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New DC Horror Imprint “The Conjuring: The Lover” To Serve As A Prelude To The Conjuring 3

DC HORROR has launched the new graphic novel The Conjuring: The Lover, a prelude to New Line Cinema’s highly anticipated third entry of The Conjuring franchise, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It whose trailer was released just yesterday. The new 17+ imprint from DC and Warner Bros. will deliver a new level of suspense and terror that will leave readers sleeping with the lights on. The Conjuring: The Lover is a five-issue limited series with one issue being released each month, setting up the next installment of the massive franchise, The Conjuring 3. Co-written by The Conjuring 2 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and New York best-selling author Rex Ogle (Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan, Teen Titans) the imprint features art by Garry Brown (Babyteeth). Bill Sienkiewicz did the main cover with a variant by Ryan Brown (Dark Nights). From early titles like House of Mystery and House of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 23, 2021
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Book Review: Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics (2020)

Jack Kirby is the single greatest comic book creator that ever lived. Period, full fuckin’ stop. You can disagree of course, and of course you would be wrong… I mean come the hell on; the dude created The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, and most importantly to me, The X-Men, and roughly eleven-billionty others (including the genius of his New Gods work for DC, and creations for animation)… and his place in history is well-and-duly preserved, not to mention his influence on modern cinema with all of those Marvel flicks comin’ out every 15 seconds (well they were before the world temporarily turns upside down). So that brings us to Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics; the new four-color opus from Tom Scioli (American Barbarian, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Go-bots, and Fantastic Four Grand Design to name a few), a genius-level creator in his own right… and one of my all-time favorite artists around today, who (not)

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DanXIII
Jul 11, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: Krypton: The Complete Second Season (2019)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this blog post. The opinions I share are my own. When I heard that a Superman based TV series was being produced that wouldn’t focus on ol’ Kal-El I was a bit perplexed (to be fair, that’s my normal state), but the end result was pretty damn fantastic (and you can read my thoughts on the matter right here). Well as fate and ratings would demand, our pals at SyFy gave us a second season of Krypton, and I’m fixin’ to slap my eyeballs on it post-haste! Season two drops the ol’ city of Kandor well and truly into the soup! Zod still has Big K in his iron grip of insanity, and he’s got a wild hair up his alien ass about conquering the entire universe in order to ensure a rebuilt Krypton’s security… a Krypton rebuilt to his exact specifications mind you!

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DanXIII
Jan 16, 2020
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DC Comics Brings the Monster Action for this Spooky Season!

Let me tell ya cats n’ creeps; DC Comics has got one hell of a creepy collection of comics headed your way this monstrous month! Don’t believe me? Check out the sinister skinny on these revoltin’ releases! “DC has a host of new monster-filled, action-packed comics that will surely satisfy every reader’s needs for the spooky season. Some of this month’s most tantalizing releases include DC GHOSTS GIANT #1, a staggering 100-page print that includes three new supernatural stories written by Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen and John Layman respectively, along with six other beautifully reprinted haunted tales. Not to be outdone, DC is returning to the beloved world of “Red Rain” in SECRETS OF SINISTER HOUSE, an 80-page anthology of terror curated with stories and artwork by Paul Dini, Bryan Hill and John Romita. You can also join Frankenstein and his gaggle of ghouls in GOTHAM CITY MONSTERS #1 as they attempt to keep the cosmos from collapsing around them.”

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DanXIII
Oct 9, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Doom Patrol: The Complete First Season (2019)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share on my own. Let’s be honest cats n’ creeps we live in a wondrous age… an age where it’s possible for any ol’ superhero team to get their own TV show, no matter how offbeat or obscure (as far as the general public is concerned anyway). That brings us to the subject of this here revoltin’ review; Doom Patrol, a great slice of wacky weirdness in it’s four-color iteration, but not the first choice one may have for live-action adaptation. Turns out it should have been… The basic storyline for this super show goes as follows: The Doom Patrol; who’s ranks include Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero), a dominant personality of a woman who has been traumatized, Rita Farr (April Bowlby) known as Elasti-Girl who is stretching herself thin trying not to become a permanent bowl of Jell-O,

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DanXIII
Oct 2, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Krypton: The Complete First Season (2018)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this blog post. The opinions I share are my own. Hearing that a Krypton based TV joint was being produced that wouldn’t focus on ol’ Superman made me as nervous as a cat nervous about shit that makes cats nervous (Disclaimer: I’m not a cat). Let’s see if that case of jitters was justified… Krypton concerns the adventures of Supes’ grand-pappy Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe) who resides in the Kryptonian city of Kandor 200 years before the planet is fated to explode…and let me tell ya; Seg’s having a time of it. The House of El is on the shit list after Seg’s grandfather got the ax for suggesting that their is life on planets other than Krypton, and our homeboy is caught up in the plottings of shifty chief magistrate, Daron-Vex (Elliot Cowan), who’s daughter Nyssa Vex (Wallis Day) Seg is set to marry

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DanXIII
Mar 4, 2019
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Contortionist Who Went Viral To Become Rag Doll In ‘The Flash’

