Comic Book Review: X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse
X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse deals with a character canonically older than civilization so a little backstory is justified even for the most ardent comic heads. It was OVER a millennium ago, 1986 ’twas, that the X-Men were roaring along so hard under Chris Claremont that Marvel decided to dip into the well again and break off the original X-Men (Cyclops, Angel, Beast, etc.) into a new team book of their own and leave the new kids of Storm and Wolverine and everybody to play by themselves…
Editorial: X-Men: Apocalypse and What SHOULD Be Next
by Mike Lunsford, Editor ComicsOnline is a diverse community. Within the confines of our geek pop-culture loving family, we’ve got stalwarts like Matt Sernaker (Managing Editor) who reviews movies as they come out. He also gets to see stuff before…
2016: A Holy Year for Geekdom Movies
By Ben “Zombie” Bedgood, Reporter BY THESE FANDOMS COMBINED, WE CALL UPON… 2016! This year’s line-up of films looks to be the biggest geekdom movie year we have seen in possibly our lifetimes. Starting off with a bang, we ushered…
Book Review: Wastelands 2 More Stories of the Apocalypse
by Joe Iconic, Reporter What if the world ended, not with a bang or a whimper, but with incredible post-apocalyptic literature? Wastelands 2 explores what happens after the fall of civilization, delving into the rich tropes and possibilities which demonstrate…
Simon Kinberg talks “X-Men: Apocalypse”
by Kim Filchak, Reporter Warning, there are spoilers in this story. Read at your own risk. With X-Men: Days of Future Past hitting the screens this week and getting some pretty good reviews, as well as looking to make a…
Blu-Ray Review: The World’s End
The World’s End, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s final chapter in the so called ‘Cornetto Trilogy’, has just been released on Blu-Ray. We at ComicsOnline.com, and me personally. love the previous two, so I was pretty excited for this last collaboration to be released. I still remember the first time I finally checked out Shaun of the Dead, after all my friends had recommended it. The odd, but loving, send up of the now ubiquitous zombie genre was fresh and hilarious, continuing where Army of Darkness left off, but taking it to in a slightly more British direction. Would The World’s End live up to the high standard they’ve set?