Rose White Teaser | Jen.GeekInMe.com

Batman: The Last Laugh Fan Film

Last Scene From Cap & Avengers Teaser Trailer

The Knights of Badassdom Trailer

Red State Movie Trailer | Jen.GeekInMe.com

Red State Movie Trailer

Edit | 27 July, 2011 @ 03:38 pm | Posted in Featured, Movies


On September 1st, Lionsgate will debut Red State on VOD. The untraditional, direct-to-fan, touring theatrical release pioneered by SModcast Pictures during the Red State USA Tour continues this fall.

 


Battleship: They’re Really Doing It | Jen.GeekInMe.com

Battleship: They’re Really Doing It

Edit | 27 July, 2011 @ 11:31 am | Posted in Movies, Opinions

Ok, so I am confused by a few of things here. Firstly, why do they need to say that this movie is based off of the game of Battleship. In my opinion, wouldn’t it be better to just call the movie “Battleship” and not say anythign about it being based off the game, since the concept of a movie based off of Battleship the game is just ridiculous? Secondly, what the hell do aliens have to do with Battleship? Third, why, Liam Neeson, why? I really love Neeson as an actor, but I do not understand why he is putting himself in so many bad movies as of late.

Aside from Neeson, this movie sports an amazing cast (please note the sarcasm): Taylor Kitsch (yuck), Alexander Skarsgård (stick to being a sexy vampire, dude), Brooklyn Decker (who?), Rihanna (oh lord), Tadanobu Asano (you were in Thor, knock it off), Lil’ Mirkk (who?). I think I am just going to pass on this one, seriously.

 


Criminal Macabre/The Goon: When Freaks Collide (review) | Jen.GeekInMe.com

Criminal Macabre/The Goon: When Freaks Collide

Steve Niles (W), Eric Powell (W/Variant Cover), Christopher Mitten (A), Michelle Madsen (C), and Fiona Staples (Cover)

Cal McDonald, the drug-fueled paranormal private dick, goes head to head with Lonely Street's zombie-pulverizing Goon, in a weird in-between world full of monsters, horror, and humor!

  • ID: MAY110036


My Thoughts

Rating: ★★★½☆

Thoughts: I love both Criminal Macabre and The Goon, so I didn’t have to think twice about whether or not I would be getting this book. Niles and Powell did not let me down. This was really just a fun read. It was nice to see Cal an the Goon finally met up for some demon/monster ass kicking.

 

Visual Highlights

Let's smash him with a pipe!

Sounds like a good idea to me!

Don't Make fun of little Scotty

Apparently it is a bad idea to make fun of the Little Rascals in front of the goon

Bosses fight, lackies shake hands

I loved that while Cal and Goon were mixing it up in a brawl, their buddies where shaking hands and making nicey-nice.

Great minds think alike

Uh oh, they've been duped!

A little more than they expected

Where ever they guys are, what they have to fight is just a bit more than either of them expected.

Pop!

Apparently in whatever world this is, you explode if you fall off of the edge. Awesome!

Who the hell are you guys?

This was just so cool!

 


Noir (review) | Jen.GeekInMe.com

Noir (review)

Edit | 26 July, 2011 @ 04:27 pm | Posted in Comics, Reviews

Noir

Brian Azzarello (W), Ed Brubaker (W), Alex de Campi (W), Jeff Lemire (W/A), Rick Geary (W/A), Paul Grist (W/A), David Lapham (W/A), Dean Motter (W/A), Chris Offutt (W), M. K. Perker (W/A), Eduardo Barreto (A), , Sean Phillips (A), and others

The biggest names in comics crime fiction assemble for an anthology of original tales of murder and deceit, presented in glorious black-and-white! Comics luminaries Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), Ed Brubaker (Criminal, Sleeper), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Rick Geary (A Treasury of Victorian Murder), Chris Offutt (HBO's True Blood), and Paul Grist (Kane) show why they're masters of the genre, while newer talents like Jeff Lemire (Essex County), M. K. Perker (Cairo, Air), and Alex de Campi (Smoke) reveal their surprising dark sides. Aided and abetted by some of the most gifted slatherers of thick, black India ink in the field, such as Sean Phillips (Criminal), Eduardo Barreto (Cobb), Dean Motter (Mister X), and more, this gang is headed straight for the bad parts of town, and you're invited along for the ride!

