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"Say Your Prayers, Andross!" – A STAR FOX 64 Flashback!

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During the console wars of the 80s and 90s, people chose their sides and stuck with it (other than Mike Roth who lived down the street – that rich jerk had BOTH a Nintendo 64 and a Playstation).

Anyway, the problem with choosing sides is you miss out on some great games – unless, of course, you have a friend that has the opposite system and you get a chance to mess around with those exclusive titles.

In my case, I had the Playstation and my friend Elyse had the Nintendo 64. 

Out of all the exclusive games that the Nintendo had, the one that I will always be jealous of, believe it or not, is Star Fox 64.


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PATRICK SUSMILCH's Debut Comedy Album VALIDATE ME Is Now Available from Stand Up! Records

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In Two Short Years, Mr. Baby Veins Goes From NBC’s
Last Comic Standing Appearance to Debut Comedy Album

Stand Up! Records announced today that the debut album Validate Me from comedian Patrick Susmilch is set for release on April 15.

On Validate Me, Patrick “Baby Veins” Susmilch hits the stage armed with a solid four minutes on catheters and a long, yet well-informed—nay, college-educated—walk to a 69 Boyz callback, and that’s really all you need to know to give him the validation he so obviously needs.

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‘The Popcorn Movie’ Defense

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Spring is well underway, which means get ready for a lot of big budget action movies that critics greet with “meh” reviews and audiences reward with a billion dollars worth of ticket sales.

Unanimous bad reviews from critics cannot blunt a movie’s box office performance —the latest case-and-point is Batman v Superman— but viewers still get bent-out-of-shape about the bad reviews.

If you dare to read the comment sections of movie reviews for these films, you over and over again see the same complaint about the critics: “Why doesn’t they get that it’s a popcorn movie?”

In other words, if a director isn’t setting out to make the next Citizen Kane, but instead to merely blow crap up new and novel ways for two hours, critics shouldn’t be quite so exacting on matters of dialogue, acting, direction, etc.


There are a few things I want to unpack here.

As I already mentioned, critics aren’t having much affect on ticket sales, and yet they actually do still hold quite a bit of sway. Viewers still seek to have their taste in movies validated by someone in a position of authority.

Nobody wants to admit to liking a movie that received a 30 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Marlon Brando Returns to the Big Screen in Oscar-Winning Best Picture Classic ON THE WATERFRONT

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Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies Present Elia Kazan’s
Legendary Drama in Select Cinemas Nationwide April 24 and 27
More than 60 years after its original release, ON THE WATERFRONT, director Elia Kazan’s classic tale of crime and corruption among unionized dock workers in New York and New Jersey, returns to movie theaters as part of the Fathom Events and Turner Classic MoviesTCM Big Screen Classics series.

For just four screenings only — two each day — in more than 600 theaters, the TCM Big Screen Classics series gives movie buffs nationwide the chance to experience the second collaboration of Marlon Brando and Kazan, following A Streetcar Named Desire, along with the acclaimed performances of Eva Marie Saint and Karl Malden, and a still-searing, Academy Award-winning screenplay by Budd Schulberg.


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The Dilemma of Disney's Live-Action Reboots

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Disney’s blockbuster reboot of The Jungle Book is a technical marvel. Its successful blend of CGI with live-action environments and animals is groundbreaking. It has heart, thrills and best of all, it’s often a ton of fun.

But Christopher Walken as King Louie brought the film to a crashing halt that I can’t get my mind around.

Up until this point, The Jungle Book is a merry merge of the original Kipling stories with nods to the 1967 animated classic. The main title score is a tribute to the original by George Bruns, dialogue and plot points seem merged from both, and there's the inevitable "Bare Necessities" duet (adorable, btw).


King Louie in the new film is a camel. Not literally a camel (don't worry, he's a Gigantopithecus), but a "camel" as in a failed a horse designed by committee.

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DEADPOOL Comes to Blu-ray and DVD May 10th with Maximum Effort!

