Film Review: Venom

I didn't have high hopes going into this movie, despite being a fan of Tom Hardy and the Marvel character he was playing. The reasons for my doubts were that this movie had been mauled by the critics and the idea of making a film about Venom that is separate from Spider-Man doesn't make a …

Book Review: The Fall of the Governor Part One by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga

This is a spin off from the comic book series The Walking Dead, and the fourth in a series written which sheds a little light on some supporting characters. Mainly the villainous Governor of Woodbury, who is one of the series' main antagonists. In the comics we meet him from the perspective of the heroes, …

Would You Rather? Part 6: Spam, Porridge and Glass Houses

...would you rather go to jail for 4 years for something you didn't do or get away with something horrible but spend the rest of your life in fear of being caught? This is a pretty tough one, because I have no desire to go to prison. I don't think it's the kind of situation …

Favourite Children and Young Adult Books

Monday was International Literacy Day, so I decided I'd do a list of books that I loved as a kid, or as an adult but feel will work for kids. It's not an "all kids should read" list because I hate those things, as on the adult lists there are always books that I've never read …

See you in the funny pages

It's weird how you make a note of certain news stories to tell people you know, based on their interests. The other day my brother in law told me a story about comic books, because I love comics, similarly stories about movies and zombies are usually brought to my attention.The story comes from Sheffield, where …

Superheroes and Titillation: Breast cancer awareness

Okay, its the customary apology/ass covering time. I realize that breast cancer and cancer in general is a sensitive subject and I don't intend to cause any upset or offence with what I've written and I apologize if any is caused. I've been wanting to right about breast cancer awareness for a while now, because …

Say it ain’t so, Lance

Whatever happened to the heroes? The Ultimate Warrior's a right wing nutter, Hulk Hogan's a bit of a douche, Slash used to get so drunk he'd wet the bed, Clint talked to an empty chair, Nick Clegg turning on his promises as soon as he got a slight taste of power, Cyclops killed Professor X. …

Unloading the Brain Box: Life Stories, Learning and Leaps

Again these questions come courtesy of Plinky. Name your top 3 pet peeves People who don't say "thank you" when you hold the door for them. I mean, come on, its basic manners, people! When people say "of" when they mean "have" as in "I should of known". The fact Marvel Comics go from one …

Sick Day Movie Marathon

So, as mentioned on Monday I've been ill the last few days. I'm on the mend, but still a bit yukky so hoping that a full night's sleep tonight will mean I'm good enough to return to work tomorrow. Anyway, to pass the time as I lay sniffling in bed I turned to LoveFilm (seems …

Movie Review: Dredd

Are you alone as you sit down to read this? Have a look around just to be sure nobody's around because I have a secret to share...Okay, ready? I have a bit of a soft spot for the 1995 Sylvester Stallone movie Judge Dredd.   Don't get me wrong, it's nothing like the comics, horribly …