Max Brooks graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters would’ve made a better unillustrated book

I’m not ashamed to admit that a lot of my history lessons, of late, have been through graphic novels. I find that lately a lot of authors are using this medium in order to tell the world their stories and although most are a blend of fact and fiction, there’s no denying some of the

Andre The Giant: Life and Legend by Box Brown

“The function of a wrestler is not to win; it is to go exactly through the motions that are expected of him” Roland Barthes,”The World of Wrestling Mythology”, 1957 The above quote pretty much sums up this, still misunderstood, world of pro wrestling. Not until I read this book, did I  have the slightest clue

Listen to new M83 song “I Need You” off the DIVERGENT soundtrack

In keeping with M83’s quest to become the theme music to every new science fiction film there is, they’ve written another one for the new dysotopic tween flick Divergent starring Shailene Woodley (The Descendents), Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and directed by Neal Burger (Limitless). Now I’m about to be that guy,

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant is a feast for the eyes and mind

Here at MITNG, we talk a lot about positive female role models/characters. We don’t try, mind you, it’s just something we do, so it’s with a considerable amount of joy,  that I present to you, Firstsecond Publishing’s amazing new graphic novel Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant. Set in a vividly drawn landscape, compliments of

Leonardo DiCaprio set to produce, yet another, Island of Dr. Moreau reboot

Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way together with Warner Brothers , is about to embark upon the path less traveled. H.G. Wells’s classic story of science gone awry has seen many incarnations over the past 70 years, most notably the 1977 film with Burt Lancaster and the 1996 John Frakenheimer film starring Marlon Brando (whose portrayal

Some highlights from the Phoenix Comic Con 2013

The annual pop culture event of the southwest, The Phoenix Comic Con, just wrapped up over memorial day weekend and man was it filled with a shit ton of craziness. Let’s begin with my day one. The showroom floor was set up slightly different than last year, but the exhibitors were in the same hall.

MITNG reviews Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Diane Fossey and Birute Galdikas

My memories of these three women are few and far between for me, the reason being, I was kinda young during their hay-days. That being said, the memories I do have are mostly of Jane Goodall and watching her on reruns of National Geographic (not to be confused with Nat-Geo and their God awful programming),

Kirk Hammett of Metallica’s new book ‘Too Much Horror Business’ showcases his awesome collection

I used to work at a restaurant in the late 90’s, early 2000’s, called Soul Kitchen.  Every now and again my fellow bartender, Sean, a former rock roadie and huge toy collector, would meet up with Rob Zombie for an afternoon of toy scavenging.  Imagine my surprise when this lanky, dreaded out metal musician saddles