Haiku Review: The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Just got back from the midnight screening of X-Files and I think this is as close to twittering as I'll come for now. BTW I should just get it out of the way that I'm an obsessive X-Phile. There I said it!

Like Shipper Fan Fic

Go for Mulder & Scully
Don't expect action

Oh and also go for the always awesome Callum Keith Rennie. He's seriously the crown jewel of Canadian Television! Don't make me throw DaVinci's Inquest in your face! Not to mention he's super sexy as Thrace-obsessed Leoben on BSG.

The CLOVERFIELD Prequel?

The Inspiration Behind Hud?
[And no, I am not talking about the film with Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, & Patricia Neal though you should definitely see it anyways.]

Cloverfield-Haiku Review!!!!Shaky camera
Not good when you're hungover
Yet entertaining

Haiku Reviews for November 21st-Part 2

The Umbrella--ella-ella-eh-eh-eh Academy #3 (Ok, I got that out of my system finally!!!)
W: Gerard Way
A: Gabriel Bá
Cover: James Jean

Another great read
So much family drama
Wonderful art too!



The Lone Ranger #10
W: Brett Matthews
A: Sergio Cariello
Cover: John Cassaday

John's got his demons
Evil journeys to Texas?
Great as usual




Catwoman #73
W: Will Pfeifer
A:David Lopez, Alvaro Lopez, Jeremy Cox

Is Catwoman back?
Will Selina lose it all?
Already want more





Checkmate #20
W: Greg Rucka
A: Joe Bennett, Jack Jadson

The fall of the Wall!
Midnight mystery Meta?
The crème of the crop!





New X-Men #44/Messiah Complex Chapter 4
W: Craig Kyle, Chris Yost
A:Humberto Ramos, Carlos Cuevas, Edgar Delgado

The Kids join the fight
Jamie and Layla still lost
MC really good!

BSG Razor Haiku Review

Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Directors: Félix Enríquez Alcalá & Wayne Rose
Writers: Ronald D. Moore (developer) & Michael Taylor (writer)

Since it was TWO hours of BSG-goodness, it requires TWO haikus:

BSG's back
Pegasus' past foreshadows
Kara Thrace is what...?

Young Adama,
Lesbian Cain and guilty Shaw
Make Razor kick ass!

See the full review here.

Haiku Reviews for Nov 7!!!-Part 1

Buffy Season 8 #8
W:Brian K. Vaughan
A:Georges Jeanty
Cover:Jo Chen

BKV explores
B & F’s issues galore.
G shows Faith the door?




Y-The Last Man #59
W:Brian K. Vaughan
A:Pia Guerra
I:Jose Marzan, Jr.

Hard truths for Yorick
See You Next Tuesday Alter
Why must you conclude?




Criminal #10
W:Ed Brubaker
A:Sean Phillips

A Holiday heist
Still not the end for Tracy
Crime with heart done right





Scalped #11
W:Jason Aaron
A:R.M. Guerra

Poor Mama Bad Horse
trying hard to set things right.
Gritty and Moving

Haiku Reviews for October 31st

Dynamo 5 #8
W:Jay Faerber
A:Mahmud A. Asrar
C:Ron Riley

So the boys are benched?
Cool showdown for the women
My fave hero clan




Jack of Fables #16
W:Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges
A:Andrew Robinson

A Halloween Treat
Jack makes deals with the Devils
Superbly Funny




X-Men Messiah Complex One-Shot
W: Ed Brubaker
A: Marc Silvestri

Miracle Baby
New hope for the X-Men or
another dead end?

Haiku Reviews for October 24-Enjoy!!!

Casanova #10
W:Matt Fraction
A:Fabio Moon
Cover:Gabriel Bá

Oops (Oh My) Zephyr!
No Cass but still excellent
Action Everywhen




Lone Ranger #9
W:Brett Matthews
A:Sergio Cariello
A Direction/Cover: John Cassaday

Dead things everywhere
Tonto always right, Cabron
Next one ends the arc




Proof #1
W:Alexander Grecian
A:Riley Rossmo
C:Tyler Jenkins

Big Foot is a Fed
Pacific Northwest eerie
Quirky Funny Read




She-Hulk #22
W:Peter David
A:Shawn Moll
I:Victor Olazaba

Good start and good art
Jinx wants her job back, She-Hulk
Britney-style Blackout

Recommendations???

Haiku Reviews for Oct 18

Suburban Glamour #1
Story, Art and Letters: Jamie McKelvie

Suburbs emo style
Splash of pink and fantasy
Hell of a read



The Umbrella Academy #2
Writer: Gerard Way
Art: Gabriel Ba

Acad in full swing!
Way says music is deadly,
When did Six die?

The Darjeeling Limited: Next Stop Louis Vuitton!!!

