Doctor Who: Only Human - A Book Review
When the TARDIS' disturbance alarm goes off, The Doctor is quick to investigate. With Rose Tyler and Captain Jack Harkness in tow, The Doctor travels to modern day London, where a young Neanderthal...
View ArticleBatman Eternal #2 - A Review
I've complained in previous reviews of the main Batman series that Scott Snyder seemed to be have been taking his sweet time in telling his stories since City of Owls. Zero Year in particular seemed...
View ArticleArrow - Season 2, Episode 20 - Seeing Red - Live Tweet Commentary
A live-tweet commentary on Seeing Red before writing the latest entry for the Arrow Episode Guide.Word of warning - this DOES have SPOILERS! So don't read this until you've seen the episode!0:01 - "I...
View ArticleArrow Episode Guide: Season 2, Episode 20 - Seeing Red
For a summary of the episode guide layout & categories, click here. PlotHallucinating due to the Mirakuru in his veins, Roy Harper escapes from the Arrow Cave and goes on a rampage. As Ollie and...
View ArticleJustice League United #0 - A Review
I'd abandoned all the Justice League titles several months ago when it became clear during Trinity War that I would be expected to read them all if I were to make heads or tails of just one. Throw in...
View ArticleInvaders #4 - A Review
Invaders #4 is best summarized by two words - complex simplicity. This may seem like a paradoxical concept and yet it perfectly describes the artwork of Steve Pugh. Like a crafted gem, Pugh's work is...
View ArticleBatman Eternal #3 - A Review
At this moment in time, there seems little point in my maintaining any aura of mystery in discussing Batman Eternal. The story is moving at a quickening pace and many things I thought would be a...
View ArticleArrow Episode Guide: Season 2, Episode 21 - City Of Blood
For a summary of the episode guide layout & categories, click here.PlotWith Moira Queen dead, Sebastian Blood is quickly sworn in to office as Starling City's new mayor. Thea Queen is planning to...
View ArticleBatgirl Annual #2 - A Review
Let me state right at the start that I enjoyed Batgirl Annual #2. But I also think this issue is proof that sometimes even a great writer cannot make a bad concept work. I'll admit that statement is...
View ArticleSerenity: Leaves On The Wind #4 - A Review
This will probably be the last issue of Serenity: Leaves On The Wind I'll be reviewing. I enjoy the book immensely but it occurs to me that there is little point in my writing about it. To speak the...
View ArticleBatman Eternal #4 - A Review
Batman Eternal #4 proves to be the first misstep in this series' run. That misstep is not due to the art team., despite Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridoles having a far different style from Jason Fabok...
View ArticleFree Comic Book Day 2014 And Texas Frightmare Weekend 2014.
Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 was a busy day for your intrepid author. Not only did I plan to traipse hither and yon to visit as many comic shops as possible for National Free Comic Book Day but I also had...
View ArticleArrow Episode Guide: Season 2, Episode 22 - Streets Of Fire
For a summary of the episode guide layout & categories, click here.PlotSlade Wilson's army of Mirakuru-enhanced convicts have been turned loose upon Starling City. A cure is on the way, but the...
View ArticleSecond Thoughts On Thief
Early on in Thief, a mission requires you to break into a brothel in order to steal a book. The brothel is hidden away in the sewers and an entrance to a subterranean library is hidden away in the...
View ArticleFirst Trailer for NBC's Constantine
So what do I think, as the bloke who wrote the Hellblazer Episode Guide? I think I can't wait until fall. How about you?
View ArticleKing Conan: The Conqueror #3 - A Review
The best moment of this issue comes early on, in one of the flash-forward scenes featuring Conan as an aged king. Here, we see Conan show the scribe to whom he dictates the story of his life the one...
View ArticleGreen Arrow #31 - A Review
Lemire's Outsider's War has been an interesting ride but, now that we are at the end, my own feelings mirror those of Ollie Queen, who notes that he is sick to death of The Outsiders and wants nothing...
View ArticleRed Sonja #9 - A Review
Red Sonja #9 revealed something to me that seems obvious in retrospect as I look back over the previous issues of this series but which did not hit me until just now. Walter Geovani is one of the few...
View ArticleEarth 2 #23 - A Review
I have no idea why Earth 2 isn't the most acclaimed title that DC Comics publishes right now. It can't be because of the artwork. Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott turn in Eisner-worthy pages every...
View ArticleBatman Eternal #5 - My Review
The best parts of Batman Eternal thus far have little to do with its central mystery. This is not to say that the mystery isn't engaging but to note that the detail work around the plot is of greater...
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