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What's there to say about me? Well I'm an avid fan of comics, video games, tv shows, and movies alike. I love to read, consume, and discuss information of all kinds. My writing is all a part of who I am.

Movie Brew: War for the Planet of the Apes

July 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

It’s hard to believe all those years ago when a remake for The Planet of the Apes movie that we’d end up so… excited. It’s hard to believe: but there was a time when [...]

Review Brew: Spider-Men II #1

July 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Spider-Men II #1 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Sara Pichelli, Justin Ponsor Publisher: Marvel Comics $3.99 Nearly six years ago, Marvel made one of the bigger [...]

Review Brew: Deathstroke #21

July 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Deathstroke #21 Writer: Christopher Priest Artist: Diogenes Neves, Jason Paz, Jeremy Cox Cover: Ryan Sook Publisher: DC Comics $2.99 It happened again, but Christopher [...]

Review Brew: Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1

June 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

Writer: Tom King Artist: Lee Weeks, Byron Vaughns, Lovern Kindzierski, Carrie Strachan. Publisher: DC Comics $4.99 There isn’t a pairing that sounds as completely [...]

Who is the War Thor? And Why Three Thors is Just Right

June 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

**WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE MIGHTY THOR #20 FOLLOW** One of the interesting things about Jason Aaron’s Thor run has been its exploration on the concept of worthiness, of [...]

Review Brew: Dark Days: The Forge #1

June 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Writers: Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Artists: Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., Scott Williams, Klaus Janson, Danny Miki and Alex Sinclair There’s been a lot [...]

Problems in Diversity: The Abrupt Cancellation of ‘Black Panther and the Crew’

June 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Not too long ago, Ta-Nehisi Coates announced that the spin-off of his popular Black Panther title: Black Panther and the Crew was cancelled. While comics being cancelled for [...]

TV Review: Doctor Who: The Lie of the Land

June 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Talking politics in Doctor Who has always been an interesting proposition. While the show has always ostensibly been science fiction, it has never been gun shy about taking a [...]

Review Brew: Teen Titans Special: The Lazarus Contract #1

June 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Writers: Christopher Priest, Dan Abnett, and Ben Percy. Artists: Paul Pelletier, Brett Booth, Khoi Pham, Andrew Hennessy, Adriano Lucas, Wade Von Grawbadger, Jim [...]

TV Review: Doctor Who: Extremis

May 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

There’s at least one thing you can rely on with the Peter Capaldi era of Doctor Who: there’s always going to be at least one episode that’ll upend your expectations. [...]