Comic Book Geek Fear the Walking Dead: Season Eight – Review Stephen Bedard, March 9, 2024March 9, 2024 Fear the Walking Dead, the first spinoff of The Walking Dead is now finished with season eight. And I’m okay with that. I actually really liked the first couple of seasons of Fear the Walking Dead. I wished that it had spent longer following this blended family as they nominate… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The White Plague – Review Stephen Bedard, February 28, 2024March 8, 2024 When people think of the science fiction author Frank Herbert, they often think of the Dune series. Those are classics, but Herbert wrote other novels as well. One of those is The White Plague. I had never heard about it but being a fan of the Dune series, I decided… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Ex Machina – Review Stephen Bedard, February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 I was a little late in getting to Ex Machina but it was worth the wait. Not many movies can make it work with just a handful of characters in a limited location but this movie does it. The basic plot is that a young programmer is invited to his… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Exploring the MonsterVerse Stephen Bedard, February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 I have been a fan of monster movies such as Godzilla and King Kong for about as long as I can remember. The movies were usually cheesy but they were fun and a great escape from the boredom of everyday life. There have been a huge amount of remakes of… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Leave the World Behind – Review Stephen Bedard, January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 I had heard about Leave the World Behind and I was interested as I have a thing for apocalyptic movies. But I also heard some mixed reactions from people and so had second thoughts. It was only after my daughter saw it and recommended it. I am limited in what… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Echo – Review Stephen Bedard, January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 Back in the Hawkeye series, we were introduced to the character named Echo. Her story was that she was an indigenous person who was deaf and had a prosthetic lower leg. She also was a deadly assassin raised by the Kingpin. At the end of Hawkeye, Echo realized who Kingpin… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek On a Pale Horse – Review Stephen Bedard, December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 About thirty years ago, a friend lent me a novel. It was about a regular guy who ends up killing the Grim Reaper and in turn becomes employed as the new Death. I was hooked and went on to read most of the rest of the series. On a Pale… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Rebel Moon: Part One – Review Stephen Bedard, December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 I am long time fan of science fiction. The problem is that science fiction can be really bad or be really good. How would the new movie by Zack Snyder, Rebel Moon, fit into this continuum. This is actually the first instalment of Rebel One, having the subtitle A Child… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Shadow and Bone – Review Stephen Bedard, December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 This post will be about the television series as I have not read the books. When it comes to fantasy stories, there are only limited combinations of elements. Most often they draw on aspects of our own history, usually Medieval or older. I watched the Shadow and Bone series and… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Bodies – Review Stephen Bedard, December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The good news is that there is a tremendous amount of content available on Netflix available for us to watch whenever we want. The bad news is that there is so much that is difficult to know what is junk and what is worth watching. One of the most recent… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek I Bought Some Comic Books Stephen Bedard, December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Comic books have been a part of my life for a long time. Some of the first comics I owned were from the early seventies, when I was very young. While I had a couple of Superman comics, my focus was on war comics. I ended up having thousands of… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Loki: Season Two – Review Stephen Bedard, November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 Marvel has been creating a lot of television content for Disney +. Some of it is better than others. So far, Loki is only one so far to get a second season. I was surprised when I first heard that they were giving Loki a series but I thought they… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Marvels – Review Stephen Bedard, November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Remember when a movie only had to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in order to be a major hit? Those days are gone. Marvel has stumbled at the theatres a number of times in the last couple of years, the most recent is the Marvels. The Marvels… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Train to Busan – Review Stephen Bedard, October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 I must confess that I have a soft spot for zombie movies and television shows. But they have to be done well. I need more than just the undead biting into people. The problem is that there are only so many variations on the theme. Somewhere I came across a… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Umbrella Academy: Season Three – Review Stephen Bedard, October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 In the previous season, the Umbrella Academy once again saved the world. They were able to return to their own time, looking forward to picking up their lives where they left off. Except they cannot. Something they did changed history and now no one knows them. Not even, their “father”… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Ahsoka: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 There has been a shift in Star Wars content from movies to television series, with some being better than others. The most recent of these series is Ahsoka. The live-action version of Ahsoka made her debut in a recent season of the Mandalorian but Star Wars fans would have known… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Stargirl: Season Three – Review Stephen Bedard, September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 I generally enjoyed the Stargirl series and thought it was one of the best of the CW superhero shows. Part of it was my love of the Justice Society but also that it was generally a fun show. The third season of Stargirl was the final