It’s A Trap! V/H/S
This shallow and gimmicky horror anthology is light on scares and heavy on pointlessness and appalling characters. I do hear the upcoming sequel is much better, though.
Category: It’s a Trap!
It’s a Trap! The Avengers: Celestial Quest
A handful of Avengers take on Thanos in the sequel to “Celestial Madonna” that nobody was asking for.
Feb 18, 2013 | 2 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap – Catwoman: When in Rome
Question: When is a riddle too easy to answer? Answer: When you’ve already been told the solution once before.
It’s A Trap! God Bless America
Director Bobcat Goldthwait’s controversial new dark comedy is a disappointingly shallow tirade against society’s most trivial aspects. Is this what passes for biting social commentary nowadays?
Aug 16, 2012 | 2 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! Invincible Iron Man
Y’know how, when you’re watching The Pursuit of Happyness, you can’t really feel sorry for the guy because you know he ends up with a multi-million dollar book and movie deal? Yeah, this is kind of like that.
Jun 08, 2012 | 4 comments | View Post
It’s A Trap! – Wes Craven’s “My Soul To Take”
Wes Craven is considered one of the masters of modern horror cinema, but, judging from recent offerings like this 2010 slasher dud, perhaps it’s time to rethink his status.
Oct 21, 2011 | 5 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! Joker: Last Laugh
It’s all out chaos as the Joker declares war on the DC Universe! Sadly, the only losers here are the readers.
It’s a Trap! B. Skow’s Superhero Parodies
It’s a Trap! – The Superhero Parodies of B. Skow Let us here at PoP! guide you through a minefield of books and properties that seem full of win from the word go, but which once you crack them open have you shouting… It’s a Trap! It’s no secret that we’re fans of Axel Braun’s [...]
Aug 18, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! Marvel’s The Call
How do you start with such a noble and well-crafted concept and end up with something a million miles away from your initial goal? 2003 knows, and hopefully it took that secret with it to its grave!
Jun 11, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! – The Muppet Show Comic
Take Jim Henson’s most beloved characters, strip them of all charm and humor, and then put out a comic based on them. That’s basically what BOOM Studios did with this dreadful adaptation of one of the greatest TV shows in history.
Apr 30, 2011 | 9 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! – Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
There is no happiness. There is no joy. There is only sadness, despair and suck that await you in the 21st century version of Ren and Stimpy. You’ve been warned.
Mar 01, 2011 | 5 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! Ronin
Frank Miller combines two well-loved genres to make a rambling, frustrating mess of a graphic novel.
Feb 15, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! ThunderCats: Dogs of War
There’s a part of me that questions: was this book really that bad, or was it just apropos of the series I grew up watching? Was it just a simpler time, back then? But no, this book is pretty friggin’ awful.
Feb 01, 2011 | 6 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! All-Star Superman
Ever hated a book so much that the pages crinkle under the rage of your grip? I would’ve thrown out my Volume 1 trade of All-Star Superman if it weren’t for the fact that I like to make it feel bad about itself.
Jan 25, 2011 | 23 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! The Cleaners
For the second time now, I set out to follow my interests in search of a Hidden Gem, and instead find myself in an Ackbarian quandry.
Dec 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! Legends
Ah, the best laid plans of New Gods and men… this was intended as a Hidden Gem.
Nov 30, 2010 | 5 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! Robocop Versus The Terminator #1-4
Behold, the Dagwood Challenge of comics. Better bring your own dumpster to puke behind…
Nov 09, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! – The Unknown, Volume 1
The phrase “Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover” applies to this supernatural detective story in several ways.
Sep 14, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap AND a Gem! Tumor
A trap AND a gem?! What a revolting development! It could only happen to Tomer in his very last “Hidden Gems/It’s a Trap!” column. And please, no jokes about Tomer/tumor.
It’s a Trap! Kyle Baker’s Special Forces
It’s a booby trap! Sorry, sorry… I’ll let Kyle Baker do this kind of a lame joke.
Jun 29, 2010 | 5 comments | View Post
It’s a Trap! Transformers – Target: 2006
Behold, our first installment of It’s a Trap! Sorry Trans-fans, but you get the honor of joining us on our inaugural voyage.
Jun 08, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
