A good horror show is rare to find. Films are common, but something about the transition in medium from a short to a long form makes it difficult to elicit that same rush of dread and fright. Which is a pity, because the longer nature of television shows offers a lot that is difficult to… Continue reading I Still Can’t Believe This is the Pushing Daisies Guy – Hannibal (show)
I’ll be honest, this is not my favorite Hellboy book. It’s not bad, but it’s similar to the previous short story collection, and of the two, I think this one has fewer stories that I love. Fewer. Not none. ___________________________ 3P Reviews Series: Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories, Volume Two ___________________________ Spoilers: Yes Audience Assumptions: Familiarity… Continue reading Out of the Shadows – Hellboy: Complete Short Stories, Book Two
Hoo boy, this is going to be a long one. I should be up front and admit that I'm not going to get around to all of it. This book is massive, and it's dense on top of that. I'd be here all week if I tried to address every moment I felt deserved attention,… Continue reading Fun in Jolly Old England – Hellboy, Book Three
Continuing our foray into The Umbrella Academy's wonton chaos, Episode Three starts to bring two major subplots to a culmination but ends up prompting more questions than it answers. As an early entry into the season, that's not necessarily a problem, but the season is solidifying in form, and as we get to the midpoint,… Continue reading Corn and Swedes – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode Three
Guess who figured out how to auto-trace bitmap images? I definitely didn't work that out after completing 75% of the drawings for this review, that's for sure... We continue our reviews of season two of The Umbrella Academy, hopefully with greater velocity from now on, as things start to escalate. The kids are moving closer… Continue reading This Fish, I Like Him – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode Two
Sometimes you need to shake things up a bit and turn your monster-of-the-week serial into Moby Dick and get your main character lost at sea for several years to vividly hallucinate and find himself. It happens. Hellboy Omnibus Volume Two takes an unexpected twist as the titular character continues to run into reminders of his… Continue reading Greater Depths – Hellboy, Book Two
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Thirteen: The Other Side of the Gateway - ** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: What We've Learned You'd think that after sixty-some reviews, I'd know how to talk about this series, but alas, it would seem some things are beyond the scope of human ken. Greed… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Thirteen (Episode Sixty-Three)
The first few episodes of this, the final season of beloved cartoon Bojack Horseman, aired late last year. I’ve waited to cover the series until now mainly because I wanted to review the entire season at once and the second half of the season didn't come out until later. However, I would be lying if… Continue reading It’s All Over Now – Bojack Horseman, Season Six
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Eleven: He Who Would Swallow God - * Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: Reversals Woof. Here we go. So after the previous episode impressing me more than I thought it would, the show comes crashing right back down with a whole load of nonsense. Lovely. Again,… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Eleven (Episode Sixty-One)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Ten: Eye of Heaven, Gateway of Earth - *** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: The World Shall Taste My Eggs Well. That was an adventure. All right, there's a lot to unpack here. First things first, the big purple fella what ate one of our protagonists… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Ten (Episode Sixty)
ANGRY HAPPY HAT REVIEWS 