Troy James terrified audiences with his contortion routine on “Showtime at the Apollo” that went viral. James has the ability to contort his body into unnatural positions, but there’s more, he is able to run and jump while in the “crabwalk” stance making fans of horror wanting him to be in movies. Well, Troy has done work for the series “The Strain”, “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments” and even appeared in a Japanese commercial for business suits that stretch for comfort. Now Troy will be entering the world of comic book villainy as Rag Doll, a contortionist villain in the comic book series “The Flash”. Rag Doll is a contortionist criminal who disguises himself as toys (more notably literal ragdolls). His appearance over the years including his abilities have changed (as the role of Rag Doll was passed down from Father to son), he now looks like a harlequin type doll with long red dreadlock looking hair and not only can

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Capt McNeely
Aug 25, 2018
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The Pronouns of Fandom

Disclaimer: Sports, film, music, and art will do more to unite a nation than politics. All of these, collectively known as “entertainment” allow people a sense of belonging, identity and sharing. They can represent the best of us as a species. All can inspire, amaze and make us and make us better people. Notice I left out any reference to “ownership.” Grammar Nazis love to focus on the improper use of “You’re” and “Your” and “They’re and There.” I suggest they look into the misuse of certain pronouns. Fans of any medium don’t seem to understand “Us” and “Them” or “We” and “They.” A sports example: The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl 52. The players, coach, the staff that worked on a daily basis to make the machine run–THEY won the Super Bowl. YOU reading this did not. To see “We did it!” type posts online is another example of a spectator world that confuses viewing with doing. To be

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Capt McNeely
Feb 8, 2018
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Top Horror Authors Unleashed Upon DC Universe In Upcoming One-Shot

Coming to comic shops everywhere October 25, DC House of Horror is a one-shot anthology in which your favorite DC Universe characters come face-to-face with the eerie and horrific. Featuring stories by some of today’s top macabre literary talents, including Brian Keene (Earthworm Gods, Ghoul), Edward Lee (Slither, Flesh Gothic), Bryan Smith (Freakshow), Mary SanGiovanni (Savage Woods), Weston Ochse (Scarecrow Gods) and others. The artists handling the two-fisted terror tales include Rags Morales (Action Comics), Scott Kolins, Bilquis Evely (Wonder Woman) and several more. Within the pages of the volume, you’ll encounter an unknowable horror battling a lone survivor of the Justice League, Martha Kent terrorized by terrors from space, a homicidal Amazonian spirit, and so much more! If you’re a devotee of both horror and comics, then rejoice, for this Halloween fright comes to the DC universe.

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Capt McNeely
Jul 11, 2017

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New DC Horror Imprint “The Conjuring: The Lover” To Serve As A Prelude To The Conjuring 3

DC HORROR has launched the new graphic novel The Conjuring: The Lover, a prelude to New Line Cinema’s highly anticipated third entry of The Conjuring franchise, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It whose trailer was released just yesterday. The new 17+ imprint from DC and Warner Bros. will deliver a new level of suspense and terror that will leave readers sleeping with the lights on. The Conjuring: The Lover is a five-issue limited series with one issue being released each month, setting up the next installment of the massive franchise, The Conjuring 3. Co-written by The Conjuring 2 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and New York best-selling author Rex Ogle (Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan, Teen Titans) the imprint features art by Garry Brown (Babyteeth). Bill Sienkiewicz did the main cover with a variant by Ryan Brown (Dark Nights). From early titles like House of Mystery and House of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 23, 2021
Horror Fuel

Book Review: Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics (2020)

Jack Kirby is the single greatest comic book creator that ever lived. Period, full fuckin’ stop. You can disagree of course, and of course you would be wrong… I mean come the hell on; the dude created The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, and most importantly to me, The X-Men, and roughly eleven-billionty others (including the genius of his New Gods work for DC, and creations for animation)… and his place in history is well-and-duly preserved, not to mention his influence on modern cinema with all of those Marvel flicks comin’ out every 15 seconds (well they were before the world temporarily turns upside down). So that brings us to Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics; the new four-color opus from Tom Scioli (American Barbarian, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Go-bots, and Fantastic Four Grand Design to name a few), a genius-level creator in his own right… and one of my all-time favorite artists around today, who (not)

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 11, 2020
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Krypton: The Complete Second Season (2019)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this blog post. The opinions I share are my own. When I heard that a Superman based TV series was being produced that wouldn’t focus on ol’ Kal-El I was a bit perplexed (to be fair, that’s my normal state), but the end result was pretty damn fantastic (and you can read my thoughts on the matter right here). Well as fate and ratings would demand, our pals at SyFy gave us a second season of Krypton, and I’m fixin’ to slap my eyeballs on it post-haste! Season two drops the ol’ city of Kandor well and truly into the soup! Zod still has Big K in his iron grip of insanity, and he’s got a wild hair up his alien ass about conquering the entire universe in order to ensure a rebuilt Krypton’s security… a Krypton rebuilt to his exact specifications mind you!

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 16, 2020
Horror Fuel

DC Comics Brings the Monster Action for this Spooky Season!

