Movie adaptations from books, comic books, and plays are common and have had a wide range of successes. However, making a movie based on a video game is a different monster altogether. It’s like invading Afghanistan, no one can do it right. While at times they can make some money at the box office, these movies have never been a hit with critics and rarely please fans. The mostly critically acclaimed one, and I use the phrase loosely, was Final Fantasy and the best performing one at the box office was Mortal Kombat. That being said, here are some games that I’d like to see get made it to movies even if they have already been screwed up already and will most likely be screwed up again. Just maybe, if done right, these could be great (ok, maybe enjoyable) films. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Staff Writer | Please Do Them Right, Pt 1: Video Games That Should be Movies
Filed under Gaming, Joseph De Paul, Movies
My Top 10 Favorite X-Men
Who doesn’t love the mutant filled soap opera that is X-Men? Of course, as with most soaps, the inevitable question of who is best and greatest is bound to pop up. With some many different titles and teams over the years, there are hundreds of different characters to choose from. These are my top 10. I’ll give you a hint, nobody on this list says “Bub” (That means no Wolverine).
Filed under Andrew Hales, Comics
Comic Review: Sheriff of Babylon #1
The Sheriff of Babylon (Vertigo)
Writer: Tom King
Art: Mitch Gerads
Disclaimer: I absolutely love everything that Tom King has ever published, and I’ve been waiting for this book to come out for several months. I absolutely adore crime/military dramas in entertainment, but I am also very picky about details. I am one of the few people I know who will watch Criminal Minds for five straight hours, and criticize every detail that seems unlikely or violates normal protocols. King writes about what he knows, and he keeps details thin, rather than making up filler that may be an inaccurate description of the world in which he is writing. Continue reading
Filed under Comic Reviews, Tracy Gronewold
Therefore I Geek Podcast Episode 46, Magnetic Press’ Mike Kennedy Returns
Photo courtesy of Magnetic-Press.com
In which, Mike Kennedy rejoins the Therefore I Geek crew to talk about some exciting news from Magnetic Press. We discuss the new subscription service that they offer, a new, digital first book, and the book Tracy has been drooling over for months. There were some pretty serious technical difficulties during this episode, due to the fickle nature of Skype, but the content was interesting and important, and we wanted to go ahead and share it with you guys.
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