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Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania X

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In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: Owen Hart vs. Bret ‘Hit Man’ Hart Bam Bam Bigelow & Luna Vachon vs. Doink & Dink Crush w/Mr. Fuji vs. Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage (Falls Count Anywhere Match) WWF Women’s Title: […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania IX

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In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: IC Title Match: Tatanka vs. Shawn Michaels w/Luna Vachon (Win by Count-Out) The Steiner Brothers vs. The Headshrinkers w/Afa Crush vs. Doink Bob Backlund vs. Razor Ramon WWF Tag Title Match: Money […]

Why does it always have to be Marvel vs. DC?

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Anghus Houvouras asks, ‘why does it always have to be Marvel vs. DC?’… Binary theory. I’ve written about this before at great length. The constantly evolving concept that everything has been reduced to a “1” or a “0”. Famously expressed in thoughts like “You are either for me or against me”. Either something has value […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #22 – Chase H.Q.

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After making the break for freedom in The Great Escape, leaving the bally Hun looking confused at little piles of dirt all around the exercise yard, we take to loading our next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  It couldn’t get any more different as No.#22 puts us straight into a high-octane car chase […]

People Don’t Like Suicide Squad. Fine, But Let’s Not Perpetuate the Myth of Marvel’s Greatness

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Samuel Brace on DC, Marvel, and the state of the superhero genre… A bad film doesn’t make a better film great. This is the sentiment we must remember going forward as we discuss and analyse the state of superhero movies in 2016, especially as it pertains to DC and their latest outing, Suicide Squad. Critics […]

Exclusive interview with All-Star Batman’s Scott Snyder & John Romita Jr.

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Ricky Church chats with Scott Snyder & John Romita Jr about All-Star Batman… One of the most anticipated titles among DC Rebirth is All-Star Batman, written by Scott Snyder with art by John Romita Jr. The opening arc, ‘My Own Worst Enemy’, will see Batman and Two-Face going on a ‘road trip’ as Batman attempts […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #18 – Underwurlde

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As Eric completes is task of mischief, depositing his report back in the safe and leaving half the school drunk as skunks, we eject Back to Skool and head towards our next helping in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  At No.#18 is another release from the software house Ultimate Play the Game – on first glance […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #10 – T.L.L.

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When people question whether there is any validity in war, maybe in the form of a song, you could respond with, “Gaming on the ZX Spectrum!”, for just the other day – at No.12 – we had Carrier Command and though yesterday’s Sim City may not have been war like it did end in tears.  Today […]

James Bond 24 titled Spectre – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth team react… Announced earlier this morning, Sony and MGM have revealed the new title for Sam Mendes’ Bond 24 – Spectre. We also have new cast members including Dave Bautista, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci and Christoph Waltz. But what did our writing staff make of the title, cast and new car? Martin […]