Tagged in "fiction"
New Jumanji Trailer: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Jumanji is an adventure movie that first came out in 1995 and instantly became a family favorite. Actors such as Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst and Johnathan Hyde carried us through a deep...
Comic Book Review: Super Sons 1
"You don't have to wear an "S" or a bat on your chest to be a hero, son. Just be one when it counts." -Clark Kent, to his son Jonathan Kent aka Superboy. Super Sons #1 was released in February of this year as a part of the DC Rebirth event. I enjoyed reading this comic immensely. Not because it was packed with action, adventure, or scantily clad women. I enjoyed reading it because I'm a dad. It doesn't feel like long ago that I was the one begging my parents to buy me a comic. My parental figure...
Shadowhunters
Shadowhunters season 2 episode 11, "Mea Maxima Culpa" left me breathless. *** WARNING SPOILERS BELOW. READ AT YOUR OWN PERIL*** Here are my thoughts (not nessesarily in order of the events that happen...
Me and Cinema...It's Complicated
Like many of you, I like going to the movies. What a shocker...(a little-known secret I also enjoy other things like watching television and stuff like that but don't go around letting anyone). I conn...
Terrible Movies That Should Have Been Great
Movie making is a complex art. It takes more than a good idea to make a good movie. There are plenty of great ideas that end up being terrible movies. Whether it's the writing, acting or poor pacing, ...
The League of Extraordinary Crossover
The continuing emergence of vastly different crossover fanfictions demonstrates an appeal amongst fans across many fandoms for fresh ideas and new perspectives in storytelling. Merging two or more fan...
Homelessness in the 'House of Night' Series
There are many disparaging comments about homelessness, poverty, and class throughout the young adult supernatural romance series House of Night, written by the mother-daughter team P.C. Cast and Kris...
Reviewing Ernest Cline's "Ready Player One"
I’m a part of a reading guild that has a monthly book that they all read. May’s book was Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. I’ve been seeing this book on the Barnes and Noble “popular books” shelf jus...
Drawing Magic, Teaching Lessons, Saving a Culture: 'The Golden Apple' Series
From ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Lord of the Rings’, and a number of Disney movies that transport us to magical lands, to Thor and Percy Jackson waging their battles in the modern-day USA, folktales and mytholog...
My New Reality Show
My new reality show, American Sex Laundry, premieres on the Detergent Channel next month and pre-fans checking out the trailer on social media are already asking, "How the hell did you get your own re...
The Novel Comics: Outbreak Mutiny (Sample)
Issue #0: Operation TripleReich: Bones Bay Rising
Is the Walking Dead Finished?
Like most fans I was drawn in from the very beginning. I couldn't wait to get home and watch The Walking Dead every Sunday night. I could sit back and immediately I was immersed into the show. It was ...
The Undoing Of Sebastian Swan
The rain fell and the rain fell and it showed no sign of stopping. In the small English village of Eastwoods they were used to the rain, indeed they were suited to it. The pumpkin crop had never looke...
My Hero Academia
Everyone loves superheroes. They fight crime, protect us and ask for nothing in return. But, what if everyone had the potential to become a hero based on an ability they developed in childhood? That’s...
Interview with Craig Munro, Author of 'The Bones of the Past'
"Many fantasy tropes were slain and harmed in the making of this book." This is just one of the early accolades extended to author Craig A. Munro in anticipation of his debut novel The Bones of the Pa...
Marvel's Glorification of Bad Dads
In Guardian's of the Galaxy Vol 2, Peter Quill has the opportunity to finally meet his biological father, a god aptly named Ego who has plans to take over the entire galaxy and destroy all other life ...