Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “Stranded on the planet Neutrino in Dimension X with Fugitoid, the TMNT find themselves on unfamiliar ground. Recognizing a mutual threat in Krang, the TMNT join forces with the Neutrino Resistance Force and make a last-ditch effort to save the captured Neutrino Royalty! ” […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… This week saw a range of articles discussing the latest Michael Jackson re-release ‘Bad 25‘, and reviews for Spike Lee’s documentary exploring the making of and criticism of ‘Bad‘ in 1987. Randall Robert’s of the LA Times asks whether the re-release is worth it: “Worth noting are other […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Judge Dredd… “Kidnappers are jacking the DNA of some of Mega-City One’s most elite citizens, then growing clones to torture on live TV — unless the elite pay up big-time. There’s only one Judge tough enough to stop them, and he’s just signed on to be the […]

30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 2013. Directed by Craig Moss. Starring French Stewart, Danny Woodburn, Kathryn Fiore, Flip Schultz and Olivia Alexander. SYNOPSIS: Like Paranormal Activity. But funnier. Scream with laughter in this found footage parody- Dana’s father was sent to a psychiatric hospital after […]

Savages, 2012. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Travolta and Demian Bichir. SYNOPSIS: Two pot growers face off against a Mexican drug cartel who have kidnapped their shared girlfriend. Oliver Stone claims that, when writing Scarface, he was addicted to cocaine and used the […]

To celebrate the release of Man of Steel this month, the Flickering Myth writing team are looking back over Superman’s previous screen adventures; next up is Olivia Luder with a defense of the origin series Smallville…. Superman is a character with a long and varied history and the upcoming Man of Steel movie has provided […]

Chris Cooper chats with Yale Stewart, creator of the JL8 webcomic… The Internet is a wonderful thing. No, not just for that (get your mind out of the gutter, you’re better than that!). It’s wonderful due to its ability to bring us all closer and give us opportunities we never would have had even 10 […]

Robert Downey Jr.’s Armored Avenger may be grabbing all the headlines at the moment as we await the arrival of the first trailer for the upcoming superhero sequel Iron Man 3, but it seems that Marvel Studios is already looking to get to work on ‘Phase Three’ of the Cinematic Universe, with a casting call […]

Chris Cooper reviews the third issue of IDW’s Judge Dredd… “In Mega-City One, kidnapping of the rich is a thing of the past, thanks to personal security droids. But a ruthless team of high-tech snatchers has come up with a cruel twist on the oldest racket on the books. They don’t nab you. JustÖ a […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “The TMNT find themselves stranded on the planet Neutrino in Dimension X, which is under a massive assault by Krang! Krang is determined to find the Fugitoid to complete his Technodrome. Little do the Turtles know that the Fugitoid is with them in the […]