

It’s become so common, it’s almost becoming formulaic. It seems like every month a new project is either released or green lit involving some kind of fairy tale send up. It’s getting crowded out there for the fairy tales.

So welcome to the column that will filter movies Through the Comic Book Brain.ĭespite a subpar first act Jack The Giant Slayer, the latest of a long string of modern retellings of classic fairy tales, ends with a thrilling bang. We have visceral responses to stories and we have a lifetime of comics written by the masters to compare every film experience to.

We are discerning and always, always looking for a good story. Our brains are wired in nine panel grids, bursting with Krackling Kirby energy. We comic Geeks see the world differently.
