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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: Yuck! Number Seven

  by Jayden Leggett, Editor One of the very first things that greets visitors to the Milk Shadow Books website is the headline that reads “Australian publisher and seller of alternative comics and books”. “Alternative comics” is probably the quickest…

SDCC 2014: Exclusive Interview with John DiMaggio (Futurama, Adventure Time, Transformers)

by Matt Sernaker and Kevin Gaussoin, Editors ComicsOnline is excited to share the first of our exclusive interviews from Comic-Con 2014! First up is voice actor John DiMaggio, better known as Bender (Futurama), Jake (Adventure Time), Crosshairs (Transformers: Age of…

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Real Problems (According to Google)

I began with a post that had to do with problems, because I had one! Surprise. It wasn’t a big one, just a generic one, so I decided to use Google Images to find a visual for “problem” and got lost…

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Blu-ray Review: Orphan Black Season Two

by Kevin Gaussoin, Editor-in-Chief Should human cloning be legal? Would you like to clone yourself? What rights should human clones have? Can Mrs S be trusted? Which Seestra is your favorite? How can anyone take the Emmys seriously after completely…

Gear Review: Braven 710 Speaker

by Jayden Leggett, Editor Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, let me start this off this review by simply saying “Prepare to be dazzled”, because that is exactly what happened to me during my encounter with the astonishing Braven 710…

Convention News: Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2014

by Jayden Leggett, Editor That glorious time of year for Melbournians has come and gone again: Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2014 has blown through the Royal Exhibition Building even more fiercely than the harsh winter climate that Victoria is famous for….

Book Review: Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels

by Emil Favila, Reporter Ever since I picked up my first issue of Alias in 2003 from Marvel, Brian Michael Bendis has been one of my favorite writers.  There was just something to his writing that felt very real that…

Gear Review: Denon DHT-S514 Sound Bar & Wireless Subwoofer System

by Jayden Leggett, Editor Movies. Music. Television. Videogames. Four things that no modern-day geek should ever be forced to have to live without. Now, we all now that these quintessential components of our geeky lives are at least half of…

PS4 Game Review: Destiny – An Alpha Look at the Next FPS from Bungie, Creators of Halo

by Donald Wells aka TheDonOfGaming, Guest Reporter Destiny is an upcoming game developed by Bungie (Descent, Marathon, Halo) and published by Activision (Call of Duty, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero), which has been on many people’s radar since 2012, including mine….

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2014: Demi’s Con Diary Day 3

by Demi Moumas, Reporter Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2014 – Day 3, Sunday June 22nd: Sadly this was the final day of the con. I was so sad to get up and go because I knew it meant that…

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2014: Demi’s Con Diary Day 2

by Demi Moumas, Reporter Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2014 – Day 2, Friday June 21st: Day 2 started out with me getting a ride from my brother. Again I didn’t want to deal with the parking. Hooray for family….

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…

Comic Book Review: That Bulletproof Kid – Issue 1

by Jayden Leggett, Editor Hang on, what’s this? Another superhero comic, one that’s starring a teenager? Get out of town! Before you run for the hills though, please stick around at least long enough to read the score for this…

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2014: Demi’s Con Diary Day 1

by Demi Moumas, Reporter Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2014 – Day 1, Friday June 20th: What is everyone doing on a gorgeous sunny day and the last day of spring? Why staying inside and going to Wizard World Philadelphia…