There are terrible things that happen in the world but there are also terrible people who make these things happen. It’s the terrible people we should concern ourselves more. When events occur by themselves, there is no-one to blame. But people who set these events in motion need to concern …
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 05/29/2019
You know, when I talked to him last, Tom King told me that “he just wanted people to know how much he loved the comics medium”. I love the medium too. But I’ve been thinking about that conversation and it’s made me wonder, as a man leaving his forties, why …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 05/22/2019
Rules are important in any situation. As an avid game player, I cling to rules to understand context, themes and most importantly, strategy. But there are the unwritten, unspoken rules that pop up in every situation that throw us for a loop. I’m talking about values, or house factors which …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/24/2019
I just did an interview with the propmaster of Star Trek: Discovery for another website today. What I got from that interview was the importance of a love of details. Props are important in conveying ambience and mood, and that’s why details are so important. We’re looking at detailed craftsmanship …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/17/2019
The theme for this week is unlikely allies. Life takes you in weird directions sometimes and this week, we’re looking at the weird directions that some of our favourite comic heroes are sent. DC Comics Batman #69 We’re finally seeing the picture of Batman’s state of being coming together with …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 03/13/2019
In this day and age, we can be so pre-occupied with image; how we appear. Our self-conscientiousness gets in the way of just simply completing things; meeting deadlines and in essence, measuring up to our responsibilities. I can understand how the folks of my parents’ generation get so upset with …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 02/27/2019
The mission. The task. The responsibility. The measure of a successful character is the dedication to the task he has either been given or has given himself. That’s what we are looking at this time around. So, let’s get to the list for this week! IDW Publishing Star Trek vs …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 01/30/2019
Didn’t you ever just wish to win the lottery? For three wishes? How about for a fairy godmother? Who hasn’t? People who have either won the lottery or don’t need to, I suppose. But that sort of a wish is an example of the purest escapism, and if Bill Maher …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 01/16/2019
The theme for this week’s curated collection of comic titles is the re-creation of decades-old properties for new audiences – or audiences who are interested in seeing new ways that their well-known heroes can be re-imagined. It’s the intention behind the reimagining that makes the quality of the project. If …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 01/09/2019
Happy New Year and welcome back! This week, it’s the call of responsibility that governs this week’s theme in the comic lists. After all, it’s been a restful and relaxing holiday break but like the rest of the western world is realizing, the holidays are over and it’s time to …
Read More »‘Cavendish’ to contain spooky weirdness and “unintentional” geek appeal
Thanks to CBC's new show 'Cavendish,' an entire audience of geeks will come to learn where the titular island is located and be laughing all the while.
Read More »‘Kim’s Convenience’ returns for Season 3, highlights Toronto culture and diversity
'Kim's Convenience' is back for Season 3, and even as it showcases Toronto and Canada's diversity and differences, it also highlights the universals that bring us together.
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 12/12/2018
“We … do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; …” That’s a truncation of President John F. Kennedy’s famous Rice Stadium speech exhorting the American public to support the Apollo space program. It’s one of my favourite speeches, not just because it talks …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 12/05/2018
Let’s face it: it’s not like we lead second lives, have secret identities or are the heroes in some grand adventure. But in comics, we can. Reading comics allows us the vicarious, albeit brief thrill of borrowing those features and losing ourselves in a fantasy with values that speak to …
Read More »REVIEW: Storm Crow Manor is where my wife (or anyone) can find me
I have a new home and it’s the Storm Crow Manor. It’ll be difficult to make the move though. I mean, I have a wife and family, but I don’t think they understand me as well as Canada’s Geekiest Pub does. It’ll be a case of having to make some …
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