LEGO MOVIE vs. WRECK-IT RALPH: “You Gotta Have Heart!”
The Lego Movie is out on DVD–does it lack heart? Steve tells all.
The Lego Movie is out on DVD–does it lack heart? Steve tells all.
Amazing News isn’t always amazing…sometimes it’s just Startling, or merely Astounding, or somewhat Thrilling…or maybe even Unknown….
Who are your favorite SF movie sidekicks? RK has quite a list for you to ponder….
Top talent Walt Simonson brings back his military sf creation
Robocop 2014: better than the original? Or worse?
Joshua speculates on the consequences of superheroes going out of copyright.
The top ten villains to grace the screen.
What do Captain America, Buck Rogers, Batman, Flash Gordon, the Green Hornet and Gene Autrey have in common? They’ve all appeared in serials!
Matter-Eater Lad, come home; all is forgiven: Bill Spangler visits the year 3,000 in search of the Legion of Super Heroes….
Secret agent tales have always carried a hint of science fiction with them – futuristic gadgets, threatened world-wide annihilation. Steve examines Bond’s 60s rival – Flint – and reminds us that James Coburn was COOL.
I love superheroes. I love science. I love movies. I love putting together things I love.
Once again, I am called back to my obsession with number crunching. This time, I turn my powers on Superhero films. The following useless trivia may only interest me, but I hope you enjoy. Statistics […]
A bi-lingual interview experiment with Alan Grant, comics author
V.E. (Victoria) Schwab’s people are called EO, for ExtraOrdinary people; people with something extra. These abilities are not genetic, nor are they the result of spilled chemicals (The Flash), extraterrestrial birth (Superman) or encounters with supernatural forces (The Mask); EOs gain their powers by an unfortunate encounter with mortality.
Is it possible to be Team Marvel and Superman (stand alone) at the same time? Because that is where I am….
I would be lying outright if I said that I didn’t have a lot of respect for the profound effect of Western comics and their history on society
Not everyone is delighted about the news that Ben Affleck is the new Batman for the Man of Steel sequel
Another summer of cinematic wilderness is drawing to a close and I owe you all a big apology. Why? Because I am responsible for the terrible state of mainstream American cinema today.
The Batman casting rumours are going crazy this week. The usual names are being thrown into the mix, Ryan Gosling (apparently The Sun reader’s favourite), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bradley Cooper, even Gerard Butler. There has also […]
Comic strips were the only game in town in the 1930s but these strips were eventually collected into omnibuses that lead to the standard comic book. Heroic Fantasy was slow to appear in the “four-color […]
This week there was only one thing I could write about. Man of Steel. I saw the film and it was amazing. I personally think it is the best outing of Superman ever. Zack Snyder […]
Throughout his career as a comic book scripter, Doug Moench has moved effortlessly between genres and fictional universes.
To be a comic fan and aficionado there are two stories that you have to appreciate, understand, grasp, and love: ‘Watchmen’ and ‘The Dark Knight Returns’. Both products of the late 80s they are the […]
All good things come to an end is a truth we all know to be unwavering. Knowing that truth, however, doesn’t lessen the blow when something truly remarkable ends unfulfilled. The most recent entrant into […]
It must be an incredibly hard decision for a studio to decide what superheros are worthy of a big screen adaptation, which should be aired on the small screen…and those that should never make it beyond […]
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