Mon 8 May 2006
Wild Thing (Rina Logan) is the alternate-future daughter of the X-Men’s Wolverine and the rogue mercenary Elektra. Wild Thing first appeared in Marvel Comics’ “MC2″ line of spin offs (specifically, in J2 #5), and soon gained her own title. The run enjoyed some acclaim, but soon fell into the same trap that had consumed the rest of the MC2 line (excluding Spider-Girl, which has managed to hang on to this day) and was cancelled with issue 5. (more…)
Wed 26 Apr 2006
Mon 10 Apr 2006
Brutal and breathtaking, Sin City is Robert Rodriguez’s stunningly realized vision of Frank Miller’s pulpy comic books. In the first of three separate but loosely related stories, Marv (Mickey Rourke in heavy makeup) tries to track down the killers of a woman who ended up dead in his bed. In the second story, Dwight’s (Clive Owen) attempt to defend a woman from a brutal abuser goes horribly wrong, and threatens to destroy the uneasy truce among the police, the mob, and the women of Old Town. Finally, an aging cop on his last day on the job (Bruce Willis) rescues a young girl from a kidnapper, but is himself thrown in jail. Years later, he has a chance to save her again. Based on three of Miller’s immensely (more…)
Tue 7 Feb 2006
Based on thorough research, The Big Book of the Weird Wild West presents an unabashed look at the violence, tragedy and strangeness of the American frontier. Using humor and wit to depict tales of cannibalism, gunfights, decapitations, curses, ghosts, cults, lynch mobs, alcoholism, prostitution, and airships, this amusing and informative tome presents the West in an unflattering but accurate fashion. Also included in this black and white comic strip book are the true histories and adventures of such western legends as Jesse James, Doc Holiday, Butch Cassidy, and the infamous Donner Party. (more…)
