Sunday, 25 January 2015

Calabrese - Lust for Sacrilege

The brothers Calabrese have raised the bar once again with their heaviest and darkest album yet! From beginning to end,  both longtime fans will be ecstatic while new fans will be gained with this release. Yes, it is that good! The brothers are unstoppable with this their 6th album and show no signs of slowing down. Standouts include "The Dark is Who I Am", "Down in Misery", "Teenage Crimewave", "Flesh and Blood", the awesome title track "Lust for Sacrilege", "Serpentflame", "Gimme War", "New York Ripper", "Lords of the Wasteland" and "Drift into Dust". If anyone ever doubted the awesomeness of Calabrese then you'll be speechless with this release.

Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet (#7)

Here we have the finale where Deadpool takes his arm and stabs Dracula in the heart, uses Medusa to defeat Dracula's army and live happily ever after! Is there more? Of course! Read the books and you'll be smiling from ear to ear at what occurs between the pages as he finally finds love in the monster mash!

Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet (#6)

In this issue, the monsters, Thunderbolts, Blade, Deadpool and friends fight in New York where Dracula's wife to be tells him she's married to...DEADPOOL! She is turned to stone and when he confronts Dracula, he has his arm torn off. This is just funny, awesome, great and I can't get enough of this story! This is Deadpool awesomeness at its best.

Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet (#5)

Been a while eh? Well in this issue, Dracula is pissed sending the Frightful Four after Deadpool and his wife to be who, lock themselves in a church after being attacked by vampires in teddy bear costumes. If that makes sense to you then that is just the beginning of the story....needless to say it is enjoyable and fun like this whole story has been!

Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1952 (#2)

Here we have the second issue of the new Hellboy series featuring his first mission. Here we have a priest who is killed, the agents almost lured into a trap, Big Red attacked by a demon monkey and then lured into a trap during the chase by an agent who closes the door, throwing a grenade in the building with Hellboy. Wall to wall action and we're only at issue 2! I can't wait to see how this all unfolds!

Misfits - Project 1950

Well, here we have the expanded edition of the first album featuring Only's vocals. According to the liner notes, Marky's drums were redone but, I don't think so. The original album is pretty good as Only and company tackle classic songs that one would find hard to hate...it's a good tight album that originally doesn't overstay its welcome. However, you move into the bonus tracks and the wheels come off. The only good song is the cover of the Elvis classic "(You're the) Devil in Disguise". I mean, who arranged these!? Only get this if you don't have the original album or if you're a completest who must own everything from the band because, if you are curious of how the new songs stack up, you'll be disappointed. Why doesn't Only record another original album? Devil's Rain was better then I expected and would love to see what he does next instead of rehashing or re-releasing what's already been done before.

Friday, 23 January 2015

Hellboy and the B.P.R.D 1952 (#1)

So, this is the first issue in what looks like to be an ongoing monthly series about Big Red. Sure, we have had glimpses before of his childhood or earlier missions through books, graphic novels and other B.P.R.D. mini series but, here we have his first mission. Have a bright eye youngster, a worried dad, shady agent, a drunk disapproving priest, and a town in the shadows....you have the beginnings of gold. It is no lie that I am a fan of Hellboy and cannot wait to see what they do next. However, until the next issue of Hellboy in Hell is released, this is a good idea by Mignola and company to give us a glimpse into the past of his life especially since this is supposed to lead up to his debut in 1993 and the death of his dad. I cannot wait to see the stories they tell to fill in the gaps leading up to that amazing story.