Last month, fans of Twin Peaks were given a glimmer of hope that they might finally learn the fate of FBI Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) when co-creator Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) revealed that reviving the cult TV series is something he and David Lynch (Blue Velvet) “talk about from time to time.” Well, […]

Mark Millar is certainly a busy man at the moment, with several Millarworld properties in various stages of development – including the currently-in-production Kick-Ass 2 and the forthcoming adaptation of The Secret Service from director Matthew Vaughn – while he’s also getting to grips with his new role as creative consultant on 20th Century Fox’s […]

Yesterday Tommy over at Bat-Blog was kind enough to write a nice review for Holy Franchise, Batman!; here’s an excerpt: Now most people who know me say that I’m a complete fanatic when it comes to our favorite Caped Crusader. And I’m not trying to say that I’m an expert or anything but I know […]

Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisors Jon Thum, Rudi Holzapfel and Sara Bennett about their work on Dredd 3D… “I met Alex Garland [28 Days Later], the writer/producer and main creative force behind Dredd 3D early on and helped him out on some ‘pitch-vis’ to get the it green lit,” states Visual Effects Supervisor Jon […]

Following the release of The Dark Knight Rises last month, Warner Bros. now finds itself in a difficult position with regards to the future of the lucrative Batman franchise. With Christopher Nolan categorically confirming that his time in Gotham is over, it seems the studio has three options: 1) continue Nolan’s Dark Knight series, sans […]

With The Dark Knight Rises just around the corner, Martin Deer revisits The Dark Knight… In the build-up to the release of The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan’s final chapter in his epic Batman trilogy, I’m sharing my thoughts and feelings on how we got here by looking back at the first two instalments. On […]

Evil Dead II, 1987. Directed by Sam Raimi.Starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Ted Raimi, Denise Bixler and Richard Domeier. SYNOPSIS: A young couple accidentally unleash an evil force when they discover the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis in an isolated cabin in the woods. After being forced to kill his possessed girlfriend, Ash […]

Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Leonardo… It’s Christmas and Leonardo is on his own as he fights hordes of attacking Foot Clan across the rooftops of NYC! Now this is more like it! With their third release, IDW have not only covered my favourite member of the TMNT, but they […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Judge Dredd… “Technology is failing all over Mega-City One, causing blackouts, explosions, radiation leaks and other nasty surprises… leaving Dredd stranded in the middle of a vicious block war, with no backup or reinforcements. It’s just a Judge and his Lawgiver against overwhelming odds-that is, until his […]

Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Donatello… IDW’s second reprint from the original Mirage Comics run centres on Donatello. As I’m now a little more accustomed to both Eastman/Laird, and different types of TMNT stories, how does it stack up? Overall, this issue is extremely friendly. It couldn’t be more self-contained […]