The Doctor Who Annual has been a Christmas standard for British kids for over 60 years now. It was published annually from 1965 to 1986 (excepting 1970, for pedants) and again from 2006 to the present day. You can even … Continue reading Doctor Who Annual: 1966 vs. 2026
Greetings, citizens of planet earth. You may or may not have noticed that The Universal Omnibus has been inactive for some time. This was because it came to my attention that there was unusual bulk viewing activity from certain parts … Continue reading Normal Service Has Now Been Resumed
Both this version of Red Sonja and the 1985 movie starring Brigitte Nielson proudly boast that they are based on a character created by Conan the Barbarian author Robert E. Howard, but that’s not strictly speaking true. Sure, Howard wrote … Continue reading Red Sonja: Review
I have a strong memory from my early childhood of walking down General Graham Street, the street where I grew up, daydreaming a Fantastic Four story so vividly that I was right there in the middle of the action; fighting … Continue reading The Fantastic Four: First Steps: Review
When Marvel UK republished the comic strip adaptation of the phenomenally successful film Star Wars in 1978, they did so in the manner traditional to British comics of the time; stripping the episodes into smaller chunks and filling out the … Continue reading The Back Pages: Monark Starstalker
Warning! Contains Spoilers! There’s a lot that is familiar to me about Thunderbolts*. I had a renaissance of comic book buying in the early noughties, suddenly finding myself with disposable cash and a commute that took me past Forbidden Planet … Continue reading Thunderbolts*: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Brave New World arrived during the worst possible set of circumstances for a Captain America movie. Its title may be intended to convey the progressive notion of having a black Captain America and the move forward from … Continue reading Captain America – Brave New World: Review
Warning! Contains BIG spoilers! From the start! Don’t say I didn’t warn you… The Doctor Who production office leaks like a sieve. This is not a new thing; it’s been as leaky as hell since the show returned in 2005 … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Reality War: Review
In my review of Sparks’ previous album The Girl is Crying in Her Latte, I expressed the fervent hope that this was not the last we would see of the band. What kind of a fool was I to even … Continue reading Sparks – MAD! Review
Warning! Contains Spoilers! Previously on Doctor Who: die-hard fans have spent decades thinking that any mysterious female character – from River Song to Amy Pond – is the Rani. It’s become such a monumental fan cliché that when online commenters … Continue reading Doctor Who – Wish World: Review
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