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Comic Book Review – Revolution #3

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Anghus Houvouras reviews Revolution #3… THEY CAME FROM MICROSPACE! What terror reaches through the tendrils of entropy into our universe—and why does ROM want to kill it? Meanwhile, M.A.S.K.’s MATT TRAKKER makes a startling discovery about the TRANSFORMERS—but will G.I. JOE’s SCARLETT believe him? SEE ALSO: Read a preview of the issue here Revolution enters […]

Comic Book Review – Revolution #2

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Anghus Houvouras reviews Revolution #2…ROM-A MURDERER?! That’s what OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS think-and right or wrong, there’s only one outcome: all-out war! Meanwhile, G.I. JOE turns to the one person who can save the world from ultimate destruction-MILES MAYHEM!SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Revolution #2 hereFor my money, I can’t remember an […]

Comic Book Review – Revolution #1

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Anghus Houvouras reviews Revolution #1… THE REVOLUTION BEGINS! Explosions rip across the Earth—and all signs of blame point to OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I. JOE refuses to go quietly—and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity—but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand? Celebrating more […]

Why Rick and Morty is the best animated series ever

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Anghus Houvouras on Rick and Morty…What are the best animated series ever produced? It’s something I’m going to explore in my next column. Animation is such an exciting medium with so much untapped potential. Probably because it wasn’t taken seriously for so many years, written off as a form of storytelling for children. Even after […]

Should Marvel movies be considered serious cinema?

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Anghus Houvouras on Marvel movies and whether they should be considered serious cinema…I have many fond memories of sitting at the kids table. You know, that second table at family functions where all the kids under a certain age were relegated to so that the adults wouldn’t have to deal with the loud nonsense being […]

The Most Disappointing: Stranger Things Season 3

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Anghus Houvouras shares his disappointment with Stranger Things season 3…Sometimes it’s difficult to find the words to describe what particular elements of a creative endeavor felt disappointing. Other times it’s incredibly easy.The third season of Stranger Things was a depressing mess which exposes the flimsy foundation the series is built upon which includes 80’s era […]

Why are people getting so crazy about Joker?

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Anghus Houvouras on Joker…There’s one film right now that is generating a catastrophic level of buzz online. A movie that has some people ridiculously excited while others are working themselves up into a foaming frenzy on what the film could potentially represent. Based on early expectations, the movie looks to be a massive financial hit […]

The Most Disappointing: Fandom in the Social Media Age

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Anghus Houvouras on fandom in the age of social media…The internet has ruined everything. It has given us a window into the soul of humanity and the view is pretty damn depressing. Like all great technical innovations, people have found out how to exploit this potentially amazing resource into a method of control. Elections are […]

Why Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek is a gift to blockbuster cinema

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Anghus Houvouras on Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek…Quentin Tarantino is doing a Star Trek movie.Take a minute. Let that sink in. Hollywood’s most interesting auteur is being handed the sci-fi toybox to one of the most entertaining franchises ever. This is cause for celebration. An R rated Star Trek movie that can take the best elements […]