Let me tell ya cats n’ creeps; DC Comics has got one hell of a creepy collection of comics headed your way this monstrous month! Don’t believe me? Check out the sinister skinny on these revoltin’ releases! “DC has a host of new monster-filled, action-packed comics that will surely satisfy every reader’s needs for the spooky season. Some of this month’s most tantalizing releases include DC GHOSTS GIANT #1, a staggering 100-page print that includes three new supernatural stories written by Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen and John Layman respectively, along with six other beautifully reprinted haunted tales. Not to be outdone, DC is returning to the beloved world of “Red Rain” in SECRETS OF SINISTER HOUSE, an 80-page anthology of terror curated with stories and artwork by Paul Dini, Bryan Hill and John Romita. You can also join Frankenstein and his gaggle of ghouls in GOTHAM CITY MONSTERS #1 as they attempt to keep the cosmos from collapsing around them.”

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 9, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Doom Patrol: The Complete First Season (2019)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share on my own. Let’s be honest cats n’ creeps we live in a wondrous age… an age where it’s possible for any ol’ superhero team to get their own TV show, no matter how offbeat or obscure (as far as the general public is concerned anyway). That brings us to the subject of this here revoltin’ review; Doom Patrol, a great slice of wacky weirdness in it’s four-color iteration, but not the first choice one may have for live-action adaptation. Turns out it should have been… The basic storyline for this super show goes as follows: The Doom Patrol; who’s ranks include Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero), a dominant personality of a woman who has been traumatized, Rita Farr (April Bowlby) known as Elasti-Girl who is stretching herself thin trying not to become a permanent bowl of Jell-O,

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 2, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Krypton: The Complete First Season (2018)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this blog post. The opinions I share are my own. Hearing that a Krypton based TV joint was being produced that wouldn’t focus on ol’ Superman made me as nervous as a cat nervous about shit that makes cats nervous (Disclaimer: I’m not a cat). Let’s see if that case of jitters was justified… Krypton concerns the adventures of Supes’ grand-pappy Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe) who resides in the Kryptonian city of Kandor 200 years before the planet is fated to explode…and let me tell ya; Seg’s having a time of it. The House of El is on the shit list after Seg’s grandfather got the ax for suggesting that their is life on planets other than Krypton, and our homeboy is caught up in the plottings of shifty chief magistrate, Daron-Vex (Elliot Cowan), who’s daughter Nyssa Vex (Wallis Day) Seg is set to marry

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 4, 2019
Horror Fuel

Contortionist Who Went Viral To Become Rag Doll In ‘The Flash’

Troy James terrified audiences with his contortion routine on “Showtime at the Apollo” that went viral. James has the ability to contort his body into unnatural positions, but there’s more, he is able to run and jump while in the “crabwalk” stance making fans of horror wanting him to be in movies. Well, Troy has done work for the series “The Strain”, “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments” and even appeared in a Japanese commercial for business suits that stretch for comfort. Now Troy will be entering the world of comic book villainy as Rag Doll, a contortionist villain in the comic book series “The Flash”. Rag Doll is a contortionist criminal who disguises himself as toys (more notably literal ragdolls). His appearance over the years including his abilities have changed (as the role of Rag Doll was passed down from Father to son), he now looks like a harlequin type doll with long red dreadlock looking hair and not only can

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 25, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Pronouns of Fandom

Disclaimer: Sports, film, music, and art will do more to unite a nation than politics. All of these, collectively known as “entertainment” allow people a sense of belonging, identity and sharing. They can represent the best of us as a species. All can inspire, amaze and make us and make us better people. Notice I left out any reference to “ownership.” Grammar Nazis love to focus on the improper use of “You’re” and “Your” and “They’re and There.” I suggest they look into the misuse of certain pronouns. Fans of any medium don’t seem to understand “Us” and “Them” or “We” and “They.” A sports example: The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl 52. The players, coach, the staff that worked on a daily basis to make the machine run–THEY won the Super Bowl. YOU reading this did not. To see “We did it!” type posts online is another example of a spectator world that confuses viewing with doing. To be

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 8, 2018
Horror Fuel

Top Horror Authors Unleashed Upon DC Universe In Upcoming One-Shot

Coming to comic shops everywhere October 25, DC House of Horror is a one-shot anthology in which your favorite DC Universe characters come face-to-face with the eerie and horrific. Featuring stories by some of today’s top macabre literary talents, including Brian Keene (Earthworm Gods, Ghoul), Edward Lee (Slither, Flesh Gothic), Bryan Smith (Freakshow), Mary SanGiovanni (Savage Woods), Weston Ochse (Scarecrow Gods) and others. The artists handling the two-fisted terror tales include Rags Morales (Action Comics), Scott Kolins, Bilquis Evely (Wonder Woman) and several more. Within the pages of the volume, you’ll encounter an unknowable horror battling a lone survivor of the Justice League, Martha Kent terrorized by terrors from space, a homicidal Amazonian spirit, and so much more! If you’re a devotee of both horror and comics, then rejoice, for this Halloween fright comes to the DC universe.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 11, 2017