I am a fully-grown adult and I am a geek. Despite actually having money to spend on useless merchandise, I find myself cursing the products that are available – they are all designed for children. Ever so slowly, we’re seeing ...
Read More »Wynonna Earp: This Earp is nobody’s victim!
Wynonna Earp first appeared back in 1996. The limited series, written by Beau Smith, has since become something of a cult hit. Originally published by Image Comics, it moved to IDW in 2003. In April this year, Syfy launched its television ...
Read More »In the Bag: The Adventures of Archer and Armstrong
I’ve heard a lot of good things about this series reboot, both from reviewers I respect as well as personal recommendations from friends. Having read volume 1, In the Bag, I have to admit that I don’t understand what all ...
Read More »BtGS: Virgins and villainesses (part 2)
It’s a bit of a long one this week. Get the three of us together and we can’t shut up about female villains! While I might be biased, I have to say that this is one of our best episodes ...
Read More »Suicide Squad: The worst of the worst
I really wanted to love this film. I liked the trailers and I’m a fan of David Ayer as a filmmaker. It also has a great cast. When the negative reviews started to pour in, I refused to be caught ...
Read More »Adapting Preacher for TV: How much change is too much?
As a big fan of the classic comic books series Preacher, I was excited by the prospect of a television adaptation, especially with such a stellar cast. But when the show aired, like many other die-hard fans, I couldn’t help notice ...
Read More »Monstress: To quote the poets… we’re fucked
Despite comics being a very visual medium, it is rare that I see the cover of one and think ‘I HAVE TO READ THAT.’ But that is exactly how I felt with Monstress. Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda’s fantasy ...
Read More »The X-Men Franchise: Milking that Cash Cow
The conclusion to our four-part series on the evolution of the X-Men film franchise. If you missed it, be sure to start from the beginning! By the present year of 2016, the blockbuster subgenre that X-Men began has become a ...
Read More »The X-Men Franchise: Like a Phoenix from the Ashes
Part 3 in our series looking at the evolution of the X-Men film franchise. Also available: part 1 and part 2. X-Men III: The Last Stand had under-performed whilst newer game-changing superhero flicks from major rivals stole the public’s interest. ...
Read More »5 times science fiction tackled racism
Here’s my theory: if more Brits were science fiction fans, the vote Leave campaign would never have succeeded. Despite how complex the issue of whether or not to remain in the EU really was, the campaign in the lead-up to ...
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