Blacksad, By Juan Díaz Canales And Juanjo Guarnido
As I may have stated before, I am a huge fan and unashamed proselytiser for the Blacksad series of graphicContinue Reading
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As I may have stated before, I am a huge fan and unashamed proselytiser for the Blacksad series of graphicContinue Reading
One of my favourite fantasy movies of the last two decades is the Russian release, Night Watch, by the writer-director TimurContinue Reading
There is a great interview with Pat Mills, the acerbic doyen of the British comic books’ industry, over on QuietusContinue Reading
Another episode of the tongue-in-cheek Nerd Crew from Red Letter Media, featuring news on DC Films’ Justice League and a brand new “no stringsContinue Reading
The seminal British sci-fi and fantasy comic, 2000 AD, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week so I thought I’dContinue Reading
My earliest exposure to comic books came through the pages of the British weekly, 2000 AD, an imported publication which I began toContinue Reading
Red Letter Media are back with a second episode of the Nerd Crew podcast, which includes such observational nuggets as, “TheContinue Reading
If you have ever listened to or watched a geek-focused podcast (and I have experienced far too many of both) then enjoy thisContinue Reading
I’ve pretty much abandoned my former interest in genre cinema over the last decade or so. A large chunk of the blame canContinue Reading
While many genre fans are familiar with the historical tongue-in-cheek adventures of the French comic book hero “Astérix“, the stories of his science-fiction competitors, “ValérianContinue Reading
The announcement of a new comic book series, “U.S. Avengers“, from the American publishing and multimedia giant, Marvel Entertainment, was greetedContinue Reading
Thanks to a recent post on the Cedar Lounge Revolution an accidental trail of hyperlinks led me to a website thatContinue Reading
Over the course of the summer the Library of Congress in the United States published a wonderful online series called “ImaginaryContinue Reading
When I published a short piece yesterday criticising the dramatic vacuousness of Hollywood’s big budget “superhero” movies I was unaware of an open letter publishedContinue Reading
I’ve always been rather cool on the whole “superhero” genre of comics, graphic novels and movies, whether the characters were endowed with preternatural,Continue Reading
For many people living in Western Europe during the late 19th century the defining event of the era was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to 1871. The Second FrenchContinue Reading
Some of you may be aware of yesterday’s launch of “History of Magic in North America”, an expansion of theContinue Reading
Most hardcore Star Wars’ fans will be aware of these deleted scenes from the original trilogy of movies, the eponymousContinue Reading
The phrase, two bald men fighting over a comb, springs to mind when reading this Guardian report on the legalContinue Reading
A quick post to note this Daily Beast interview with Kelly Sue DeConnick, one of the more interesting figures working in comics today.Continue Reading
When I was growing up in Ireland during the 1980s and ’90s possessing a passion for Science-Fiction almost inevitably led one toContinue Reading
I know that quite a few of my readers are “fangirls” with an interest in all aspects of geek cultureContinue Reading