December 2011
59 posts
“2011, I’m not sad to see you go. A few times you came close to being a...”
My Comic-Book Pull List From Last Week
O.k so these are the comics I purchased last week from Astro Books. Next to the titles I’ve included some thoughts. SPOILERS can come up!
Batman #4: I’ll say it; Snyder is one of the best writers to ever have handled Batman! His characterizations for Bruce and Dick are spot-on and the creepy mystery continues to be effective as ever! I’m really liking the Court of Owls!
Batman...
About Spike and his Soul
THIS ARTICLE IS FILLED WITH SPOILERS FROM ‘BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’ AND ‘ANGEL’!!!
Spike is one of my favorite vampires ever, but one thing has always intrigued me in his characterization once his soul was restored…
In the Buffyverse, when someone is turned into a vampire they lose their soul and a demon takes possession of their body. It has the dead...
'Prep Time' in Fiction
It’s that sort of moment that when done well will make a fan grin like a loon and jump up, and when done poorly will make you roll your eyes. All Batman fans are familiar with the concept of ‘prep time’. Like whenever a writer needs to find a way to have a character win over a much more powerful one, it’s time for a Deus Ex Machina… or Prep time! Heck, sometimes the...
“If someone lends you a book, magazine or comic… Have the decency not to...”
Bruno's Movie Suggestion: Seven Samurai
“Bruno’s Movie Suggestion” is a new thing I’ll be doing on my blog, maybe once a week or so. It’s very simple really, I’ll suggest a movie to you, but it will never be something that’s currently in the movie theaters.
For my first suggestion, I recommend ‘Seven Samurai’. This is quite simply my favorite movie ever. It is long but never...
“The Doctor from ‘Doctor Who’ and Illyria from ‘Angel’...”
“Today I’ll be by a fire with a blanket, reading ‘Doctor Who: The...”
“No disrespect meant to Conan, but I’m pretty sure Aragorn would win if the...”
Bruno in the TARDIS!
Or maybe I should say ‘Buruno in the TARDIS’… Yep, the name ‘Bruno’ was already taken so I had to use ‘Buruno’! Oh well.
Anyway, that’s my TARDIS room in ‘Doctor Who: Worlds in Time’. I haven’t furnished it yet, it’s the room as you get it initially. For my avatar, I’ve already bought some shoes and a jacket but...
“Of course, I wasn’t excited enough from seeing the trailer for ‘The...”
There's a 'Doctor Who' MMO!
I have learned today that there is a browser-based Doctor Who MMO. It is titled ‘Doctor Who: Worlds in Time’ and apparently you create and play a companion for the Doctor. You get your own TARDIS room and even your own sonic screwdriver. And it is free-to-play!
I will try it out and do a review in a few days. For those who’d like to play the game, you can find it here:...
“Just saw the trailer for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. This movie looks...”
“I just came back from browsing some bookstores in downtown Montreal. The places...”
“Unlike the 9th and 10th Doctors, the 11th Doctor had the decency not to steal...”
alwaysacatch asked: Hey, Bruno! I think we never actually talked... Did we? So I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your blog and that you seem to be such a nice person... You are great, my friend. :) And now that I have said that, I will bugger off to bed, because it's 3 am here and tomorrow is a work day. ;) Cheers!
“One plot hole in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ has always annoyed me....”
“I really wish I owned a beautiful bronze-and-wood steampunk-style...”
thenerdyflirt asked: How many conventions have you been to and which one was your favorite?
thenerdyflirt asked: What was the first convention you went to?
'The Adventures of Tintin' Spoiler-Free Review
I loved it!!!
Oh, I should elaborate? Okay, fine… This is exactly the Tintin movie I was hoping for but was afraid we wouldn’t get! First of all, the writing team did a perfect job at introducing people to the concept of Tintin in the opening minutes of the film. I don’t want to say too much, but while this introduction process can usually be boring for those who...
“I can never understand it when horrible people like ‘Doctor Who’....”
“It always annoys me when people start mixing up their favorite fanfics with the...”
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Rachel Maddow Covering The NDAA — Don’t Stop!
“I think the worst aspect of the DC Relaunch is that the original ‘Young...”
'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' Spoiler-Free...
I’ve come back just now from a pre-screening of the movie. Because I want to keep this spoiler-free, the review will be pretty short.
I think the movie was very entertaining and there were many great character moments. However this sequel is more cartoonish than the first, some moments will stretch most people’s suspension of disbelief. Robert Downey Jr does a good job as always,...
My Comic-Book Pull List This Week
O.k so this is my comic-book pull list this week from Astro Books. Next to the titles I’ve included some random thoughts just for fun. There are some very slight spoilers but nothing too drastic.
American Vampire #21: This title is consistently good. In 21 issues, I have yet to say there was an issue I didn’t enjoy.
Batgirl #4: I’m honestly growing a bit tired of the whole...
“Catching a cold or fever when you’re single and live alone is really...”
“If you’re looking for great background music for your D&D games, you...”
DCU's Timeline of Five Years...
DC’s new continuity claims that Superman has been around for 5 years and Batman has been there a bit longer than that. I’m sorry to state the obvious but that timeline doesn’t work. Batman can’t have had so many Robins in little over five years without it turning into a joke.
DC’s approach was clumsy. They wanted to change some things but keep others as they...
“So if they have mastered cloning technology in the Star Wars Universe, why do...”
“About to watch ‘Adventure Time’ and eat cookies. Outside world,...”
My Pull List this Week, Along with Random Thoughts...
O.k so this is my comic-book pull list this week from Astro Books. Next to the titles I’ve included some random thoughts just for fun. There are some very slight spoilers but nothing too drastic.
Animal Man #4: I picked up this series because of all the great reviews it was getting, and I am so glad I did! It’s weird to consider Animal Man a horror/super-hero comic, but that’s...
“Now that we’ve had a few months of the new DC Universe, I have to say that...”
The Flash Family...
Aw, that is so cute… ^-^
Hey, wait a second here… >_>
THE IRONY!!! >.<
T^T
PS: For those who didn’t get it, DC’s ‘New 52’ removed most of the Flash Family characters from their continuity.
“In my opinion, ‘Cinema Paradiso’ has one of the greatest endings in...”
'Night and the Doctor' Review
The Sixth Series of ‘Doctor Who’ on DVD has a bonus feature titled ‘Night and the Doctor’, which is the umbrella title for a collection of five mini-episodes. Here’s a quick review of them all.
Spoilers!
Bad Night: Nothing much to say about this one, just a silly little short (in a good way) that ends on a funny note.
Good Night: This is my favorite of the...
Reviewing the 'Doctor Who' Handbooks
Since I bought both ‘The TARDIS Handbook’ and ‘The Dalek Handbook’ and promised a review of the first, I figured I might as well review both and even compare them. First of all let me stress that these books are mostly for die-hard DW fans. Unlike when you buy a DW novel, everything you’ll read in these books can also be found for free all over the internet by...