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August 13, 2020

PRETENDING I’M A SUPERMAN [Documentary Review]: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story.

On the occasion of the highly anticipated demo release of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remaster tomorrow, yours truly was given the privilege to watch the brand new tie-in documentary, Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFpOA1Dr6v8 This doc deals with the beginning of the urban skateboarding culture from …

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August 9, 2020August 10, 2020

THE DREAMING – WAKING HOURS / GIANT-SIZE X-MEN – FANTOMEX [Reviews]: Dream A Little Dream.

Writer G. Willow Wilson (Ms Marvel, Alif The Unseen) and artist Nick Robles (Doctor Mirage, War of the Realms: War Scrolls #2) debut a brand new comic to DC’s ‘Sandman’ Universe, The Dreaming: Waking Hours. Even though The Waking Hours is a follow -p to the recently completed series The Dreaming, this is not a …

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August 3, 2020

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY [Season 2 Review]: In The Zone.

If it ain't broke, don’t fix it. Season 2 of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy does not miss the mark. I managed to binge eight episodes in one day, knowing very well I could finish the entire 10-episode run in one sitting. Instead, I watched the final two episodes the next. Picking up from Season 1, …

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August 2, 2020

X-FACTOR / LOST SOLDIERS [Reviews]: Beat The Summer Heat!

So I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that many of the Dawn of X titles have been underwhelming to say the least. I know, shocker, right?! But when it came to opening up the new X-Factor it only took a couple of pages to hook me in. One thing all …

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July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

TRANSFORMERS – WAR FOR CYBERTRON [Chapter 1 Review]: Siege!

It's all come down to this, kids. The new toys, the repeated viewings of Generation 1 and Beast Wars under quarantine-- all in preparation for the ultra-anticipated Transformers: War For Cybertron series on Netflix. The first Chapter has rolled out, and since "Siege" is as short as those first couple seasons of Netflix' Castlevania, you'll …

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July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

COMIC-CON@HOME [Wrap-Up Show]: Stay Classy, San Diego…

Well, that was.. something. Comic-Con@Home was either a resounding success or unmitigated disaster, depending on how you look at it. Either way, the good folks at Comic-Con International (CCI) who run WonderCon and San Diego Comic-Con gave us.. something, and for that we feel deeply appreciative. So whether you've been hitting up SDCC for 2 …

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