FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS: Witchfinder General
As October draws to a close, so too must Friday Night Frights. The final entry? The cultish Vincent Price vehicle, Witchfinder General. WITCHFINDER GENERAL Directed by: Michael Reeves Written by: Tom...
View ArticleDark Gods #1 Review
Dark Gods is the newest title from Avatar Press, by horror phenoms Justin Jordan and German Erramouspe. Can humanity survive the return of horrible entities that existed in a time before creation?...
View ArticleREVIEW: Humans #1
The Humans #1 is about apes, apes in a biker gang called The Humans. It’s a low-down dirty throwback to the exploitative biker films of the late 1960s and 1970s, and posits the question: why couldn’t...
View ArticleREVIEW: Descender #1
Descender #1 introduces another new sci-fi world, courtesy of Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen and the folks at Image. With the shelves stacked with science fictional comics, what does Descender bring to the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Convergence: The Question #1
What questions does The Question have about Convergence? Witness Renee Montoya’s return as the blank-faced vigilante in the pages of Convergence: The Question #1. CONVERGENCE: THE QUESTION #1 Words:...
View ArticleConvergence: Shadow of the Bat #1 Review
In Convergence: Shadow of the Bat #1, the Bat-Shadow falls squarely on Metropolis, as did a strange dome cutting the city off from all other resources. Will Bruce Wayne and Jean-Paul Valley be able to...
View ArticleConvergence: Suicide Squad #1 Review
Convergence: Suicide Squad #1 hands DC’s favorite bad guys a hard mission. But if it wasn’t a tough job, it wouldn’t be one for the Suicide Squad, would it? CONVERGENCE: SUICIDE SQUAD #1 Writer: Frank...
View ArticleConvergence: Hawkman #1 Review
With Convergence’s conjunction of convoluted continuity, how will Convergence: Hawkman #1 deal with the famously thorny history of DC’s favorite bird-themed intergalactic policeman and sometimes...
View ArticleREVIEW: Convergence: Action Comics #1
Convergence: Action Comics #1 pits Pre-Crisis Earth 2 against Elseworlds fan favorite Red Son Moscow. With two Supermans (and then some), there’s gotta be plenty of action in these here Action Comics,...
View ArticleREVIEW: Convergence: Justice Society of America #1
Convergence is happening and Pre-Crisis Earth-Two is on the clock. Can the aging Justice Society of America muster enough strength to fight it out against the forces of Qward? Find out in Convergence:...
View ArticleArcadia #1 Review
Arcadia #1 is a post-apocalyptic tale with a twist. After a global pandemic, the majority of the world’s billions live on in a computer simulation. The survivors slave on in meat space, tending the...
View ArticleLizard People, Dear Reader #006: The Peripheral by William Gibson
The Peripheral by William Gibson is on the top of the book stack this week! The Peripheral William Gibson Where Flynne and her brother, Burton, live, jobs outside the drug business are rare....
View Article8House: Arclight #1 Review
The 8House: Arclight #1 promises genderqueer knights and walking root people, but does it deliver a story? Your Major Spoilers review has the answer to that question. 8HOUSE: ARCLIGHT #1 Art and...
View ArticleLizard People, Dear Readers #00008: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
This week, the Lizard People discuss Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie, a story of a spaceship, her quest for vengeance, and a bunch of people drinking tea. In Episode 00008, Nathan, Peter and George...
View ArticleLizard People, Dear Readers: 37 Bad Things and Two Good Things about Zack Snyder
In this Culture Club episode, we attempt to discuss the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer but end up talking about how bad Man of Steel is, and why Zack Snyder is not a good filmmaker. Later...
View ArticleFriday Night Frights: The Guest
It’s October and that means it is once again time to turn out the lights, put on the popcorn and place your hands over your eyes, for Friday Night Frights are here again. This means all your Fridays...
View ArticleFriday Night Frights: Re-Animator
This year’s second Friday Night Fright entry presents the horror cult classic Re-Animator, a B-movie treat that the late, great Roger Ebert gave three stars. That places it in the same rarefied heights...
View ArticleLizard People, Dear Readers – The Grace of Kings, by Ken Liu
Peter, George and Nathan talk about The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu, a “silkpunk” fantasy story about empires, brotherhood and narwhal submarines Apologies for the unannounced brief hiatus, but the...
View ArticleFriday Night Frights: Halloween
It’s Friday and so Major Spoilers presents yet another edition of Friday Night Frights. With Halloween approaching, is there any film more appropriate than… Halloween? HALLOWEEN Directed by: John...
View ArticleFriday Night Frights: X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes
X-ray vision is a commonly requested superpower, but what if it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be? What if you couldn’t turn it off? This week’s Friday Night Fright answers that question, as we...
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