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Val’s Toy Chest- Star Wars Black In the House!
If you’ve read my past columns, you know that I’ve been a casual Star Wars fan since I was a little kid. I haven’t been a fan of the entire saga, choosing to mostly ignore […]
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Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: Gotham Academy #17
Gotham Academy #17 Brenden Fletcher, Adam Archer, Sandra Hope, Annie Wu, Michael Dialynas,, David Peterson, Serge Lapointe DC $2.99 One of the best things about the Yearbook arc is the variety in tone and […]
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Chris’ Comics: X-men ’92 #2
X-men ’92 #2 Chad Bowers, Chris Sims, Alti Firmansyah, Matt Milla Marel $3.99 As someone who’s read a ton of Chris Sims’ work over the years, I’m actually a little ashamed I didn’t see the […]
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Chris’ Comics: Captain Marvel 3
Captain Marvel #3 Michele Fazeka, Tara Butters, Kris Anka, Felipe Smith, Matthew Wilson, Joe Caramagna Marvel $3.99 This volume of Captain Marvel never ceases to impress me in different ways with every new issue. This month, […]
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Chris’ Comics: Spider-Man/Deadpool #3
Spider-Man/Deadpool #3 Joe Kelly,Ed McGuinnes, Mark Morales, Jason Keith, Joe Sabino Marvel $3.99 I’ve been reading Deadpool comics since Fabian Niceza and Joe Madureira were working on them, and it’s interesting to see how the […]
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Chris’ Comics: Black Widow #1
Black Widow #1 Chris Samnee, Mark Waid, Matthew Wilson, Joe Caramagna Marvel $3.99 FACT: Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, & Matthew Wilson have done some great work for Marvel, both individually and as together a creative […]
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Chris’ Comics: Saga #4 & The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5
Saga #34 Fiona Staples, Brian K Vaughan Image #34 Ohoho, what is this? A very cute Ghus cover?! 10/10! Next review! The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5 Alright, alright I’ll talk more about Saga. For […]
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Chris’ Comics: The Goddamned #3
The Goddamned #3 Jason Aaron, r.m. Guera, Giulia Brusco, Jared K. Fletcher Image $3.99 The Goddamned is a great comic to review because every issue offers something worth examining. After the first 2 issues, both […]
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Chris’ Comics: Grayson #17
Grayson #17 Tim Seeley, Tom King, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Jeromy Cox DC, $3.99 The previous issue of Grayson teased 2 characters I was very excited to see making an appearance in this title. The homies […]
Boom! Studios
Chris’ Comics: Jonesy #1 & Gotham Academy #15
Jonsey #1 Sam Humphries, Caitlin Rose Boyle, Mickey Quinn BOOM! BOX $3.99 Sam Humphries is a creator who’s worked I’ve certainly enjoyed these last few years, but I never had him pegged as an all-ages […]
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Chris’ Comics: Spider-Man/Deadpool #2
Spider-Man/Deadpool #2 Joe Kelly, Ed McGuiness, Mark Morales, Jason Keith Marvel $3.99 With the new Deadpool movie currently breaking all sorts of box offices records, it would make sense for me to capitalize on that […]
DVD
UPSIDEDOWN CROSS DVD RELEASE PARTY
Exploited, Abused, Addicted and Sick… Nadine Survived the Streets, but Can She Survive an Exorcism? Find out at the Upsidedown Cross DVD release party on Friday February 26th from 7 to 9 at Forbidden Planet […]
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Chris’ Comics: Captain Marvel #2 & Paper Girls #5
Captain Marvel #2 Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters, Kris Anka, Matt Wilson, Joe Caramagna Marvel $3.99 Come for the Captain Marvel meets Aliens premise! Stick around for Sasquatch-related romance drama! Captain Marvel #2 sees the good […]
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Chris’ Comics: Batgirl #48
Batgirl #48 Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr, Rob Haynes, Serge Lapointe, Lee Loughridge DC $2.99 BABS TARR!! BLACK CANARY!! CO-O-ah dang, I almost had enough things that started with “B”to warrant a “BACKGIRL” gag. ::: […]
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Chris’ Comics: Spider-Woman #3
Spider-Woman #3 Dennis Hopeless, Javier Rodriguez, Albardo Lopez, Racehelle Rosenberg Marvel $3.99 WHAT I EXPECTED GOING INTO THIS ARC: Jessica Drew struggling with pregnancy and being a super hero. WHAT I GOT INSTEAD: Die Hard, […]
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Chris’ Comics: Saga #33 & The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #4
Saga #33 Fiona Staples, Brian K Vaughan Image $2.99 Finally, a issue of Saga that isn’t a ground breaking reinvention of the medium, but one that’s simply good! Granted it’s a little disappointing as a […]
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Chris’ Comics: Grayson 16
Grayson #16 Tim Seeley, Tom King, Mikel Janin, Jeromy Cox DC $3.99 This week, Grayson reaches new heights of awesome, some of which resulted in me almost losing my composure in public several times. […]
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Chris’ Comics: Captain Marvel #1
Captain Marvel #1 Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters, Kris Anka, Matthew Wilson Marvel $3.99 The record (aka this blog shows that I am a fan of the following things: Carol Danvers, Kris Anka, Matthew Wilson, and […]
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Chris’ Comics: Gotham Academy #14
Gotham Academy #14 Brenden Fletcher, Adam Archer, Sandra Hope, Steve Wands, Katie Cook, Dustin Nguygen, Derek Fridolfs, Hope Larson, Kris Mukai DC $2.99 So yeah, I’m still worried about the fate of this title. Karl […]
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Chris’ Comics: All New Hawkeye #3
All New Hawkeye #3 Jeff Lemire, Ramon Perez, Ian Herring Marvel $3.99 I believe it’s safe to say that I can stop worrying about the future of Clint Barton and Kate Bishop. Both figuratively and […]