A review copy was provided by Trident Media Group.
Not long ago I read the first book in Kevin J. Anderson’s Dan Shamble novel series. I greatly enjoyed the novel for its light-hearted humor and world-building in particular. I recently finished the second book in the series, Unnatural Acts, and decided to review it as well. Did lightning strike twice or should this series be laid to rest?
Earlier this month, I took a look at DC’s new series The Movement whose tag-line involves “the superpowered disenfranchised.” Today, I’m discussing a comic at the opposite end of the spectrum: The Green Team. This new series, based on a 1975 one-shot by Joe Simon and Jerry Grandenetti, focuses on a group of teen trillionaires who use their vast wealth to acquire superpowers and fund wild adventures. Was the issue first issue as fun as a mansion party or did it crash like a poorly driven Ferrari?
It’s always good to see a beloved team working on a new project, and if there were ever a team that needed more projects, it would be the one that pulled off one of my all time favorite musicals Repo! The Genetic Opera. So when they announced that not only did they have a new film out, but that they were going on tour with it, I was heartbroken to find I would just miss it because I would be moved out by the time it rolled into New York City. However, it has finally been added to Netflix and I could watch it as many times as I wanted, even though I’d never get to experience the tour. So how does this short film hold up?
Let’s take a look at The Devil’s Carnival.
Every so often, a new group makes its way into the world and tries to sell single. Or, well, at least in Japan they do. New to the stage is Hello!Project’s new egg group Juice=Juice (pronounced Juice Juice. Why that equal sign in there I will never understand.) and they are still in the indie singles phase. For those of you not in the know, some companies in Japan will have new groups release “indie” singles to test the market and see how they’ll do before making their official debut. So as their second venture out into the musical arena, how do they fair?
Let’s take a look at their new indie single, Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru.
A review copy was provided by Trident Media Group.
I’ll start by saying I’m one of the few who hasn’t been taken in by the recent zombie craze. Though works like The Walking Dead, World War Z, and Zombieland have filled the public consciousness over the last few years, I’ve never had more than a passing interest in the fad. Recently, however, I picked up Kevin J. Anderson’s Death Warmed Over, the first novel starring Dan “Shamble” Chambeaux, a zombie private eye. Before long, I found myself engrossed in this clever book.
Finally, the day I’ve been dreading the last few months is here. Yesterday, DC Comics released the final issue of the series Sword of Sorcery. While initially I met the series with a rather lukewarm reaction, it quickly grew to become one of my favorite monthly titles. Today, I’m not only going to review the final issue, but also offer my thoughts on the potential of this series and why it didn’t last beyond nine issues.
Last week the box office partied like it was 1925 with the release of the Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated adaptation of that high-school English class classic: The Great Gatsby. The masses flocked to the cinema to get a glimpse of America’s favorite novel about the American dream—hint, it’s actually not about the American dream—remastered with hip song mash-ups, glittering CG backdrops, and perhaps one of the best performances by Leonardo DiCaprio as the charismatic, Jay Gatsby.
Unfortunately the critics seem to be snubbing the film, and with a dismal score of 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, the film stands in some sort of limbo: it seems you either hate it and think it’s a travesty to the memory of F. Scott, or you don’t and seek to defend it till the bitter-end. So what does this English major think of the film? Well – I can only say this much: You really can’t relive the past, and if you’re going to walk into this film, you got to let go of your expectations of the novel in order to give Luhrmann’s vision a chance.
Hey, Kaushik here, and welcome to another manga review. Kure-nai is what’s up for review this week, and it’s recently been fully translated. Like a lot of works recently, this is originally based off a light novel. However, it has proved somewhat successful and consequently received both a manga and anime adaptation. While I was a fan of the anime adaptation, today I’m reviewing the manga version simply because it has been finished recently. The manga ran from November 2007 to June 2012, and was written by the same person behind the original light novel, Kentarou Katayama. It was collected in 10 volumes, but during its serialization it was serialized in the magazine Jump Square, a monthly shounen magazine.
A review copy was provided by FUNimation Entertainment.
A few weeks ago, I checked out One Piece Season Four: Voyage Four, a DVD set detailing the revelation of CP9 and discussion of Franky’s past. This week, I had the chance to watch the most recent DVD release, One Piece Season Four: Voyage Five. This DVD set contains episodes 253-263 and focuses on the Strawhat Pirates chasing after the sea train Puffing Tom in hopes of rescuing Nico Robin before she is taken to the dreaded island of Enies Lobby. How did these episodes compare to the previous high quality releases often synomous with Funimation?
I feel legitimately guilty that I haven’t reviewed an issue of Demon Knights in the last few months. Since the start of DC’s New 52 intiative, this series has consistently been my favorite title. A new art team of Chad Hardin and Wayne Faucher join writer Robert Venditti with this issue, replacing fan favorite Bernard Chang (who still drew the above cover). Did this latest entry in the series continue the unbroken perfection of this fantasy epic?