Through four episodes of Agents of SHIELD’s third season, I’m more invested in the series than I have been in either of the first two seasons. Since we have a sizable chunk of story to look at, let’s take a look a look at three facets of Agents of SHIELD’s success, and what it could mean for their future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [Read more…] about Agents of SHIELD Review: 4 Episodes Into Season Three, How’s It Looking?
Hoopla Digital Comics App Review – DC, Vertigo, Image, & Dark Horse Books!
It might get me a lifetime ban from the Pawnee Parks & Rec department, but I’ve always loved libraries. I remember the first time I realized I could burn The Who’s “Tommy,” Led Zeppelin I-IV, and Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” onto my computer with FREE checked-out CDs. (This was before Spotify. We played guitar uphill in the snow, both ways, and we liked it.) [Read more…] about Hoopla Digital Comics App Review – DC, Vertigo, Image, & Dark Horse Books!
Agents of SHIELD S3 E1: 10 Takes On A Strong Opener
After last night’s season three premiere, Agents of SHIELD is 3 for 3 on roping me in for the season with strong opening episodes. In my opinion this was the strongest of the three, and that’s of course including a season two opener that featured the Absorbing Man. Here are my top 10 takeaways from last night: [Read more…] about Agents of SHIELD S3 E1: 10 Takes On A Strong Opener
What Are The Best Secret Wars Tie-Ins? Every Series Ranked
By my count, Secret Wars has featured 59 tie-in series, along with the core Marvel event from Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic. Fortunately, I’ve been keeping up with the universe-smashing action since launch in May 2015, with a reading order and mini-review of every issue to date. [Read more…] about What Are The Best Secret Wars Tie-Ins? Every Series Ranked
Question of the Week: What Are the Best Dark Reign Comics?
I’ve been getting this one a lot lately, and I can understand why. Unlike the Marvel events from 2004 to 2008, Dark Reign was functionally a state of the union. Instead of varying degrees of essential tie-ins, you have a status quo reaching its sinister, and slightly green fingers into the heart of the Marvel Universe.
The end result is a whole lot of Marvel fanatics getting to the Dark Reign reading order and going “Wait, wut? That is so many comics!” [Read more…] about Question of the Week: What Are the Best Dark Reign Comics?