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Hold onto your chimichangas, folks. From the studio that brought you all 3 Taken films comes DEADPOOL, the block-busting, fourth-wall-breaking masterpiece about Marvel Comics’ sexiest anti-hero: me! Go deep inside (I love that) my origin story...typical stuff...rogue experiment, accelerated healing powers, horrible disfigurement, red spandex, imminent revenge. Directed by overpaid tool Tim Miller, and starring God’s perfect idiot Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller and Gina Carano, DEADPOOL is a giddy slice of awesomeness packed with more twists than my enemies’ intestines and more action than prom night.

Amazeballs!
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GRAPHIC BREAKDOWN!: MOON KNIGHT #1, SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN #6, HUCK #6 & More!

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Hello! My name is Lenny Schwartz and I am a playwright from RI and New York.

And I'm a life long comic book fan. I am so happy to write about comic books.

So without further adieu, here goes!


Moon Knight # 1
Written by Jeff Lemire and Illustrated by Greg Smallwood
Published by Marvel Comics


Man, what a great week of comics. We start off with Moon Knight! A new series!

Moon Knight can't ever catch a break. We usually get 6 great issues or a small run on the character and then...crap. Jeff Lemire aims to correct this and have a solid run on the title.

Can he do this?

I hope so. Moon Knight is one of my favorite characters.

Yet, I always feel that he had a great run in the 80s and a few in between. There was the Charlie Huston/David Finch run. There was the Brian Michael Bendis/Alex Maleev run. More recently, we had the Warren Ellis/Declan Shalvey run. But they have been small runs of excellence. They were small in comparison to the Doug Moench/Bill Siekiewicz run of the 80's. This run however, starts off with a bang.

Marc Spector (Moon Knight) wakes up in an institution. He thinks he has been captured by his Egyptian enemy. Or he might just be completely nuts. This is the concept of the first issue. And man, is it dark. Lemire has a handle on the character. It was brutal to read and I couldn't put it down. Greg Smallwood worked on the character with Brian Wood before. It was good art, it was, but wasn't the best run of the character. Here, however, Smallwood shines with some of the best art we've seen from him. It's a hell of a book. Pick it up. This book features two creators at the top of their game.

Moon Knight is a great step for Marvel. They have been pretty much putting out more crap lately than good books. This book is GREAT. Pick it up. Buy it. Recommend it. We need more comic books like this out there on a monthly basis.

RATING: A


Superman: American Alien #6 
Written by Max Landis and Illustrated by Jonathan Case 
Published by DC Comics


Writer Max Landis has decided to update Superman's origin in this 7 issue series. There is a different artist on every issue and from the onset, it makes for an interesting project. But having read six issues, how does the latest issue fare?

Well, it's not bad. The story shows us what would happen if being Superman went to Clark's head. And it's a new take. Which is hard to do with Superman. So I commend Landis on that. We get a new perspective on Clark and Landis makes it interesting throughout. The art for the series has been pretty crazy. Sometimes, it's been really great. Other times, not so much. but Case in this issue does fairly well, and he makes you pay attention. It's fairly good. It definitely is some of the better art we have had on the series. (The Joelle Jones issue was VERY well drawn) I'll confess though...the issue I am waiting for is number 7 drawn by Jock...he's one of my favorites.

Will this be a classic series? Perhaps not. But is it an interesting read with a lot of heart? Yes. It's an interesting take and it's kinda it's own thing. It's likeable. Pick it up for a breezy new take on a tired hero.

RATING: B


Huck # 6  
Written by Mark Millar and Illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque
Published by Image Comics


A few months ago I wrote of review of Huck, and while I stand by what I wrote, the last two issues of Huck are fantastic.

Millar writes for movies now. He wants to make movies. So reading these books as single issues...well, it doesn't work as well. Reading them together? Man. It's a good book. A good book, once you have all the pieces of the puzzle together.

Millar really kicks it in high gear and it's a damn good story. Albuquerque kills on the art though. Passion, good storytelling...it's all there. They work as a team and they really succeeded in making the book a good one. One small complaint was the last few pages where it felt kinda flat...but it didn't take away too much from the overall experience.

Millar has really created his own world and his own stable of amazing artists. You have to hand it to the guy. While I do wish he would stray away from the "Millar formula" a bit, the man has success. This is another book that is a success. Now to wonder what's next?

RATING: B+

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Win MISCONDUCT on DVD Starring Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins

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The dangers of power and ambition manifest in Misconduct, now available on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), On Demand and Digital HD from Lionsgate.

