Author: The Geek of All Trades

Phoenix Comicon 2014 Is Almost Here 0

Phoenix Comicon 2014 Is Almost Here

In about 3 1/2 week, Phoenix Comicon starts. It runs from June 5-8. Unlike past years, it will not be over Memorial Day weekend due to conflicts at the convention center. To help improve the con, the staff...

Phoenix Comicon: A Flashback to 2013 0

Phoenix Comicon: A Flashback to 2013

Phoenix Comicon is less than a month away. Before I start talking about what’s to come, I want to review what happened at least year’s convention. Every year, there are tons of panels. The areas are split up...

DC Heads to the Chopping Block Again 0

DC Heads to the Chopping Block Again

I was all set to start on another week’s books but after looking online at some stuff, I was surprised how many books are being cancelled in the coming months. I don’t remember books being cycled through this...

Weekly Comic Review for 2/26/14 0

Weekly Comic Review for 2/26/14

OK. I’m getting ridiculously behind as life has gotten busy. Time to set some time aside for the reviews and a couple other posts I want to do. Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps: H.A.R.D. Corps #0 – The story...

Weekly Comic Review for 2/19/14 0

Weekly Comic Review for 2/19/14

I hope those of you in Phoenix had a good Pride weekend. Back to comic reviews I need to catch up on. Amazing X-Men #4 – The Quest for Nightcrawler part 4 of 5 – Wolverine and Northstar...

Weekly Comic Review for 2/12/14 0

Weekly Comic Review for 2/12/14

Getting closer… All-New X-Men #23 – The Trial of Jean Grey part 3 of 5 – OK. Looks like I missed picking up part 2 (in Guardians of the Galaxy). Oops. Jean Grey has been taken by the...

Weekly Comic Review for 2/5/14 0

Weekly Comic Review for 2/5/14

OK. Time to do up a couple more weeks… All-New Invaders #2 – Captain America and Winter Soldier hunt down the Human Torch and fight the female version of Ronin. It seems like all the weapon’s pieces have...

Weekly Comic Review for 1/29/14 0

Weekly Comic Review for 1/29/14

Time to catch up some more. Damian: Son of the Bat #4 of 4 – Damian fights to save Bruce. Despite the odds, me makes his way through the mob of villains fueled by feelings he really didn’t...

Weekly Comic Review for 1/22/14 0

Weekly Comic Review for 1/22/14

Here’s another week getting caught up… All New Invaders #1 – The team is back again. Well, sorta. We get a flashback to the old days that the team doesn’t remember. Also, the team is missing Captain America...

Stretching Dramatic License to (or Past) Its Limits 0

Stretching Dramatic License to (or Past) Its Limits

OK. Like most comic fans, I’ve had problems with some of the dramatic license taken in comic book movies. Old stuff like the original Superman movies weren’t bad. The Hulk TV show had David Banner instead of Bruce...