Articles by Brad Witzel

At last, the comic book geek.  Ten years ago comic book readers were forced to find shelter in a cave, hide behind an alter ego, and wander alone and ashamed through a world that wanted nothing to do with them.  How times have changed.  With ComicCon’s transformation into a mainstream media affair and Hollywood backing … Continue reading →

Another year has gone by and another trip from Chicago to Indianapolis and back has passed.  Last year was my first experience with “the best four days in gaming”, and now it seems like the convention will be another that I attend yearly.  Unfortunately, due to the lack of free wifi, I couldn’t give day-to-day … Continue reading →

About two weeks ago I wrote this letter, which I’d like to share with you all because it’s somewhat of a review of a comic book that I believe everyone should be reading.  Christopher Mitten is a very good comic book artist who does the art for Wasteland.  He did send me a rather pleasant … Continue reading →

Film geeks, as this website proves, can be some of the most vehement opinionated bastards around (myself included).  Everyone knows which movies are utterly drivel and which are brilliant pieces of art, and to hell to anyone that disagrees.Of course, this isn’t a healthy attitude to take.  People quickly feel alienated when faced with such … Continue reading →

The world has come a long way in less than a decade.  No, I’m not referring to cell phone technology or digital media but rather the mainstream perception of the geek.  Ten years ago it would’ve been social suicide to bring up comic books in a public forum.  Role-playing had to be conducted in hidden … Continue reading →

The comedic formula used in the last couple of years within Hollywood has been rather repetitive.  It’s not that Will Ferrel’s man-child routine, Seth Rogan’s average-guy-pseudo-slacker, or Steve Carell’s screaming exclamatory exaggeration isn’t funny.  Most of those movies are rather enjoyable; bring forth a solid amount of laughter, and I’m a fan of all three … Continue reading →

While in the midst of writing my review for The Dark Knight, I decided that there was no need for such a piece to be written.  The market’s flooded with similar reviews, and in the end it boiled down to the fact that while there were aspects of the film I thought could be done … Continue reading →

A B-Movie review double feature brought to you by a night of staying up way too late with friends, beer, and a crying newborn (not mine).  Burgers were grilled, four people crammed onto a three person couch, and we chose two movies to watch from our selection of 60+ recently purchased movies (a 50-movie horror classics … Continue reading →

After waiting all day, the final bell at work rang and my shift was over.  It took another hour to get home to meet up with a friend, and from there we were off towards downtown Chicago.  What would normally be a forty minute drive had the option of turning into a full hour and … Continue reading →

Somehow, I’ve found myself in the mood for British comedy.  I’ve been trying to catch up on some old BBC shows that I might’ve missed, and while scouring the internet for information I inevitably ended up on Amazon.com, knee-deep in the checkout screen.  My mouse decided it wanted to spend some of my hard-earned cash … Continue reading →

It was a long weekend for me.  Another year had gone by which meant that Chicago’s comic convention, Wizard World Chicago, had come again.  Luckily, I prepared a budget of $500, put together some of my books that I wanted signed, and was still able to use my connections to get me in for the weekend … Continue reading →

Its rare when I can look back on something in my life and realize that a whole aspect of who I currently am stems from a single incident, which is why I tend to cherish memories that remain so vivid in my head that I can attribute aspects of my personality to them.  My father … Continue reading →

Consider this the first in an ongoing attempt to review/recommend/revile B-list movies.  I refuse to use an “out of ten” rating system because B films don’t warrant them.  So you have to read the whole thing rather than skipping straight to the end.  I win.George A. Romero could be credited as the father of the … Continue reading →

This is it, folks! I’ve been given a voice, and I’m going to use it. Now that my name is officially attached to a blog there’s no place to hide.  “But who are you, Mr. Witzel? Why should I even care?”Introductions are in order. I, Brad Witzel, of Suburbia, Chicago do hereby acknowledge that no one cares much about … Continue reading →