(Photo taken from Rich Johnston's Lying In The Gutters column containing his rundown of central London comic book shops) The other comic book shops that I have talked about in the central London area are still operating; Comic Showcase is no longer with us, which is a great shame. The…
Lab Rats is a new sitcom on BBC2, co-written and starring Chris Addison, a stand-up comedian and Perrier award nominee and actor known for his part in the brilliant political satire The Thick Of It. The show is produced by Armando Iannucci, creator of The Thick Of It, and producer…
The film Wanted is completely silly yet also completely enjoyable. If you watch the film with this in mind, you will be entertained by implausible nonsense that happens to be visually dazzling. A film that has ‘The Loom of Fate’ as the centre of the plot cannot be taken seriously;…
Scalped #1–5 by Jason Aaron & RM Guera I may be revealing the workings behind the curtains of Clandestine Citadel here, but I don't always write about the comic books immediately after I've read them. Shock, horror, I know, but I've never been about being up to date. This is…
Although I'm not going to San Diego Comic Con (and probably won't in the foreseeable future), it doesn't mean I can't have the experience of being in a large exhibition centre filled with geeks, some dressed in costume, buying merchandise and getting autographs. The London Film and Comic Con was…
And I'm back. New computer and time to blog. So, even though the film isn't out until next year, the first Watchmen trailer hit the internet. Empire has even done a trailer/comic comparison. They certainly made their mark. Watchmen is a masterpiece of superhero comic books, and I love it…
Finally, I get to wrap things up in my review of five weeks of comic book purchases. Too much work, going away for the weekend, then no internet connection really gets in the way of blogging, you know? So, time to discuss the remaining books, with no particularly linking theme.…
Today’s batch of comics is made of up my Warren Ellis obsession and the Mature Reader books. It’s not necessarily a sensible way to split up my haul of books, but I never promised Aristotlean classification here. No Hero #0 – Ellis and his Black Summer collaborator Juan Jose Jyp…
I’ve had to take some time away from the blog due to family matters, which have also impacted my purchasing of comic books. When I went in to pick up my stash, I had five weeks of floppies waiting for me. Therefore, I thought it would be a good opportunity…
It’s been an eventful time for Doctor Who, both on and off screen. Russell T Davies, now an OBE, the man who successfully updated Doctor Who after nearly 20 years off our screens, is stepping down from the series runner position. He will be replaced by Steven Moffat, who has…