[ Currently: Listening to The Smiths ] Quote: And none of these adults were sincere enough to take off their play suits to say goodbye. I have not read many stories involving the Flash apart from when he appears as part of the Justice League. I picked this one up… Continue reading
[ Currently: Listening to Nine Horses ] Quote: C’mon then you pussies! Let’s have some! This is an attempt at a visceral horror comic that was originally published in British comic institution 2000AD. It was written by Ian Edginton with art by Simon Davis (most well known for Sinister Dexter… Continue reading
Quote: My name is Parker Robbins. They call me the Hood. You know, because I have a … hood. This book collects New Avengers 32 to 37 and annual #2. It was written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Leinil Yu for the chapters from the ongoing… Continue reading
I watched a DVD this evening based on a comic book with no superheroes in sight. Based on the French comic books by Jacques Tardi, that were serialised in Cheval Noir, comes this 2010 film by the legendary French director Luc Besson (Nikita, The Fifth Element). It stars Louise Bourgoin… Continue reading
Quote: I’m a hero hunter. I hunt heroes. Haven’t found any yet. This book collects the six issue mini-series that was published in the late eighties by Epic and was written by Pat Mills with art by Kevin O’Neill. The pair are both alumni of the British comic… Continue reading
Quote: Old crooked witches’ teeth hurting Superman. That’s all wrong. Some characters most recently (or not so recently in some cases) seen in the Vertigo line of comics now turn up in the newly rebooted DC universe. Shade, the Changing Man, Madame Xanadu and John Constantine all make… Continue reading
Quote: No, hold back your men, Lukzov, I’m pretty good at this stuff. This book collects Batman Confidential 31 to 35 and was written by Peter Milligan with art by Andy Clarke. Peter Milligan is a veteran writer that I first came across in 2000AD where my favourite… Continue reading
It’s been a long time since the middle of June when I started reading the books in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series but today I finally finished A Dance with Dragons. My mind is still spinning with all the twists and turns introduced during the… Continue reading
As the summer feels like it is drawing to a premature close here so my summer reading of this massive series is drawing to a close (even if the series itself is still a few books away from completion). After the major events in the third book, A Storm of… Continue reading
Still not reading very much in the way of comic books but have read another two books – strictly one and a half as book 3 is in two parts – of the Song of Ice and Fire series. Book 2 was a bit strange in that I was… Continue reading
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