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195 Kids in the Hall 2022

A really nice comeback to a true classic sketch series. The callbacks of classic characters were well done and didn't overtake the show from doing new things. Tho they didn't establish any new lasting bit within these 8 episodes. Episode 3 is my fave.

8/10
December 6, 2025 at 5:22 AM
194 Blood Hunters ... again

A follow up mini to Blood Hunt the event where there isn't a real tight narrative. Lots of fights with remnants of the vampire army, Dagger and Elsa but heads a bit, Miles shows up and leaves and Hallow's Eve has magic masks. Real thin story.

5/10
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
193 Blood Hunters

Its always fun reading events tie-ins without reading the main series. This is a series of short stories about fighting vampires with through line regarding Dagger and Elsa. The Hulk, Hellcow and Doom stories were standouts, everything else is okay to whatever.

6/10
December 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
192 Blooming Love

A simple and sweet romance manga about pursuing your artistic goals. Characters are nice, things go down easy and it's a breeze to read. That last chapter does not feel like one, feels like things are gonna continue like usual.

7/10
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
191 Family of Brahman

Another early 90's Jump manga that got axed. It tries to do the global adventure thing that Stardust Crusaders has going on but it takes too long to get that going and the group of characters are really one note. Some cool action beats but nothing unique.

5/10
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
190 Black Knight Curse of the Ebony Blade

Fun adventure and exploration of Dane's issues and depression. Going through Arthurian legends is always fun, Elsa bring s a good amount of humor. The reveal that Jackie is Dane's daughter feels outta place not needed.

7/10
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
189 Marvel Chillers

An entertaining enough adventure aimed at kids with Riri, Dr Strange, Tony, Cap, Elsa and others team-up to fight Dracula. The most entertaining part for me is the Elsa vs Wolf Cap fight and their subsequent team up. Simple story but it works.

6/10
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
188 Flash New 52 27-52

Eobard Thawne comes back to be a real asshole and he brings in a lot of entertainment value. N52 Wally shows up and he's fine, also there's some shuffling around to make Iris more important again. There's more Speed Force lore but it doesn't feel impactful.

6/10
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
187 Flash New 52 1-26

For RoD in November I went back to the New 52 and it was a mixed bag. Flash finds itself in the awkward middle ground of starting from zero and assumes you know Flash basics like The Rogues origins. Barry grows on you but the big arcs feel bland. Arts great tho.

5/10
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
186 AC Syndicate

Easily the most light hearted AC game which is weird to say but true. The banter between Evie and Jacob is fun, the Templars here are cartoonishly evil and kinda one note. London is really well realized. Also the Jack the Ripper dlc is a good dark contrast.

8/10
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
185 Jackpot

There's a fine balance in making a cynical action comedy and and the cynicism wins out more often than not. John Cena never fails being charming as hell and carries the movie. Awkwafina is okay here but mostly in the quiet scenes, the comedy didn't hit often.

5/10
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
184 A-Force

This bounced off of me hard. No real unique angle for the super heroics, Singularity gets lost in the shuffle quick and the theme of sisterhood from the mini-series is discarded. Starting this before Civil War II wrecks the team is kinda funny. Medusa was a real jerk here.

5/10
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
183 Monsters Unleashed (series)

Continues the fun action of the event while expanding Kei's powers. The first arc with Mole Man and the Intelligencia is pretty good and ends on a nice note. Sadly things kinda stall in the second half as it's obvious it's ending soon.

7/10
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
182 Monsters Unleashed (Event)

A fun knockout fight between heroes and classic Marvel monsters. I'm glad Elsa got something new to do here by being a mentor to Kei. The 2017 Inhuman propaganda is on full force and has aged poorly. Tons of great art from the artists of each issue.

7/10
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
181 Playdate

This is bad.

Tone is all over the place, barely tries to be a kids movie but there's so much swearing, drug references and other stuff that no parent is gonna let their kid watch this. It's fun seeing Alan Ritchson play a dumb bro again. The movie ends with child murder.

3/10
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
180 Heads of State

Someone at Amazon watched The Suicide Squad and decided they wanted more of that. The banter between Cena and Elba is fine but it just doesn't hit like Gunn. The Air Force One action scene is the high point for how GI Joe it is, but suffers from terrible CG throughout.

6/10
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
179 Secret Wars A-Force

A decently fun mini-series that I feel like doesn't do much with the sisterhood theme it seems to be tackling. The interplay and quipping between the team feels rather lame and tiresome after a while. The traitor plot point comes in too late and of course it's Loki.

6/10
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
178 Reacher S3

Another solid season for Reacher, enjoyed it more than 2 but less than 1. The cat and mouse set-up for most of the season was a lot of fun, they really upped the tension with each new wrinkle in trying to keep the ruse up. The action was good as well, the 7'2" heavy was fun.

8/10
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
177 Secret Wars Marvel Zombies

Neat tie-in about Elsa dealing with the trauma of being raised by her dad. Hopeless certainly has fun writing her but it goes a bit far sometimes. Adheres to common zombie story tropes of the harass and kid traveling but its fine for a mini series.

7/10
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
176 Fearless Defenders

This is certainly a team comic. I get what Bunn was setting up in the first half but the back half is just spinning its wheels until the end. The adventures never feel grandiose enough, Caroline Le Fay is a crummy villain.

5/10
November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
175 Ping Pong Peril

Had good energy, zany matches and good characters but I guess that wasn't enough. That last chapter introduces aliens that maybe they should have lead with. I certainly hope Kataoka comes back.

6/10
November 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
174 Trails Through Reverie

A capstone for Crossbell and Erebonie which delivers. The ultimate Trails experience packed with so much stuff that it'll exhaust you. The final boss feels over tuned but otherwise a nice time with stupid fun combat.

Goodbye Erebonia and hello Calvard.

9/10
November 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
173 Shin Kamen Rider

Extremely approachable as someone who hasn't watched OG Kamen Rider. The pathos is pushed to the front so much you can feel it. All the characters feel vulnerable and endearing. Some scenes feel straight outta NGE that I laughed.

8/10
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
172 100 GFs S2

The ridiculousness continues with more girls and insane scenarios. Rentarou continues showing off how he's built different. I'm glad Mimimi and Meme are finally in. Some jokes are not big on like Iku being a masochist but it's minor.

8/10
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
171 Ekiden Bros

This never stood a chance. The MC is pretty boring and we got overloaded with a dozen characters way too quickly that everything gets lost in the shuffle. The depiction of running was not interesting in the least bit.

5/10
October 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM