Tag: Mike Johnson

Blade Runner 2019: Los Angeles

by Derelict Space Sheep on December 29, 2022 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Blade Runner 2019: Los Angeles

by Michael Green & Mike Johnson; ill. Andres Guinaldo (Titan, 2019)

This Blade Runner prequel does a passable job in capturing the murky, near-future dystopian vibes of the original film. The storytelling is straightforward, the art bleak and uncompromising. Ash is a more action-minded protagonist than Deckard but her assignment carries similar ambiguities.

Corpse Bride

by Derelict Space Sheep on December 26, 2021 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Corpse Bride

dir. Mike Johnson & Tim Burton (2005)

Short for a feature film, refreshingly straightforward, and not weighed down too heavily by songs or Tim Burton’s trademark love of the macabre. The darkness in this case works with the story, and the Victorian era stop-motion character design is exquisitely ghoulish.