By Mike Carey I expect that most well-read comic book readers probably came across Mike Carey first via the Lucifer series from Vertigo, a spin-off from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, about the fallen angel after he gave the keys to hell to Morpheus – he must be a brave (or…
Kevin Smith is seen as King of the Geeks; he makes films I enjoy watching. I wonder what that says about me … ? Ever since I saw Clerks, his black and white, low-budget debut, I’ve been a fan of his films. The dialogue is such a delight to listen…
I’m fond of Martin Scorsese – this, for instance – but even I was amazed when this film won him his Oscar at last for best director. I guess when the fates align – he’s been ignored for so long, the film had a VERY starry cast, it was a…
Because I always feel that San Diego is so very far away and that I will never attend the Comic-Con, I don’t talk about the many, many, many items that come out of there each year (for full details, look at the index at CBR). Anyway, it’s not as if…
Created by John Woo, written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Jeevan Kang 7 Brothers was one of the first titles to come from Virgin Comics, the attempt by Richard Branson to get into the comic book business. Despite having very silly credits on the inside cover – ‘Chief Visionaries’?…
If there is one disadvantage to the internet, it is the knowing about all the cool stuff in advance that I know won’t be coming for a noticeable length of time. This time, the cool thing was Heroes – reading the comic blogosphere and news sites, I have known about…
(All the talk of Harry Potter had me looking around at my old notes, where I found my original review of the third film. So I thought I'd include it for completeness.) This is the best film of the franchise so far. This is probably helped by the fact that…
The Observer announced the results of the poll for their readers’ favourite comedy films. You can find the results here and here. Note that they say ‘hundreds’ voted – that's not very much, is it? If it wasn't for the fact they had been trailing it in their paper for…
As I’ve mentioned, I enjoy the Harry Potter series. I enjoy the world that JK Rowling has created and the characters that fill it. The attention to detail, from the huge history to the names of people and spells, and the placing of a world of magic next to the…
There are many aspects of the Harry Potter films that have got darker as they have progressed, to be expected from a series about the rise of a dark wizard who killed the hero's parents, with the last film including the onscreen death of an albeit minor character. And this…