COMIKAZE ’14 [Rectory Round-Up]: The Man Giveth; The Man Taketh Away..

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. - A mid-20th century industrial mecca, whose influence still resonates deeply within our red American blood today. Motor City, home of the former Big Three (GM, Ford, Chrysler). Hockeytown, U.S.A.: The Detroit Red Wings. Berry Gordy and the MoTown Sound. Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Birthplace of my former mentor: L.A.-based Fine Art …

SAGA / DEATHLOK / DARK GODS / ALL-NEW X-MEN [Reviews]: Time Keeps on Slippin’…

If the sight of a tiny, adorable otter wearing yellow overalls and galoshes whilst wielding a giant axe for the purposes of walrus-herding doesn’t kindle sheer, unbridled joy within your heart, then I’m not sure anything ever will. And you have my pity. Also, if that opening sentence doesn’t make you at least want to …

BIRDMAN / HORNS [Reviews]: In with the Old; out with the New.

“A thing is a thing. Not what is written of that thing.” We’re in the age of superheroes. More specifically, superhero films. Hell, the immediate future is jam packed with them. Birdman, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (21 Grams, Babel), is the least likely superhero film you could expect to see. http://youtu.be/8jAfBd3g6bA Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice, Jackie …

MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES / OUIJA [Reviews]: Feat your eyes; Protect those ears!

Mike Tyson Mysteries could be the name of the book of Mike Tyson’s career path. He’s a former, undisputed heavyweight boxing champion that broke the rules inside and outside of the ring, ended up spending some time in jail and then went on to become a fully self-aware cameo joke — first in The Hangover …