“Who would win in a fight between X and Y”. It’s a question asked around every playground and inside every comic shop across the globe. Robocop and The Terminator. the Ninja Turtles and the Power Rangers. Ian Malcolm and Brundlefly. Ok, maybe that last one’s just me but the point is, nerds are obsessed with …
Advancing in the Wrong Direction A few weeks ago, a new TV spot for Captain America: Civil War was released during Super Bowl 50. As 30-second spots go, it’s pretty good, and I’m still looking forward to this movie as much as anything else this year. Of the many new bits of footage and action to …
These films are bursting at the seams with car chases, gunfights, explosions, and more, much more. There isn’t a whole lot beneath the surface, but there doesn’t really need to be.
Transformers: Devastation Developed by Platinum Games Published by Activision Available on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Platinum Games is the go-to studio if you want to take your IP and make a solid video game out of it. The Legend of Korra is a previous example of PG and Activision’s partnership in taking …
There’s a scene just before the third act climax in Michael Bay’s magnum opus Bad Boys II where Marcus and Mike are about to head out on a suicide mission, against strict orders, to rescue Marcus’s sister/Mike’s girlfriend Syd. Suddenly, some SWAT members walk in and one says, “I don’t know you, but you look like you’re …
This week brought us another update on the Richard Jewell thriller that would reportedly re-team Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill following their work together on The Wolf of Wall Street. Deadline is reporting that Clint Eastwood is now circling the project. Jewell was a police officer who discovered a backpack with a bomb inside at …
Since gaining both the G.I. Joe and Transformers licenses, IDW Publishing has done an effective job of carving out a nice little family of titles for both properties, mixing series grounded in their respective pasts with series that move both franchises forward in new and different directions. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #1 marks the first time IDW has brought these properties together (itself something of a tradition, having been done by most of the major previous license holders, though this is the first time this concept has been applied to an ongoing series). The end result is the first part of a story that, at least initially, appears to be, above all else, a celebration of both G.I. Joe and Transformers and the kind of madcap energy that comes from mashing together two fondly-remembered toy franchises.
Films and video games are different platforms with the same underlying purpose of trying to entertain their respective audiences. While their raison d’etre might be similar, the two mediums differ in such a way that some films simply cannot be translated into good games and vice versa. However since most major comic-inspired films seem to …
If you can put aside the need for narrative consistency it isn’t hard to view this as the most “Michael Bay” Michael Bay film ever.
Michael Bay – excuse me, the proper title is 2-time Criterion Collection released Michael Bay – is like the Kenny Powers of directors. He favors excess and showboating over all forms of thoughtful nuance and subtlety, he isn’t afraid to sell himself out and abandon critical respectability for money and fame, and he doesn’t give …
From the stage to the screen, the director’s chair to the writer’s room, real-life jack-of-all-trades John Turturro channels his versatility in his latest feature, Fading Gigolo. As Fioravante, a sensitive florist and handyman who turns to the world’s oldest profession to help out a cash-strapped friend, played by Woody Allen, Turturro puts a lighthearted spin …
Written by Paul Crilley Pencils by Dheeraj Verma Colors by Joana Lafuente Letters by Chris Mowry Standard Cover by Miran Kim Published by IDW Publishing Unfortunately, X-Files Conspiracy: Transformers #1 features the same problems that have plagued this crossover nearly since the beginning: ho-hum reactions by the Lone Gunmen to the fantastic characters they’re meeting, …
The book picks up after the events of “Transformers: Robots in Disguise” issue 23 and again its focus is split between various locales and groups, all of them doing theoretically important things. After seeing Orion Pax, Rodimus and co. depart for the Dead Universe, the crew of the Lost Light, now captained by Ultra Magnus, have struck out in search of Metroplex, and find themselves in a mysterious underwater location and under attack by a minor villain group from a previous issue.
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye # 23 Written by James Roberts and John Barber Art by Atilio Rojo, James Raiz and Livid Ramondelli With Colors by Josh Perez Published by IDW Comics Imagine you’re attending a low-key dinner party at a friend’s place and exchanging polite conversation with their friends. At first you find …
Transformers: Dark Cybertron #1 Writer(s): John Barber & James Roberts Layouts: Phil Jimenez Finished Art: Andrew Griffith Prologue Art: Brendan Cahill Colours: Josh Perez Prologue Colours: J.P. Bove Letters: Tom B. Long Editor: Carlos Guzman Publisher: IDW Purchase: http://read.idwpublishing.com/Transformers-Dark-Cybertron-1/digital-comic/50636 It must suck being a Transformer. Aside from the obvious benefits such as transforming, having to …
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye # 21 Written by James Roberts Art by Milne Published by IDW Comics And so we come lurching to the climactic finale of the “Remain in Light” story arc, possibly best described as the “season finale” of “Transformers: More than Meets the Eye”, bringing things more or less to …
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye # 20 Written by James Roberts Art by Alex Milne with Inks by Brian Shearer Published by IDW comics After the insane, massive info-dump that was the last issue of “Transformers: More than Meets the Eye”, it’s a welcome change to have the latest installment NOT hitting the reader …
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye # 19 Written by James Roberts Art by Alex Milne with Inks by Brian Shearer Published by IDW Comics Especially for a book like “More than meets the Eye”, which is built on a solid foundation of world-building and character development, it takes a LOT to make an issue …
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye # 18 Written by James Roberts Pencils by Alex Milne Inks by Brian Shearer with Colors by Josh Burcham Published by IDW Comics “Transformers: More than Meets the Eye” issue 18 hit the shelves this week, bringing the second chapter of the “Remain in Light” story arc to the …
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye # 17 Written by James Roberts Art by Alex Milne With colors by Josh Burcham Published by IDW Ever since Pat Lee sent the good ship Dreamwave plummeting towards the bottom of the sea to give the monsters from Pacific Rim something to read, the Transformers comics license has …
America’s fascination with all things Japanese long predates Keanu Reeves’s backflips or the recent adaptations of Ringu. The popularity of Japanese pop culture is a huge subject and even tackling Japanese manga and anime is daunting. Experts in the fields of manga and anime will have to excuse the necessary compression needed to introduce some …
Here the focus will be on the Joker and the argument will be we have yet to see a proper rendition on the big screen (I’m not counting certain interesting videogame versions). Before beginning, one has to concede the Cesar Romero interpretation, whatever its genuine brilliance, was too tame by half to truly merit the top spot yet an argument can be made this is the closest to seeing the Joker in the flesh.
The following polygonal art is by artist Josh Ln. His main focus here is seven of the most popular movie vehicles of film and television. You can purchase prints at Josh’s gallery! Polygonal Famous Vehicles by Josh Ln