Jedi Jondee here on Jakku, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an emotional journey. I think this ranks at the very top of Star Wars films simply because of this, not only Star Wars action, but an emotional dimension to the movie. There are parallels to A New Hope and Force Awakens; a young person lives […]

Esquire Networks: Beowulf Offi...
Jondee here at the Hall of Hrothgar, Beowulf is one of the greatest works of English literature and is now made into a series on the Esquire channel from ITV Studios Global Entertainment. I recall their work on the Primeval series and also Tim Haines worked on Walking with Dinosaurs. The series is set to […]

The Best Will Smith Films
Jondee here at Pittsburgh, Concussion is hitting theaters December 25th so it’s time to look over some of Will Smith’s most powerful movies. Some say CONCUSSION is Will Smith’s best role, what do you think? Let’s take a look at some of his best films throughout his career. CONCUSSION (2015) SEVEN POUNDS (2008) A man with fateful […]

Re:tro Re:view – Rom the...
Jondee here on Galador, Parker Brothers Rom ad. There were a few toys that were made into comic books, Micronauts, tiny toys with detachable parts, who explored the Microverse in Micronauts #1 (1979) from Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1 (1982) by Larry Hama and Herb Trimpe which moved […]

Cartoon Adaptations!
Jondee here on Quasar, Sure, Transformers are on the big screen, along with G.I. Joe, and it looks like there is going to be a flood of toy tie-in films with Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K. and ROM. This is scratching the surface of the great 80’s and 90’s cartoons. The easiest one would be Thundercats, but […]

Supergirl, “Hostile Takeover...
Jondee here at National City, The Winter Finale brings the confrontation with Supergirl and her Kryptonian aunt, General Astra. Supergirl frees herself and brings out a Kryptonite knife from the DEO, but Astra is immune, shielded with a suit. Supergirl returns to the DEO, Alex tells her sister to leave Astra to Hank. On the […]

Kung Fu Panda 3 Trailer!
Jondee here in the Valley of Peace, Here’s the official press information on the continuing adventures of Po, One of the greatest kick-offs to the new year is the return of the lovable Po from the highly successful franchise, KUNG FU PANDA! In this third installment, Po, voiced by the hilarious Jack Black, is reunited […]

Season of the Force: Hyperspac...
Jedi Jondee here at Hyperspace Mountain, The second day of the Season of the Force at Disneyland filled Tomorrowland. Walt Disney World, Hollywood Studios, has the Launch Bay out now. We covered Star Tours, Path of the Jedi, and some of the merchandise. Now, comes the highlight, Hyperspace Mountain! Now, it is basically Space Mountain, […]

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Tu...
Jondee here at Gotham, Oh sure, Batman v Superman is a match-up, which has been done countless times in the comics, but we want to see Batman v Ninja Turtles! The team up of DC Comics and IDW sports a cover by interior artist, Freddie Williams II, which combines the sketchy art of Eastman-Laird’s turtles […]

Season of the Force: Star Wars...
Jedi Jondee here on Jakku, Disneyland is celebrated it’s 60th anniversary with a decorated castle and diamond Minnie ears. There is also Christmas with a massive decorated tree in Main Street, lights along the store fronts, and Christmas music. Still, in Tomorrowland it was all about Star Wars. There was a Season of the Force […]

Miracles from Heaven!
Jondee here in Burleson, Texas, 2016 offers a true story in Miracles from Heaven. It is based on the memoir of Christy Beam, Miracles form Heaven: A Little Girl, Her Journey to Heaven, and her Amazing Story of Healing. Her daughter has a miracle cure for her pseudo-obstruction motility disorder. Here’s the official synopsis: MIRACLES […]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombie...
Jondee here in 19th century England, 2016 promises zombies and miracles. First up is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. It combined Jane Austen’s classic novel, but adding to the social mores of the time, yawn, is some zombie fighting action by the lethal Bennet sisters, awesome! Grahame-Smith’s other […]

Comic Book Adaptations!
Jondee here on New Genesis, There is great wealth of material in comic books beyond super heroes. There are still a few super powered characters left to the side though. We are going to tap into fantasy, science fiction, and horror comic books. A property that is not currently in development like the Y the […]

Star Warriors – Star War...
Jondee here on Yavin IV, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope came out on May 25, 1977 and in all of the time of Star Wars fandom there is one thing missing – a name. The strength of Star Wars fandom was felt with the shutting down of theater websites when tickets for […]

