And I’m back. The reason for my absence was a lovely holiday in China, which I won’t be blogging about. I wrote copious notes but don’t feel that this blog is a travelogue, nor that I am capable of writing it up in an interesting way. I may change my…
I never thought I would see Tim O'Neill answer the question of 'who is stronger?' so central to Marvel zombies, but he provides clear and sensible answers to the eternal problem. Most bizarre, and definitive. Dave Campbell has posted online the first issue of the new comic he has written…
It seems almost churlish to ‘review’ Transformers – a film about giant robots that turn into vehicles and fight each other. I mean, that summary says it all, doesn’t it? That is not to say it is a great film but it is a good film and, more importantly, very…
Written and directed by Nancy Meyers I don’t know why I can’t stop watching romantic comedy films. It’s some sort of strange weakness. Perhaps it’s my lack of understanding of romantic impulses, the inventiveness of the ideas, the magic of the moment (even though I realise that it is not…
Challengers of the Unknown #1–6 by Howard Chaykin Howard Chaykin, he’s all about design – the covers are essentially the same, but with different characters in the foreground not showing their whole face, the motifs of the diamond, crown, star, heart and cross above the styilised font all look sharp.…
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’?…