just the basics: the whole story

just the basics: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles a look back at the best damn action figures ever made For Nicole- My wife and best friend For Rob- The King of the hosers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: just the basics Back in 1988, a toy company called Playmates released the greatest action figure line in toys […]

massive Batman statue up for pre-order

You know, I don’t really buy statues, but if I had the room to properly display a decent art piece (and a few thousand to just throw away) I would diffinitely consider picking up the new one sixth scale diorama Batman- Sanity statue from XM Studios. Featuring a concept created by comic book artist David […]

One More Day: a retrospective

There are certain stories that stick with us as we age. Many of us never forgot the moment we read about Omri bringing plastic figurines to life with a magic cupboard and key. Some of us will never forget about a kid named Alexander and how he had a rough day once. Many of us […]

DC’s Identity Crisis

The secret identity is a common superhero trope that has endured since the thirties and possibly even longer when you consider the breadth of fiction. While it is a common storyline to have a superhero’s secret identity compromised in some way, it’s never really been something that has any real lasting effects on the hero […]

Michael vs Jason: Evil Emerges review

There are very few dream match-ups that fans have been clamoring for more that Jason Voorhees vs Michael Myers. While I’m a fan of both characters and their respective franchises, I have never been one for this pairing. While Michael Myers is pretty much the reason there is a slasher genre and Jason Voorhees is […]

Shazam review: the real Captain Marvel

Whatever your opinion of the DC Films cinematic universe is, you can rest assured when I say that Shazam is an awesome movie…if not something of an anomaly. Shazam tells the story of Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a reckless foster kid in search of his birth mother, becoming imbued with the powers of the wizard […]

TMNT Animated: Shredded and Splintered

Season 1, Episode 5 Shredded and Splintered Air Date: December 18th, 1987 The final episode of the first season pays off pretty much every plot point brought up in the series so far. Shredder and Krang make one final play in their campaign against the Turtles, openly challenging them from their television of all places, […]

Casey Jones and Shredder statues are available for pre-order

Over the last three years, Australian-based collectible company, Ikon Collectibles has been slowly (so…slowly) giving us some incredible thirteen inch, resin statues based on the designs found in the iconic 80’s animated series, further proving that shows longevity and inspiration. Well, the good folks over at Ikon have given us our first look at the […]

Joker teaser trailer hits the right notes

The standalone Joker film, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, is slated to hit theaters on October 4, 2019, and today we got our first real look at the film with the first teaser trailer. I’ll be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of the character of the Joker. As I’ve gotten older […]

Do clothes really matter in a fight?

Well this is interesting. Mortal Kombat is just over twenty days away and having played the online beta over the weekend, I can tell you that I am so happy that (arguably) the best fighting game franchise is making a return to home consoles. But of course, this close to release, a small controversy has […]