Luke Addison compares The Walking Dead TV show and comic book series….Ever since the 1968 release of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead the general public has been obsessed with all things zombie; be it the thinly veiled Romeo and Juliet remake Warm Bodies, or the continuing Resident Evil series, it’s clear that […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Lynne Yoshii about her love of comics and having to wrestle with a bear… Artistic family is not how one would describe the Yoshii household.  “Not really, but if it is something that runs in the family I might have gotten my artistic ‘talent’ from my maternal grandfather,” states Lynne Yoshii […]

Andy Naylor reviews Tomb Raider…Lara Croft is back! Tomb Raider is not a reboot, remake or any other “re” word. It’s an origin story of how Lara Croft began her adventures in, well, Tomb Raiding. Setting out to build her reputation, a young Lara is aboard the ill-fated Endurance when it hits a catastrophic storm […]

Jordan Schwarzenberger on the genius of Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, and why it was an injustice for the Academy to overlook the film in the Best Picture contenders at this year’s Oscars… Year on year the Best Picture category at the Oscars is always one for controversy. To the condemnation of the film going […]

In his latest ‘State of the Genre’ column, Martin Deer reacts to the reports that Christopher Nolan will oversee Warner Bros.’ DC movie universe….I am, I can tell you, still in absolute shock at yesterday’s news. For anyone who has read my previous articles regarding Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and the upcoming Man of Steel […]

The Sapphires, 2012.Directed by Wayne Blair.Starring Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens, Jessica Mauboy and Miranda Tapsell.SYNOPSIS:In 1968 an all-girl Aboriginal Australian singing group is discovered by a local talent competition compère. Making use of his devotion to soul music, he attempts to form them into a successful act. After impressing US military scouts, they […]

Trevor Hogg reviews the hardcover edition of The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom… Cliff Secord and the Rocketeer take to the skies once again as Mark Waid and Chris Samnee spin a yarn in the best tradition of Dave Stevens, bringing us a tale of great adventure, suspense, and humour! A ship docks in Los Angeles […]

Piers McCarthy reviews the tenth episode of The Walking Dead season 3…Major spoilers follow…I labelled episode 4 of Season 3 “arguably the ‘best ever’” which I still stand by. However, in terms of the direction and editing of action, “Home” is superb. We pick up from the end of “The Suicide King” with Rick still […]

As we edge closer towards Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the arrival of a new theatrical trailer for Iron Man 3 tomorrow, SFX caught up with Marvel Studios’ president Kevin Feige, who offered up a few words about the studios’ plans for its upcoming slate of movies, which includes the solo sequels […]

Argo, 2012. Directed by Ben Affleck.Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Taylor Schilling, Kyle Chandler, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Zeljko Ivanek, Clea DuVall, Tate Donovan and Victor Garber. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Argo retells the events surrounding the extraction of 6 Americans after the storming of the US Embassy in Iran. Regardless of how […]