Author Archives: John Carle

About John Carle

The Definition of “Geek Chic.” Comic books, sci-fi movies, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Lord of the Rings and more all rolled up in a Diesel wearing, club going socialite package. Having worked in both advertising and television, John is a lifetime writer always being a part of the creative process. John knows the television world between his experience on being involved with the production process of over two hundred episodes of prime time tv and being a self admitted media whore. Yes he has a weakness for trash tv, Michael Bay-esque action movies and the raunchy teen comedy as well. Never try to debate the Original Star Wars Trilogy versus Star Trek with him because the Holy Trilogy always comes out on top. Having partied with movie stars to Playboy centerfolds, John is somehow always able to find someone’s inner geek. The simplest rules that John lives by is to have fun and doing what makes him happy. There’s no shame in being a geek. Play Halo, read Spider-Man and proudly display the whole series of Neon Genesis: Evangelion on your DVD rack. And most importantly, make sure to read his weekly comic book pull list reviews at The Flickcast.

Hands On with ‘Scribblenauts’ for Nintendo DS

At Comic-Con, we at The Flickcast got to take a look at more than just comic books. We also got to check out some of the big video game releases coming out in the coming months. On the top of … Continue reading

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Game Review: ‘Trials HD’ For Xbox Live Arcade

The Summer of Arcade on XBox Live has hit a small snag. Instead of bringing fresh new games, three of the four out so far have been remakes or re-releases. As enjoyable as Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was, Teenage Mutant … Continue reading

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The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘The Marvels Project’, ‘Blackest Night: Batman’ & ‘Escape from Wonderland’

For yesterday’s The Pull List, go here. The Marvels Project #1 – Marvel – $3.99 Score: 7.5 Retroactively changing continuity, or “retconning”, can be a tricky feat. And trying to recon an entire universe’s continuity from the start can be … Continue reading

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Game Review: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled’

When originally announced, this title had a lot of buzz behind it. After the massive success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles re-released on the Xbox Live Arcade as a $5.00 download, everyone began asking when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles … Continue reading

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The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Blackest Night’, ‘Uncanny X-Men’ and ‘G.I. Joe Special: Helix’

Pull of the Week: Blackest Night #2 – DC – $3.99 Score: 8.0 As mentioned yesterday in Dave Press’ Weekly Comic Book Recommendations,  this was a big week for DC’s Blackest Night event between Blackest Night #2, Blackest Night: Batman … Continue reading

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PS3 Gets Exclusive ‘Marvel vs. Capcom’ 2 Retail Edition with Bonus

While XBox 360 users were given a three week jump on their time with Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Sony doesn’t want to leave their loyal fanboys in the dust. As a thank you for the patience of their fans they … Continue reading

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Xbox Adds New Features to Marketplace

As we reported last week, XBox Live got an update this week featuring the Avatar Marketplace, Games on Demand and Ratings. We’ve decided to put together a list of the newest features, and show you some of the things added … Continue reading

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Review: ‘Marvel vs. Capcom 2’ for XBox Live Arcade

Score: 8.5 – 1200 Microsoft Points ($15.00) After nine years, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is still one of the most popular fighting games around. This past week with XBox’s Summer of Arcade, it became available for the first time for … Continue reading

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