I love underwater stories. I’ve been fascinated by SCUBA diving ever since I was a kid, finally realizing my dream twenty years ago (aside: I just realized it was twenty years ago holy crap I’m old). Even before I was a diver, I loved reading and watching stories about the world below. I’m of the opinion that even a horrible movie can be partially redeemable if there’s diving or underwater sequences. Case in point: I will unironically watch Jaws 3. And that’s a bad movie. So when Dark Horse announced Dept. H, on sale tomorrow, by Matt and Sharlene Kindt,
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Comic Review: “Jem and the Holograms” #1
[AHEAD BE SPOILERS!] Jem and the Holograms #1 is a modern take on the classic 1980’s cartoon. The inherent problem to solve, though, is that Jem pretty much is the 80’s personified. Can you take the basic concept of a female band with the glitz and glam, the flash, the keytars, the hologram and translate into something viable for readers three decades later? That is what Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell try to do in this debut issue. Do they succeed? Well, at the end of the issue I found myself wishing it was double-sized because I didn’t want the story to
Continue readingFour With Phil – Episode 10: Monster Motors Mash
In this episode, Phil reviews
Continue readingFour with Phil – Episode 9: The Man Who Tolerated Powerglide
In this episode, Phil talks about the new Humble Bundle with up to 86 Transformers comics (updated total as of press time: about $16 to unlock them all). And he rants about Combiner Wars Powerglide. http://www.humblebundle.com/books [youtube id=”6S5kGR9dlSs” align=”center”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S5kGR9dlSs Download the MP3 (5 MB)
Continue readingFour With Phil – Episode 7: Clone Club Comics
In this episode, Phil reviews the premiere issue of IDW Publishing’s new comic – Orphan Black [youtube id=”GT1B_UNkzRk” align=”center”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT1B_UNkzRk Download the MP3 (5 MB)
Continue readingToy Review: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack
Transformers Prime WHEELJACK is one of the famed Wreckers, an elite group of Autobot warriors. Back in the day, he and Bulkhead were teammates, wrecking Decepticons from one end of Cybertron to the other. After Bulkhead left to join Optimus Prime’s crew, Wheeljack kept doing what he did best until the day he had to leave the planet himself. Wandering the stars alone in his ship the Star Hammer, he kept looking for his friend. When you look at Wheeljack, you instantly know he’s an homage to his Generation 1 namesake. But how is he as a toy? Read on!
Continue readingComic Review: Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #1
The Geek Bits Title: Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Issue #: 1 Title: Liars, A to D — Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It Price: $3.99 US Release Date: January 11, 2012 Publisher: IDW Publishing Written by: James Roberts Art by: Nick Roche Color by: Josh Burcham Letters by: Shawn Lee Editor: John Barber Worth the price? Emphatically YES. Not only is it a great starting point for new readers, it’s a hell of a good issue. “Spiralling out of the literally world-changing events of the “Chaos” storyline, Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (hereafter referred
Continue readingSquishable Mini Cthulhu
The Geek Bits Name: Mini Squishable Cthulhu Toyline: Squishable Subline: Squishable Minis Retail Price: $19 USD Released: 2011 Availability: Squishable.com and other fine retailers Includes: Mini Squishable Cthulhu, huggability, fluffiness ** Disclaimer: This product (Squishables Mini Cthulhu) was supplied to us by the manufacturers for review purposes. Other products shown in this review, such as the Squishables Penguin (Version 1) and Puffs brand facial tissues, were purchased on our own. This review is not a paid endorsement of any of the above products. Squishable is an unstoppable juggernaut of spherical plush creatures. Like a giant fluffy snowball, it has swept
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