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
Warning! Contains MAJOR Spoilers! Many, many years ago, myself and a friend who shall remain nameless had the opportunity to pitch some ideas to a company that made Doctor Who spin-off audios (not Big Finish, the other one; the one … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Interstellar Song Contest: Review
Warning – Contains Spoilers! Just last week, me and my friends with whom I record the Time Ram podcast were discussing how Doctor Who has become very safe in recent years, with stories adhering to a rigid formula that makes … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Story & the Engine: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! DOCTOR-LITE ALERT! DOCTOR-LITE ALERT! In my review of The Well, I commented about the layout of the episodes in this season seemed to be exactly mirroring those in its predecessor and that does appear to be continuing … Continue reading Doctor Who – Lucky Day: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! In the last series of Doctor Who, the third slot was occupied by Boom, a dark slice of hard sci-fi with futuristic soldiers, in which a companion was killed and then brought back to life. In the … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Well: Review
