Author Archives: Lamar Furbanks

When it comes to science fiction, there's the good, there's the bad, and there's the so ridiculous you can't help but love it. Here are five productions based on premises so delightfully ridiculous even your doorknob of a neighbor who thinks Star Wars Read More

It’s been a while since I’ve read up on this POTA series, and a lot has happened. The Lawgiver is dead, Sully gave up on peace, and the humans are on the run. It’s madness! Of course, that’s the appeal of a Planet of the Apes comic series: it’s a Read More

While issues 2 and 3 ratchet up the action, which I like, they also make me doubt the original assumptions I made about how cool the apes and humans in Exile are going to be. Then again, after reading issues 2 and 3, maybe I want to learn more about Read More

Set 18 years before Charlton Heston arrived, these are the damn dirty apes that set the stage for the whole franchise. Immersed in self importance, reveling in self-righteousness, these are the Apes that will beat you senseless if you question their Read More

The chimps are showing their true colors. Cold blooded, hatred filled, bigoted killers. That’s what you get when you combine intelligence with apes. You get cold-blooded killers. You also get an army that can look intimidating, even wearing goofy hats. Read More

Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes is great stuff if you liked the original. It is set 20 years before the original classic. The great thing about Betrayal is that it brings back the flavor and appeal of the original. Read More

I was excited to get another chance to review POTA, since, in my opinion, the comic book format is great for the POTA universe. On the other hand I felt a bit of trepidation; it’s been a long time since I’ve been really harsh on any of the reviews I’ve Read More

I was excited to review the Puss In Boots movie soundtrack. I thought I would hear cute ditties, clever ripostes, and all those songs that are targeted at children and could be annoying, but somehow are so charming that us adults can love them too. Read More

How many times can you tell a story about, for example, a super powered guy who flies and is impervious to bullets? Or, as is the case with this comic, about a school for super villains? The answer is that you can do it an infinite amount of times if Read More

There are so many interesting bad girl good guy characters to choose from, I had to make another list. There’s something about that woman who on the one hand you can’t take home to mom but on the other hand you know will save your mom when the aliens Read More

Zenescope continues to expand its Grimm Fairy Tales series with The Library. The first two installments show some promise, with richy-rich student Sela Mathers and her younger brother Thomas, her cutthroat rich businessman father, and sexy librarian Ms. Read More

If done incorrectly, the Naughty Girl Good Guy is nothing more than a sexualized sidekick. She's degraded into a one-dimensional stock character, objectified to the point of misogyny. If done correctly, however, she offers a compelling personality and Read More