Dredd (2012) from DNA Film Productions Author’s Note: Lest my readers be confused, this is a special edition of the “Retro Review” series in that this film is not retro at all. The reason for this is two-fold. First, the British sci-fi comics series about Judge Dredd, set in post-apocalyptic America, are fairly important in…
For some comics you can read in paper or on your favorite handheld device, here are a few fairly new or continuing series. Nothing here is from the Big Two (Marvel or DC) and only one is vaguely about masked superheroes, but there sure are a lot space suits and detectives. All You Need Is…
Webcomics may not be as in vogue as they were a few years ago, but there are still quite a number of continuing series out there. And the ones that have stuck it out are usually the better for it. Perhaps these online series make inconvenient beach reading, but if you haven’t heard of these…
For anyone unaware as to what happened, we have retaken the site and are now running our usual pieces again. Enjoy! —The Editor There are quite a few Guardians of the Galaxy comics on the market right now as Marvel amps up publicity for the characters about to hit the big screen in less than…
The Day of Blood continues. –Count Spatula Teen Wolf (1985) from MGM Who: Written by Jeph Loeb (who went on to write for Smallville, Lost, and Heroes, among other shows) and Matthew Weisman (Commando, 1980s Teen Wolf TV series), starring small, spunky, sincere Matthew J. Fox as the boy-turned-werewolf, and featuring make-up and SFX by Christopher Biggs…
Dylan here. So listen, while we’re still celebrating the Veek of Blood here on SFB, we promised to keep some normal sci-fi pieces running. So yeah, don’t be alarmed by this review. Count Spatula is still at large and you can still submit your artwork to us. Enjoy. –The Editor It’s terrible of me, but I admit I…
There are many problems facing newcomers to superhero comics, but one of the biggest may be where on Earth does one start reading, or rather on which Earth? DC’s New 52 and the Marvel NOW line are just the latest in many a series featuring Infinite Earths and Ultimate Universes. It’s been going on for…
Akira (1988) from The Akira Committee Company Ltd. (six companies working together) Who: Written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo (who wrote the manga on which the film is based), voiced by three different casts over the years (Original ’88, Streamline English ’88, Pioneer/Animaze English ’01) and meticulously hand-animated by teams of dedicated animators and colorists….
Escape from New York (1981) from AVCO Embassy Pictures Who: John Carpenter (Halloween, Big Trouble in Little China) directs, Kurt Russell and his eyepatch star as the ex-soldier coerced into being a hero, Snake Plissken, Ernest Borgnine appears as a helpful tax driver, and round-headed Donald Pleasence plays the President. What: In 1988, the crime…
Coming off of their pop culture-filled run of Young Avengers—a comic almost annoyingly hyperaware of its societal relevancy and rather fond of fourth-wall smashing—Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie have begun a series that’s just as flashy but hopefully less stuck playing its youth card all the time. After months of hype and one positive preview…
It’s well and truly summer in most of the Northern Hemisphere. Some of us may be looking back fondly on the chillier days of which we were formerly complaining. Sometimes the weather just seems like a horrible force out to roast us, or freeze us, or blow us away. The logical part of us says…
When I attend comic cons, I try my best to plan my way into panels but I always hit the artists alley and creator’s booths. My comics pull list may be a wee bit eclectic—some superhero, some supernatural, some that defy genres—but the consistent elements are a good story and a distinct artistic style. And…
