Tales of the Slayer Writers include Joss Whedon, Amber Benson, Jane Espenson, David Fury, Doug Petrie Artists include Leinil Francis Yu, P Craig Russell, Gene Colan, Karl Moline I enjoyed Buffy the Vampire Slayer; the first three series were great, the fourth series had the annoying whiny Buffy (only saved…
Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware I recently moved, meaning I had a new library to investigate. Unlike my previous local library, this one has a large selection of graphic novels for my delectation. An added bonus is being able to read books that are outside my…
Not writing for a while didn't mean not reading for a while; I just didn't have time to say anything about the books I read, unfortunately. There were things that stayed in my head after reading them, which is always a good sign. Even though these will be out of…
Mr & Mrs Smith Pretty people shooting and blowing shit up is mighty fine entertainment for a Saturday night. It’s not a great film, by any means, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing when it comes to a popcorn flick. It’s a simple enough tale – Mr (Brad Pitt)…
Clandestine who? The short version of why I haven't posted anything lately: looking for a flat in London is fucking difficult, draining me of any energy; then I got a new job in the field I want to be, but have to work hard to keep; then there was Christmas.…
Inspired by Greg's Comics You Should Own (initially at his own blog, then at Comics Should Be Good and now on Buzzscope) and Bob's My Collection posts at Four Realities, I thought I'd do something in between - comics from my collection that I thought deserved mentioning, in this instance,…
Comics filling my fiction fix for this week: Usagi Yojimbo #87 Stan is creating another epic storyline, so not an issue for those wanting to pick up their first issue. Still wonderful stuff, though. Gotham Central #36 One of the best DC mainstream books of the moment. Fell #2 First…
Desolation Jones #3 by Warren Ellis & J.H. Williams III (Wildstorm Signature) As you can probably tell, I enjoy the work of Warren Ellis. There is something about his style, his inventiveness, his dialogue, his attitude and his sensibilities that speak to me. I don't automatically believe that everything he…
Daredevil #77 I don't think Marvel likes to give titles to individual issues anymore, not like the old days. However, if they did, then this would have to be 'Daredevil's Dames' or something, as we spend most of the issue with the women who will be impacting the life of…
Fell #1 by Warren Ellis & Ben Templesmith (Image) After the term 'widescreen action' was coined for The Authority issues illustrated by Bryan Hitch and made obvious the connection between comics and cinema, Warren Ellis is now making the connection between comics and television in Fell. In this first issue,…