Super

The Sires of Time is a new piece of Arthurian legend.The story is bold and interesting, but the art is phenomenally eye catching. The whole issue was done with a brush and crow quill (according to the back page). These ink drawings are some of the best I’ve seen, and it compliments the styling of the story as a whole. Dragunas’s art is reminiscent of the classic wood block prints found in 15th and 16th century European texts. The style is both visually stunning and functional. The Sires of Time was by far the best book of Wizard World Cleveland.

  Most moviegoers can agree on one thing: there were way too many movies this year. If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live in New York, you had the opportunity to see around 600 new features come and go; the rest of us didn’t get that many fewer. That means that anyone who’s been put in …

Most moviegoers can agree on one thing: there were way too many movies this year. If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live in New York, you had the opportunity to see around 600 new features come and go; the rest of us didn’t get that many fewer. That means that anyone who’s been put in a …

  Comic Book adaptations are the bread and butter for Hollywood at the moment. Every year sees an increase in comic flicks in development and without question the most secure genre to invest in is the superhero one. In fact, it’s hard nowadays to remember a day when the superhero blockbuster was merely a rare …

Our Saskatoon, SK readers should be interested in this post. The lineup of films at this year’s Dark Bridges Film Festival has been announced. This marks only the second year of the fest but the line-up is great. The festival runs Sept. 29th – Oct. 2nd, 2011 at the Broadway Theatre. Dark Bridges Film Festival …

This has been the summer of the superheroes. With Thor, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, and Captain America: The First Avenger all coming out within the past few months, they’ve certainly shown that they’re a force to be reckoned with. Or are they? Though most of these releases haven’t fared badly (let’s not speak of …

“Super is a twisted, semi-schizophrenic cult classic in the making…” Super Directed by James Gunn Written by James Gunn 2010, USA Super embraces pretty much all the bearings of the “everyman turned superhero” concept; its tropes include the obligatory costumed hero (minus an obligatory tragic origin story), the attractive damsel in distress, a heartless villain, …