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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

Directors René Goscinny, Henri Gruel & Albert Uderzo Starring Roger Carel & Jacques Morel (original) Starring Seán Barrett & Michael Kilgarriff (English Dub) Rated G Score 6/6 A group of indomitable Gauls are challenged by Roman Emperor Julius Caesar to accomplish twelve impossible tasks. Glorious, Stupid and selfaware, is probably the esaiest way to describe…

The Phantom #1 Sells for $20K at Auction

The Australian printed edition #1 of The Phantom sold at auction over the weekend for over $20,000 almost doubling its estimated expectations. Editions #2, #3, #4 and #5 also broke record prices individually for their editions with all comics selling for over $50K in a single auction. “Comics are just another form of a passion…

Asterix the Gaul

Director Ray Goossens Starring Roger Carel & Jacques Morel Rated G Score 6/6 Gaul invaded! Asterix must save the Druid Getafix from the Romans. I’m sure there are more then a few of you out there who have read an Asterix comic book. Now it has been more then a few years since I have…

Happy

Creators Grant Morrison, Brian Taylor Starring Christopher Meloni, Ritchie Coster, Lili Mirojnick, Patton Oswalt Rated MA Score 6/6 An injured hitman befriends his kidnapped daughter’s imaginary friend – a perky blue flying unicorn. With the excess of comic book related movie and television content it is soooo satisfying to know that there is content out…

Hellbenders

Director J.T. Petty Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy Brown, Andre Royo Rated MA Score 6/6 The Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints, a team of blasphemous ministers who live in a constant state of debauchery, work to drag the worst of demons back to Hell. I suppose some of the best comic book movies or…