Family Business Isn’t Always Outright Scary I had to wait a long time to get Family Business in hardcover—and I was a little disappointed when I did. Though it still contains some of the stronger elements that drew me to The Magnus Archives, including much-appreciated diversity in its characters, very creepy monsters, and a strong… Read More »
Across the Spider-Verse Is As Perfect As Expected The thing about watching Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is there was no question of if the movie would be good. The first Spider-Verse movie was a revelation, an epoch for animation, and I barely mean that as hyperbole. “What’s Up Danger” as a scene is one of… Read More »
Once Upon a Scream Soars Over The Previous Books Once Upon a Scream completes the available Disney Chills books. The Circle of Ter-ROAR is the only one left, and it’s set to release later this year. And it’s been an interesting project to undertake reviewing all of these. Each book has similar aspects, often reusing… Read More »
I caught an evening showing of Chevalier last night and when the credits rolled I couldn’t help but exclaim “What an useful idiot!”. This film arrived in an apt time where entertainer Jonathan Majors is losing what little status he has as an entertainer in European society. There were multiple points in the film where… Read More »
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 »
Talk about fast moving and keeping up with current affairs, sees Dynamite’s new James Bond mini series get something of an up to date title, for King and Country. I guess it doesn’t mater who is in charge when you work for the secret service, be it Queen or King, it is always country! When… Read More »
The news is out! Captain Marvel #50 will see superstar writer Kelly Thompson leave the book. There are rumours of the series coming to an end, which I could see happening if Marvel are looking to reboot the book later in the year when The Marvels movie hits. So we have three issues (including this… Read More »
Star Wars needs more crossovers. The Disney era has seen an absolute end to parodies, crossovers and a feeling of the unpredictable in Star Wars. Charles Soule smartly seems to understand this and has been quietly building bridges to allow for a crossover within the Star Wars universe. He has been building up No Space… Read More »
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover and for Scar #1 that is entirely true. The cover is absolutely epic, but the comic is a bland retread of Scar’s gripes from the film. The creators might have been better off doing a prequel with Scar’s early adventures. Instead we land right in… Read More »
Honor Among Thieves Triumphs Just For Existing Let’s get two things out of the way regarding Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. First off, I know some stuff about the game, but I’m not a hardcore TTRPG player. I got some of the abundant references—but a lot of them went right over my head, and… Read More »