The intense legal thriller is headlined by Josh Duhamel, Academy Award winners Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins. Misconduct also features captivating performances by Alice Eve, Malin Akerman, Byung-Hun Lee, Julia Stiles and Glen Powell.

When an ambitious lawyer (Duhamel) is seduced by his ex-girlfriend (Akerman) and presented with evidence incriminating a corrupt pharmaceutical executive that she works for, he finds himself caught in a power struggle between the pharmaceutical magnate (Hopkins) and his firm’s senior partner (Pacino). When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses not only his wife (Eve), but his career, and possibly his own life.

And we're giving away three copies!

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Deadpool and the Rise of the R-Rated Super-Heroes!

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The super-sized box office of the decidedly hard-R-rated Deadpool has Hollywood rewriting the playbook on comic book/graphic novel adaptations.

Considering the enthusiastic global response, you’d think nobody had ever made an R-rated super-hero movie adaptation before.

You’d be mistaken: there are plenty of R-rated comic book/graphic novel adaptations, and many feature outright super-heroes—from The Toxic Avenger and Watchmen to multiple versions of The Punisher and three Blade movies—but clearly no other R-rated comic book/graphic novel adaptation has been as big a hit with both fans and critics.

Obviously, Deadpool’s frothy mixture of self-deprecating humor, hilariously profane dialogue and hyper-stylized gore struck just the right balance, but it also hit at precisely the right time—amid a spate of samey-samey Marvel movies and a heightening franchise fatigue that seems to be getting more intense every season. What better way to shake up the growing super-hero malaise than to have a snarky anti-hero dropping F-bombs while decapitating bad guys?

Suddenly the “hard-R” is back in fashion again, and after a generation of watered-down tailored-for-PG-13 franchises, prepare for a spate of raunchy, gory and/or too-intense-for-children comic book movies:


Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition 


Days before the theatrical release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the filmmakers announced the upcoming “Ultimate Edition” cut on Blu-ray would be 30 minutes longer and has already been rated R for violence.

Though it seemed like the makers were apologizing to fans in advance for the PG-13 theatrical cut of BvS, you can’t deny the publicity buzz surrounding the “R” rating has made this imminent “Ultimate Edition” something of a must-see event.

More than learning exactly what pushes BvS beyond the boundaries of a PG-13 to an R, I am eager to see how many of the movie’s gaping plot holes are filled in with the extra footage.


Batman: The Killing Joke 


The upcoming straight-to-DVD animated movie about the origins of the Joker may not seem to warrant mention here since the movie is not getting a theatrical release, but DC says this picture is indeed part of their burgeoning DC Movie Universe so we’ll give it a proper shout-out.


Wolverine 3 


The second Wolverine movie arrived on Blu-ray in an unrated “Extended Cut” that clearly would have earned an “R” in theaters—for graphic bloodletting galore and a few choice swear words.

The third and supposedly final Wolverine spin-off currently in pre-production is purportedly an “Old Man Logan” adventure and will aim for a bloody berserker full-R rating.


Deadpool 2 


I have high hopes the filmmakers can muster the same bravado next time and outwit themselves with more outlandish gags and astonishing vulgarities for the sequel, because by the time part two rolls around, everyone will be doing it and I suspect the R-rated Superhero Fad will have already begun to fade.


In closing, here are my picks for the top 5 R-rated comic book/graphic novel flicks featuring either superheroes or mere super-bad-asses:


#5) Blade (1998) 


Wesley Snipes brings the swagger as a half-human/half-vampire in this first Marvel movie adaptation to take a sizeable bite out of the box office. Is he technically a superhero?

Hard to say, though he’s definitely a super-bad-ass.

Two sequels have followed so far, but neither is as stylish or entertaining as this one. Blade is pretty hardcore about its slicing and dicing and bloody gore, though the rampant CGI makes it all seem harmless and soulless, in a video-game mayhem sort of way. Still, there are enough impalements and decapitations to fill out a series of Samurai films.


#4) Kick-Ass (2010) 


A raunchy, deliriously violent superhero movie about vigilantes with costumes but no super powers, it’s about as close in style and tone to Deadpool as any previous comic book/graphic novel adaptation to date.

