Category: News

  • Public Enemies Review

    Public Enemies Review

    An empty, apathetic movie that makes the mistake of treating the notorious gangster like a misunderstood rock star. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera’s eternally feuding cat and mouse were driven by the purest of designs. Tom to kill Jerry, Jerry to rid his environment of his predator. As a cartoon this simplicity works; immediately, instinctively…

  • Transformers Augmented Reality: Much More Than Meets The Eye

    Transformers Augmented Reality: Much More Than Meets The Eye

    The invisible devil and angel that reside on my left and right shoulders, respectively, have been having a bit of a row. Lil’ Angel tells me not to bother spending my cash on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It’ll only make Michael Bay richer, me poorer, and encourage more similarly mindless blockbusters in the near…

  • Cartoonist Sandra de Haan’s Strips Get The English Treatment

    Cartoonist Sandra de Haan’s Strips Get The English Treatment

    Dutch comic artist Sandra de Haan is currently translating her excellent comic strips into English. Her humour definitely translates well, with Sandra’s candid strips commenting on anything from surviving film festivals and enduring the BBC’s wilting standards to the social intricacies of toileting. She has a unique brand of quirk that will definitely appeal to…

  • Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor review

    Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor review

    Relic’s latest action-orientated expansion offers a series of inventive but short-lived diversions.

  • David Doub’s Dusk Available Now

    David Doub’s Dusk Available Now

    After spending the last half hour wracking my brain for an original vampire pun for the above title, I’ve given up, gone all conventional and opted for the whole brevity thing. Quite pathetic, really. Sorry. Anyway, my prodigious powers of prognostication have alerted me to a new vampire series from Texan writer David Doub, entitled…

  • Jim Sheridan and Bart Sears’ The Helm Finds its Head

    I recently received a promo for The Helm, a fun looking graphic novel from Jim Sheridan, the legendary Bart Sears and Randy Elliot. This TPB of the original four part Dark Horse series follows the rather novel premise of “What if you had a magical superpower… and it hated your guts?” Synopsis: “On the same…

  • Watchmen’s Dr Manhattan Skinny Dips in the Thames Tonight

    www.rubberrepublic.com has it that giant-sized blue meanie Dr. Manhattan will be visiting the South Bank this evening, as part of a water projected display  held between the London Eye and the Shell Building. The display, which will involve projecting footage across a 70ft wall of water fountains, will take place at 8.00PM. I’m currently having…

  • 4 More Featurettes for The Watchmen Movie

    I recently entered a state of panic when I discovered that my local Odeon would not be showing The Watchmen this Friday. Thankfully, it turns out they are, and the baby I kidnapped in protest can be handed back to his rightful owners. Anyway, here’s a quartet of featurettes, interviewing Snyder, the stars and Dave…