All Consuming : Clay Harrison

Why I recommend "Caught Stealing"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:49:54 GMT

by Charlie Huston

I’m not a crime fiction guy but loved this book. I read it based on Charlie’s work on Moon Knight and can’t wait to get my hands on his other titles.

Why I recommend "The Walking Dead Omnibus Vol. 2"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:12:59 GMT

The Walking Dead Omnibus Vol. 2

by Robert Kirkman

WOW! Incredible read and when you finish you know that this is survival horror at it’s best.

meh

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:29:17 GMT

X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse

by Akira Yoshida

Story is all over the place. The art was good and the only saving grace for this trade.

Why I recommend "Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:37:46 GMT

Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears

by Garth Ennis

Beautiful art when it’s not so damn dark. Like black as night, hard to see DARK.

Not a fan of westerns but love the horror aspect. Throw in Ennis as the writer and I’m in. It was average Ennis but enjoyable.

Why I recommend "Mad Men - Season 1"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:11:41 GMT

Mad Men - Season 1

by Matthew Weiner

Don Draper is the MAN!

A story about "Righteous Kill [Blu-ray]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:39:10 GMT

Righteous Kill [Blu-ray]

by Jon Avnet

Wishy Washy as the film isn’t that great. It’s really about Deniro and Pacino but the story and direction is lacking. Didn’t even go thru the special features.

A story about "Long Weekend"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:37:02 GMT

Long Weekend

by Colin Eggleston

Special features lacking but a good film.

Why I recommend "The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:09:38 GMT

The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow

I had low expectations about this. I usually dont like Marvel films that change up stuff from the books. These characters are not from any Marvel books but this is prolly the best of the animated films.

2 disc

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:17:11 GMT

Batman Gotham Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Special Features make it a buy. The movie, not so much.

It's all about the look

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:21:46 GMT

Appleseed Ex Machina (Single-Disc Edition)

by Shinji Aramaki

Weaker film than the first. Story is not that strong but the look is incredible.

Why I recommend "Too Fat to Fish"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:34:25 GMT

Too Fat to Fish

by Artie Lange

Funny and touching. Artie doesn’t hold back telling of his attempted suicide and being jailed after being kicked off Mad TV. The best is prolly the tale of how “Too Fat To Fish” came to be.

Legion and One-Shots

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:17:15 GMT

Justice League of America Vol. 2: The Lightning Saga

by Brad Meltzer

Not a Legion fan but really liked this story. Rarely do the one-shots in GN amount to anything. This book is the exception. Great stuff!

Not the writing

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:27:14 GMT

X-Factor Vol. 2: Life and Death Matters (X-Men) (v. 2)

by Peter David

but from 7-12 there are 4 different artist plus mix in the Civil War tie in issues and it’s a cluster eff.

If I hadn’t already bought the 3rd volume I would have dropped reading this from this run alone.

Buyer Beware

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:31:39 GMT

Legion of Monsters (Marvel Comics)

by Charlie Huston

The new stories are worthy.

Then it’s filled with reprint and poor reproduction.

And the Marvel Encyclopedia of Monsters?

In hardback and too expensive. PASS!

Too bad cause it’s got Charlie Huston and Skottie Young in it.

Humor in Monsters

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:08:44 GMT

Thunderbolts, Vol. 1: Faith in Monsters

by Warren Ellis

Warren writing villains playing “heroes”, good times. Political commentary mixed with funny dialogue make for a good read. Sadly Mike Deodato Jr.‘s art is prolly at it’s weakest in this run. Throw in a cpl of Thunderbolt one-shots that centered around Civil War and it’s worth picking up.

2 Disc is a con.

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:06:34 GMT

I Am Legend (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)

by Francis Lawrence (II)

Special Features are lame.

Comics that were available online. (Still they were nicely animated.) Alternate ending which is the 2nd disc and a “digital copy” you can put on your PC.

No commentary.

No Making of.

Hell they could have just put it on one disc and had a play option for the alternate ending. (and some commentary to it would have been nice. Especially when you call it controversial.)

Great movie but I’m a nerd for Special Features and thought I’d get more with a 2 Disc set.

A review of "Havoc (Unrated Version)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:13:40 GMT

Havoc (Unrated Version)

by Barbara Kopple

Anne nudes up. Nuff said.

Timeless

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:30:34 GMT

I Love You, Beth Cooper

by Larry Doyle

It’s a great and funny read. If you’re a fan of John Hughes films you’ll like this. It’s got that feel to it of great characters you care about.

And I just loved the dialogue.

Rarely do I want to see the film on a book I like but I’m kinda excited to see how they do it.

Comic vs Movie

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:49:04 GMT

Wanted

by Timur Bekmambetov

I’ll still say it, read the book. I’ll recommend Wanted based the visuals alone. In fact check out NightWatch and DayWatch.

The story has some holes but I enjoyed it. I tend to be critical of films translated from other media but just tried to watch and enjoy and it was fun.

2 Things I wanted was Chapter 2 and the Ending from the comic to be reflected well in the movie. It wasn’t an exact reflection but I enjoyed it.

I’ll prolly get more into details on my site.

Why I recommend "Young Avengers Vol. 2: Family Matters"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:22:54 GMT

Young Avengers Vol. 2: Family Matters

by Allan Heinberg

Just a good story but bogged down in continuity. Remove all the references to Marvel for the past 30 years and you have likable characters and a decent story. Though I wasn’t a fan of the idea cause it looked like a Teen Titans Marvel style I liked it was ended at 12 issues.

Bring em back and just write good stories.

A story about "Kenneth Keith Kallenbach: American Icon"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Clay Harrison) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:33:35 GMT

Kenneth Keith Kallenbach: American Icon

As I watched this I was entertained but Kenneth is just better on Stern. Or was as I realized that Kenneth died recently while in jail awaiting trail. Then it just became sad.

Plus this video is just Kenneth’s material again, again and again. It should almost be rereleased with commentary from friends and family. It just reminds me of Rupert Pumpkin if he blew smoke out of his eyes.

I’M NO WACKO! – Kenneth Keith.