Skip the sequel, which echoes the original’s flippancy and bone crunching, but ignores its irony.


#3) Conan the Barbarian (1982) 


No, he’s not a superhero in the capes-and-tights sort of way, but this epic and savagely violent adaptation of the comic strip hero definitely fits the category. The film announced the arrival of Arnold Schwarzenegger and cemented the reputation of director John Milius as a man among men of tough-guy moviemakers.

The campy PG-rated sequel Conan the Destroyer is good for a few yuks and thrills, but stay away from the risible 2011 Conan the Barbarian reboot/remake.


#2) Dredd (2012) 


Sylvester Stallone’s disjointed 1995 version is splashier and more colorful, and also rated R for violence, but Dredd is the rare case in which the remake/reboot is far superior to what preceded it.

As with the character of Conan, Dredd may not fall into the typical “superhero” genre, but since he was sprung from the pages of comic books/graphic novels and is most definitely a super-bad-ass, he meets the criteria.


#1) Watchmen (2009) 


Zack Snyder’s sprawling three-hour adaptation of the seminal graphic novel is a visual bonanza, dense of plot and characters, and has enough brutal violence and splattery gore to satisfy the bloodlust of the most hardcore adult fans…and also features more full-frontal male nudity than any other Marvel or DC movie has ever dared to reveal.



iZOMBIE Seasons 1 & 2 Coming to Blu-ray; Season 2 to DVD on July 12th

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iZOMBIE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON Features All 19 One-Hour Episodes from
Season Two, Plus 2015 Comic-Con Panel and Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes!


Warner Archive Releasing Seasons 1 & 2 iZOMBIE on Blu-ray via Online Retailers
From executive producers Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, 90210, Party Down) and Diane Ruggiero-Wright (Veronica Mars, The Ex List), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC Entertainment’s Vertigo bring iZOMBIE: The Complete Second Season to DVD on July 12, 2016.

iZOMBIE, The CW's hit series, that over 2 million people are tuning into weekly, stars Rose McIver (Once Upon a Time, Masters of Sex), Malcolm Goodwin (Breakout Kings), Rahul Kohli (Eastenders), Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill) and David Anders (Once Upon a Time, The Vampire Diaries).

The 4-disc DVD set includes all 19 episodes from the second season, plus deleted scenes and the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con panel. iZOMBIE: The Complete Second Season is priced to own at $39.99 SRP.

Additionally, due to overwhelming fan demand, iZOMBIE comes to Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Archive as individual Season 1 and Season 2 offerings. The Blu-ray releases of iZOMBIE will include all bonus features on the DVD versions of Season 1 and Season 2, respectively. Also available on July 12, 2016, the Blu-ray releases will be found at Amazon.com and all online retailers.

Power up with your favorite brain food, and prepare for more fun and thrills!

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ANOTHER CASTLE Creative Team Andrew Wheeler & Paulina Ganucheau Jump on The Cosmic Treadmill!

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Oni Press snuck this one past us like oh so many Koopa shells gliding along on the bricks of life. Another Castle is a limited series that puts the princess in a power position, gives her agency against her captors and ensures that she doesn't need someone to fight her battles for her.

While the title references a familiar plumbing video game, what is happening in Another Castle is much more than a retreading or adaptation of a video game story. This fun and positive fantasy adventure is as much about solving problems as it is about empowerment.

The creative team of Andrew Wheeler (ComicsAlliance.com) and Paulina Ganucheau (Zodiac Starforce) took some table time away from commerce at Emerald City Comic Con to tell us what to expect in the coming issues as well as entice some new readers into Another Castle!


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Coming this Fall From DIAMOND SELECT: Alice, Ant-Man, Ghostbusters, NBX and More!

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April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring new toy and collectible offerings from Diamond Select Toys!

These items won’t ship until late summer or early fall, but you can pre-order them now through your local comic shop or favorite online retailer, and with items from Alice Through the Looking Glass, the DC Animated Universe, Ghostbusters, Marvel Comics, the Nightmare Before Christmas and Predator, there’s something for everyone!

Read on for details and pre-order today!

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Pledge to the House of Stark and Win This GAME OF THRONES T-Shirt!

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This coming weekend, Game of Thrones returns and audiences will finally learn the ultimate fate of Jon Snow.