season. On what kind… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Flash – Review Stephen Bedard, August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Once upon a time there was a vision for a connected DC Universe on film. It began with Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. Then came the Justice League, a group of heroes banding together, with the plan that they would each get their solo movies. Wonder Woman and… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Inspiration for the Joker Stephen Bedard, August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 One of the most iconic villains from the comics is that of the Joker. He is one of a handful of villains that even non-comic book/movie fans will immediately recognize. Today when new characters are created, they are often inspired by earlier comics as we have about eighty-five years worth… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Blue Beetle – Review Stephen Bedard, August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 DC has been struggling quite a bit in their superhero movies. Some of this has been growing pains, some has been some subpar offerings, and some is superhero fatigue. Even the mighty Marvel has been struggling lately. I am partial to DC in general and so I have been hoping… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Season Two – Review Stephen Bedard, August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 Wow. Just wow. I could actually leave my review with those words. But your probably want a little more detail and so I will share a few more thoughts. Star Trek Strange New Worlds, if you did were not already aware, follows the adventures of the USS Enterprise in the… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Bird Box Barcelona – Review Stephen Bedard, August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 I quite enjoyed the first Bird Box movie. There was something about the idea of trying not to see the monsters that taps into many of our childhood fears. If we keep our eyes shut, the monsters can’t get us. Bird Box Barcelona is set in the same universe as… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 and Monsters Stephen Bedard, July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 One of the most popular series of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. James Gunn has done something remarkable with these movies, taking relatively unknown characters belonging to an obscure team of adventurers, and putting them on the same level as Captain America… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Secret Invasion – Review Stephen Bedard, July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 Marvel is moving on full force with expanding its MCU. Not only do we have many movies but now they have done a number of television series on Disney +. The newest of these is Secret Invasion. In many ways, this is the sequel to the Captain Marvel movie. In… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Titans: Season Four – Review Stephen Bedard, July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 With the fourth season, Titans comes to a close. I have very much enjoyed this series, probably more than any other DC TV series. The season and the series ended on a strong note. This series was very much inspired by the Marv Wolfman and George Perez run of the… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Shazam: Fury of the Gods – Review Stephen Bedard, July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 I finally got around to watching Shazam: Fury of the Gods. I rather enjoyed the first Shazam movie and I am a fan of the superhero that I still call Captain Marvel. I am also aware that this sequel flopped at the theatres, just like most of the recent DCU… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Avatar: The Way of the Water – Review Stephen Bedard, July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 When Avatar came out back in 2009, it completely changed the world of science fiction. It revolutionized the use of CGI and even created a renaissance in 3D. It is now the top grossing movie of all time. We have waited a long time for the sequel but it finally… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – Review Stephen Bedard, June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 I did not see Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in the theatres but I was looking forward to seeing it when it started streaming. I didn’t avoid it in the theatres because it did not do well in the box-office and got poor reviews. Rather, I knew my kids would… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 – Review Stephen Bedard, May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 When the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie came out, I was not sure what to expect. I was not familiar with the team or the characters and so I went into it with an open mind. I found it to be one of the freshest MCU movies at the… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor – Review Stephen Bedard, May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 I generally enjoyed the Walking Dead television series but I never read the comics. With the main series now done, I was prepared to branch out. Instead of getting into the comics, I went for the novels. I started at the beginning with Rise of the Governor. If you are… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek Picard: Season Three – Review Stephen Bedard, April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 I was intrigued when I first heard about the Picard series. I really enjoyed Star Trek: The Next Generation but I was not sure what to expect from this series. Overall, I have enjoyed the series. Picard has been its best when it has drawn together various threads of the… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Mandalorian: Season Three – Review Stephen Bedard, April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 This is a great time to be a Star Wars fan, as not only do we have some new movies, there have been a number of new television series set in the Star Wars. One of the best of these is the Mandalorian. I find it interesting that a new… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Firefly and Serenity – Review Stephen Bedard, March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 I have a confession to make. Despite being a huge science fiction fan, I had never watched Firefly. Until recently. Every other sci fan strongly encouraged me to fix this terrible mistake. Now, I had seen the movie Serenity when it first came out years ago. I thought it was… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Last of Us: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 I am a bit of sucker for zombie movies and so I was looking forward to this new series, The Last of Us. I need to say up