Written by Nicole Philips | Art by Beni Lobel | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
I approached The Blacklist #1 with some nervousness, being both not a watcher of the television series on which it is based (though I hear good things, and who doesn’t love James Spader?) and not in general a fan of comic book adaptations of films/ TV shows (or as I like to call them, cheap cash-ins). On the positive front, I noticed it was being developed by the team who oversee the actual show, not farmed out to cheap and cheerful third parties, and that it had art by Beni Lobel, who I am familiar with from his good work on DC Comics books.
Before launching into the main review, first a big thumbs up for the text introduction at the beginning, something too many books do not bother with. It gives a quick bio...
I approached The Blacklist #1 with some nervousness, being both not a watcher of the television series on which it is based (though I hear good things, and who doesn’t love James Spader?) and not in general a fan of comic book adaptations of films/ TV shows (or as I like to call them, cheap cash-ins). On the positive front, I noticed it was being developed by the team who oversee the actual show, not farmed out to cheap and cheerful third parties, and that it had art by Beni Lobel, who I am familiar with from his good work on DC Comics books.
Before launching into the main review, first a big thumbs up for the text introduction at the beginning, something too many books do not bother with. It gives a quick bio...
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Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 20: “Worlds Apart”
Written by Matt Pitts and Nicole Phillips (Teleplay) and Graham Roland (Story)
Directed by Charles Beeson
Airs Fridays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
This week, on Fringe: Walter and Walternate finally talk, Lincoln didn’t like coffee that much anyways, and Fauxlivia misses rainbows
When Fringe introduced the Other Side, they broke new ground for genre fiction. Plenty of films and TV shows have toyed with the idea of alternate universes, but none have used the trope to do such in-depth character analysis or exploration of identity. Besides giving the cast fantastic opportunities to stretch themselves and demonstrate their range, the Other Side has given the series any number of intriguing storylines, not to mention doubling the character count without doubling the budget.
Great science fiction, aside from telling interesting stories, explores the human condition by distancing its audience from themselves with technology,...
Written by Matt Pitts and Nicole Phillips (Teleplay) and Graham Roland (Story)
Directed by Charles Beeson
Airs Fridays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
This week, on Fringe: Walter and Walternate finally talk, Lincoln didn’t like coffee that much anyways, and Fauxlivia misses rainbows
When Fringe introduced the Other Side, they broke new ground for genre fiction. Plenty of films and TV shows have toyed with the idea of alternate universes, but none have used the trope to do such in-depth character analysis or exploration of identity. Besides giving the cast fantastic opportunities to stretch themselves and demonstrate their range, the Other Side has given the series any number of intriguing storylines, not to mention doubling the character count without doubling the budget.
Great science fiction, aside from telling interesting stories, explores the human condition by distancing its audience from themselves with technology,...
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