Can I just say how incredibly exciting the tie-in game is right now? This is probably the most fun it’s been in years. Titan Books is the… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: First Team by Robbie MacNiven”
Category: The Film Room Blog
Our text editorials and columns.
The Tie-Ins That Bind: Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru
I’ll be blunt. The legendary serial Clan of the Fiery Cross isn’t that great. Yes it’s great the story took on the KKK but it’s really thin… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru”
The Tie-Ins That Bind: Spider-Man: The Venom Factor Omnibus by Diane Duane
I don’t often do rereviews. If I read a book, that’s my verdict and I move on. In theory this would be one of those times. I… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Spider-Man: The Venom Factor Omnibus by Diane Duane”
The Tie-Ins That Bind: Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Adam Christopher
Jim Hopper is one of the greatest characters of the last decade. A swaggering, goofy beast of a man with deep pain. David Harbour broke out of… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Adam Christopher”
The Tie-Ins That Bind: Liberty and Justice For All by Carrie Harris
2020 has been a year without franchises by and large. Sure that’s completely untrue with two DC live action movies, three DC animated movies, the return of… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Liberty and Justice For All by Carrie Harris”
The Tie-Ins That Bind: Saved by the Bell: That Old Zack Magic by Beth Cruise
I really try not to get into the jokey reviews here. If I’m reviewing a Marvel prose novel, it’s something I like and I’m getting into why.… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Saved by the Bell: That Old Zack Magic by Beth Cruise”
Review: The Lego Batman Movie
Disliking a popular film is an awkward thing. When you have to sit down and argue against the grain it seems like an act of contrarianism especially… Read more “Review: The Lego Batman Movie”
Review: Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares of the 1980s by Michael Gingold
This book is everything I could dream of in a book like this. Now that I’ve said that, you can consider everything I have to say next… Read more “Review: Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares of the 1980s by Michael Gingold”
Review: Preacher: Book 2
If this was Atop the Fourth Wall, the top of the top comic reviews in my eyes, I’d have a thematically appropriate lead in song. So let’s… Read more “Review: Preacher: Book 2”
Review: Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
This was a commission. If you want a review like this, click here. There’s a great misconception about Archie. The image is the comics are hopelessly dated,… Read more “Review: Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)”
