GEEKING OUT: Mark Millar’s “Kick-Ass”

Okay, so speaking of trade paperbacks that are coming out…  If you went to some place that happens to sell comic books today, you probably saw the hardcover for Mark Millar’s much-ballyhooed Kick-Ass prominently displayed on the shelves.  The book, which in full disclosure I have never read a single frame of, has become something [...]

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GEEKING OUT: Garth Ennis’ “Crossed”

Garth Ennis has made an entire career out of pushing the envelope when it comes to his story-choices.  Hell, Preacher alone was both awesome and risque enough all in itself to list Ennis as an all time great comic writer. Ennis own twisted and particularly take on the zombie-genre, Crossed, has been around for a [...]

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GEEKING OUT: Ed Brubaker’s “The Marvels Project”

The question: Is there any better writer in the comic universe than Ed Brubaker right now?  The answer: No.  I’ve made no qualms about the fact that HItV has been something of an Brubaker unabashed cheerleader in 2009.  But in all fairness, it has been completely observed.  The latest source of my adulation?  His flagship [...]

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GEEKING OUT: Ed Brubaker’s “Criminal: The Sinners”

Typically I try to post about the same topic twice in a row, but this time I couldn’t really help myself.  So it’s twice the geek for half the price today, kids!  I just tore through the first issue of Void favorite Ed Brubaker’s latest entry into his Criminal series entitled The Sinners, and let [...]

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GEEKING OUT: Christos Gage’s “Absolution”

I was fortunate enough to pick up the third issue of Christos Gage’s new series Absolution today and allow me to say “wow.”   Now there’s a book that’s just starting to hit its stride.  Gage’s series takes a few pulpy cop cliches and injects new life into them with sharp writing and great art [...]

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GEEKING OUT: Mark Waid’s “Irredeemable”

What if Superman turned out to be a complete jerk?  Now, what if he turned out to be a homicidal maniac hiding in a hero’s clothing?  That’s essentially the concept that Mark Waid is running with in his latest series, “Irredeemable”.  While the title itself might not be the most fan friendly thing in the [...]

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Wolverine: More Canadian Than Molson and Shatner Combined?

The new Wolverine movie is opening this weekend, and by all accounts, it’s pretty atrocious.  I will promise you that won’t stop it from making a minimum of eighty million dollars in its opening few days, though.  You have to love the American moviegoer, they have no interest in being told what’s good or what’s [...]

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GEEKING OUT: Warren Ellis’ “Ignition City”

Since I was just a little kid, I’ve had a soft spot for westerns and science-fiction, blame it on my old man’s love for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and a dusty old copy of the original “Star Wars” on VHS, I guess.  Sadly, there are very few good projects that combine the two [...]

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IN REVIEW (Film): Watchmen

NOTE: This is gonna be pretty spoiler-free, so people who haven’t seen the movie yet, feel free to read on. It’s tough to know where to start when discussing this film, so lets first get the obvious out of the way.  Watchmen is an extremely complicated film, and at the same time it’s almost entirely [...]

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Ed Brubaker’s “Angel of Death” (Episode 1)

A couple weeks back I posted gushing about Ed Brubaker’s new comic “Incognito”.  Well, it seems that he’s been busy. The first episode of “Angel of Death”, his web series, is online as of today.  The series stars stuntwoman/actress Zoe Bell (you may remember her from Quentin Tarintino’s “Death Proof”), and supposedly there will be [...]

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