by Jarrod | Jan 8, 2015 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Kyle G. King. In 2012 Hammer Film Productions had surprising financial success with a movie adaptation of Susan Hill’s ghost story, The Woman in Black: an early twentieth century tale of an anguished mother who unfairly lost her child and after her death, sets out...
by Jarrod | Jan 8, 2015 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Andrew Stevens. With writer Ed Brubaker, artist Sean Phillips, and colorist Elizabeth Breitweiser resuming their Hollywood noir The Fade Out with issue # 4, the artistic and narrative dexterity remains at the high-water mark. Over the past three issues the scope of...
by Jarrod | Jan 8, 2015 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Molly Jane Kremer. I think it’s safe to say the first two pages of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 are… pretty unforgettable. Thankfully not in the “oh no, did I really just read that gross and horrific thing?” sort of way, or even in the much more common “ugh, is...
by Jarrod | Jan 7, 2015 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Jarrod Jones. It’s not too surprising when Marvel Comics suddenly decides to toss a new on-going series into the fray. New takes on familiar characters by new creative teams is always a healthy and wise business. But when that series is released in lieu of an...
by Jarrod | Jan 2, 2015 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Kyle G. King. For three seemingly disparate concepts, it appears that a proper game of poker, advertising movie trailers, and international warfare all have something in common. Consider these two basic strategies: you can choose to hold your hand close, giving...
by Jarrod | Dec 31, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Paul Bower and Jarrod Jones. And finally, it all comes down to this, DoomRocket’s list of the 10 best films of 2014. Considering that I reviewed fewer films released this year than last (something I hope to rectify in the new year), I once again enlisted the...