front that I am completely unfamiliar with the video game. One of the scary things about this series is that the “zombies”… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek James Gunn and the Future of DC Movies Stephen Bedard, March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Way back in 2013, the Man of Steel movie was released. While it was a great (in my opinion) Superman movie, it was more than that. Man of Steel was intended to start the DCEU, DC’s answer to the Marvel shared universe. Over the past decade, numerous DC movies have… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Walking Dead: Season 11 – Review Stephen Bedard, March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 I have been a fan of The Walking Dead for about a decade. The series has had some ups and downs, with some seasons better than others. With season 11, the series comes to an end. I thought the final season was one of the stronger seasons and I’m thankful… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Troll – Review Stephen Bedard, March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 I have a soft spot for the international offerings of Netflix. I am also interested in Norse mythology. So it was hard to pass up the Norwegian movie Troll on Netflix. So what did I think of it? Well, the word that most comes to mind is ‘derivative.’ What I… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Fear the Walking Dead: Season Seven – Review Stephen Bedard, February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 A lot has happened since Fear the Walking Dead first premiered. They have moved across the country, the cast has radically changed, and now they are dealing with two disasters: a zombie apocalypse and a nuclear explosion and it’s aftermath. One of the challenges of Fear the Walking Dead, as… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Watchmen (Series) – Review Stephen Bedard, January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 One of the most provocative DC comics series and movies is the Watchmen. This story was definitely not written for young people but rather deal with very mature themes. The Watchmen movie came out in 2009 and it still holds up well. In 2019 there was a TV series based… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek See: Season Two – Review Stephen Bedard, January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 I really like the premise of See. It is a post-apocalyptic world in which the majority of the world is blind. Society has gotten accustomed to life without sight and people who can see are considered witches and people to be hunted down. The series follows one family: a pair… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Maggie – Review Stephen Bedard, December 1, 2022December 5, 2022 I have a soft spot for zombie movies. When I heard that Arnold Schwarzenegger movie with zombies, I knew I wanted to watch it. Now, of course know exactly what a Schwarzenegger movie about zombies will be like, right? Wrong. I have seen enough zombie movies to know it is… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special – Review Stephen Bedard, November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 What do you need to expect from the Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special? Well, it’s not Infinity War or Endgame. But then you probably already knew that. The plot is that Mantis and Drax hear that Peter Quill (Star Lord) had his Christmas ruined as a child and they… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Andor: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 I have been a Star Wars fan for about forty-five years (Star Wars has been around for about forty-five years). For a long time we had only three movies and a few other projects we don’t talk about. And now we have new Star Wars stories coming out on a… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Review Stephen Bedard, November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 One of the most popular Marvel movies was Black Panther. It was one of the best written and acted movies in the series. Everything looked great to duplicate that with a sequel. But then Chadwick Boseman tragically died. It was an option for Marvel to recast the character. Plenty of… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Black Adam – Review Stephen Bedard, October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 While Marvel has had tremendous success with their movies, DC seems to have had a harder time. The Man of Steel was the beginning of the DCEU, but they have had a few stumbles since then. How does Black Adam fit into this? The DC movies had been going in… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek She-Hulk: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, October 15, 2022October 15, 2022 I am thankful that Marvel is putting some more emphasis on their female superheroes and She-Hulk is a great addition to the MCU. She is a fresh character that connects with earlier aspects of the MCU. That’s the character, what about the new series? This is definitely not for everyone…. Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Werewolf By Night – Review Stephen Bedard, October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 Marvel has been pushing a lot of content recently, especially in terms of television shows on Disney +. Some of them have been better than others. One of the best recent shows has been Werewolf By Night. This is not a television series or exactly a movie, but more of… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Yakamoz S-245: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Having recently watched the first two seasons of Into the Night, it was natural for me to continue with Yakamoz S-245. Yakamoz S-245is part of the same story as Into the Night, takes place at the same time, and even appears in different ways in that series. For those not… Continue Reading
