Street Geek: A Take on Geek Culture in Hip-Hop Music By Luis Barajas
My parents, at least when it came to music, were very divided. My mother listened to 80’s rock and my father stopped listening to metal before I was born and started listening to Hip-Hop. Now I know that Bon Jovi, Poison, and Guns and Roses have their place in Music history, but for me I … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 12/17/19
JUSTICE LEAGUE #38 DC COMICS Just when I thought we had reached the big finally. The heroes are back with their powers. Everyone is ready for the big push against weird looking Lex Luthor. But no, looks like we’re going to milk this thing out for at least another one of two issues. Sigh! … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: Green Lantern: The New Corps #1-2 (1999)
Commentary by Sam S. DC in the 1990’s was filled with legacy characters, generally more hip, youthful and contemporary replacements for some of the company’s most iconic characters. Outside of Wally West as the Flash, no character exemplified this trend like Kyle Rayner, the Green Lantern that replaced Hal Jordan. Kyle Rayner was meant to … Read more COMIC SHOPS SAVE LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS! By Chris in Downers Grove
There is no better place to finish all of your holiday shopping than at a comic book store! They have everything you need to cross those last few people off your list; from your weird uncle, coworker and neighbor. Even if you aren’t sure what you are looking, we got you covered! Our Graham Crackers’ … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 12/10/19
GIANT SIZE DEFENDERS #3 MARVEL COMICS I always love a chance to revisit the past and thanks to Marvel, I get that chance this week. Setting the way back machine for 1975, I get a chance to catch up with Doctor Strange and the most oddball super-hero group. Gathered in the weirdest of … Read more BY CROM! By Mike Wall
I could not figure out what to write for my blog entry this time. So, I asked Dawn (my associate) what I should do and she said write something about the resurgence of Conan the Barbarian by Marvel. We did have a conversation about it on Wednesday morning. So once again I am going to … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 12/4/2019
THOR THE WORTHY #1 MARVEL COMICS I can’t believe I actually beat Rick Berg to this review! An all star celebrity cast of writers and artists return to the pages of Thor! Small vinettes with our main Thors from the years stop by to remind us how great the character is. This is definately a … Read more Star Wars vs. Star Wars by JC
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is my least favorite Star Wars movie. This is NOT an article in which I rant about Last Jedi. If you are reading this, you probably consider yourself a “fanboy” or “fangirl” and most likely consider yourself a Star Wars fan. The thing about being a fan of something, no … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 11/27 (Happy Thanksgiving)
STAR TREK PICARD #1 IDW COMICS While I absolutely refuse to pay for a streaming service for any show, I must admit that the trailers that can be found everywhere have caught my attention. Luckily the fine folks at IDW are giving me a sneak peak into the backstory for the series. Kirsten Beyer … Read more Gobble Gobble! Some cool reads for the holidays by Mike H.
1. Die For anyone out there that likes the Role Master or any other rpg this is a series for you! Kieron Gillen has written a magnificient story. Imagine the 2017 movie of Jumanji but make it darker and grittier. A group of kids decide to play this new game and once the die start … Read more |
