Monthly Archives: November, 2017

Predictions & Reactions: The 2018 Grammy Nominations

  The Pop Break is here to weigh in on the 60th annual Grammy Nominations. On Tuesday’s CBS This Morning, the Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter Andra Day...

Batman Annual #2: A Must-Read for Bat/Cat Fans

I have frequently criticized writer Tom King's run on Batman. Sometimes his storytelling is a thrilling twist on the form and sometimes it's incoherent....

Bleachers Shows Chicago Why They’re One of the Best Live Bands

Pop Break Live: Bleachers at The Vic Theatre in Chicago Words & Photos by Al Mannarino Dressed in all white, Jack Antonoff made his way to...

Review: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth 2017 Special #1

Jim Henson's Labyrinth 2017 Special is published by BOOM! Studios under their Archaia imprint. It includes stories written by Adam Smith, Katie Cook, Alessandro Q....

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, ‘Polygondwanaland’

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have done it again. Their fourth of a promised five albums in 2017 has just dropped, and it’s...

Review: Bettie Page #5

At the end of issue #4 Bettie was with Benway in a flying saucer. She also was smart enough to figure out how to...

Review: Mystik U #1

The story starts off 6 months after a horribly devastating event. The very first thing we see is Zatanna trying to save Dr. Psychic....

Call Me By Your Name: A Significant, Seductive Summer Romance

You won’t find any gay slurs, discrimination, or obvious acts of homophobia in Call Me By Your Name – a fact that immediately separates...

Monday Night RAW: We’re in Knoxville, So Kane’s Gonna Fight Everyone

The show opens with a recap of the Braun Stroman and Kane feud that has been going on since TLC, most recently involving Kane...

How To Avoid Sex, Politics, And Morrissey In 2017

It’s not easy being a Morrissey fan. Most will admit that he’s never exactly been an ideal man to like, despite first arriving on...

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