Star Wars Annual #1 Review!
Jondee here on Coruscant, Star Wars Annual #1 cover. The first annual of the new Marvel Star Wars line is written by Kieron Gillen, writer of the Darth Vader comic, with art by Angel Unzueta who is known for his DC work. The cover by John Cassaday features the Rebel spy, Eneb Ray, in front of the […]

The Flash, “Running to Stand...
Jondee here at the Breach, A vision of Wells running with Zoom behind him, he fires an energy rifle, but Zoom has him by the throat. The villain rasps, “Merry Christmas.” At CC Jitters, Iris has gotten Barry a Flash action figure, the same figure from DC Collectibles. Joe worries about a present for Barry. […]

Black Magick #1 Review!
Jondee here at Portsmouth, Greg Rucka has a long in development project fulfilled in this magazine sized comic book. It is also available in regular comic book size as well as the second issue. Rucka of course has been busy with his ongoing comic, Lazarus, also from Image, the just completed Star Wars: Shattered Empire, […]

Supergirl, “Human For a Day...
Jondee here at National City, The previous episode had Supergirl unleash her full power to defeat Red Tornado. Now, she is vulnerable. She is scanned at the DEO, she is given the advice from her mother’s hologram. It is two days and she is still human. Supergirl and Alex suspect that Hank killed their father. […]

Creed Review!
Jondee here with the fight fans at Philly, This is the film to put the Rocky franchise back on track, all thanks to writer/director Ryan Coogler, who directed Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station (2013). It brings it back to the first Rocky (1976) with mentions of what occurred in the sequels. The film begins […]

The Good Dinosaur Review!
Jondee here at Pangea (the super continent of the prehistoric era), The Good Dinosaur is the second Pixar movie this year after Inside Out. Sure, Jurassic World had dinos, but it didn’t have Spot or even the hedgehogs that pop out of their holes. The Good Dinosaur is directed by Peter Sohn who led it […]

Lion Guard: Return of the Roar...
Jondee here at the Pride Lands, Lion Guard: Return of the Roar is a 44 minute movie that leads to the Lion Guard animated series on Disney Channel. The Lion Guard was created by Ford Riley. Simba (Rob Lowe) tells the Circle of Life story to his daughter, Kiara (Eden Riegel), who will soon be […]

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay P...
Jondee here at the Capitol, The final Hunger Games film has entered the arena of fall films and it is a sobering look at the cost of war where there are no heroes or villains. Jennifer Lawrence is central to the films as Katniss Everdeen and the last book split into two movies works here. […]

Once Upon a Time, “Swan Song...
Jondee here at the gates of the Underworld, The Siege of Storybrooke. The Winter Finale for Once Upon a Time has come this Sun. It’s episode 99 and time for Dark Hook! A storm, a child, young Killian aka Hook (Oliver Bell) is worried at the winds snuffing out the lamp flame, his father (Adam […]

Force Awakens Connection in St...
Jedi Jondee here at Arkanis, The Secret Academy by Jason Fry. The fourth book in the Servants of the Empire series, “The Secret Academy”, is by Jason Fry who worked on the other books and also wrote Weapon of a Jedi. Imperial cadet Zare Leonis was introduced in the Star Wars: Rebels young readers […]

What Happens in Rogue One? ...
Jedi Jondee here on Ralltiir, Bria Tharen, art by Brian Rood. Rogue One has begun filming, but we can still explore a little into the Expanded Universe. The encounter with Lord Tion from the radio dramatization was expanded upon in the Dark Horse comic book, Star Wars: Empire #5 (2003) “Princess…Warrior” written by Randy Stradley. […]

What Happens in Rogue One? ...
Jedi Jondee here on Toprawa, Cast photo of Rogue One. Rogue One is set for release on December 16th of next year, but still we can assemble some information. It was described in a tweet by the official Star Wars account, “A band of resistance fighters unite for a daring mission to steal the Death […]

The Languages of Star Wars
Jedi Jondee here on Coruscant, “H’chu apenkee”!, Greedo, “Oonta goota, Solo?” The standard, common language in Star Wars, heard as English to our ears, is Basic. The written form is Aurebesh, the script that we first saw in Return of the Jedi; Aurek, Besh, Cresh, etc. It was put into workable language in the […]