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A limited series for a comic book is either classified as a mini or maxi series. A miniseries would normally be regarded as three to six issues while a maxiseries would be considered for a series that has seven and up, usually ending at twelve issues. In rare cases, we’ve even seen twenty-four issues and…
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“The Ghost Monument” picks straight up from last week’s cliffhanger, and follows the Doctor, her three companions, and two alien humanoids by the name of “Epzo” and “Angstrom”, on a mysterious planet called Desolation. The plot revolves around a massive galactic space race/quest that began with over four-thousand participants but is now down to two…
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Every so often, the following question is posed to comic book fans: What is your favorite superhero? A lot of the time, the answers are A-list superheroes such as Superman, Batman, or Spider-Man. But what makes a great comic book character and A-list superhero? Is it the powers that he or she possesses and their…
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Without a doubt, the DC Universe series, Titans, has been one of the most talked about comic book properties of the year. With a Comic-Con trailer that divided fans, controversial set photos leaking online, or the overall darkness of the series has truly made this series one that I myself have been looking forward to. As…
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Announced back in April 2017, the DC Universe (formerly known as the DC Digital Service) is a joint venture between Warner Bros and DC Entertainment, marking a major step into the digital distribution market for Warner Bros. The ambitious DC-branded direct-to-consumer service was launched recently, with TITANS – a live-action show focusing on the extremely…
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Only five months after the series finale of Rebels, the next Star Wars cartoon is here: Star Wars Resistance. The series premiered on Disney Channel this Sunday, and surprisingly, it’s pretty good. Going into the series, the reprisal of Poe Dameron and Captain Phasma was the main point of interest for fans. After the first episode,…
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“Is Gone Girl worth watching?” My friend asks me, to which I respond with the most enthusiastic “Yes!” imaginable. “And I’m not just saying yes because Ben Affleck gets naked.” She goes on to tell me that she recently finished the book and of course I want to know her opinion on it because the…
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Sony’s Venom, the hotly anticipated Spider-Man offshoot staring Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed, has finally arrived to terrify theaters everywhere. The film is an extremely uneven, strangely edited romp of a picture, that qualifies more as an experience than an actual film. Directed by Zombieland helmer Ruben Fleischer, the film follows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy),…
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First Man is director Damien Chazelle’s 4th feature length film, joining Guy and Madeline On A Park Bench, Whiplash and La La Land. Coming off being the youngest director in history to win the Best Directing Academy Award, Chazelle takes one giant leap (pun intended) into his filmmaking ability. First Man, staring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Kyle…
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Featuring-Sheraz Farooqi, Zayyan Farooqi, Omer Kamal, Sameer Hassan & Jay Oliva PODCAST #9- We speak with Jay Oliva and discuss his career, Spider-Man the Animated Series, The Dark Knight Returns Movies, DC Animated Films, Zack Snyder, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Spider-Man Homecoming, Thor Ragnarok, Wonder Woman, The Snyder Cut, Affleck’s The Batman Script & MORE
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HEROES IN CRISIS #1 Written by Tom King Art by Clay Mann, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Zolherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: September 26, 2018 (SPOILER FREE REVIEW) Sanctuary. “A Crisis Center for DC Super Heroes That Combines Superman’s Kryptonian Technology, Wonder Woman’s Amazonian Mysticism and Is Powered by Batman’s Financial Empire” As…
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a fresh and visually glorious prequel to the Harry Potter saga. The film brought magic to New York in an outlandish style. Although the film was not as good as most of the Harry Potter films, I found it pretty enjoyable and gorgeous to look at. It…
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She stands alone against a backdrop of nature. She has journeyed through death and destruction to be here, and she surveys the land. She has inherited the earth. Is this a scene from Ex Machina or Annihilation? (Of course, the answer is both.) Alex Garland, director of both films, has imbued within these works a…
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The small Indiana city may look like any other small town, but the crux that sets it apart from other small towns, is its impeccable modern architecture. In a film where the structural background is every much a character as the actors playing their own, Kogonada’s debut film, Columbus (2017) is every modernist’s dream of a film. Columbus is a well-paced, hypnotic feel of a film. Pulling in…
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It’s easy to love Magneto. But as a child, X-men comics and animated media taught me to hate him. He was always in the way. Every time the X-men manage to restore peace, here comes Erik Lehnsherr to ruin it. Killing humans, attacking politicians – the man was shown to be a terrorist, and while…
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I am a British, Muslim Arab girl, and I’ve loved superheroes and all things Sci-Fi and geeky for a long time. With superheroes, it was mostly the animated TV shows and the movies. I loved how all of these characters sacrificed everything to make the world a better place. Batman was always my favorite. How…
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