May 22

Green Lantern #20 Review

Green Lantern #20 Review Written by: Geoff Johns Art by: Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy Cover by: Doug Mahnke Note: The following review is full of SPOILERS Well there we have it the end of Geoff Johns historic 9 year 100 issue run with Green Lantern, I am very sad to see him go but …

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May 22

Man of Steelcast 3: Superman 3

The Man of Steel returns… and he brings his Liver of Steel with him in Superman 3. With the director chair swap fully settled, Superman 3′s tone has firmly shifted gears and for the most part not for the better. Join Earl, David and James as they try to navigate the plot and actions of …

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May 21

Talk of the Town: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

Preview by Phil Dean The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is an action–RPG in the same vein as Diablo or Torchlight. And when I say “in the same vein” I mean, pretty much exactly like Diablo or Torchlight. I’m not an aficionado of Diablo-styled action-RPGs; I’ve only played a couple of them, so I’m not …

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May 20

Dual Wielding 110: Ninte3ndo Direct

As luck would have it, the week we decide to talk about Nintendo’s e3 presence, the Big N holds a very special Nintendo Direct and EA abandons ship. It makes for a bittersweet look at the company going into the big event in just 3 weeks. Before that though, we have more impressions of Injustice: …

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May 18

Nintendo and SEGA Sitting in a Tree?

I will be honest, there may be nothing to see here, but the recent interactions between SEGA and Nintendo (at least in Japan) have been quite intriguing. To begin with, let’s look at what I’m talking about. Just this week, during one of their Nintendo Directs, Nintendo and SEGA announced that they have entered into …

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May 17

Nerds on the Rocks 132: Television Goes Hollywood

This week, Earl, Trent and Wesley sit down to talk about television shows that got the big-screen treatment in honor of the release of Star Trek into Darkness. We talk the good, the bad and the Canadian of it all. In addition, we move another feature onto the show as “Poll Position” has its debut …

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May 16

Ask a Dork: Reviews

What qualities or information do you think is most important for a reviewer to get across in a review? The internet is swimming with media reviews. Pofessional and amature critics regularly rip into books, comics, music, graphic novels, movies, video games, and film in order to help their audience avoid making wary purchases, improve their …

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May 15

Man of Steelcast: Superman 2

The rag-tag team of superfriends reunite to tackle Superman 2! If the first film taught us that a man could fly, the second showed us he can have super breath, super strength and some magical chest shield! Superman 2 is an interesting movie, and we tackle both versions as much as we can. Join Earl, …

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May 14

The A-Z of Geek Cinema: W is for Watchmen

Watchmen

Let’s get this out of the way right now: I loved this movie when it was first released. It’s one of my favorite graphic novel/comic stories, and I’d been heavily anticipating it since the first trailer was put out with The Dark Knight. I saw 3 times in the theatre, and for an almost 3 …

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May 13

Dual Wielding 109: Ubi Does what EAvision Won’t

This week we kick off our pre-e3 countdown with a look at various 3rd parties heading into the event. With EA and Activision narrowing their focus, we have an idea of their line-up and we turn our folks to major Japanese developers like Square, Capcom and Konami. Before the festivities begin though, we discuss New …

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