Contract by Simon Spurrier By a confluence of events, I discovered that Si Spurrier was writing Gutsville and a new Silver Surfer mini series called In Thy Name, and then saw this book – about a hitman whose hits come back from the dead, hinting at a divine conflict, a heavenly…
Transformers was robbed! Ahem. So, the 2008 Academy Awards have been revealed – and we have had a good yield for a good year. The Coens got the Oscars they deserved, even if they did it to spite my prediction of the Academy splitting the director/best film. Daniel Day-Lewis and…
Apologies for the hiccup in posting – a sick girlfriend will do that to a schedule. To get back into the swing of things, and in advance of the Oscars tonight, here are my thoughts on No Country For Old Men, which I think will win the best directing Oscars…
So, having your girlfriend have an emergency appendectomy when you visit your parents in Ireland really gets in the way of blogging. Not much time for writing content when you're a nurse. It means that I haven't had the chance to buy the first issue of the new ClanDestine series…
The Thing (latest series) issues #1–8 by Dan Slott and Andrea DiVito and Kieron Dwyer What is it about the Thing that gets him is own series? I’ve never understood it – sure, he’s got pathos but remains down to earth, and he’s got the catchphrase, but what is it…
Jack of Fables #1–5 by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges and Tony Akins Vertigo has always been one for capitalising on a success, so it is no big surprise that Fables, their current bestseller, gets its own spin-off in the character of Jack of all Fables, exiled after the mess…
I was in a quandary about watching Sweeney Todd. On the one hand, I enjoy the films of Tim Burton, especially those with Johnny Depp; on the other hand, I’m not a great fan of musicals. Fortunately, seeing a free preview solved the dilemma. I had never seen the musical…
Knight Life by Peter David As well as comics in my local library, they have actual text-only books as well. I know, weird. Having read Peter David’s comics since The Incredible Hulk, I had been wanting to read his own novels (rather than his Star Trek stories). This version of…
The Oscar nominations have been announced and, seeing as I haven’t seen any of the films in the major categories (except Sweeney Todd – review upcoming), I think I am overqualified as a blogger to weigh in with my uninformed opinions. Best motion picture of the year Atonement, Juno, Michael…
Catwoman (issues #53–58) by Will Pfeifer and David Lopez First off, something I get off my chest – the dichotomy of having a top cover artist only doing the covers to attract attention but then the different art inside. I always remember the great Brian Bolland covers for Animal Man…