Strange: Beginnings & Endings Written by J.M. Straczynski and Samm Barnes, art by Brandon Peterson Dr Stephen Strange is a curious character in the Marvel universe. Much loved, a useful cameo in stories concerning magic and counter-culture icon, yet unable to sustain his own series for substantial lengths of time.…
The Uncanny X-Men #201 'Duel' Chris Claremont writes, Rick Leonardi guest pencils with inks by Whilce Portacio and letters by the inesteemable Tom Orzechowski. Ann Nocenti edits. This is where it all started for me. I don't know what made me go into the newsagent that day or pick up…
Books I want this week: Strangehaven #18When was the last time this came out? Always a pleasure to see this appear on the New Comics List. Jack Cross #2I never watched 24, so the comparisons some have made mean nothing to me. Even if Erskine isn't at his best, the…
Need to know what's hip and what's not? Can't be bothered to keep up with all those news sites and blogs? Then you've come to the right place. Your one-stop, handy chart to keep you up to date on what's going up and what's going down. From Clandestine Critic: caring…
I don't even know where to start. I am constantly editing my thoughts on this film as there is probably not enough space to discuss it. The question is, how did Guy Ritchie end up making this film? And what went wrong? Revolver, as a title, doesn't seem to refer…
Invincible: Family Matters Robert Kirkman: Co-creator, writer, letterer Cory Walker: Co-creator, artist Bill Crabtree: Colourist Kurt Busiek puts it well in the introduction when he says that he didn't give Invincible another look when it first came out as it didn't look like anything new. I agreed and didn't try…
I didn’t post yesterday because I was thinking about what I did in asking for people’s opinions and thinking about the comments that were left in response. I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to leave a comment; I really appreciate it and read what you said with…
Having accepted the Blogaround challenge (in this post) and then reading that Evan very kindly said nice things about me in this post, after I emailed & blogged some constructive criticism of his site after he asked for opinion of his site, and saw that he got some good criticism…
(Am I the only one to think of the television programme Runaround when I say the word 'blogaround' in my head, or is that too British-specific a reference?) As suggested by Laura, according to her rules, I take … The Blogaround Challenge: Love Manga This is a nicely designed site…
I'm not feeling too hot today, so no content-rich post from the Clandestine Critic today (see how unwell I am – I referred to myself in the third person …) Instead, a little stroll through around the inter-porn-web-net, as I comment on a few things I've seen … Paul O'Brien,…