Such Interesting People – The Creature From the Black Lagoon Trilogy
The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) Universal had been the king of Hollywood Horror for decades, but by the 1950s, classic horror had stepped aside for the atomic age. Dracula and the Mummy are fighting Abbott & Costello instead of each other, but Universal has one more bullet…
O Captain, My Captain
“O Captain, My Captain” “He was a man. Take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again.” Hamlet In the scene quoted above, Hamlet holds the skull of a long departed friend. He speaks about him with love and sincerity as only Shakespeare could write.…
Chris’s Cosmic Treadmill – Thor (Vol. 1) #373
(Marvel Comics / 1986): “The Gift of Death” Writer: Walter Simonson, Penciler/Inker: Sal Buscema, Colorist: Christie “Max” Scheele, Letterer: John Workman Warning: Spoilers for Walter Simonson’s run on Thor. Thor #373 continues plots from not only previous issues of the title but also ties into the “Mutant Massacre” crossover…
From the Rookie Corner – A Rookie Goes to a Con
I’m home. My feet hurt. I am pretty sure I ate/drank a week’s worth of calories……. I spent too much money. I had a GREAT time. This year’s Boston Comic Con was my second ever. It was, however, my first con attendance with one of THESE! That’s right. All the…