Casey stars in ‘TMNT’s’ ‘North by Downeast’ (1994), ‘Bodycount’ (1996)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): “Casey Jones: North by Downeast” and “Bodycount” bridge Volumes 2 and 3 of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
Image takes over ‘TMNT’ in Vol. 3 Issues 1-8 (1996-97)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Image Comics gives its take on “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” in Vol. 3. Here’s a look at Issues 1-8.
A rundown of uncollected ‘TMNT’ short stories (1986-2005)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Here’s a rundown of the Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Vol. 1 stories that were not collected elsewhere.
‘TMNT’ gets colorful in Mirage Vol. 2 (1993-95)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” goes full color in Jim Lawson’s 13-issue Mirage Volume 2.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (1990) a great superhero film
‘TMNT’ flashback (Movie review): “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1990) remains the saga’s best film, and best representation of the Turtle ethos.
‘TMNT’ explores short form in ‘Turtle Soup’ (1987-92), ‘Challenges’ (1991)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Guest writers and artists explore the Turtles in short stories in “Turtle Soup” and “Challenges.”
Chuck Klosterman brilliantly tackles the nature of evil in ‘I Wear the Black Hat’ (Book review)
In his latest excellent nonfiction book, “I Wear the Black Hat” (July 2013, hardcover), Chuck Klosterman intriguingly analyzes several fictional and historical villains and closes with a chapter on Adolf Hitler, noting how delicate he has to be when writing about this man we all accept as the embodiment of evil. While Hitler undeniably was […]
‘Hannibal,’ ‘Walking Dead,’ ‘Bates Motel’ provide 1-2-3 TV horror punch (TV commentary)
I have a friend, Shaune, who’s a big horror movie fan, but he has found the current character stuff on “The Walking Dead” rather boring. This is understandable: Television has never been able to be as flat-out scary as movies. There’s something about a dark theater, big screen and big sound. Plus, weirdly, the fact […]
‘Shell Shock’ (1989) a treasure trove of ‘TMNT’ shorts
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book review): This collection of 26 shorts, most by Eastman and Laird, is a must-have for Mirage “TMNT” fans.
First episode impressions: ‘About a Boy’ (TV review)
Although I’m a big fan of the Nick Hornby novel and the Hugh Grant movie, when I heard that “About a Boy” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on NBC) was being made into a TV series, I wasn’t all that excited. It seemed like the book and the movie effectively told the full story of how a cool […]