Posts Tagged ‘Comics’

Wanted movie review

Monday, January 5th, 2009

I missed seeing Wanted at the movies, but on the weekend I finally got around to catching it on DVD. I found it to be an entertaining action movie, however my gripe with it was that it had very little in common with the graphic novel of which it was supposedly based on. Wanted, the [...]

Captain Australia

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of comic books (I just finished reading Batman: Face the Face). Anyway, today I stumbled across the “Create Your Own Superhero” application on the Marvel Kids website. It took me a good minute and a half to get over my excitement, after which time I sat down [...]

Random geek stuff

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

This post is really nothing more than a miscellaneous collection of stuff, so prepare yourself… If you’re one of the people, like me, that found Alien vs. Predator 2 a joyful romp in the ongoing Alien/Predator love story, then this little clip will give you another opportunity to geek out like there’s no tomorrow. It’s [...]

Coming soon: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2

Friday, July 18th, 2008

I heard rumors that this game was on the drawing board but I had no idea that its development was so far down the track. I loved the first Marvel: Ultimate Alliance game, and if the sequel picks up where that one left off then it should be a cracker. For comic geeks the first [...]

The Incredible Hulk movie review

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

After seeing the new Incredible Hulk movie I’m glad to report that it went a long way toward righting the wrongs committed by the 2003 Ang Lee atrocity. Edward Norton was excellent as Bruce Banner, and a much better fit for the character than Eric Bana was. Banner is weedy, vulnerable, but underneath it all, [...]