Geek Culture Reviews

Previewing Orcs! #5... BOOM! Studios have revealed a first look at Orcs! #5 , the next issue in their six-issue comic book series, by cartoonist Christine Larsen ( Adventure Time, By Night ). The Series is about a band of misfit Orcs who set off into the great, wide Known World in search of glory and gold, but find that the real treasures were the friends they made along the way. 'Whew!  As Bog, Pez, Zep, Gurh, and Utzu catch their breath from their hijinks and misadventures, the Orcs hatch a plan to get back home. Except that Pez and Zep aren’t sure it’s even worth trying to go back. But the debate may be moot as they are literally swept away and brought face-to-face with… destiny?! ' Orcs! #5 is heading to stores on 9th June, 2021. Can't wait? Then check out the official preview pages below...

Rob reviews Dune: House Atreides #7... Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson's adaptation of sci-fi masterpiece  Dune House Atreides  is shaping up to be a 'must-read' comic. Fans of both Herbert's original Dune novel and David Lynch's 1984 film will find a lot of familiarity throughout this look into House Atreides... Dune: House Atreides #7 opens back on Arrakis as Pardot Kynes weds the Freman woman Frieth. Fans will recognise Pardot's name as the planetologist is briefly mentioned in the original novel as the person who was originally sent to Arrakis. Whilst the Freman see Pardot as some kind of Prophet, the reluctant planetologist goes ahead with the wedding as a means to further study the Spice for the Empire.  Soon we're back on Giedi Prime where proceedings take a much darker tone. Reverend Mother Mohiam has come to Giedi Prime to seek out Baron Harkonnen. With the Harkonnen's secret supply of Spice on the line and Mohiam n...

Rob reviews 2000 AD Prog 2233 [Regened]... Tharg hands over the reins to Joko-Jargo this week as the all-ages special Regened returns. Inside is five brand new tales that will appeal to the younger reader, and have a little extra for the more mature of us... With all-new Cadet Dredd, Pandora Perfect, Anderson, PSI-Division , and Department K inside, let's strap in and see what it's all about... Cadet Dredd: Lawbreaker Kicking off Prog 2233 is another Cadet Dredd that feels like it's straight out of the standard Progs. T.V. duo Ant & Dec come into the firing line as another Block War rocks the streets of MegaCity-1. The violence between Donnelly and McPartlin Blocks happens so often its become routine, and as such the Justice Department uses it as a training exercise for its cadets.  Dredd and Rico find themselves on the front line, and it isn't too long before they up to their necks in it. Queue a disciplinary hearing, and we've got aside to the ...

Rob reviews Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Willow SC... Much like that seen in BOOM! Studios' ongoing Firefly series, Buffy The Vampire has had a somewhat transformation when compared to its serialised T.V. counterpart. Being presented in a comic book format has allowed Joss Whedon's 'Buffy-Verse' to be expanded far beyond the scope set up within the seven seasons of the hit television show.  One such character who's benefitted from this expanded storytelling is Willow Rosenburg. Whereas Alyson Hannigan worked wonders with portraying the character on T.V., the characters comic book counterpart has had far more character growth. And when Willow already had so much character, then this shows how complex the young-Witch is.  Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Willow follows the grief-stricken Willow as she departs on a journey of self-discovery. Set after the titular battle of the Hellmouth, Willow has lost her sense of worth and is battling with the awful feeling of los...

  Rob reviews Way Of X #2... Way Of X   has gotten off to a great start and in only two issues has established itself as both. a great X-Men comic, and a series for Marvel to showoff Nightcrawler. Not only does the teleporting mutant get a lot of screen time, he's also at the center of what's fast becoming a must read story.  Picking up where the opening issue left off , this second continues to revel in the reveal of Legion's whereabouts - yet does so with quite the twist. What's more interesting with Way Of X #2 is that by exploring Legion, Si Spurrier also changes the whole Krakoan dynamics that have been built over the last year.   So, Legion is in a pretty bad place right now. His body is trapped, and his astral form is neither here nore there. And as such he needs Nightcrawlers help. To make matters worse, Nightcrawler discovers that Orchis is attempting to sabotage things on Krakoa, and an even bigger threat is looming in the shadows. What starts ou...