Blu-Ray Review: Ranma 1/2 Anime Set 2
by Mike Favila, Editor I am personally glad to see that Viz is coming out with Ranma 1/2 box sets very regularly. At this rate, they should be able to kick out the whole episode run by next year. Ranma 1/2…
Blu-Ray Review: Ranma 1/2 Anime Set 1
by Mike Favila, Editor I won’t lie. When Viz announced that they were remastering Ranma 1/2 Set 1 and doing a revamped translation of the manga, I immediately put it on my calendar. Ranma 1/2 was the first anime I…
Video Game Review: The Wolf Among Us Episode 2
by Mike Favila, Editor If you’ve read my review of The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Faith (and shame on you if you haven’t), then you know I really enjoyed it. With great cel shaded artwork, excellent story, and overall…
Movie Review: Lust for Love
by Mike Favila, Editor Lust For Love is a new romantic comedy film coming out this Friday (2/7/2014) starring a number of excellent actors from Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, including Franz Kranz, Dichen Lachman, Enver Gjokaj and Miracle Laurie. It also…
Comic Book Review: A1 Annual: The World’s Greatest Comics
by Mike Favila, Editor In A1 Annual: The World’s Greatest Comics, Atomeka and Titan have put together an interesting mix of well traveled industry veterans and relative unknowns. Like a good playlist, it intersperses them seamlessly, as the reader is provided…
Interview: Dr. Rafael Medoff, co-chairman of the non profit group “Comics Creators for Holocaust Education”
by Mike Favila, Editor When I went to Baltimore Comic-Con last year, I was browsing through the aisles with my little brother when I ran into a very unique booth. It belonged to Dr. Rafael Medoff, a Holocaust historian and author….
Geek Gift Guide 2013: Best Comics Of The Year
by Mike Favila, Editor Can you believe it’s almost the end of the year already? I know it’s only November, but it’s not too early to get a jump on getting your favorite reader some hot new reading. Though there…
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?
Video Game Review: The Wolf Among Us
by Mike Favila, Editor The Wolf Among Us is the newest release from Telltale Games, who made last year’s excellent Walking Dead game. The story is based on the comic Fables, by Bill Willingham. If you aren’t familiar, the story goes as…
Blu-Ray Review: Michiko & Hatchin: Complete Series, Part 1
by Mike Favila, Editor When I was browsing through the Funimation offerings, I noticed the bright cover art for Michiko & Hatchin: Complete Series, Part 1. The RIFYL (short for Recommended If You Like, for those readers not in the…
Baltimore Comic Con 2013
by Mike Favila, Editor This weekend, I attended the Baltimore Comic-Con with my family and local friends. Billed as ‘America’s Greatest Comic Book Convention’, it’s pretty much the last safe haven for comic creators. Whether you’re an writer, penciller, inker or…
Comic Book Review: Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys Vol. 1
by Mike Favila, Editor Having just won the 2013 Eisner Award in the category of Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia, Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, Vol. 1 just came up for review. Although I’d seen the live…
Baltimore Comic-Con: Interview with Comic Book Men
by Mike Favila, Editor On Saturday, I went to Baltimore Comic-Con and had a chance to sit down for a few minutes with the guys from AMC’s Comic Book Men. Unfortunately, my horrible audio recorder got cut off…
Comic Book Review: The Simon and Kirby Library: Science Fiction
by Mike Favila, Reviewer Even though Joe Simon and Jack Kirby are titans in the comics field, I’m a little embarrassed to say that I’m not as well versed on their respective bodies of work. My uncle gave me most…
PS3 Game Review: Star Trek
by Emil and Mike Favila, Reporters I just had the pleasure recently of playing the new Star Trek game by Namco. For this review, I was provided the PS3 version. The story is based in the universe of the…