Derek and I are going to talk about X-Force. But not that X-Force. The X-Force that became X-Statix. Dig? Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written and performed by Manny Marx. Support the show by buying X-Statix Omnibus from Amazon Japan … More CLI 15: X-Force 116-120
There is a new Fantastic Four trailer. And lots of reviews. Lots. So many I almost don’t know why I am adding to the noise. But i guess if I took that into mind I wouldn’t write anything ever. So, onto the trailer! Over all feeling was that this was better than I had expected. … More Fantastic Four 2015 Trailer
Brent screw up the show number for the second time in a row. Then he and guest Bryan talk about the spy thriller filled with bureaucratic realism: Queen & Country. Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written and performed … More CLI 14: Queen & Country vol.1
Somewhere tucked deep away in my ancestral manse (aka my parent’s house) is a copy of Marvel Super-Heroes v2 #8. I would have never guessed after reading one of the short stories in that anthology that I would be reviewing an issue of Squirrel Girl. Funny ol’world, innit? Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 Writer: Ryan North … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1
As anyone likely to read an article about comic books and films has noticed, there are a lot of Comic Book movies being made. This is nothing new. I remember being surprised when I found out that Road to Perdition is also based on a comic book. Comics have long been mined for stories. But … More Comics, Films and Comics Again
Brent starts off the show by getting the show number wrong! Fortunately that means things improve when guest, Scott, shares how he started comics through an awesome animation. They then proceed to praise Chew volume one! Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and … More CLI 13: Chew vol.1 Taster’s Choice
The sun rose and brought with it a grey dawn. The dreary light did nothing to improve the nerves of the men camped outside of outside Sparrow Castle. In truth it was a castle in name only. A wooden farmhouse from which jutted a squat, stone tower. Grasping vines climbed over the surface of both … More Castle of Sparrows
Brent welcomes back Edgar to talk about JLA Year One and they have a ball. Expect to hear references to the DCAU and Superfriends. Listen to the end if you want to learn the Spanish language name of Bruce Wayne. Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly … More CLI 12: JLA Year One
A new title: launched! A classic hero: returned! The feeling of a new take on that hero in preparation for a movie: palpable! Ant-Man #1 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Ramon Rosanas Publisher: Marvel As everyone knows Ant Man is a soon to be movie. I think this summer? Honestly, since I live in Japan I … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Ant-Man #1
I’m not that good a self promotion. I like to think everything I create is a least decent with a few things that might even be considered pretty good. I also like to tell myself that the quality of my creations is consistently increasing. Maybe not between every item, but certainly as a general trend. … More Spread the Word
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