TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON TWO - Blu-ray Review

What feels like the 5,000^th animated iteration of one of Hasbro’s most successful toy lines will see its second season arrive on both DVD and Blu-ray this month.  The Emmy Award winning Transformers Prime offers stunning computer-animation and a tremendous voice cast featuring Ernie Hudson alongside longtime Transformers mainstays Peter Cullen and Frank Welker and was created by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the writing team that brought us the shockingly terrible Transformers feature films.  Unlike the movies however, Transformers Prime gives us an intelligent and somber look at the centuries-old battle between the Autobots and Decepticons while giving the characters a new lease on life.

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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS - THE COMPLETE SERIES - DVD Review

It seems almost impossible to believe that it’s been nearly two decades since the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers took the world by storm.  An overnight success and seemingly unstoppable engine of popularity, the series has morphed into a variety of spin-offs over the years and while it may no longer be the sales and ratings behemoth it was in the early days, still manages to maintain a sizable and fiercely dedicated fanbase.  One of the more inexplicable phenomenon of the late 20^th century, the Power Rangers are set to celebrate their anniversary with the release of a 19-DVD box set featuring all 145 episodes from the original series and a whole lot more.

 

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WITH GREAT POWER... THE STAN LEE STORY - DVD Review

There is a moment during With Great Power… The Stan Lee Story in which Stan, retreading a well worn adage regarding the history of Marvel Comics, remarks “I’ve said this so often and in so many places that it might even be true…”  Perhaps no other statement so succinctly sums up both the documentary and the man.  An entertaining, if unbalanced film, With Great Power… offers a superficial and often sycophantic look at one of the true legends of the comic book industry.

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BOB HOWARD, PLUMBER OF THE UNKNOWN #4 - Comic Book Review

Released in August of 2012 to coincide with the annual Wizard World Chicago Comic Convention, the fourth issue of Bob Howard, Plumber of the Unknown serves a dual purpose.  For those unfamiliar with the character, created by writer Rafael Nieves and artist Dan Dougherty, this issue serves as one of those perfect jumping on points, where everything you need to know about the character is encapsulated in one story.  For those of us who’ve been following Bob’s exploits for a while now, this issue is the proverbial “one you’ve been waiting for”.  It’s the big origin issue in which everything is explained and nothing will ever be the same.  And it’s one hell of a ride!

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CURE FOR PAIN: THE MARK SANDMAN STORY - DVD Review

While I’ve been familiar with their name for some time, most often hearing it spoken with reverence, I can’t say that I’m all too familiar with the music of Morphine.  I wasn’t even aware of the fact that their lead singer, Mark Sandman, had passed away in 1999.  Needless to say, I found Cure for Pain: the Mark Sandman Story, which takes its name from the band’s 1993 album, to be quite an enlightening documentary and through watching it, I learned more than a thing or two about the music Mark Sandman and his band mates created and the passions and life-altering events which drove this enigmatic indie rock icon to achieve creative and personal heights during his time spent on earth.

 

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