Best Comic Books
All-New Ghost Rider
The changes from Johnny Blaze to Robbie Reyes requires a change in rides as well. Reyes is now at the wheel with a ’69 Charger and that car is smokin’! With Felipe Smith at the helm and Tradd Moore right besides him, this series will definitely go far. There’s just something about the LA scene or the vato talk that speak to me. The color and artwork of the flames and fight scenes just makes it more entertaining. Smith’s writing style and character development just know how to tug at my little heart strings.
Best Single Comic Book Issue
Saga #14
This issue just captures the dynamic of each character. With so much fighting, second guessing, unlikely allies, unwilling allies just makes this issue a page turner. I love how Brian K. Vaughan creates so much story but still manages to keep them all entertaining and captivating. Fiona Staples’s artwork just captures the feelings and the moments for me. I enjoy all the good and bad chemistry each character holds for one another but yet, they’re still able to surprise me every time. Hell, there hasn’t even been a character that I dislike or favor. Which is saying something.
Best TV Shows
The Originals
So there hasn’t been a vampire show worth watching or mentioning since Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel, but this spin-off from The Vampire Diaries deserves it’s own applause. Just the thought of vampires, witches, werewolves and hybrids coming together maybe seem off-putting, but the creator, Julie Plec, has this series surpassing the show it originated from. The surprises, love/hate relationships, twisted betrayal and surmount of eye candy on the show makes this a series I don’t dare miss.
Castle
I love the quirkiness of Richard Castle clashing with Kate Beckett’s strong personality, which helps to keep Castle in check. Their personalities go well together in a way that makes great TV. The chemistry between them, their families and co-workers are perfect! Crime, comedy, and a leading lady that reminds me of myself? Why not? It’s a murder mystery novel come to life!
Bones
Another crime drama that has my toosh settled on the couch. There’s just something about unlikely matches and how they clash that just has me intrigued. You have a very intellectual person (Dr. Brennan a.k.a. Bones) with barely a grasp on humor, sarcasm and religion that is paired with a jokester, religious man (Agent Sealy Booth) that doesn’t grasp the science of things. This is a show that tackles morals and controversial topics laced in humor. The crime scenes are pretty gruesome as well, which just adds to it’s finesse.
Best Movies
X-Men: Days of Future Past
I may not have been able to see as many movies as I normally do, but this is a film that managed to open a lot of doors for it’s franchise. It was depressing for me, seeing what happened to certain characters in the past films, but this installment of the series redeemed itself! The story concept, the fight scenes, the endless thought if things were done differently kept my head wondering. I’m extremely excited to see what they have planned for the future film(s) and how the story plays out from here!
Best Table Top Games
Cards Against Humanity
The best way to describe this game is that it’s inappropriate, highly offensive and insulting adult version of Mad Libs. Which piqued my interest from the start and ever since then, it’s the blame for my endless laughter that’s straining my stomach muscles.
Best Meal You Ate
Cracker Barrel
On the way home from a road trip to Arizona, fellow writer, Jamie Rosales, and I saw this quaint place that caught our attention . Everything you saw on the walls, tables and out front were for sale! The paintings, washboard, 50’s sign and the wooden rocking chairs out front! The food and sauces were their own, and their apple butter is amazing. I can’t get their apple butter, biscuit and gravy out of my head! They have a store inside where you can buy their sauces and other little memorabilia. My only dislike is that they don’t have one anywhere near me.
Best Song
Rude by Magic
I don’t know what it is about this song that just gets easily stuck in my head. Maybe it’s the lyrics, the determination of love or just the catchy tune. I’m sure it will eventually get overplayed but for right now, this is the song I just can’t get enough of. Just writing this I can already hear the song playing in my head.