Tony Black reviews Lucas Stand #3… Lucas heads to Deadwood circa 1879 and begins to question Gadriel’s motives. One of the most exciting new comic ventures this year, from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter (and Catrin Kittridge), Lucas Stand in its first two issues has very much been in a phase of establishment and […]
Comic Book Review – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #2
Tony Black reviews Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #2… “Sinestro’s Law” part two! As Sinestro’s grip around the universe grows tighter, Guy Gardner takes on the mission to bring the Green Lantern Corps back from the edge of oblivion to reclaim their role as protectors of the cosmos. The space bound adventures of […]
Comic Book Review – The Flash #3
Tony Black reviews The Flash #3… “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE” Chapter Three: In issue #3, dozens of innocent people mysteriously gain super-speed! But not all are heroic, and it’ll take everything The Flash and August have to harness the lightning before Black Hole does. We get a slightly but crucial time jump this week in The […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files Annual 2016
Tony Black reviews The X-Files Annual 2016… Mulder uncovers rumors that the Jade Helm 15 exercises were a smokescreen for a shadow-government group to rendezvous with aliens. Mulder and Scully follow the trail to Mesa Verde in southern Colorado, where they meet skeptical natives and a man who believes he’s an alien, on their way […]
Comic Book Review – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1
Tony Black reviews Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1… “SINESTRO’S LAW” Chapter One With no backup and only his ring and battery to keep him alive, Hal Jordan streaks toward battle with the Sinestro Corps, while his greatest foe prepares to wipe the last Green Lantern of them all out of existence! The Rebirth […]
Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #3
Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #3… “RAGE PLANET” Chapter Three: In issue #3, Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz are trapped in the bloody and monstrous Rage Tower with their rings drained. Now, they must work together if they’re going to escape. Can the new protectors of Earth find common ground—or are they doomed […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 3 Review – ‘Oathbreaker’
Tony Black reviews the third episode of Game of Thrones season 6… Oathbreaker Directed by Daniel Sackheim Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Jon He may have died and been resurrected by Melisandre’s (Carice van Houten) weird magic, but Jon Snow (Kit Harington) still knows nothing. Worryingly he seems to suggest the Gods everyone […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 2 Review – ‘Home’
Home Directed by Jeremy Podeswa Written by Dave Hill Bran Finally showing back up after a year’s mini break on the other side of the Wall (chilly weather, sparse accommodation, but reasonable rates), Brandon Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) pops seamlessly back into the narrative as he continues his padawan learner training with Game of Thrones‘ Obi-Wan, […]
Game of Thrones: Who is Bran’s Cold Handed Saviour?
Tony Black on Bran’s Cold Handed saviour… MAJOR spoilers for Game of Thrones – Season 6 Episode 6 – ‘Blood of My Blood’. So hands up who thought Bran Stark was dead meat after the traumatic end of ‘The Door’? With poor old Hodor fulfilling his manifest destiny, his all-seeing Raven mentor cut to ribbons, […]
Online Theorising: a blessing, not a curse
Tony Black on why online theorising is a blessing rather than a curse… So have you watched Westworld yet? Don’t worry, I’m not going to spoil the season finale for you if you haven’t. Though to be honest it’s possible you may have already guessed one or two of the major reveals and twists within, […]
