We’ve reached the penultimate issue of Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive, with the final issue hitting stores today. Kirk and Taylor have decided to work together, the Klingons are pushing the apes toward war, and Scotty may have accidentally spilled the beans on how time travel works. It’s a madhouse! …
Sony has some major discounts running from now until March 23rd at 11am Pacific. Over 70 games, everything from P4 games to PS1 classics, are under $1. It doesn’t get much better than that. Not sure what to get? Here are some recommendations: Mega Man X4: Possibly the most anime of all Mega Man games …
Things are not going well for Harley Quinn. She’s overworked, overstressed, and has too many demands on her time. That doesn’t even include her trying to be a superhero on the side. All she really wants to do is get home to her pets and get some sleep, but she can’t even do that without …
I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how well done Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive has been handled so far. Both sides of the crossover feel true to their respective franchises, and the character interactions have been handled well. Issue 3 continues to deliver, but feels content light compared to the last …
Out of all the new Star Wars books Marvel had announced, I was most excited for Princess Leia. The main book, simply called Star Wars, follows the heroes from the movies, so far focusing most of it’s pages on Luke and Han. To the shock of no-one, Darth Vader quickly got his own book as …
In Real Life is Jen Wang’s adaptation of the Cory Doctorow short story “Anda’s Game”. It is a tale of economics and video games. It’s a story of kids wanting to hang out and play, and others who don’t have a lot of choice in the matter. It’s the story of a girl who meets …
If you missed my review of issue one in the series, you can check that out here. This time around Kirk meets old Bright Eyes himself, NRA spokesman George Taylor. The first issue of IDW & Boom Studio’s Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive was a bit of a slow burn, …
Jetsons meeting Flintstones. Critics meeting Simpsons. Predators meeting Batman. Predators meeting Archie. Archie meeting The Punisher. Yes folks, I’m talking about crossovers. They are a part of pop culture that is used to increase sales and hopefully to cross-pollinate brands. It’s hard not to go into them with a cynical eye, but they can be …
A friend of mine used to manage a local video game and comic book shop. When the store was slow and we were hanging out discussing which comics were awesome and why, he tried to convince me that Squirrel Girl was the best character ever and should have her own empire of franchised games, movies, …
