by Jarrod | Aug 7, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, NEWSWIRE
By Jarrod Jones. In October of 1996, Caliber Comics published Negative Burn #40 and brought Fred Van Lente hurtling into the comics industry. Many things have transpired since then. For instance, the Californian governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger came and...
by Jarrod | Aug 7, 2017 | TUBE ROCKET
Season Three, Episode Thirteen — “The Return, Part Thirteen” By Brad Sun. Last week’s episode of Twin Peaks: The Return was the first real disappointment of the season, a listless scattershot hour that almost seemed to have contempt for its...
by Jarrod | Aug 4, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. One problem we’ve previously discussed is that most of Marvel’s iconic characters – now known by more people than ever before – have been replaced with newer versions, or are otherwise unrecognizable. Tony Stark’s in a coma, Steve...
by Jarrod | Aug 4, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR, ANTI-MONITOR PODCAST
By Matt Fleming and Jarrod Jones. This is the ANTI-MONITOR podcast, where we don’t give a single ladybug. This week, Jarrod & Birdy dust themselves off and recount their bewildering experiences watching ‘Maximum Overdrive’. They discuss the...
by Jarrod | Aug 4, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Jarrod Jones. It has been more than a year since DC Comics kicked off its highly successful Rebirth initiative — and with it, an era of intrigue, mystery, and destiny. Tom King and Mikel Janín — two creators once paired with Tim Seeley and Jeromy Cox during...
by Jarrod | Aug 4, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Elford Alley. This is RETROGRADING, where we all follow the beam. THE FILM: The Mist THE TIME: In 2007, a year of two successful Stephen King adaptations, 1408 and the Frank Darabont-helmed The Mist. RECOLLECTIONS: The Mist was originally a novella about a small...
by Jarrod | Aug 3, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Courtney Ryan. Lion Forge has been on a roll lately with its new superhero universe, Catalyst Prime, which attempts to disrupt expectations of the superhero genre by casting diverse characters who are often invisible as extraordinary caped crusaders. Though Ghost...
