Today, the second printing of Planet Of The Apes: Cataclysm #1 hits the stands, and somewhat late to the party, I would like to see it hit a third. For anyone who watched the original trilogy (quintology?) of movies, it holds a special place in our hearts. As good as the 2011 movie was, when [...]
Hyper-DNA
Posted on May 16, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Well, Free Comic Book Day has been and gone again, but it’s taken me a while to read through my stash from the day. As ever, the greatest treat I had left buried at the bottom of the pile. Of course, I have always come to expect good things from Boom!, and as regular readers [...]
Indies Of The Year
Posted on December 28, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Without a shadow of a doubt, the best offering of the smaller companies has to be Elric: The Balance Lost, produced by Boom, featuring not only the return of the title’s namesake, but an entire host of beings who all carry the position of the Eternal Champion. As a long-term science-fiction reader who has yet [...]
Hits Of The Year
Posted on December 21, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
So is it me, or have comics actually got better this last year? Despite having one week a month when I am not that excited about the shipping list, overall I have to confess that I think this has been one of the better years in recent memory. DC, after a dismal start with the [...]
A Night At The Opera
Posted on September 14, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
I have a friend who is an absolute Star Wars devotee, however he is not so much a follower of the Dark Horse comics, having read most of the material in the originals novels. While I like Star Wars on the big and little screens, I too do not really follow the comics out of [...]
Rinse And Blow Dry
Posted on September 2, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Now I am not traditionally a fan of ‘simple’ crime comics. There are not enough people in spandex beating each other up or cosmic concepts designed to blow your mind and make you think big, really really big, for my tastes. Even I need a break sometimes however, and with Fear Itself, Flashpoint and the [...]
You’re Spoiling Me!
Posted on July 8, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Ever had one of those weeks where you discover a comic that seems like it has been written specifically for you? Whether it’s the chosen cast of characters, the art or the subject matter; or more likely a combination of all three; you simply know that when the writer sat down, he or she had [...]
Sorrows and Joys
Posted on May 11, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Just as reality swings from side to side in the comics worlds, as Age Of X has finished and Flashpoint commences; so to does reality swing up and down in, well, reality. It was with regret that I heard yesterday that the excellent Human Target TV series has been dropped by Fox. There has been [...]
Malignant Man
Posted on May 4, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
As always, I am an eager shopper when it comes to Boom’s new releases, but I must confess that despite an attractive cover, I waited a little while before fully reading Malignant Man. It was the first few pages; I put the comic down before reading any further. Truth be told, the subject matter hit [...]