Uatu is a Watcher, a member of a powerful species of immortals who have sworn to passive observation of the universe. Uatu watches our solar system, from his home on the Moon, only occasionally breaking his code of strict non-interference. He would like to reinforce the fact that he is…
Capote is a well-made, intelligent, well-acted piece of cinema that tells an interesting story about a writer without just it being about a man at a typewriter, looking out the window and smoking. However, like the central conflict at the heart of the film, there is an issue of detachment.…
Justice Society of America: Savage Times (collecting #39–45) Geoff Johns, David Goyer and Leonard Kirk There are two conclusions that can be easily drawn from my From A Library reviews: 1. My local library has quite a good stock of graphic novels/collections 2. I will read just about anything I’m…
Shimura Robbie Morrison, Frank Quitely et al. The 'et al.' after Frank’s name is quite important; he only illustrates the first story (and a short, sexually charged tale, Judge Inaba: Babes with Big Bazookas) but his shadow falls over the remaining stories, even if he didn’t design the character (that…
I admire the comics of Warren Ellis. His story sense and work ethic is finely tuned, and he writes stories that, for the most part, I actively want to read. I’ve mentioned my appreciation for his work in previous posts, even though I don’t enjoy everything he writes (Tokyo Storm…
Miyamoto Usagi is a samurai in 17th century feudal Japan. Having learned from the hermit sensei, Katsuichi, he served under Lord Mifune. Following Mifune’s death at the Battle of Adachigahara, Usagi became a ronin, wandering the country while adhering to bushido, the way of the warrior, although he has been…
I felt a little sorry for Good Night, And Good Luck at the BAFTAs. It got loaded with big award nominations, yet left empty-handed. It seemed like a worthwhile film that wouldn’t get the respect it deserved. It didn’t make me see the film; I had made that decision already.…
Garth Ennis' War Stories Vol. 1 Johann’s Tiger (with Chris Weston) reminds me of the film Cross of Iron, both being about German officers who have had their fill of the war and are trying to protect their squads. However, this story admits our protagonist’s guilt in the atrocities on…
Crisis on Multiple Earths By Gardner Fox & Mike Sekowsky (collecting Justice League of America #21, 22, 29, 30, 37, 38, 46, 47) These seemed like important comics, being the source for the Crisis comics, as well as inspirations for a Grant Morrison JLA story, so I was glad to…
Walk The Line is fashioned as a rock biopic of Johnny Cash, but it isn’t really. Apart from brief scenes suggesting the rags-to-riches beginnings, it is more about the relationship between Cash and his eventual wife, June Carter. It does this perhaps because we have seen the story before; poor…