Movie Review: Wonder Woman (2009) directed by Lauren Montgomery Diana has always lived on Themyscira. Her mother Hippolyta, it is said, made her from clay infused with godly power, making Diana the only child (now grown) of this Amazon society. The Amazons live on the isolated island both to protect themselves from the male-dominated outside world…and… Continue reading Movie Review: Wonder Woman (2009)
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Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two
Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two Quick recap: Iruma’s abusive parents sold him to a demon for great wealth. This turned out to be a pretty good deal for the boy, as Sullivan is a jolly old fellow who wanted a grandchild to spoil and love. As part of his new life,… Continue reading Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two
Book Review: Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Volume II
Book Review: Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Volume II by Clive Barker Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we’re opened, we’re red. Prescript to the Books of Blood, presumably a joke by Clive Barker himself. In the mid-1980s, Clive Barker broke onto the horror scene with a collection of short(ish) stories divided up into… Continue reading Book Review: Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Volume II
Webtoon Review: Kid Cosmic Season Two
Webtoon Review: Kid Cosmic Season Two Quick recap of Season One: Comic book-obsessed orphan Kid discovers five alien Cosmic Stones of Power, turns them into rings, and takes the name Kid Cosmic. He’s joined by his grandfather Papa G, teen waitress Jo, little girl Rosa and cat Tuna Fish to form the Local Heroes. Together… Continue reading Webtoon Review: Kid Cosmic Season Two
Comic Strip Review: Guilded Age Volume Three
Comic Strip Review: Guilded Age Volume Three written by T. Campbell & Phil Kahn, illustrated by John Waltrip Note: The following review contains SPOILERS for the previous two volumes. The Peacemakers are an elite band of adventurers who are contracted by the city state of Gastonia, which is majority human but has people of other… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: Guilded Age Volume Three
Anime Review: Godzilla: Singular Point
Anime Review: Godzilla: Singular Point It is the year 2030, and a crystal radio set in an abandoned mansion suddenly starts receiving a transmission. It’s a lullaby from India, seemingly broadcast from a government installation with a secret in the basement. The installation calls in graduate student Mei Kamino, who has a double major in… Continue reading Anime Review: Godzilla: Singular Point
Comic Strip Review: Devil’s Candy Volume 1
Comic Strip Review: Devil’s Candy Volume 1 Art by Rem, Story by Bikkuri When Kazu Decker creates a ninth-grade science project for his biology class, he fully commits. With the aid of his best buddy Nemo (who’s more of a technology buff), Kazu puts together an artificial lifeform he names Pandora. She may look like… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: Devil’s Candy Volume 1
Anime Review: So I’m a Spider, So What?
Anime Review: So I’m a Spider, So What? Getting reincarnated in another world after an accident or explosion is getting rather commonplace these days. But when a spider hatches out with the memories of a Japanese high school student, and her fellow hatchlings try to eat her, this seems like a bit of an imposition.… Continue reading Anime Review: So I’m a Spider, So What?
Webtoon Review: Trese
Webtoon Review: Trese Alexandra Trese is a detective of sorts who deals with supernatural cases in the Philippines, primarily operating in the city of Manila. Like her father before her, Alexandra stands between the community of humans and that of paranormal creatures, trying to uphold the “accords” that keep balance. She’s aided by twin bodyguards,… Continue reading Webtoon Review: Trese
Webtoon Review: Castlevania Season Four
Webtoon Review: Castlevania Season Four Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for the first three seasons of Castlevania. You may want to check out my earlier review first if you haven’t seen the show. On an alternate Earth where vampires are very real, Trevor Belmont is the last known living member of the monster-hunting Belmont family.… Continue reading Webtoon Review: Castlevania Season Four