Ah a techno internet horror tinged book that owes as much to The Matrix as it does the demon inside type of stories that permeate the horror movie industry. Throw in a little Harlan Ellison and we are off to the races! Way back in 1999, Gabriel and a bunch of his friends discovered the… Read More »
The idea of video nasties have been around since, well for me, the 80’s. In the UK there was a huge swathe of “moral decency” that looked to ban certain videos. This piece of lived in history is at the forefront of this series from Vault comics. Thumper is one of the “The Murder Club”,… Read More »
Ever since King of the Rocketmen blasted across my TV screen, I have always loved the idea of strapping on a rocket pack and taking to the skies. Imagine my joy when I discovered the cheesecake of The Rocketeer and then movie that followed! Now Dynamite Entertainment are dusting off rocket sleds to take to… Read More »
You know, sometimes you should never look a gift horse in the mouth. Take comic books for example, loads of fans clamour for new stuff and then complain that “this isn’t my [insert character name] or “its not as good as [insert creator run]. Somewhere along the line, when it comes to Zenescope books, I… Read More »
When you think of the classic Greek gods, chances are that when it comes to comic books, you are thinking Wonder Woman. Regardless of whether you are a fan of the classic interpretation, the Wonder Woman version or even Star Trek (yes, I went there), we can all agree that the gods are a duplicitous… Read More »
Ever get into a situation where no matter where you are or what you do, things only seem to get worse? Normally these days are work days, am I right? Well, not for Todd Parker who find himself in the worst sort of Doctor Who problem; what to do when you know the immediate future… Read More »
It seems that fate or destiny is unescapable. We try and walk a righteous path, put its seems the the road to the Hellmouth is paved with good intentions! In trying to save Buffy from the abyss, have the Scooby Gang instead sacrificed on their own? Faith, probably the most prickly of characters and arguably… Read More »
Another month and another new universe to get acclimated with; this time from the folks that brought you Arrow, X-Men Gold, Star Wars: Revelations and The Old Guard; Tales Through Time, messer’s Marc Guggenheim and Justin Greenwood. If you are fans of either of these creators, you better get strapped in. Crackerjack is the happiest-go-lucky… Read More »
“Space, the final frontier”, is one of the genres where, normally, I can enjoy a serious dose of fiction, with nary a whimsy or joke abound. After all, in a vacuum “no-one can hear you laugh!”. With the possible exception os Space Balls, humour in sci-fi can be a hard to do thing; kind of… Read More »
Being a geek is cool, no matter what anyone else says. We are the ultimate fans, we live for the special variant cover by that artist we really like. We explore the minutiae of why Batman could work or why Superman’s cloak does not tear or how Peter Parker attracts so many babes. I bring… Read More »