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Joseph Szadkowski

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in communications, Joseph Szadkowski has written about popular culture for The Washington Times for the past 30 years. He covers video games, comic books, new media and technology.

Articles by Joseph Szadkowski

Zadzooks: Halo Reach: Limited Edition review

Review of Halo Reach: Limited Edition from Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios

September 14, 2010

Zadzooks: Shank and Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days

Reviews of Shank from Klei Entertainment and Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days from Eidos Interactive.

September 9, 2010

Blu-ray Bytes: The Vampire Diaries and Lost

Blu-ray reviews of The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season from Warner Home Video and Lost: The Complete Sixth Season from Buena Vista Home Entertainment

September 1, 2010

Zadzooks: Dead Rising 2: Case Zero review

A review of Dead Rising 2: Case Zero from Capcom for Xbox 360.

August 31, 2010

Zadzooks: George Romero Interview

George Romero talks to Zadzooks about his life, his work and the pop-culture evolution of his lumbering, human-stalking, flesh-eating zombies.

August 26, 2010

Zadzooks: Ghostopolis, Age of Reptiles, Doctor Solar: Man of the Atom

Comic book reviews of Ghostopolis (Graphix/Scholastics), Age of Reptiles (Dark Horse Comics) and Doctor Solar: Man of the Atom (Dark Horse Comics)

August 21, 2010

Zadzooks: Madden NFL 11 (iPad) , Hero of Sparta II (iPhone) and more

A roundup and review of some games for Apple's iPad and iPhone 4 including Madden NFL 11, Predators, Hero of Sparta II, The Hero, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction HD and Master of Alchemy.

August 19, 2010

Blu-ray bytes: Stargate Universe: SGU 1.5 review

Review of Stargate Universe: SGU 1.5 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

August 12, 2010

Zadzooks: Road to Perdition, Rambo and Kick-Ass

Blu-ray reviews of Paramount Home Entertainment's Road to Perdition and Lionsgate Home Entertainment 's Kick-Ass and Rambo: The Complete Collector's Set.

August 9, 2010

Blu-ray Bytes: James and the Giant Peach: The Special Edition

Review of James and the Giant Peach: The Special Edition on Blu-ray from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

August 4, 2010

Zadzooks: DeathSpank, Limbo and Puzzle Quest 2 reviews

Reviews of D3 Publisher's Puzzle Quest 2, Electronic Arts' DeathSpank and Microsoft Game Studios' Limbo

July 31, 2010

Zadzooks: Batman: Under the Red Hood, The Losers, Clash of the Titans

Blu-ray reviews of Batman: Under the Red Hood, Clash of the Titans and The Losers from Warner Home Video

July 28, 2010

Blu-ray bytes: ‘Cop Out’ and ‘The Runaways’

Blu-ray reviews of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment "The Runaways" and Warner Home Video's "Cop Out: Rock Out with Your Glock Out Edition"

July 21, 2010

Zadzooks: Singularity review

Review of Activision's first-person shooter Singularity for the Xbox 360

July 19, 2010

Zadzooks: Superman, Wonder Woman and Wolverine

Comic book reviews of Wonder Woman, No. 600, Superman, No. 700 and Wolverine, No. 900

July 15, 2010

Zadzooks: Predator, Darkman and Flash Gordon

Blu-ray reviews of Predator: Ultimate Hunter Edition from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Darkman and Flash Gordon from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

July 8, 2010

Blu-ray Bytes: Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Green Zone

Blu-ray reviews of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Green Zone from Universal Studios Home Video.

July 6, 2010