by | Nov 7, 2019 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
by Brendan Hodgdon. This is RETROGRADING, where it’s still a strange world, and we’re all working to keep it that way. Cover to ‘Planetary: Book One’. Art: John Cassaday, Laura Martin/DC THE STORY: Planetary THE TEAM: Warren Ellis (writer), John Cassaday...
by | Oct 24, 2019 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
by Jarrod Jones. This is RETROGRADING, where that ain’t blood—that’s mud. THE STORY: “The Mud Pack” parts 1-4. (Detective Comics #604-607) THE TEAM: Alan Grant (writer), Norm Breyfogle (penciller), Steve Mitchell (inker), Adrienne Roy (colors),...
by | Sep 15, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Jarrod Jones. This is RETROGRADING, where this is the beginning. The beginning of everything. THE FILM: Noah THE TIME: 2014. Darren Aronofsky had just cashed in all his awards-season cache to make the ponderous and visually daring biblical epic that had been...
by | 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 | Jul 14, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Elford Alley. This is RETROGRADING, where we’d rather be watching the original. THE FILM: Planet of the Apes THE TIME: 2001. If there was ever a filmmaker with a passion for yesteryear cheese and a distinct aesthetic more qualified to reboot Planet of the...
