Fantastic Four: True Story #1–4 by Paul Cornell and Horacio Domingues I really enjoyed Paul Cornell's Captain Britain and MI:13 very much, and was sad to see it prematurely cancelled. Along with Leonard Kirk, he created a really good comic book that was exciting, emotional and funny. I really wanted…
Green Arrow: Year One #1–6 by Andy Diggle and Jock The Losers by Diggle and Jock is a great espionage action comic book that is very deserving of its adaptation into a film coming out this year (and I'm looking forward to it very much). Therefore, anything that these two…
By Ian Rankin and Werther Dell'edera Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus novels are a great series of detective fiction set in Edinburgh around a strong central character. They are great books and Rankin is a really good writer, so it was a bit of a surprise when the news was announced…
I'm giving up the pretence of attempting to sound reasonable in my thoughts about films I've seen on DVD, and I'm going to round up everything I can think of with a very short sentence or two. Also, I've just come home from playing pool with work colleagues and I…
Let's get right into it, as I scribble some notes about films I saw on DVD in the comfort of my home instead of the noisy public cinema building. I certainly know how to lure people in with a sexy first sentence, don't I? Bolt I feel sorry for people…
As I have said before, I really like the Harry Potter films – see the 'Harry Potter' category if you don't believe me – and have subsequently watched them many times. The side effect of this is that, instead of six degrees of Kevin Bacon, all films I watch now…
I think I could be very happy watching several films a day, some in the cinema, some on DVD; I don't think I'd improve my reviewing skills, but that wouldn't matter. I'd probably write a few notes, like this, just to keep the memories of them alive in my head…
For some reason, I feel that chatting about DVDs doesn't warrant as much importance as seeing a film in the cinema, which is slightly prejudiced of me but I never said I was perfect. I don't know if it's the delay or the way they arrive in the post, but…
After talking about the House To Astonish and War Rocket Ajax podcasts, I thought I'd catch up on other podcasts I listen to (the last time I did this was two years ago, so it's about time). I'm still listening to Smodcast – Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier (mostly; he…
It would seem that the Weitz brothers shouldn't be allowed near fantasy-based movies, which doesn't bode well for their proposed trilogy adaptation of Michael Moorcock's Elric saga. Chris Weitz directed The Golden Compass and Twilight: New Moon, which aren't going to be celebrated in the realms of the fantasy genre…