Let us ponder the summer of 2001. It was a time of wild risks and terrible ideas. A big budget adult animated movie loosely tied to the… Read more “Apathy on the Planet of the Apes (2001)”
Author: austinshinn
The Tie-Ins That Bind: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino
It’s been 22 years since a novelization was a big deal. Everyone at my school was reading The Phantom Menace in print including me. Now two decades… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino”
Review: Gravity Falls Season 2: 11-20 and Lost Legends/Grand wrap up
Once more into the void. Not What He Seems: The show really doesn’t want us to be ok with Stan does it? Answers begin to flow in… Read more “Review: Gravity Falls Season 2: 11-20 and Lost Legends/Grand wrap up”
Review: Gravity Falls Season 2 (1-10)
Same format as before. Thoughts on episodes first. Then overall. Scary-oke: The show shifts gears almost violently. Stan is revealed as a very different character at last.… Read more “Review: Gravity Falls Season 2 (1-10)”
Review: Gravity Falls Season 1 (11-20)
Back at it to study the next quarter of Gravity Falls. Once again, episode by episode. Overall thoughts at end. Little Dipper: A nice move towards more… Read more “Review: Gravity Falls Season 1 (11-20)”
Review: Gravity Falls Season 1 (1-10)
This is the first of four pieces I’m doing on Gravity Falls, the extremely popular in my circle show from creator Alex Hirsch who is well known… Read more “Review: Gravity Falls Season 1 (1-10)”
The Tie-Ins That Bind: Marvel Crisis Protocol: Target: Kree by Stuart Moore
I’m going to say something incredibly obvious that seems unthinkable online. It is perfectly fine to just be good. That’s heresy online but I stress. It is… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Marvel Crisis Protocol: Target: Kree by Stuart Moore”
The Tie-Ins That Bind: A Field Guide to Licensed Newspaper Comic Strips pt. 1
Newspaper comic strips are a lost art. You need to convey a full beat in one small space every day. That beat has to be satisfying in… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: A Field Guide to Licensed Newspaper Comic Strips pt. 1”
The Tie-Ins That Bind: Friday the 13th: The Mask of Jason Voorhees by “Eric Morse”
I want to warn everybody this column is going into overdrive. The next two months are going to be theme months for The Tie-Ins That Bind. May… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Friday the 13th: The Mask of Jason Voorhees by “Eric Morse””
The Chronicles of Tim Drake: Red Robin
And so I finally come to the actual commission I was given. This was a long journey but I’m glad I did the lead up work. Trying… Read more “The Chronicles of Tim Drake: Red Robin”
