Movie Brew: ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Trailer
On Friday, April 12th at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Lucasfilm released [...]
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Movie Brew: ‘Dumbo’
Disney's Dumbo is the latest in a line of live action adaptations and re-tellings of beloved Disney classics. While directors like Jon Faverau have been involved with past films, the job of telling the story rests on the shoulders of Tim Burton. [...]
Review Brew: ‘Detective Comics’ #1000
A celebration of 80 years of The Dark Knight... [...]
Movie Brew: ‘Captain Marvel’
After 10 years and 20 films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues in Captain Marvel. The movie takes place in 1995 and stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel. After an accident, Carol is living on Hala (the Kree homeworld) where she is a member of a section of the Kree military known as the Star Force. [...]
Review Brew: ‘Livewire’ #3
Amanda McKee has escaped from the mercenaries that were holding her but not without a gift that has dampened her powers and could kill her. After being on the run for a week, Amanda heads to her safe house. She thinks the coast is clear until a figure from her past at the Harbinger Foundation attacks her. What follows is a brutal fight that not only tests Amanda physically but mentally. [...]
Review Brew: ‘Incursion’ #1
As America and the world rebuild after the events of Harbinger Wars II, a new threat has begun to emerge. This new threat lead by the sinister Imperatrix Virago who is a necromancer that feeds on an entire planet's ecosystem. Her goal is to take over Earth and feed on the ecosystem as well as terraform the planet. While Virago makes her way to Earth using the Deadside as a gateway, the Eternal Warrior is looking after and training a young Geomancer to protect the planet. Gilad and his charge are attacked by Virago's army and Gilad ends up being victorious but that victory comes at a terrible cost. [...]
Review Brew: ‘Livewire’ #2
Amanda McKee aka Livewire has been captured by military contractors and taken to an unknown facility. During her time as a "guest" at the facility, Livewire is implanted with a chip at the base of her brain. The chips function is to shut her powers down and feed off of the electricity of the brain. Amanda finds a way to escape but doesn't know where to go or who to turn to. [...]
Review Brew: ‘Naomi’ #1
The second series in the new DC Comics imprint Wonder Comics has arrived with Naomi #1. In this book, Superman flies into town fighting Mongul and causes massive destruction before he leaves. Naomi's friends witness the event but Namoi herself misses it. The next day she sees that Superman is back to help clean up but as soon as she shows up, he leaves again. Naomi is confused as to why Superman showed up in the first place, so she decides to launch an investigation to see if other super powered events have happened in the past. [...]
Review Brew: ‘Faith: Dreamside’ #4
The final battle is here as Faith and Dr. Mirage battle Belu in Faith: Dreamside #4. Belu is attacking and is using the things that Faith and Dr. Mirage fear most against them. For Faith it's her fear of continuing to be a super hero after all of the bad things that have happened in her life. Dr. Mirage's fear is having the spirit of her dead husband leave her for good which would cause her to be alone. It's up to both of them to overcome their fears and work together to stop Belu and rescue Animala from the Dreamside. [...]
Review Brew: ‘Archie’ #701
There are a couple of different stories going on in Archie #701, the main plot involves the possible murder of the editor of Riverdale's newspaper. Jughead shows up at the office and discovers that it is trashed and there is blood on the floor. The police arrive and begin to question Jughead. The plot involving Archie sees him and his new girlfriend talking about how they want to keep things about their relationship quiet in the upcoming year. Who is Archie's new girlfriend? You have to read it to find out. The Betty and Veronica story is linked to the Jughead one where they come to his defense. So much is going on in Riverdale and Archie and his friends will never be the same. [...]
