06th Jun2017

Catching Up With the Classics: Saga of The Swamp Thing – Book One

by Dan Clark

Written by Alan Moore | Art by Stephen Bissette, John Totleben | Published by Vertigo Synopsis: Before WATCHMEN, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book THE SWAMP THING. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became […]

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05th Jun2017

‘Deadly Class #28’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Rick Remender | Art by Wesley Craig | Published by Image Comics When it comes to the art of making a great comic it is easy to overlook the importance of each piece of the puzzle. Yes comic fans are well aware of their favorite artists and writers but the inkers, letters, and […]

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05th Jun2017

Movies to Show My Son: ‘Man On Wire’

by Dan Clark

Welcome to another installment of Movies to Show My Son. This is the blog series were I discuss movies I can’t wait to show my son in the future. I’ll be covering my own personal experience with the movie, movie and life lessons I hope he will learn, and lastly my concerns about showing said […]

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02nd Jun2017

‘Shirtless Bear-Fighter! #1’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Jody Leheup, Sebastian Girner | Art by Mike Spicer, Nil Vendrell | Published by Image Comics It is hard to make good smart dumb comedy. That’s a hard sentence to both read and write and it may not make sense at first but some comedy that on face value can look very slapstick […]

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01st Jun2017

‘Venom #150’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Mike Costa, David Michelinie, Robbie Thompson | Art by Ron Lim, Tradd Moore, Gerardo Sandoval | Published by Marvel Comics Synopsis: Bonded together again, Eddie and the symbiote are web-slinging their way across New York City. But, is their relationship as harmonious as it once was? Or is their bond more sinister than ever? But […]

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01st Jun2017

‘Jean Grey #2’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Dennis Hopeless | Art by Victor Ibanez | Published by Marvel Comics Synopsis: TELEPATHS UNITE! The Phoenix is coming! And determined not to become its next victim, JEAN GREY will enlist the help of its previous hosts…but will RACHEL GREY, QUENTIN QUIRE and HOPE SUMMERS have the answers she’s searching for? Two issues […]

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31st May2017

‘Steve Rogers: Captain America #17’ & ‘Secret Warriors #2’ Review(s)

by Dan Clark

Steve Rogers: Captain America #17 Written by Nick Spencer | Art by Andres Guinaldo | Published by Marvel Comics There has been a lot of things said regarding the current state of Marvel and one of the biggest issues that needs to be addressed is the inconsistency of art in some of their biggest books. […]

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31st May2017

‘Infamous Iron Man #8’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Brian Michael Bendis | Art by Alex Maleev | Published by Marvel Comics They say you never know what you have until it gone. Well, as someone who did not care much about The Fantastic Four, I do have to say I miss them a great deal. The Marvel universe just does not […]

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30th May2017

‘Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #2’ & ‘X-Men: Blue #4’ Review(s)

by Dan Clark

Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #2 Written by Peter David | Art by Mark Bagley | Published by Marvel Comics Dan Slott has stated that every time he has a major event storyline he tries to use the event to propel a character to their own individual series. This process has led to mixed results as […]

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30th May2017

Catching Up With the Classics: ‘Y – The Last Man Vol.1’

by Dan Clark

Written by Brian K. Vaughan | Art by Pia Guerra, José Marzán Jr. | Published by Vertigo Synopsis: “Y” is none other than unemployed escape artist Yorick Brown (his father was a Shakespeare buff), and he’s seemingly the only male human left alive after a mysterious plague kills all Y-chromosome carriers on earth. But why […]

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29th May2017

‘All–New Guardians of the Galaxy #2’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Gerry Dugan | Art by Aaron Kuder | Published by Marvel Comics All–New Guardians of the Galaxy has a lot working against it immediately. For one the ‘All New’ tagline has greatly been overused by Marvel and for that matter so have the Guardians of the Galaxy. While it is understandable they would […]

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29th May2017

Movies to Show My Son: ‘Alien’

by Dan Clark

Welcome to another installment of Movies to Show My Son. This is the blog series were I discuss movies I can’t wait to show my son in the future. I’ll be covering my own personal experience with the movie, movie and life lessons I hope he will learn, and lastly my concerns about showing said […]

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26th May2017

‘X-O Manowar #3’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Matt Kindt | Art by Tomas Giorello, David Mack | Published by Valiant X-O Manowar continues the be one of the best new comics of 2017, and one of the most fun series period. As we are on the precipice of summer movie season you may not find better blockbuster action than what […]

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23rd May2017

Catching Up with the Classics: ‘Iron Man – Doomquest’

by Dan Clark

Written by David Michelinie, Bob Layton | Art by John Romita Jr. | Published by Marvel Comics Synopsis: When armors collide! Trapped in the time-lost land of King Arthur, Iron Man battles Doctor Doom in a classic clash of titans! Found in Iron Man #149-150. My Background: Although I have not read a lot of […]

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22nd May2017

Movies to Show My Son: ‘Reservoir Dogs’

by Dan Clark

Obviously based on the fact that I am doing this series you can see that I am a fan of movies, which has been true for as long as I have been old enough to watch them. Despite my love of movies growing up I tended to watch the same types of genres. As is […]

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17th May2017

‘Faith Vol.3: Superstar’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Louise Simonson, Jody Houser | Art by Jody Houser, Rafer Roberts, Louise Simonson | Published by Valiant Getting a new character to work in comics is nearly impossible. The harder a company tries to push a character the more comic fans often reject their efforts.  Faith is not necessarily a brand new character. She has […]

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16th May2017

Catching Up with the Classics: Giant-Size X-Men #1

by Dan Clark

Written by Len Wein | Art by Dave Cockrum | Published by Marvel Comics Synopsis: Giant-Size X-Men #1 was a special issue of the X-Men comic book series, published by Marvel Comics in 1975. It was written by Len Wein and illustrated by Dave Cockrum. Though not a regular issue, it contained the first new […]

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15th May2017

Movies to Show My Son: Singin’ in the Rain

by Dan Clark

Welcome to another installment of Movies to Show My Son. This is the blog series were I discuss movies I can’t wait to show my son in the future. I’ll be covering my own personal experience with the movie, movie and life lessons I hope he will learn, and lastly my concerns about showing said […]

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09th May2017

Catching Up with the Classics: ‘Preacher Vol.1: Gone to Texas’

by Dan Clark

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Steve Dillion | Published by Vertigo Synopsis: Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan Preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of “the word,” an ability to make people do whatever he […]

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08th May2017

Movie to Show My Son: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

by Dan Clark

Welcome to another installment of Movies to Show My Son. This is the blog series were I discuss movies I can’t wait to show my son in the future. I’ll be covering my own personal experience with the movie, movie and life lessons I hope he will learn, and lastly my concerns about showing said […]

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02nd May2017

Catching Up with the Classics: ‘Batman The Long Halloween’

by Dan Clark

Written by Jeph Loeb | Art by Tim Sale | Colorist Gregory Wright | Published by DC Comics Synopis: Taking place during Batman’s early days of crime fighting, this new edition of the classic mystery tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on holidays. Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent […]

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01st May2017

Movies to Show My Son: ‘Cool Hand Luke’

by Dan Clark

Welcome to another installment of Movies to Show My Son. This is the blog series were I discuss movies I can’t way to show my son in the future. I’ll be covering my own personal experience with the movie, movie and life lessons I hope he will learn, and lastly my concerns about showing said […]

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