The latest event comic review is now up. I’ll keep doing daily reviews until review for Secret Invasion and Final Crisis are both up to date, generally alternating between events, until I’ve got the four outstanding “Secret Invasion” reviews (Thunderbolts, SI: Spider-Man, SI: Thor, Nova) and two “Final Crisis” reviews (Submit now, Resist this week) done and posted.
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Staff Shake-Up on Heroes
Not really surprising, but NBC has shown the show’s producers, Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander, the door. NBC is apparently unhappy with the show’s waning ratings and budget overruns this year.
So, is it too late so save Heroes?
Supernatural Discussion – “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester”
This is also late. How was the Halloween episode of “Supernatural?”
Weekly Digital Disc Picks – November 4, 2008
The digital disc picks are up. However, it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to get an event comic review up until tomorrow morning.
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Legend of the Seeker Review: Prophecy
The television adaptation of Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth books hits the screens. I had sinking feelings the moment I saw what the title was going to be. Did they continue missing the point? There’s only one way to find out…
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Smallville Review – “Identity”
I’m almost caught up from my vacation backlog. (I hate getting behind, but this photo alone makes it completely worth it.) Still coming today: an event comic review and this week’s digital disc picks.
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Building the (Anime) Future?
Forget that Japanese gentleman who wants to marry a cartoon character (shades of Gibson’s Idoru). How about academics interested in building SF tech? Apparently, Gundam Academy is a go.
Weekly Comics Discussion – October 29, 2008
Better late than never. The reviews of event titles will likely resume tomorrow. The complete list is here.
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Halloween Review: Night of the Living Dead
Fiziko is in transit, so I’m posting his review of Night of the Living Dead, a classic low-budget horror that probably did more than anything else to establish the zombie genre.
Did your town have a Zombie Walk this week? Watch this movie and see where it began. “They’re coming to get you, Barbra….”
Life on Mars (U.S.) Discussion
“Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?”