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Blu Ray Review: Ranma 1/2 Set 6

by Mike Favila, Editor It’s been very interesting for me to view these later seasons, as I had only had the pleasure of knowing the first 4 seasons. Though the characters progress, there’s never too much change. It’s never like…

Blu Ray Review: Love & Mercy

by Mike Favila, Editor As a long time Beach Boys fan and Brian Wilson acolyte, I’ve devoured everything about the band for years.  Though long overdue, it is amazing that the mainstream has come around to Wilson’s genius.  The last…

Book Review: Hipster Animals

  by Mike Favila, Editor I have to admit, as soon as I read the title Hipster Animals, I was intrigued.  A total juxtaposition of two beings that couldn’t be more different? I was curious to see if the execution…

Blu-Ray Review: Maggie

by Mike Favila, Editor I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I first heard about Maggie.  The trailer gave some indication that this was going to be a different film than what we were used to from Arnold Schwarzenegger (the…

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con: Interview With Justin Jordan (Luther Strode, Spread)

by Mike Favila, Editor and Emil Favila, Reporter ComicsOnline.com: Spread is amazing. How did that come about? Justin Jordan: Thank you. Basically I had this idea that I kinda want to do, there were kinda two ideas that kinda went…

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con: Interview With Clay Mann (Ninjak)

by Mike Favila, Editor and Emil Favila, Reporter We got a chance to speak with Clay Mann, the artist of Valiant’s relaunch of Ninjak.  I had a lot of fun reading one of his Gambit story arcs with James Asmus,…

Convention News: Third Annual Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con runs June 19-21, 2015

  LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 6, 2015) – The Amazing Las Vegas Comic Convention returns to South Point Hotel & Casino in June, to entertain fans once again with the latest and greatest from the world of comics, featuring Teenage…

Video Game Review: The 7th Guest: 20th Anniversary Edition

by Mike Favila, Editor The first time I played The 7th Guest I was scared out of my mind.  That must have been in high school, so technically I should have been more immune to the spooks.  That being said, The 7th…

Reviews

Book Review: Lost In Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World

by Mike Favila, Editor As a songwriter and English minor, language has always held a certain mystique for me.  The difference between one word and another word could mean a world of difference to your audience.  Consequently, I find myself…

DVD Review: Cerebus High Society

by Mike Favila, Editor When I first heard that IDW was putting out the Cerebus: High Society Audio/Digital Experience, I didn’t really understand it. On a very basic level, the project looked like a sort of motion comic version of Dave…

Blu-Ray Review: Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series (FUNimation Exclusive Edition)

by Mike Favila, Editor  Watching Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series was much like visiting with an old friend.  I hadn’t seen these episodes in so long, but it was easy to just sit down and pick it up all over…

Manga Review: All You Need Is Kill

by Mike Favila, Editor Like most Americans, my first exposure to All You Need Kill was through the excellent action film, Edge of Tomorrow, directed by Doug Liman, and starring Tom Cruise.  It didn’t look that amazing from the previews, but…

DVD Review: The Expendables 3

by Mike Favila, Editor When I heard of the first iteration of The Expendables, it almost sounded like an urban legend.  Like fan fiction made up by a 12 year old me, it had every action hero from the 80s and…