Articles written by Lydia Ballard

IndyFringe 2010: A review of the Fringe Production 'Ophelia's Revenge' currently playing at the Indianapolis Fringe festival.

Aug 27, 2010 - Lydia Ballard

IndyFringe 2010: A review of the Fringe production The Last Straight Man in Theatre at the Indianapolis Fringe festival.

Aug 27, 2010 - Lydia Ballard

IndyFringe 2010: A review of the Fringe Production 'The Four Food Groups' currently playing at the Indianapolis Fringe festival.

Aug 26, 2010 - Lydia Ballard

IndyFringe 2010: A review of the Fringe Production Ashes to Ashes currently playing at the Indianapolis Fringe Festival.

Aug 26, 2010 - Lydia Ballard

Wally West, alias the Flash, has his hands full when a crazed cult starts hunting down and killing all the people he's ever saved.

Jan 10, 2010 - Lydia Ballard

With his surge in popularity following the release of Spider-Man 2, fans got curious about Doc Ock's origin. Does the Marvel mini-series satisfy?

May 3, 2009 - Lydia Ballard

One of Batman's most complicated foes, Harvey "Two-Face" Dent is often reduced to nothing but a villain-of-the-week gimmick. Not so this time.

May 3, 2009 - Lydia Ballard

Fans of the Riddler beware: your favorite villain doesn't get his due this time out.

May 3, 2009 - Lydia Ballard

As far as comic books go, you can't get much more iconic than Will Eisner's character the Spirit--and as far as comic book movies go, you can't get much worse.

Dec 30, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

With novels like Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight' topping the charts, there's been a surge of teen romances flooding the market. Does 'Paper Towns' stand out?

Nov 18, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

With millions of teenagers following Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series and loving every minute of it, is the message the series narrator sends positive?

Nov 12, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Girls everywhere want more than anything to be Bella Swan. Is she setting a good example for a generation of impressionable teenagers?

Nov 12, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

When lifelong loser Mathew Blurdy finds a magical artifact that speaks to him at a garage sale, his normal existence unravels, turning him into a gung-ho wannabe hero.

Oct 8, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Famous for those romance novels with the lusty covers, Harlequin gives producing manga the good old college try with mixed results.

Sep 27, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

When you think 'romance novel', you don't necessarily think 'graphic novel'. Harlequin seeks to change that with their revolutionary Ginger Blossom line.

Sep 27, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Batman vs. the Joker is probably the oldest one in the book, but this time around, it's something fresh thanks to the alternate reality of DC's Elseworlds.

Sep 27, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

When an insane asylum patient tells a story, you better listen up--especially if it's the Joker. Sit back, relax, and listen as he spins a tale of woe about the Penguin.

Sep 20, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

In this twisted, fascinating and utterly surreal graphic novel, readers are offered the chance to look inside the Joker's head. See anything you like?

Sep 20, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Chaos Comics' original flagship character, Evil Ernie, gets his start in the down and dirty trade paperback that's sure to please the bloodthirsty horror fan.

Sep 19, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

The vampire graphic novel that helped change the face of horror comics isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Sep 19, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Hellboy: Animated continues with a second, stronger offering, leaving the first volume in the dust.

Sep 19, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Everyone's favorite lunkheaded horror hero falls into the Marvel universe in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Can he survive it?

Sep 16, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

IDW Publishing brings back Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy in this new series. Can it live up to the original Star Trek's cult status without disappointing fans?

Sep 15, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Based on the Evil Dead series of groundbreaking films from Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, Ashes 2 Ashes successfully brings horror hero Ash J. Williams to the comic page.

Sep 15, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

When a terrorist act makes the world come undone, almost completely wiping out humankind as we know it, a small band of survivors are left to pick up the pieces.

Sep 8, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Part of the prose fiction Hellboy universe, Brian Hodge's novel pits Hellboy and company against the forces of heaven and hell in a fight over an ancient artifact.

Sep 8, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

After conquering the big screen and the small screen in equal measures, Hellboy makes the leap back to comics with this Animated Series style comic book series.

Sep 4, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

A poignant story that doesn't trade realism for idealized perfection, Shopgirl is a tender love letter to every woman trying to find herself, and every man as well.

Aug 14, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Spider-Man may be the world's most famous teen superhero, but with DC's relaunch of the Blue Beetle mythos, the Beetle may give the Spider a run for his money.

Aug 14, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

With his drinking problem and bad attitude, John Hancock may seem like a poorly executed Tony Stark rip-off. If only it were that simple.

Aug 6, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

In this clever mini-series, the question is posed: What if a superhero and a villain were roommates--and didn't know it?

Aug 6, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Long anticipated, unlikely to be duplicated, The Dark Knight is a fast paced thrill ride through gritty Gotham that even the pickiest of fans will have a hard time hating

Jul 31, 2008 - Lydia Ballard

Move over Spider-Man, there's a new lovable superhero franchise in town. Marvel's jade juggernaut makes a pleasantly surprising second impression.

Jun 14, 2008 - Lydia Ballard