As of this article, 2000 stories have been posted to Bureau 42. We were thinking of reviewing 2001: A Space Odyssey in time for the next story, but the movie was already reviewed, and we won’t have time to read the book before tomorrow’s weekly comics discussion. A review of the film version of 2010 will be ready in time for that story. We do this for ourselves as much as we do it for you, so if anybody out there has any requests about what they want to see on this site, let us know below. If you “Read more,” you’ll see some of the plans already in place.
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Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash ?
This may be a bit off for here, but it’s just so darn cool… Sam Raimi is
reportedly working on what may be the ulitmate horror comedy, pitting Freddy Kreuger and Jason Voorhees against the legendary Ash from “Evil Dead.”
“Alien vs. Predator” Discussion
We were holding off on the discussion column since
Timeshredder might have been able to see it and
review it properly, but entries in the submission
queue seem to indicate people want to discuss it now.
This Week’s DVD Picks
These are the DVDs that I consider to be the
highlights of the August 17 releases.
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Singularity Sky
The day war was declared, a rain of telephones fell clattering to the cobblestones from the skies above Novy Petrograd. Some of them had half-melted from the heat of re-entry; others pinged and ticked, cooling rapidly in the postdawn chill. An inquisitive pigeon hopped close, head cocked to one side; it pecked at the shiny case of one such device, then fluttered away in alarm when it beeped. A tinny voice spoke: “Hello? Will you entertain us?”(1)
Charles Stross’ reputation for excellent short stories has made his first novel one of the most anticipated of the year. Singularity Sky has been nominated for a Hugo, and both James Patrick Kelly and Gardner Dozois (Asimov’s) place Stross on the “cutting edge of science fiction.”< So, how good is it? Continue reading →
Comic Review – “JLA Volume 2: American Dreams”
Here’s the followup to this
collection.
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Movie Review – “Total Recall”
I’m finally finding the time to churn through the requests
that we received a while ago. (You can always make your own
request if you want, even if it’s only a “me too”
to request an existing request, so I’ll know which
reviews to prioritize.) I should also warn you all
that there are spoilers in this particular review.
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Weekly Comics Discussion
This is a rare week, indeed. For once, I will be
getting none of the items that ship
this week. There are some other items you might
want to look at, though, including the first issue of
the new X-Force, and trades collecting the
first story arcs of the MAX Punisher title,
and the Marvel Knights Spider-Man title. DC
is offering the Julie Schwartz tribute issue about
The Flash, the JLA/Avengers
hardcover edition, and a new issue of Gotham
Central, a title which is well reviewed but not
well selling.
Comic Review – “JLA Volume 1: New World Order”
I’ve been tempted to pick this title up when Kurt
Busiek takes over with issue 107 in October. I
decided it would be best to see where it’s been,
first.
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