http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com What's old is new again under the curious eye of ToyFare assistant editor TJ Dietsch. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:26:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Man, the 70s must have been kind of a bummer. According to the three post apocalyptic flicks I watched the other day, we'd either be living great lives until we turned 30 and were killed, mostly wiped out by a plague or sleeping on every available staircase and eating processed ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2009/01/02/in-the-future-logans-run-1976-the-omega-man-1971-soylent-green-1973/ Like I said recently, I've been trying to watch as many movies as I possibly can with the Netflix on XBox option, but I've also had a few Netflix DVDs sitting around (though the Broken Arrow DVD was completely cracked down the center, so that's one less to worry about ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/30/all-out-action-westworld-1973-hard-rain-1998/ So, in an unexpected move, my folks got me an XBox 360 for Christmas. I was pretty shocked and I know I'm super out of date with this kind of stuff, but there's a whole lot of cool stuff on XBox live. First and foremost, I'm a huge fan of ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/29/netflix-xbox-live-is-awesome/ Hope everyone had a great Christmas, Hanukkah, etc. I've got to be honest, the last thing I saw Chuck Norris in was Karate Kommandoes clips I was watching on YouTube a few months ago. Before that it would be Dodge Ball (great cameo), then Walker Texas Ranger episodes and before ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/29/chuck-norris-double-feature/ So, as I'm sure I mentioned before in my post about loving Wildstorm, but I recently re-read Warren Ellis' Stormwatch which naturally leads into The Authority. I'm not going to get too in depth on these reviews. THE AUTHORITY: RELENTLESS (VOL. 1) Written by Warren Ellis Drawn by Bryan Hitch I really dig what ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/23/trade-post-the-authority-vol-1-5-plus-the-monarchy-vol-1/ A few more trade reviews for your reading pleasure, BAM: ABE SAPIEN: THE DROWNING VOL. 1 (Dark Horse) Written by Mike Mignola Drawn by Jason Shawn Alexander Like I said the other day, I love the Hellboy-verse and a big part of the world is Abe Sapien. This trade collects the very first Abe ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/19/trade-post-abe-sapien-the-drowning-nightwing-freefall/ We had a few DVDs waiting for Em and I to watch from Netflix (which is what happens when I put movies we both want to watch on the queue so close to each other). Wanted was one of them and Step Brothers the other. I wasn't blow away by ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/19/brotherly-love-step-brothers-2008/ Okay, time for another installment of trade post: B.P.R.D. 1946 Volume 9 (Dark Horse) Written by Mike Mignola & Joshua Dysart Drawn by Paul Azaceta I love me some Hellboy, you guys and, of course, that includes B.P.R.D. I didn't get into the Hellboy-verse until a few years ago, which was pretty good ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/17/trade-post-bprd-1946-catwoman-crime-pays/ Yup, I said it. Of course Dark Knight and Iron Man were the cat's pajamas, but what movie holds the third spot in my heart for this year? Well, without thinking about it too much (and not doing any real research), Wanted, which I saw for the first time this ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/16/wanted-my-third-favorite-comic-movie-of-2008/ Doesn't look like things will be letting up any time soon and seeing as I've been falling asleep pretty early these days, I haven't been able to watch many movies. I will get around to the second part of that Thanksgiving weekend round-up though, because I want to get to ... http://oldschool.wizarduniverse.com/2008/12/11/trade-post-swamp-thing-fourth-world-scalped-and-wonder-woman/