Owen Wilson, Adrian Brody, & Jason Schwartzman play brothers in the new Wes Anderson movie. So yeah...not entirely convincing because they don't look remotely a like but thankfully they are fun to watch together (especially when one is Indian pepper-spraying the other two).

Style Notes:
The Whitman Brothers spend the entire movie lugging their Father’s luggage set (courtesy of Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton) around India. Since the movie is co-written by Roman Coppola I knew there would be a prerequisite Marc Jacobs appearence but seriously I didn’t expect it to be a principal cast member. I bet SAG is already forcing the luggage to pay dues.

Plus Angelica Huston proves that even though she's a nun in India she can rock the Guerlain Loose Kohl Eyeliner.

Haiku Synopsis
Spiritual trek
Three brothers travel by train
Across India

Haiku Review
Beautiful Colors
Better Than Life Aquatic
Touching Funny Sad

Haiku Reviews for Oct 3. Enjoy!!! *Updated*

Buffy Season 8 #7
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Art: Georges Jeanty

Is Faith A new Hope
For ridding bad slayer G?
Find out Read It




JLA Hitman #2
Writer:Garth Ennis
Art: John McCrea

Hitman saves the day
Touching tribute to Tommy
It’s Bueno for sure




Faker #4
Writer: Mike Carey
Art: Jock

People made of goo
Government Conspiracies
Go for the swell art





All-Star Batman & Robin #7
Writer: Frank Miller
Art: Jim Lee

Batman has masked romp
Letting Robin slice faces
WTF Batman?




Here's another one because I like you guys so much...
The Vinyl Underground #1
Writer: Si Spencer
Penciller: Simon Gane
Inker: Cameron Stewart

London Underground
Pretty people solving crimes
Will see how this goes


Do you fine ladies & gents recommend anything?

Pushing Daisies is PRETENTIOUS (but you know, in that good way

.......or how it’s going to be Manuel’s new fave show)

Advanced Haiku Review (TV Edition)!

Pretentious TV
Six Feet Under meets Pee Wee
Watch it for Cheno

Here’s how PD compares with Buffy/Angel

Josspeak-CHECK!
Girl with a guy nickname-CHECK!
SMG co-star-CHECK!
Living dead-CHECK!
Gay-friendly-CHECK!
Hottie Lead Actor-CHECK!

On Tuesday at 8pm-CHECK! [Canada Only, bitches!]

Haiku Review for Sept 26

Criminal #9
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Art: Sean Phillips

Oh so very noir
Great but heartbreaking reveal
How will it all end?




X-Men #203

Writer-Mike Carey

Art-Humberto Ramos/Carlos Cuevas

Mystique really rocks
Yet not sure what’s happening
Why no shirt Iceman






Wonder Woman Annual #1
Writer-Allan Heinberg
Art-Terry Dodson

Why do this to me
Dodsons’ art is wonderful
Hoping for better





Killing Girl #2
Writer-Glen Brunswick
Art-Frank Espinosa

Fantastic Issue
The art is so amazing
Cool girl assassin

And a special TV Haiku Review (since it has taken me so long to post these)

Bionic Woman
Wednesdays @ 9pmEST-PST/8pmCST on NBC

Love you David E
Please keep Katee she’s the shit
I’ll tune in next week

The Umbrella Academy Haiku Review!!

Because we all love these bite-size reviews, just thought I'd share another one from this past week from our dear friends at Dark Horse (We (heart) you Scott Allie!!)

G-Way and G-Bá
Cooky plot and James Jean's art
It's Umbrellicious!

The Umbrella Academy
The Day the Eiffel Tower Went Berserk
Issue 1 (of 6) of Apocalypse Suite
Story: Gerard Way
Art: Gabriel Bá
Cover: James Jean

Full review

Haiku Reviews!!!

Haiku Comic Book Reviews
Fast and Easy (so pretty much like this blogger after couple of Smirnoff Ices)
So you can spend less time reading reviews by subterraneans and more time reading books/blogging/fanfictionalizing/braiding each other’s hair.

Ex-Machina
Issue 30
Story: Brian K. Vaughan
Art: Tony Harris



BKV so good
New Storyline Exciting
Harris art pretty

JLA Hitman
Issue 1
Story: Garth Ennis
Art: John McCrea



JLA Hitman
Nothing much really happens
But you are funny

Dynamo 5
Issue 7
Story: Jay Faerber
Art: Mahmud A Assar


Family Drama
Kicking fighting girl on girl
Beaucoup fun Buy it

And I'm going to sneak one in from a couple of weeks ago.....

Y: The Last Man
Issue 58
Story: Brian K. Vaughan
Art: Pia Guerra


Love Death and the Beths
Joss Whedon has taught you well
Just Two To Go sad