I think I've come to terms with the fact that I'm not going to ever do an entire year of posting daily, although it doesn't mean I'm entirely happy about it. The first two unexpected sabbaticals in this year of attempted daily blogging had specific reasons, which I thought would…
Pretend you've just read some witty banter – there are too many comic books to talk about to spare the time or mental effort for eloquent introductory prose ... Batman #702 The first thing to hit you is how ugly the drawing of the Superman on the first page of…
(The short answer to the question is: I don’t know. The long answer is me waffling on for several paragraphs without coming to a conclusion. And this probably won’t answer the question, even to my own satisfaction, which mean I will probably come back to it in the future.) I’ve…
I will get round to talking about the various Agents of Atlas and Atlas comic books I have bought, although not just yet. I mention this because I bought Atlas #4 as part of this haul of new books, but won't be discussing it until later. I have to keep…
Or in this case, Comic I Bought, because I couldn't find a copy of Morning Glories #1 in town, which came out this week. It was my own fault for not preordering it, but it wasn't until I saw a preview and an interview with the creator about the book…
I'm talking about comics from last month – last month. I can practically taste the topicality. It won't be long now; I'll be writing notes on comics I bought only a few days after they were actually in the shops, and a few days after everyone else who talks about…
First things first: Salt is deliriously, wonderfully, stupidly preposterous; it's implausible, it's over the top, and frankly that's the whole point. It's 95 minutes of almost constant chase scenes, handled effectively and its lead is perfect in the role, doing action and acting and looking fantastic throughout. From a script…
I didn't want to see Toy Story 3 when I first heard about it, especially as it was to be 3D. The first two films were so perfect, I didn't think Pixar could match them; I thought that it was Disney milking a lucrative franchise. And I was going off…
I think that my love of genre entertainment comes across strongly on this blog, which is why I wanted to see this film. I wasn’t expecting it to be anything special, but I was curious to see how the film would handle magic in the modern setting. The end result…
I'm going to admit it up front: I rather enjoyed this film. I'm not saying that it's perfect by any means, but it was an entertaining way to spend two hours in the cinema. There were laughs, there was spectacle, there were explosions, there was characterisation, there was fun. Admittedly,…