  • ID: MAY090058
  • ISBN: 9781595823588


My Thoughts

Rating: ★★★★½

Thoughts: I found this book while skimming through Brian Azzarello’s bibliography on Wikipedia. A book called “Noir” with not only Azzarello’s name attached to it, but also Jeff Lemire, and Ed Brubaker!? Sold!

As a whole, I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of noir.

 

Visual Highlights

Open the Goddamn Box

Writer and artist: David Lapham / Letterer: Clem Robins
This story made me a little uncomfortable in some places, but I suppose that means the writer was doing a good job of conveying the feelings he wanted to convey within the story.

The Old Silo

Writer and artist: Jeff Lemire
I can't quite put my finger on it, but there was something about this story that I just really liked.

Mister X

Writer and artist: Dean Motter
I enjoyed this story quite a bit. I liked the old school feel of the story a lot.

The Last Hit

Writer: Chris Offutt / Penciller: Kano / Inker: Stefano Gaudiano / Letterer: Clem Robins
A great story. Hit man against hit man.

Fracture

Writer: Alex De Campi / Artist: Hugo Petrus
This story was one of my least favorites in the book. There was very little actual written story telling and more visual story telling. The images were small in a few places and it was like reading a story about the racing thoughts of a person with ADD. Meh.

The Albanian

Writer and artist: M. K. Perker
I wasn't sure whether or not I should laugh or be sick at the killer in this story. Regardless, I loved it!

Kane: The Card Player

Writer and artist: Paul Grist
This story was alright. It was a little predictable and there was something about the art that turned me off.

Blood on my Hands

Writer and artist: Rick Geary
This starts out as your typical man-catches-wife-having-an-affair-and-has-her-killed story, but there is a twist at the end that makes it very cool.

Tru$tworthy

Writer: Ken Lizzi / Artist: Joëlle Jones
This was the only story in the book that was not in 'comic' format but instead in was a prose story with illustrastions. That did not make this story any less enjoyable.

The New Me

Writer: Gary D. Phillips / Artist: Eduardo Barreto / Letterer: Tom Orzechowski
This story mixed sex, mystery, and the gym. At first the story makes one think that the sleazy trainer will just end up banging the girl at the end, which he almost does, but it is worth the read to find out what happens.

Lady's Choice

Writers and artists: The Fillbach Brothers

21st Century Noir

Writer: Ed Brubaker / Artist: Sean Phillips
I am a sucker for anything done Brubaker and Phillips as a team. I am also a sucker for the Criminal series, which is where this story is from. This addition to the Criminal collection, although short, was by far one of my favorite of the entire series. The story is told from the point of view of three different people, with each of their views being a different 'chapter' of the story.

The Bad Night

Writer: Brian Azzarello / Artists: Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon
This was, hands down, my favorite story within the book. Batman and Brian Azzarello, need I say more?

 


Flashpoint: Batman – Knight of Vengeance #2 (review) | Jen.GeekInMe.com

Flashpoint: Batman - Knight of Vengeance #2

Written by Brian Azzarello; Art by Eduardo Risso; Cover by Dave Johnson

FLASH QUESTION: Who is The Joker? And what is his dark connection to the Wayne family?

  • Publisher: DC
  • ID: MAY110166


My Thoughts

Rating: ★★★★★

Thoughts: Out of all of the Flashpoint titles, this is by far my favorite. It’s not just because I love Batman and Brian Azzarello. This book is truly amazing, seriously.

As usual, Azzarello does an amazing job taking the characters we know and love and putting them into different roles within the Batman universe, and everyone of them is fantastic. Not only that, but the entire story is just great.

If you don’t read any other Flashpoint title go pick this one and the previous issue up. I promise you that you will not regret it.

 

Visual Highlights

Butler Penguine

I completely adore the idea of Oswald Cobblepot being a "butler" to Thomas Wayne.

Renee and Harvey

I am very glad that they decided to include Montoya and Bullock.

There's nothing anyone can do...

I continue to love the fact that Thomas Wayne as Batman is not willing to take a life when it is needed.

Selina

This part of the issue was my favorite. The entire concept is wonderful and I love it!

Joker is crazy

This whole scene proves that the Joker of the Flashoint world may even be crazier than the Joker of the normal world.

Martha!

Just. Awesome!