by Jarrod | Nov 21, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Jarrod Jones. Playing catch-up with last year’s Catching Fire seems to be the primary focus for much of the first half of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. And while that does provide some narrative relief for those of us who don’t agonize over...
by Jarrod | Nov 20, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Matt Fleming. RETROGRADING is my attempt to parse the films of yesteryear, just to see if they hold their ground. Prologue: “The Horror of Modern Living.” Early 20th Century America saw a boom in industrial production, economic growth, and population. A once rural...
by Jarrod | Nov 20, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Molly Jane Kremer. As someone who has read Wonder Woman for as long as I have (since I began reading comics, in fact), I can very much understand that certain nerdy compulsion to follow a character’s comic book despite whatever creative team may be at the helm. For...
by Jarrod | Nov 20, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Kyle G. King. The Theory of Everything, a new film by director James Marsh, spends little time listing Professor Stephen Hawking’s monumental contributions to the scientific community. His precedential theories pertaining to the creation, lifespan, and...
by Jarrod | Nov 19, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, TUBE ROCKET
Season One, Episode Six – “The Flash is Born” By Molly Jane Kremer and Jarrod Jones. With five episodes in the bag, and with all the solid world-building and character development that goes with it, there still seems to be an essential cog missing to...
by Jarrod | Nov 18, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, TUBE ROCKET
Season One, Episode Nine – “Harvey Dent” By Matt Fleming. Gotham has spent the better part of its first season trying viewers’ patience, frustrating fans of the source material and confusing casual viewers. At times, the series has exhibited...