According to HBO, the sixth season premiere will be called "The Red Woman" and air on Sunday, April 24th.
Following the shocking developments at the conclusion of season five, including Jon Snow’s bloody fate at the hands of Castle Black mutineers, Daenerys’ near-demise at the fighting pits of Meereen, and Cersei’s public humiliation in the streets of King’s Landing, survivors from all parts of Westeros and Essos regroup to press forward, inexorably, towards their uncertain individual fates. Familiar faces will forge new alliances to bolster their strategic chances at survival, while new characters will emerge to challenge the balance of power in the east, west, north and south.
And to celebrate the occasion we've teamed up with our friends at TV Store Online to give away a Game of Thrones shirt to two Forces of Geek readers!

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Worlds Collide in The ACTIONVERSE Trade Paperback!

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The Most Action-Packed Crossover Event Ever!

ACTIONVERSE Volume 1 collects issue #0-#6 of the crossover event that has been six years in the making. Several universes are under the threat of destructions and it’s up to the combined powers of Jake Roth (THE F1RST HERO), Molly Danger, Virtue (FRACTURE), Midnight Tiger and Stray. They are up against the deadly Cascade and their only hope is Molly’s arch-enemy, Medula. But will he prove to be friend or foe?

This event serves as a great introduction to Action Lab’s long line of superhero comics. There is a hero for everyone in this book, from the world’s oldest 10-year-old girl to a grown man. More characters are added with each issue of ACTIONVERSE. Character biographies also appear at the end of each issue, a great help for new readers.

Under the combined efforts of writers Anthony Ruttgaizer (THE F1RST HERO), Jamal Igle (MOLLY DANGER), Shawn Gabborin (FRACTURE), Ray-Anthony Height (MIDNIGHT TIGER), Sean Izaakse (STRAY) and Vito Delsante (STRAY), Actionverse is a creator-owned crossover lover’s dream!

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GREEN ROOM (review)

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Review by Sharon Knolle
Produced by Neil Kopp, Victor Moyers, Anish Savjani
Written and Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Starring Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat,
Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Patrick Stewart, Mark Webber


Jeremy Saulnier follows up his impressive debut film Blue Ruin with a taut and brutal thriller that's one of the best films of the year so far.

The Ain't Rights -- fronted by Amber (Alia Shawkat) and Pat (Anton Yelchin) -- are about ready to pack in their dwindling tour, but decide to take on one last decidedly sketchy gig at an out-of-the-way bar in Oregon.

They're not thrilled it's a Neo-Nazi hangout, but they figure they can do the gig, get paid and get out. Unfortunately, a quick show turns into all-night fight for survival after they witness a murder.

Now the band is trapped in the green room with a corpse, her best friend (Imogen Poots), and an oversized skinhead with a shotgun. On his way is club owner Darcy (Patrick Stewart), who knows he can't let these witnesses go, at least not alive.

Although Stewart has played villains before (in Conspiracy Theory and Masterminds), it's a shock to see him playing such a ruthless character.

At first, he seems almost fatherly to the band. He's just trying to make sure they're all right. Everything will be fine. The police are on their way. Of course that's what they want to hear, but they know better than to trust him.

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My Prince Story

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Written by DJ Crystal Clear

I am completely gutted.

2016 can go fuck itself.

First David Bowie, now Prince?

It was 1986, I was working at Tower Sunset in West Hollywood. I first started at Tower Video (across the street from the main store), then I worked on the floor in the record store, THEN I reached my ultimate goal – working in the Art Department at Tower Records.

It was a very cool job. I created the "wallboards" that hung all over all three stores (there was Tower Classical too!) - we were stationed in the basement of the video store. Surrounded by all kinds of machines that manipulated foamcore, paper, cardboard, and oh yeah – TONS of spray paint.

To this day I am totally amazed that I never lost a lung from inhaling all of those fucking fumes – between the wire machine cutting through the foamcore and making the most acrid and toxic fumes ever in life, and the fumes from all of that fucking spray paint… It was just nuts.

Anyway, my stint at the video store was pretty epic. I met all kinds of celebrities there, I babysat for Whoopi Goldberg, I met Michael Jackson and got his autograph, I met Dick Van Dyke and John Forsythe and they let me run my fingers through their beautiful hair, I hung out with David Lee Roth, played cards with Peter Gabriel...I met Christopher Lee (who bit my neck and French kissed me) I mean EVERYBODY came through Tower.

