Month: June 2010

  • Arkham Asylum: Madness Graphic Novel Review

    Arkham Asylum: Madness Graphic Novel Review

    DC, 2010 Story, Art: Sam Keith Colours: Michelle Madsen, Dave Stewart Sam Keith is one of those inimitable creators whose work only really approaches brilliance when he both writes and illustrates a book. Often his artwork feels misplaced, such as it was in the early issues of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman or many of his mainstream…

  • The Thanos Imperative #1 Comic Review

    The Thanos Imperative #1 Comic Review

    Marvel, $3.99 Story: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning Art: Miguel Sepulveda Colours: Jay David Ramos Ever since he casually wiped out Marvel’s finest in Infinite Gauntlet, Thanos has sat amongst the top tier of super villains. Though unlike Doctor Doom or Magneto, Thanos has not been so overused that he’s lost his impact, and this latest…

  • ‘American Terrorist’ Needs Your Support

    ‘American Terrorist’ Needs Your Support

    I was away when I received this info, so this is probably coming at the 11th hour. And yes, that headline was intended to aggravate. Essentially, Tyler & Wendy Chin-Tanner of publishing company A Wave Blue World are looking for comic fans to help fund a print run of their comic project American Terrorist via…

  • Indie Comic Spotlight: The Minions of the Happy Aisles, Book One

    Indie Comic Spotlight: The Minions of the Happy Aisles, Book One

    2010, Five String Press Story: Zach Hudson Art: Mike Murphy Oh how times have changed. Several decades ago all we had to worry about was Galactus devouring the planet or a late night encounter with an escaped Arkham inmate. Now, it would appear that comic book villains are getting just that little bit too recognisable…

  • Dogtooth Film Review

    Dogtooth Film Review

    2009 Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Writers: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou Cast: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos Passalis, Anna Kalaitzidou Everything unknown is taken for magnificent, in this surreal and downright warped Greek movie that immediately evokes Lars von Trier and Michael Haneke, but is no less distinctive. Bar one home dentistry scene…

  • Deadpool Kicks Ass in Marvel vs Capcom 3

    E3 has been seen some true gaming gems unveiled this week, but the real highlight for me had to be the decent amount of gameplay footage from the long-anticipated Marvel vs Capcom 3, and finally some videos of the ubiquitous Merc with the Mouth in action. Not quite sure he’s wacky or fourth wall-busting enough…

  • Iron Man 2 Movie Review

    Iron Man 2 Movie Review

    2010 Director: Jon Favreau Script: Justin Theroux Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson The finer superhero movie franchises have so far followed a pretty rigid formula. The first instalment acts as an origin story, the superior sequel throws a greater and/or more personal threat…

  • The Heroic Age: Atlas #1 Comic Review

    The Heroic Age: Atlas #1 Comic Review

    Marvel, $3.99 Story: Jeff Parker Art: Gabriel Hardman, Ramon Rosanas Colours: Elizabeth Breitweiser Back in the 90s it was compulsory at Marvel for every new series to guest star either Spider-man or Wolverine, in the hope that kids would grab these comics up just because of a familiar face, only to get hooked on new…