Even with a newborn I manage to steal minutes to read comics. The hard part is finding time to review them. But this was such a step down from last issue that I just had to share a few thoughts. Jem and the Holograms #2 Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Sophie Campbell IDW Quick Review: Mostly … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Jem and the Holograms #2
I don’t have any nostalgia for Jem nor the Holograms. It was the 80s cartoon that came on when I wanted to watch GI Joe or perhaps TMNT. Maybe it was my lack of love for 80s music and no real interest in the crazy fashion they were wearing. Maybe it was just that it … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Jem and the Holograms #1
I’m trying to be more positive about comics and my reviews of them. It can be pretty rough. I had just finished reading and reviewing Thor #6 and was about to open up some silver age goodness when I noticed I had yet to read Ragnarok #4. And now I can gush about comics. Ragnarok … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Ragnarok #4
If you sing this to a certain rhythm, then you are a child of the 80s. Brent and Rodney revisit their childhoods and talk the Shredder issues of Eastman and Laird’s righteous reptiles. And, oh yeah, cowabunga. Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro … More CLI 17: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984)