C.S. Lewis and Friends Blog The Rings of Power – First Thoughts Stephen Bedard, September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 At the time I am writing this, the first two episodes of The Rings of Power series have been released. This Amazon series is based in the world of Middle-earth, created by J.R.R. Tolkien. First, I want to say that I am a huge Tolkien fan. I have read Lord… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Into the Night: Seasons 1 & 2 – Review Stephen Bedard, September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 I rarely binge a television series but I will confess that I did that for the series Into the Night. It helped that each of two seasons are only six episodes long. The basic premise is that something has happened to the sun and if you are anywhere when the… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Doom Patrol: Season Three – Review Stephen Bedard, August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 I enjoyed this season much better than the previous season. Part of that was because I found the second season to be disjointed, whereas this one felt more connected. One of the things I really likes about this season was the appearances of classic Doom Patrol villains, Garguax, Madame Rouge,… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek DC League of Super Pets Stephen Bedard, August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Everyone needs a friend. They say a dog is man’s best friend. But is it Superman’s best friend? What happens when Lois Lane comes into the picture? What happens to Superman’s dog Krypto? The new animated movie, DC League of Super Pets begins with Krypto, his origins on Krypton and… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Sandman: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Back when I collected actual comic books on a weekly basis, I remember picking up a new series to try out. It was like no other comic I had read before. It was called Sandman. In fact, when I sold off most of my comics and had to make the… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Prey – Review Stephen Bedard, August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The very first VHS tape I ever owned was the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, Predator. It was a fun movie with lots of action and an interesting if mysterious adversary. This was 1980s science fiction at its best. Predator spawned numerous sequels, of which, I have only seen Predator 2. I… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Doom Patrol: Season Two – Review Stephen Bedard, August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Doom Patrol is definitely one of the stranger superhero shows on television. If you can even call it a superhero show. It is based primarily on the Grant Morrison run of the Doom Patrol comics. This season begins where the first season ended, with most of the Doom Patrol shrunk… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek All Star Comics Vol. 7 – Review Stephen Bedard, July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 I have been enjoying collecting some of the DC Archives Editions, especially the reprints from the golden age of comics. Some of my favourites are those of the Justice Society of America, which appeared in All Star Comics. The lineup of the JSA changed over the years. They lost members… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Thor: Love and Thunder – Review Stephen Bedard, July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Back when the previous Thor movie, Ragnarok, came out, I heard only good things and went in with super high expectations. I ended up being disappointed. When Love and Thunder arrived in theatres, I heard mostly bad things. It had some of the worst reviews of any MCU and people… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Ms Marvel – Review Stephen Bedard, July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 What did I think of the Ms Marvel television series? That’s a good question. I thought it was well done but did not enjoy it near as much as the other Marvel releases on Disney +. First, let me make clear that it is not because the series was not… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Stranger Things: Season Four – Review Stephen Bedard, July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 I have been enjoying Stranger Things, if for nothing else, the nostalgia. I was in the same general age range in the years depicted. For example, season four takes place in 1986, when I was eighteen. But nostalgia is not enough to sustain a series. I will admit that I… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The first season of Strange New Worlds is not only some of the best Star Trek, but some of the best television I have seen in a long time. It is difficult for me to explain how much I enjoyed this show. Star Trek has expanded in many directions from… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – Review Stephen Bedard, June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 What did I think of the new Doctor Strange movie? In summary, it was not as good as I had hoped and and not as bad as I had feared. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse got some pretty bad reviews and many people were disappointed with it. I watched it… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Obi-Wan Kenobi – Review Stephen Bedard, June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 One of the most important characters in the very first Star Wars movie was Obi-Wan Kenobi. Near the end of that movie, we see Obi-Wan being killed by Darth Vader. At that time, we did not know much of their story. This was filled out in the prequels as we… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Arrow: Season Two – Review Stephen Bedard, June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 I am slowly getting caught up on the Arrow series. I watched the first season years ago but now am going back through it to watch all the seasons I missed. The second season is supposed to be one of the best seasons of the series but I was somewhat… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – First Thoughts Stephen Bedard, May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 It is amazing to think that at this moment, there are three live action Star Trek television shows, in addition to some animated series. This is a huge change for the long period of time we had between Enterprise and Discovery. The latest is Strange New Worlds. Strange New Worlds… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek Picard: Season 2 – Review Stephen Bedard, May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 This is a great time to be a Star Trek fan as there are numerous Star Trek series on television right now. One of the most prominent is Picard. This review will include some spoilers. Some people have complained that Picard has not “felt” like Star Trek. I actually very… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Moon Knight – Review Stephen Bedard, May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Marvel continues to expand its cinematic universe by releasing new television series featuring these characters. I have been enjoying these series and have appreciated the fairly short seasons. It helps them to keep the pacing closer to that of a movie. The latest has been Moon Knight. I will admit… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Lost in Space: Season Three – Review Stephen Bedard, April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Lost in Space has a beloved place in the world of science fiction because of the nostalgia of the original series. Could a new version have any chance of competing? The third season of Lost in Space is now out and it has made me like those series more than… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Batman – Review Stephen Bedard, April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 When I first heard about The Batman movie, I had some misgivings. Why were they making a Batman movie completely unconnected from the DC Extended Universe (DCEU)? And could Rob Pattinson pull off a believable Batman considering he is known from the Twilight movies? I was very pleasantly surprised. I… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Adam Project – Review Stephen Bedard, March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 There is no lack of science fiction movies on Netflix right now. I really enjoy science fiction but the large number of movies being made means they vary widely in quality. I was not sure what we would get with The Adam Project. This movie revolves around time travel and… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek Discovery: Season Four – Review Stephen Bedard, March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Discovery has been controversial among some Star Trek fans as it has not always felt like stereotypical Star Trek. Still, I have generally liked the series. I still think the best decision they have made was to send Discovery into the future. The feel of their starship and its technology… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Walking Dead World Beyond: Season Two – Review Stephen Bedard, March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 World Beyond is the third of the Walking Dead TV series and probably the hardest one to get into. It is not that it is bad, but it does have a different vibe. It may be that the other series started with the dead being the threat and the humans… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Spider-Man: No Way Home – Review Stephen Bedard, March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 We are currently on our third version of the live-action movie Spider-Man. This is also the third Spider-Man movie of this version. This needed to be something special. And it was. At the end of the previous movie, it was revealed to the world that Spider-Man was Peter Parker. This… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Matrix Resurrections – Review Stephen Bedard, February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 When the Matrix was released back in 1999, it was a game changer for both science fiction and action movies. Nothing would ever be the same. While the sequels were not as popular, they were still major accomplishments. In many ways, the third movie ended on a satisfying note and… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Peacemaker: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Peacemaker is not one of the most well known of the DC Comics characters. In fact he was not originally not a DC character. He was one of handful of Charlton Comics characters that DC bought. Peacemaker really became well known in the recent Suicide Squad movie. That movie was… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Book of Boba Fett – Review Stephen Bedard, February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 I am a big fan of the original Star Wars trilogy. One of my favourite characters was Boba Fett, even though he didn’t have a huge role. He just looked really cool and I was a bit sad when he “died” in Return of the Jedi. But we found out… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Tomorrow War – Review Stephen Bedard, February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 There have been plenty of aliens vs earth science fiction movies. It can be difficult to find a fresh take on this but the Tomorrow War succeeds at this. Instead of just a regular alien attack, this movie is about a war that happens a few decades in the future… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Eternals – Review Stephen Bedard, January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Marvel has done very well when it comes to their movies. They seem to get hit after hit. Unfortunately, the Eternals was not one of them, doing the worst of most of their movies. What did I think? I thought it was pretty good, although not without its flaws. In… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Titans: Season Three – Review Stephen Bedard, January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 I have really been enjoying the live action Titans series but I mostly heard negative reviews of the third season. I wanted to judge for myself. I actually quite liked this season. Yes, it was very different from the first two seasons. They were focused more on the Titans comics,… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Wheel of Time: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 I heard some amazing things about Wheel of Time, with comparisons to Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. Since I like fantasy stories, I was more than willing to watch it. I will confess that I was disappointed. I did not find it all that interesting. I suspect… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Stargirl: Season Two – Review Stephen Bedard, January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 I really enjoyed the second season of Stargirl. It built upon the strengths of the first season and was able to take the characters a bit deeper. One of the things that I appreciated was that they were able to get more into the background of Justice Society of America…. Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Slugfest Stephen Bedard, December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 What is better? DC or Marvel? If you are a comic book reader, you might feel invested in the answer to that question. We are talking more than just whether you enjoy Marvel movies more than DC movies. Their rivalry goes far beyond the modern movies. Roku has produced a… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Hawkeye – Review Stephen Bedard, December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Of all the original Avengers in the MCU, the only one to not have their own movie was Hawkeye. Even Black Widow got one after being killed in Avengers: End Game. But what about poor Hawkeye? With addition of TV series on Disney + being included in the MCU, new… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Dune: Part One – Review Stephen Bedard, December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 My introduction to the world of Dune was the 1984 movie. I quite enjoyed it, even though I thought it was stranger than most sci fi movies. I eventually read the novel (and the sequels) and discovered that the movie strayed a fair bit from the book. Now I have… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings – Review Stephen Bedard, November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 So far, most of the MCU movies have been based on their most