Since our change in programming, Tracy and I have been debating what to do in the event of a fifth Friday in the month. In the end we decided to review various geek products and services. It gives us a chance to enhance our geeky lives, and lets you find out if things are worthwhile, without having to drop that oh-so-precious cash only to be disappointed. This month we’ll be talking about Loot Crate.
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Therefore I Geek Reviews…Loot Crate
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Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
I’ve seen many, many movies in my twenty-nine years. In all that time, I have never sat in an entirely empty theater, at least not until I went to see Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. I should have taken this as a sign, but then again, I’ve never been very good picking up on bad omens. Continue reading
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Saturday Reviews: Secret Avengers #7
Secret Avengers (Marvel)
Writing by Ales Kot, Art by Michael Walsh
I’ve been very hopeful for Secret Avengers and so far in the series I haven’t been disappointed. With issue #7 however, I’ve become extremely worried, and it can all be summed up in one word…Deadpool.
It’s no secret that I’m not a particularly big Deadpool fan. I got into comics right as Deadpool got huge and I was unimpressed with all of the Deadpool titles in print at the time. They tried way too hard to be funny and fell flat every time. The latest issue of Secret Avengers takes everything I couldn’t stand about Deadpool and turns them up to eleven. For several pages, Deadpool argues with the writer off and on while talking about living in a comic book, much to the confusion of the other characters, not to mention myself. Yes, that is correct: Ales Kot is writing Deadpool having an argument with himself (Kot) about how his writing of Hawkeye isn’t as good as Matt Fraction’s. I’m fairly certain most mental health professionals would have something to say about this. When Deadpool isn’t in the picture, the book is still pretty solid. I’m still really having fun with Spider-Woman and Vlad the talking bomb and their bizarre relationship. I’m perfectly fine with goofy stuff in a comic book, but my advice to the writers is to stay in the comic and keep reality out of it. Continue reading
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Saturday Reviews: Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland #1
Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland (IDW)
Written by Eric Shanower, Illustrated by Gabriel Rodrigeuz
I have been waiting for Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland since it was announced at SDCC 2013, over a year. When I anxiously wait that long for something, I have the tendency to build it up in my head to the point of being disappointed in the final product. I’m so happy that this was not the case with this book, however, and that it even exceeded my expectations.
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