Author Archive for Brian Curtis
ENTER TO WIN A PRIZE PACK FROM USA NETWORK’S CHARACTER PROJECT
USA Network announces the launch of Character Project, an ongoing artistic initiative to celebrate the extraordinary people, from all walks of life, who make this country unique. Inspired by USA’s iconic “Characters Welcome” brand, and with the support of the not-for-profit photography organization Aperture Foundation, USA assembled a team of 11 world-class photographers to capture [...]
In Comics: Skrull Kill Krew #1 of 5
Written By Adam Felber
Art by Mark Robinson and Mike Getty
The Skrull Kill Krew is a Marvel Comics team created by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, and Steve Yeowell at the height of Mad Cow disease hysteria in the 1990s. See, these gentlemen decided to take the classic Skrull story from Fantastic Four #2, yes that [...]
In Comics: Detective Comics #853 (Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2 of 2)
Written By Neil Gaiman
Art by Andy Kubert with Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair
Batman has had a rough year with dying in Batman R.I.P. and having God only knows what happened to him in Final Crisis (really Batman in prehistoric times WTF Grant Morrison?) Sadly, the wonderful run on Detective Comics by Paul Dini (Batman: [...]
In Comics: Justice League of America #31
Written by Dwayne McDuffie
Art by Shane Davis and Sandra Hope
DC Comic’s silver age series Justice League of America has gone through many incarnations over the years. Recently, former writer of the Justice League animated series, Dwayne MCDuffie, has rebooted the Justice League bringing them to their former glory. The past and its [...]
In Comics: Green Lantern #38
Written By Geoff Johns
Art by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert; Covers by Shane Davis and John Dell
Green Lantern has been in a process of becoming a top tier DC hero along the lines of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Thankfully, Geoff Johns’ reboot of the Green Lantern franchise after Green Lantern: Rebirth and [...]
On DVD: New York City Serenade
Directed by: Frank Whaley
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Klein, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler
The slice of life film is a staple among independent cinema. Seems a stereotypical independent movie deals with heartbreak, loss, a struggle for identity, and day to day life, but does it in a non-Hollywood manner. Sadly, New York City [...]
In Comics: Final Crisis #7
Written By Grant Morrison
Art by Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy; Covers by J.G. Jones and Doug Mahnke
The much hyped and highly controversial end of Grant Morrison’s Final Crisis promised to change the world of the DC Universe. As readers, we were supposed to be shocked knowing that the DC Universe we knew and [...]
In Comics: Essex County Vol. 2 Ghost Stories
Written and Art by Jeff Lemire
Non-fiction has long been the realm of autobiographical tales. This is even true of graphic novels and comics. However, the mixture of fictional accounts of real life places is more rare. Interestingly enough, Jeff Lemire takes a route made famous by authors such as Stephen King [...]
On DVD: Swing Vote
Directed by : Joshua Michael Stern
Starring: Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammar, Dennis Hopper, and Nathan Lane
Swing Vote is based on a simple, yet improbable concept: what if a major election was actually decided by one vote? We’ve been told this all of our lives, but could it happen? While unlikely, this [...]
In Comics: Too Cool to be Forgotten
Written and Art by: Alex Robinson
Comics have long been a refuge for those of the geeky and unpopular mindset. However, true to life stories are becoming more and more frequent. It seems the reader wants a story they can relate to beyond superheroic allegory. Thankfully, Alex Robinson delivers with Too [...]
