Review: ALPHA HOUSE, Created by Garry Trudeau for Amazon Studios
There are a number of reasons why you might be curious about this show. The main reason to see it is because it’s funny. Politics and humor go hand in hand but they don’t always add up to something...
View ArticleAmazon TV Lineup Reviews: MOZART IN THE JUNGLE Is Set To Be A Hit
Lola Kirke as Hailey in “Mozart in the Jungle” MOZART IN THE JUNGLE If I could only pick one of the current crop of Amazon TV pilots, amid comedies and dramas, it would have to be “Mozart in the...
View ArticleInterview: Joel Craig on Being An Actor, Nurse, and Cartoonist
Joel Craig loves a challenge. He is pursuing three of them: acting, nursing, and cartooning. Yes, if you’re serious about each of these professions, they can all take a lot out of you. And they can...
View ArticleAmazon.com to Acquire comiXology
This is huge news for all readers of comics. ComiXology is to be acquired by Amazon. Take a moment to ponder that one. I say it’s all great news as, in this case, bigger can be better. Amazon is most...
View ArticleGraphic Novel Introduction: ‘A Night at the Sorrento and Other Stories’ by...
A man and woman with supernatural powers enter the city with ill tempers and a need to act out their frustrations. Not a good night for them or anyone near them. However, there’s more than a good...
View ArticleComic-Con 2014: George R.R. Martin Signing Game of Thrones Graphic Novel...
As part of a full roster of exciting events from comiXology, you can expect the Game of Thrones scribe himself, George R.R. Martin. Yep, Booth #2547 is the place to be. On Sunday at 12:30pm, author...
View ArticleBook and TV Pilot Review: ‘The Man in the High Castle’
Philip K.Dick’s 1962 novel, “The Man in the High Castle” One nice perk at Comic-Con in San Diego this year will be Amazon unveiling a new episode of their adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s 1962 alternate...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Realism Challenge: Drawing and Painting Secrets from a Modern...
You may know Mark Crilley from his manga series, “Miki Falls,” or his series with Dark Horse Comics, “Brody’s Ghost.” Or you may know him as the internet viral sensation. Crilley’s drawing...
View ArticleReview: KING #1, published by Amazon Publishing’s Jet City Comics
It’s all in a day’s work for King as he yet again searches for the “life seed” and avoids being eaten by some mutant. King is the last human survivor of the apocalypse. And that doesn’t mean he can do...
View ArticleBook Review: WE INSTALL and Other Stories by Harry Turtledove
Miss Murple astride a caitnop. Illustration by Henry Chamberlain. “We Install and Other Stories” offers up an impressive showcase of the work of Harry Turtledove, known for his virtuoso writing of...
View ArticleBook Review: DISPLACEMENT by Anne Stormont
“Displacement,” the recent novel by Anne Stormont, brings us close to a woman in crisis. Rachel’s son has died in combat in Afghanistan. That tragedy has spun her life out of control. She is recently...
View ArticleReview: Girl Over Paris #1 (of 4) (The Cirque American Series)
Jules Maroni out to prove them wrong. Jules Maroni is a celebrity tightrope walker connected to the supernatural in the latest comic from Amazon’s Jet City Comics. I love a good story with...
View ArticleReview: ‘Resurrection Perverts: Hunter’s Point’ by Danny Hellman
Harry’s Comeuppance Over Manhattan Harry Homburg was a porn magazine mogul. His life was not poetic or refined. But he could always rely upon making money and getting laid. That’s all that seemed to...
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