2008 Dir: Timur Bekmambetov Script: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Chris Morgan Cast: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Kretschmann, Konstantin Khabensky, Marc Warren, Terrence Stamp I must confess to having had a difficult time reading Mark Millar’s superhero satire Wanted the first time around, and further difficulty in reviewing it. How could I objectively […]
1999, DC Story: Jeph Loeb Art: Tim Sale Colours: Gregory Wright Dark Victory follows on directly from the events of Loeb and Sales The Long Halloween. With the supposed Holiday killer Alberto Falcone behind bars, a new serial killer, the Hangman, is targeting Gotham City’s corrupt cops. As you can imagine, there’s a veritable buffet […]
So you loved the Punisher movie, right? And it goes without saying that you’ve bought the obligatory skull T-shirt, joined the nearest gym and began on building a physique befitting Thomas Jane? Whether you’ve already assembling an arsenal large enough to stage a rebellion, or have decided that the obnoxious clerk down at the deli […]
2000, America’s Best Comics Writer: Alan Moore Art: Gene Ha, Zander Cannon Though Alan Moore has never bettered his eighties output, and likely never will, it’s amazing how strong his work for America’s Best Comics has been. At first glance The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Tom Strong and Promethea are all typical high-concept ideas, of […]
Dir: Louis Leterrier Script: Zak Penn, Edward Norton Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson Best described as a noble failure, Ang Lee’s Hulk was the Lisa Simpson of Marvel’s recent film output. Brave and ponderous, its shades of Oedipus didn’t exactly thrill an audience who simply craved a big […]
2006, DC/Vertigo Writer: Bill Willingham Illustrators: Esao Andrews, Brian Bolland, John Bolton, Mark Buckingham, James Jean, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Derek Kirk Kim, Tara McPherson, Jill Thompson. Charles Vess, Mark Wheatley Fables’ strength has always been that, whether immersed in Bill Willingham’s universe or not, anyone fortunate enough to have survived childhood will be familiar with […]