If the last year or so has proven anything, it’s that there’s still plenty of gas left in the comic book-to-screen tank. Not only is Marvel wrapping up their milestone story arc with Avengers: Endgame, but Sony created magic with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, properties as out there as Umbrella Academy and Doom Patrol are receiving strong reviews, and DC’s revised playbook is steadily leading to hit after hit.
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Movie Review – Aquaman
We’ve gotten a lot of superhero movies.
While I’ve enjoyed (most of) the movies in the DC Cinematic Universe – DCCU? – I can’t in good conscience sit here and say that they haven’t been without their flaws. Suicide Squad aside, though, the fun I’ve found watching each of them has outweighed the moments of boredom or differences of opinion as to how a specific character or story moment “should” have played out.
Continue reading →‘The Walking Dead’ is Alive?
I didn’t want to come back to The Walking Dead this year. As a fan since the series premiere that Halloween night way back in 2010, I waited in anticipation each week before diving headlong into the trade paperbacks. The months of reading that followed became both a blessing and a curse. Continue reading →
Book Review – ‘Dark Places’ by Gillian Flynn
We can’t choose our family. The phrase is meant to reinforce the idea of togetherness oftentimes in spite of the differences and conflicts that may (and do) arise within families. While you can’t choose who your family members are, you can choose not to let them impact the person you choose to be. In that way, fate is left to our own hands. But what if the fact that you are a part of a given family irrevocably alters that fate? The blood in your veins a shade, haunting every action. It’s this notion that Dark Places delves into.
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Derek Feuti 