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It’s a Dog-Eat-Dog World in Revenge Comic “Good Boy”, by Angela Rairden

January 08, 2022 • comic reviews • dog • Good Boy • review • Source Point Press

Shortly before I attended Emerald City Comicon last month, I read and enjoyed the first issue of a comic titled Good Boy, written by Garrett Gunn and Christina Blanch with artwork by Kit Wallis. As I was wondering around the con on Saturday, I happened to stop by a booth with a stack of copies of Good Boy #1 sitting on it. As I started talking to the guy that was sitting at the booth, it turned out that I was speaking with none other than Gunn himself. As we discussed his comic, it felt to me as though sheer...

My Spoiler-Free Review of Episode One of The Book of Boba Fett, by Angela Rairden

December 31, 2021 • Boba fett • Book of Boba Fett • Fennec Shand • review • star wars

Episode one of The Book of Boba Fett has the same spaghetti Western adventure meets sci-fi feel to it that helped make its predecessor The Mandalorian such a stand-out show. It also possesses the same depth of writing that shows the audience just enough to get them interested without revealing too much. What we do learn pretty quickly is the answer to the question that we’ve all been wondering ever since Boba Fett (played by Temuera Morrison) made his surprising and celebratory return to the Star Wars universe in The Mandalorian. Which is how, exactly, he escaped from that Sarlacc...

Review: “The Heathens” Pits History’s Most Notorious Criminals Against Each Other in This Fun Tale of Redemption, by Angela Rairden

November 26, 2021 • AfterShock • Aftershock Comics • comic reviews • review • The Heathens

"Issue one of The Heathens, co-written by Cullen Bunn and Heath Amodio with art by Sami Kivela, is a remarkably fun and immersive read."

Netlfix’s “Arcane” is a Spellbinding, Character-Driven Animation Not to Be Missed, by Angela Rairden

November 12, 2021 • Arcane • League of Legends • Netflix • review

"...I was not disappointed. The show, titled Arcane, is a prequel of the game and an animated masterpiece. The artwork is crisp, the colors are bright, and the storyline are characters are compelling."

Eternals: My Non-Spoiler Review of a Legendary Tale, by Angela Rairden

November 06, 2021 • Eternals • Marvel Cinematic Universe • mcu • movie review • review

"The latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, titled simply Eternals, does a commendable job of condensing seven thousand years’ worth of the title group’s history into a two hour and thirty-seven minute film, while simultaneously engaging viewers in a modern day tale of heroics."