By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
American Gods is already here.
No, not the TV adaptation of the award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman, which begins April 30 on Starz. What’s arrived is the comics adaptation from Dark Horse; the first issue hit
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Iron Fist stars (from left) Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing, Finn Jones as Danny Rand and Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple.
By Andrew A. Smith
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Some comic book characters, like Superman and Spider-Man, seemed f
Read more…Comments on these books shipping March 8, 2017:
• ACTION #975
• ASSASSIN'S CREED: REFLECTIONS #1
• BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #8
• THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI #1
• CANNIBAL VOL 1
• CHARMED #1
• EARTH 2: SOCIETY #22
• THE FLASH #18
• HAL JORDAN AND
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. got off to a rocky start in its first season, for which some viewers have never forgiven it. But if they’re not watching this season, they’re missing some of the most compelli
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Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) tries to protect the young mutant Laura (Dafne Keen ) in Logan.
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Logan, premiering March 3, is already getting positive reviews and word of mouth.
Read more…Comments for books shipping March 1, 2017.
Once again, my overlords have determined that I only need nine hours for a weekend, which took place Monday. I clipped my nails, and, uh, took a shower and, uh, watched a TV show. I might have eaten a couple
Read more…He reportedly died from complications for an undescribed surgery. Here's the story from the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/arts/bill-paxton-dead.html?_r=0
My wife came to know him from Big Love, but I knew him from all kinds of
Read more…ACTION COMICS #974
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER, STEPHEN SEGOVIA and ART THIBERT
Cover by CLAY MANN
Variant cover by GARY FRANK
32 pg • FC • $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
“MILD MANNERED” part two! The mys
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
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An unreliable narrator is an interesting storytelling device. But Fox’s Legion, which premiered Feb. 8, takes that idea to an extreme – with an unreliable reality.
Legion is the story of twentysomething Davi
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Sadly, I was assigned much overtime this week, so I don't have time for capital-R reviews -- I didn't even have time to read very much. But we can still be friends, right? We can talk. It's not like I'm just
Read more…INTRIGUE, ADVENTURE AND DECEPTION TEST THE BONDS OF DC SUPER HEROES AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES TEEN TITANS: THE JUDAS CONTRACT ON BLU-RAY TM DELUXE GIFT SET, BLU-RAY TM COMBO PACK, DVD AND DIGITAL HD APRIL 18, 2017
Highly-Anticipated
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
NBC’s Powerless premiered Feb. 2, and it’s based on the same DC Comics universe as TV shows like Arrow and movies like Batman v Superman. It’s just not connected.
Just as the DC superhero movies and DC superh
Read more…Reviews for books shipping Feb. 8, 2017, including:
• ALL STAR BATMAN #7
• BLACK HISTORY IN ITS OWN WORDS
• DIVINITY III: SHADOWMAN & THE BATTLE OF NEW STALINGRAD #1
• EARTH 2: SOCIETY #21
• EMPOWERED AND THE SOLDIER OF LOVE #1
• HAL JORDAN AND THE
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The m
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• A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #12
• AQUAMAN #16
• ASSASSIN'S CREED: UPRISING #1
• BATMAN #16
• FAITH #8
• THE FLINTSTONES #8
• GREEN LANTERN #16
• JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS #4
• JUDGE DR
Read more…Reviews for books shipping Jan. 25, 2017, including:
• ALIENS: DEFIANCE VOL 1
• DANTE #1
• DETECTIVE #949
• FORBIDDEN BRIDES OF THE FACELESS SLAVES IN THE SECRET HOUSE OF THE NIGHT OF DREAD DESIRE
• FUTURE QUEST #9
• HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN
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By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
So the Jan. 24 episode of The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow filled us in on how George Lucas was inspired to create Star Wars by heroes from other time periods (involving blasters, trash compactors, “You’re our
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Everyone’s got questions about Riverdale, the new series premiering Jan. 26 on The CW, based on the enduring characters from Archie Comics. Here, then, are the answers:
Q: Some people refer to this series as
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