Then, one fateful day I was called into the office by the video store assistant manager Michael Dampierre.

"Crystal, GUESS WHO CALLED AND WANTS TO COME IN EARLY TOMORROW TO SHOP?"

"Ummmm..."

"PRINCE!"

"no FUCKING WAY!"

"Oh Honey, YES WAY - you'd better have your ass here at 5 in the am - he's gonna be here at 6 am SHARP!"

So I worked the rest of the day with a crazy cosmic nervous energy.

Holy shit, I'm actually going to meet one of my idols. Prince is really coming here? 

I was totally beside myself.

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UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT is Unbeatable in Season Two

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Written by Erin Maxwell

First off, I’m feel I need to write a guide about how to binge an entire season of Netflix original programming in a single weekend. (Hint: It involves many, many snacks). But I did it. I watched all of the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in a single weekend. High five!

Although by the time you read this, it will be a week later, so it was all for naught. But still, it’s a good skill to have. As a Game of Thrones book reader, I don’t have much to be smug about these days now that the show is going off books. Please. Just give me this.

Anywho…


While season one was entertaining and funny as heck thanks of the efforts of Ellie Kemper’s chipper performance, it was in season two of the Tina Fey-blessed Netflix series that it really found its ground.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD

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FOG! Remembers PRINCE (1958-2016)

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"But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last."–Prince

I was dreamin' when I wrote this
Forgive me if it goes astray

I saw Purple Rain a month or so after it's release, before I started eighth grade. By that time I had memorized the album, not completely understanding everything (thirteen year olds in 1984 were a bit more innocent than they are today) and had more than a little crush on Apollonia.

Hearing that Prince passed away today was like a punch to the chest. I sat there stunned.

I'm still stunned now. And sad.

So I'm watching Purple Rain.

And have come to accept the hard truth that I'm never going to get a woman to purify herself for me in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.


Tonight, when I sleep I'll dream of a courtyard, an ocean of violets in bloom.

Rest in Peace.

– Stefan Blitz, editor-in-chief


After the jump, read other memories of Prince by Forces of Geek's friends and contributors.

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The Complete Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, And Other Horror Stories (graphic novel review)

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Review by Lily Fierro
The Complete Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, And Other Horror Stories
Written and Illustrated by Guido Crepax
Published by Fantagraphics
ISBN: 978-1-60699-890-8 | Price $75.00
Release date: March 21, 2016


In Manuel Espírito Santos’s opening to The Complete Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories, the editor of the collection prepares new audiences for what to expect from the king of erotic comics.

More than even sensuality, Guido Crepax’s work is distinctive for its motion. Crepax’s figures move. Crepax’s settings move. Crepax’s sense of plot, history, reality, and dreamscapes move...and never in a predictable or straightforward direction.

Everything in the Crepax universe oscillates, and as a result nothing ever feels stagnant, even if the plot lines in his work somewhat fail.

Crepax’s work perfectly suits how Fantagraphics intends to market it: a coffee table book with outstanding images that will impress your friends about how you appreciate “progressive” comics of Europe in the late 1960s.

It also has enough fantastical eroticism with dashes of BDSM that never gets too vulgar, which is perfect for the politically correct intelligentsia who would not dare to be caught with pulp comics or pornography but still does have certain proclivities toward observing deviant sexual behavior. Alas, The Complete Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories is made for the bourgeois creative class that Crepax features in his signature series Valentina, which appropriately opens up the collection.

It is not to say that if you are outside of said class that you will not enjoy The Complete Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories; I certainly did.

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Win a CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR T-Shirt Package!

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On May 6th, the latest film from Marvel Studios, Captain America: Civil War has members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, divided, and swearing allegiances to Captain America or Iron Man.

Also being introduced into this fractured Avengers are The Black Panther and Spider-Man, both making their first appearances in the MCU.

With heroes divided, and no real winner (except the audience as early reviews taut this movie as one of, if not the best of the Marvel films), we've teamed up with our allies at TV Store Online to give away a Civil War T-Shirt set to two Forces of Geek readers!

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