Harold Pinter is a former Nobel Laureate and revered institution of the theatre. I have never seen one of his plays. All I really know about him is from references in comedy (specifically a Stephen Fry reference to ‘Pinteresque pauses’ and the Derek and Clive sketch about two critics discussing…
Hello. I’m Clandestine Critic. You may remember me from previous blog posts, such as ‘Sabbatical’ and ‘Goodbyee’. I like to post my thoughts for a time, stop, start again, stop and then make references to The Simpsons. I’m back. I hope. I’ve been away. I needed some time away to…
Goodbye or au revoir, I can’t tell just yet. Yes, it’s time for yet another sabbatical. The complete lack of posts of the last month were a big clue to the handful of readers that my inconsistency had reached critical levels again, and I’ve been ruminating on what to do…
Doug Ramsey had the mutant ability to understand all forms of language and communication. Somehow, this enabled him to become a member of the New Mutants, meaning he was constantly in danger of being hurt in fights with other mutants and dangerous super-powered beings. Fortunately, his friendship with a techno-organic…
Incoming Inventory – 13 July To make up for last week’s barren list, this week the publishers of the ninth art provide me with periodicals: 100 Bullets #74 I’ve been reading this for too long to switch to the trades now, so I look forward to my monthly hit of…
Frank Castle saw his wife and two children killed in the crossfire of a gun battle between organised crime gangs in New York’s Central Park. Overcome with grief, he vowed revenge and has since battled a never-ending war against the Mafia, using the training he received as a US Marine.…
The weekend didn’t quite turn out the way I had anticipated; I couldn’t get my comics and haven’t read my New Avengers back issues yet, so I’m just going to groove on a wave of unrelated synaptic firings. Because I have a disturbing weakness for watching really bad films about…
There is a trade paperback review that will be up shortly, but I felt compelled to do some linking to a few things. The main reason for me doing a links post today was discovering this post yesterday, quite possibly the single funniest thing I’ve read, ever, on a blog…
May Reilly Parker is an annoying, yet seemingly indestructible, old woman. She currently lives in Manhattan, New York, with her nephew, Peter, and his wife, Mary Jane, after living for many years in Queens, New York. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Before the destruction of my house, it…
I got nothing today. I feel bad about it. I didn’t know what to write about. I think it’s because I’m more a reviewer than anything else. I love talking about things I have seen or read; it’s something I’ve always done. When I was younger, I wanted to be…