familiar characters. Less familiar is Shang-Chi but that did not take away from the movie. Stepping back from Shang-Chi for a moment, Iron Man 3 attempted to do something innovative with the villain, the Mandarin. In that… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Stargirl: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 One of the CW series that I was interested in was Stargirl. The reason is that I was overly familiar with Stargirl but I feel great nostalgia for much of the backstory. Before there was a Justice League of America, there was a Justice Society of America. Stargirl begins with… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek Voyager: Season Seven – Review Stephen Bedard, October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 I enjoyed the seventh and final season of Star Trek Voyager more than the last couple of seasons. The writing was tighter and there was some thought provoking stories. One was “Repentance” where a treatment by the Doctor led to a violent criminal experiencing remorse and guilt over his crimes…. Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Suicide Squad – Review Stephen Bedard, October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 I watched the Suicide Squad movie. By that, I mean the second movie, the one that is not quite a sequel and not quite a reboot. I should note that I kind of liked the first one. There was a lot of good things about it. The worst part was… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek What If…? Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Marvel has been producing some great television series on Disney + over the past year. This is a great time to be a superhero fan. While all of them have been very different style, What If…? has been particularly unique. The premise of the series is that things that we… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Superman Vol. 1 – Review Stephen Bedard, September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 I have started collecting the DC Archives hardcovers. These are reprints of classic DC (and Fawcett) comics. I’m especially interested in the golden age reprints (1930-40s). I recently got Superman Vol. 1, which reprints Superman 1-4. It is so fun to read these old stories and to reflect on all… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek Voyager: Season Six – Review Stephen Bedard, September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 I found the penultimate season of Voyager to be a mixed bag. It was okay but not great, a mix of good and average episodes. This was probably one of the more character-driven seasons. I appreciate characterization but at times it got boring. Some of the episodes did not hold… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season One Stephen Bedard, September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 As a Walking Dead fan, I was surprised that I hadn’t realized that there was another spinoff. I made sure to watch the World Beyond as soon as I could. What did I think about it? That’s complicated. It definitely did not grab me the way the original series or… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Shazam! Family Vol. 1 – Review Stephen Bedard, September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 This edition of the DC Archives actually doesn’t cover DC Comics but Fawcett Comics, which was later bought by DC. The Shazam! Family is basically Captain Marvel (now known as Shazam), Captain Marvel Jr. and Mary Marvel. The title is misleading because it is really reprints of stories about Captain… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Fear the Walking Dead: Season Six – Review Stephen Bedard, September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 There are times that I think that Fear the Walking Dead is better than the original Walking Dead. This is probably because it has a much smaller cast of characters and the stories are not quite so complex. Season six includes the conclusion to the Virginia storyline. She was an… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek All Star Comics: Vol. 2 Stephen Bedard, August 28, 2021August 28, 2021 I am very much enjoying the DC Archive Editions and so I decided to pick up All Star Comics Vol. 2. This includes reprints of All Star Comics nos. 7-10. While I really enjoy the Justice League of America, I will admit that I have especially been drawn to the… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Walking Dead: Season 10 – Review Stephen Bedard, August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Yes, I’m still watching the Walking Dead and for the most part, I’m still enjoying it. There are some natural challenges for a series, just being this far into its run. You can only tell the same story so many times. While the series is still strong, it is probably… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Star Trek Voyager: Season Five – Review Stephen Bedard, July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 This was a strong season for Voyager. But in other ways, it was an awkward season. The newness of being so far away from is long gone. There have been opportunities to delve into the major characters. But they were still two seasons from getting home. There was a danger… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Loki: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 I will admit that I had my doubts about a Loki television series. Yes Loki is an interesting character and Tom Hiddleston does a fantastic job of portraying him. But Loki died in Avengers, and although a past version of him escaped, that seemed like a pretty thin foundation for… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Black Widow – Review Stephen Bedard, July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 It is too bad that Black Widow had to wait until she was killed off in one of the Avengers movies before she got her own solo movie. This movie proves she could have carried her own franchise years ago. Obviously I enjoyed the movie. It felt like a cross… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Black Summer: Season Two – Review Stephen Bedard, June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 The second season of Black Summer was similar in style to the first season and just as interesting. Whereas the first season was about how various people dealt with the first weeks of the zombie apocalypse, this one is more of how humanity settles into the “new normal.” Spoiler alert:… Continue Reading
Comic Book Geek Black Summer: Season One – Review Stephen Bedard, June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 As I have mentioned previously, I’m a sucker for zombie TV shows and movies. When I saw Black Summer on Netflix, I thought I would give it a try. I didn’t know when I started that it was by the people who made Z Nation and may be in the… Continue Reading