Book Review: Joss Whedon The Biography
by Mike Favila, Editor When I first heard of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, I just couldn’t shake how silly it all sounded. Buffy. Vampire. Slayer. My friends said that it was the best TV show they’d seen since the X-Files, but…
Comic Book Review: Battle Royale: Angels’ Border
by Mike Favila, Editor Having only read the classic novel Battle Royale last month (shame, I know) I was very excited to see that Viz was also releasing the side story, Battle Royale: Angels’ Border. Though Battle Royale is Koushun Takami’s…
Video Game Review: The Wolf Among Us Episode 3
by Mike Favila, Editor Read our reviews for the previous episodes: Episode 1 / Episode 2 This whole review is going to be on SPOILER ALERT, so please, if you haven’t played through the first two installments, stop now, play…
Book Review: Battle Royale Remastered
by Mike Favila, Editor Even though any ‘real’ science fiction fan will tell you that Battle Royale: Remastered is the original, I’m going to have to go full disclosure and say that I’ve seen and read Hunger Games first….
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…