A Single Man is a day in the life of a middle-aged English college professor (Colin Firth) in Los Angeles in 1962 as he decides that he doesn't want to live any more after the death of his long-term younger partner (Matthew Goode) in a car accident. During the day,…
It is a hot Saturday evening, so I thought I'd share an old memory, doing something a little different. I might try doing this again, if I feel like it has any value. This is a true story. Not ‘A True Story’ as in Fargo, where the fiction of the…
Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special #1 by Judd Winick and Amanda Conner, Green Arrow and Black Canary #1–5 by Judd Winick and Cliff Chiang Although I think The Adventures Of Barry Ween, Boy Genius is one of the greatest comic books ever, I've not been a particular fan…
Marvel Zombies v3 #1–4 by Fred Van Lente and Kev Walker I don't really get the appeal of the zombie thing – it's all rather grim, even with the black sense of humour that usually accompanies it. I've enjoyed some of the films (Shaun Of The Dead, Zombieland) but they're…
War Is Hell #1–5 by Garth Ennis and Howard Chaykin Another Gosh! bargain pack (£5 for the five issues) and a real bargain – this is really good stuff from Ennis and Chaykin. Ennis is well known for his love of old war comics, and has been doing as many…
Immortal Weapons #1–5 written and drawn by various The Immortal Iron Fist was a fantastically good comic book – the job done by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker and David Aja on the character of Danny Rand, the introduction of the legacy of Iron Fists, and making a martial arts superhero…
Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1–4 by Jason Aaron, Stephen Segovia and Paco Diaz Luque A Wolverine mini-series that is essentially a love note to wushu movies (and Bruce Lee in particular – individual chapters are called 'Enter The Wolverine' and 'The Way Of The Black Dragon'), written by Jason Aaron? For…
Wolverine #62–65 by Jason Aaron and Ron Garney Scalped is one of the best comics being published at the moment (I obviously love it), which means I feel duty-bound to try out other comics written by Aaron. This was another Gosh! sale pack (£3 for four issues), and the combo…
Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage #1 and #2 by Howard Chaykin In addition to the Gosh! half-price sale, Gosh! also collect comics together to sell in a single bag on a bargain shelf. This can range from mini-series, to several issues in a run that form an arc, or as in…
Manhunter #1–5 by Marc Andreyko and Jesus Saiz I just don't just buy Marvel trades, honest; I know that the last week of posts (and previous posts about trades) might suggest otherwise, but I'm not a Marvel zombie. I have a Marvel tendency because of growing up reading Chris Claremont's…