When the Ultimate Universe was announced to be relaunched I was initially excited about a new…
The Quarter Box
Comic book reviews by Matthew Szewczyk
Piko Arcade Collection 1 (Evercade) Review
The latest release for the Evercade retro gaming cartridge systems (both handheld and console) is the…
Ray’Z Arcade Chronology (Switch) Review – Old school shooter action in the palm of your hands
The Ray’Z Aracade Chronology includes all three games of the Taito classic arcade “Ray Trilogy”; RayForce…
AEW: Fight Forever (Xbox, Switch, PS) brings old school wrestling video games back to the fans!
I am old enough to remember hearing about the very first Wrestlemania and trying to talk…
Gungrave G.O.R.E. (Xbox Gamepass) Review
Gungrave G.O.R.E. is the latest game is the series which started way back in 2002 on…
Creepshow #3 (Image) Review
There are few things I love more than a good comic book anthology series, particularly a…
Fantastic Four #1 (Review) The dawn of a new low key age
What kind of introduction can one come up with for the Fantastic Four? The original Marvel…
Halo Infinite (Xbox) Review – 343i does the impossible
It is no secret that Halo Infinite was a huge game for Microsoft and the Xbox…
Cotton 100% (Switch) Review
Cotton 100% was originally released back in 1994 in Japan and is finally making it’s way…
Gleylancer (Xbox) Review – Shooting like it is 1992
Gleylancer is one of those early 90’s SHUMPs that we used to read about in the…
Crisis Wing (Xbox) Review – Shooting action to please the most hardcore of SHUMP fans
I have been a lifelong fan of SHUMPS ever since I played 1943 in the arcade…
Gun Honey #1 (Titan Comics) Review
The “Hard Case Crime” series from Titan Comics has been a guilty pleasure of mine for…
Atheneum: Mystic Library (Board Game) Review
Atheneum: Mystic Library is the third game from the L’Atelier studio and it is their most…
Batman: Black and White #1 Review
I am not sure why Batman works so well for me when presented sans color, but…
Super Mega Baseball 3 (XBox One) Launch Day Lets Play Video Review
Super Mega Baseball returns with its third release of the series and boy has it shown…
Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom (Steam) Game Review
Picture asteroids on crack and you have a small idea of what this top-down single screen…
Love University #1 (Evoluzione Publishing) Review
I did not have high hopes for Love University when I started reading the first issue…
RBI Baseball 20 (Xbox One) Let’s Play Video Review
While the coronavirus has struck and delayed Major League Baseball opening day by (at least) two…
FoxForce #5 Review
Lucky Comics focuses on public domain characters and bringing them back for a modern audience. I…
Star Wars #1 Review
Star Wars seems to be at the center of the entertainment world right now with the…
Star Wars: The Rise Of Kylo Ren #1 Review
With the release of The Rise of Skywalker movie, the saga is complete and now the…
The Archie Art of Francesco Francavilla – Review
Has anyone done more for Archie Comics in the last ten years then Francesco Francavilla did…
Star Wars Adventures 2019 Annual Review
Of all the most unlikely of comebacks, could any be more surprising then Jaxxon returning to…
Pawarumi (Switch) Old school shoot ’em up action
The Nintendo Switch has become something of a SHUMP heaven recently with a bevy of overhead…
Spider-Man: Life Story #1: The 60’s Review
When Spider-Man made his debut in 1962, Peter Parker was a scrawny 15-year old high school…
Piczle Colors (Switch) Review
Piczle Colors for the Nintendo Switch is a very enjoyable little game that crosses Soduku with…
Shazam! #2 Review
The new Shazam! series, brilliantly timed to release around the time the movie launches, has taken…
The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy – Volume 25 (1969-1970) Review
For comic fans too young to remember or perhaps just unaware of the newspaper strip, Chester…
Conan the Barbarian #1 Review
After a lengthy absence, Canan has returned to its original comic book home, Marvel Comics which…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Movie Review
First impressions upon leaving the theater after finishing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was that we had…
The Amazing Spider-Man #7 Review
As a huge fan of Nick Spencers series the Superior Foes of Spider-Man I was understandably…
It Came Out On A Wednesday #1 (Alterna) Review
If there is one independent comic book publisher that not enough comic fans are paying attention…
Sea of Thieves #1 (Titan) Review – Arr, there be gold on those pages!
Talk like a pirate day may not be until September but Sea of Thieves, based on…
Mata Hari #1 (Dark Horse) Review – Dancer, lover, spy and pinball machine
In a text piece at the back of the first issue of Mata Hari writer Emma…
Action Comics #996 (DC) Review – Countdown to a grand
The first time I started collection Superman comic books was back in the eighties when John…
Damage #1 (DC) Review – You won’t like Damage when he’s angry…
Did you know that the Damage character was first introduced in 1994 which means he is…
Avengers #675 (Marvel) Review – No planet, no problem!
It is event time in the Marvel universe and not a moment too soon. With what…
Cosmo #1 (Archie Comics) Review
Running a total of six issues back in the 1950’s, Cosmo the Merry Martian has had…
Blood Bowl: More Guts, More Glory #3 Review
Based on the tabletop game first released thirty-odd years ago, Blood Bowl is a fantasy take…
The Best of Archie Comics – Book One
This collection is over 400 pages of full color classic Archie comic books broken down into…
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #2 Review
PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics WRITER: Chip Zdarsky ILLUSTRATOR: Adam Kubert COVER: Adam Kubert PRICE: $3.99 RATING: WEBSITE:…
Sweet Lullaby #3 Review
Lullaby is a second generation assassin who works for a government black-ops agency under the supervision…
Knights of the Dinner Table #188
One of the longest running independent comic book series of all time, this role-playing themed series…
Godzilla: The Half Century War #1
The problem with a Godzilla comic book is that as a character he is really pretty…
It Came From Beneath the Sea… Again! Review
This is a sequel to the 1955 black and white stop motion masterpiece, It Came From…
Kevin Keller #4 Review
In an almost perfect scheduling move, this issue of Kevin Keller almost hit stands while the…