Father Gaetano’s Puppet Catechism
Mike Mignola has been one of my favorite comic book artists for decades, and I have also fallen in love with his writing and storytelling skills through his Hellboy universe of comics, which Mr. Mignola has guided for twenty-five years (and which consistently tops my annual Best Comic
Ragna Rok: The Hellboy Saga Draws to a Close!
For twenty-five years, Mike Mignola’s Hellboy comics have been one of my very favorite comic book series. This series has expanded from an occasionally-published series of mini-series and short stories to a vast universe of stories, with multiple interconnected stories chronicling
“And Now Our Watch is Ended” — Josh Bids Farewell to Game of Thrones
Looking back on eight seasons of Game of Thrones, I am in awe of what creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have been able to accomplish. They brought the novels of George R. R. Martin’s to glorious life, hooking me deeply into the stories and characters. It’s been a
News Around the Net!
A blu-ray of the amazing documentary What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which I reviewed on Wednesday, is now available for pre-order at Amazon! Have you heard about the kids at North Bergen High School in New Jersey who adapted Alien for the stage? Th
Josh Reviews the Amazing Documentary About Star Trek Deep Space Nine: “What We Left Behind”
On Monday night I had the pleasure to see, on the big screen, the extraordinary documentary What We Left Behind, looking back at my favorite of the Star Trek shows, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The documentary was directed by Ira Steven Behr, who was the show-runner of DS9 for most
Josh Reviews Game of Thrones: “The Bells”
Game of Thrones’ penultimate episode came close to greatness, which makes the places where it fell short all the more painful. Let’s dig in. Obviously, SPOILERS below, so for the love of the old gods and the new, don’t read if you haven’t seen the episode!
Josh Reviews the Two-Part Finale of Star Trek: Discovery Season Two: “Such Sweet Sorrow”
Well, I’ll give them some credit, the folks behind Star Trek: Discovery did their best to pull out all the stops for this two-part season finale. There were huge spaceship battles and hand-to-hand combat sequences, there were big emotional moments, and attempts made to not only an
Josh Reviews Game of Thrones: “The Last of the Starks”
“The Last of the Starks” was a very solid episode. There was lots of great character stuff, some heartfelt goodbyes, and a death that landed more powerfully than any of the ones from the previous episode. It also had some weaknesses, notably more of the lack of attenti