Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #39… Die-Hard, a cyborg trying to regain his humanity, looks back over the thousands of years since his birth. “DIEHARD” reads the front cover of Prophet #39. No, not a new titling convention for the John McClane franchise. It’s the name of a 10,241 year old robot. Issue 38 ended on […]

Pain & Gain, 2013. Directed by Michael BayStarring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Rebel Wilson and Anthony Mackie. SYNOPSIS: Three body-builders take a rich client for all he’s worth, and then live the high life until the cash runs out. Perhaps the best screenshot of anything, ever. Pain & Gain is a film about […]

Becoming Traviata, 2012. Directed by Philippe Béziat. Starring Natalie Dessay, Jean-François Sivadier and Louis Langrée. SYNOPSIS: French language documentary on the staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata, celebrating the bicentenary of his birth. Becoming Traiviata’s opening sequence shows the unhurried preparation of an opera. Workmen carry planks across the stage; paint brushes are framed […]

Terry Pratchett’s Truckers: The Complete Series, 1992 Produced by Cosgrove Hall.Starring Joe McGann, Sir Michael Hordern and Brian Trueman. SYNOPSIS: A whole civilisation of gnomes try to find their way home, from a department store to the stars. Sometime after Terry Pratchett created his Discworld Universe, for which he is arguably most famed, he wrote […]

Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #236… “Having survived the first round of his showdown with the K7-Leetha, Jim seeks to make amends for past sins. But his struggle for control is only just beginning. While Jim is distracted, his enemies continue to further their own efforts as Clown and Bludd have a showdown. And another familiar […]

Oliver Davis reviews East of West #7… “Death begins his great hunt, lines are drawn among the chosen, and the Ranger picks up the scent of his prey.” ARE YOU AN AGENT OF THE END TIMES? East of West has an interesting structure – not in narrative, but in physical format. Most issues begin with […]

Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #237… “Al Simmons’ old mentor returns to guide Jim in his journey to control the vast powers that haunt him. But Cog has already betrayed one Spawn. Is he sinister enough to do it again, or is there more to his motivations than simple greed?” Spawn #237 begins where the previous […]

Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #40… Old man Prophet goes looking for ancient heroes in the hopes of tracking down the missing Badrock.The front cover of Prophet #40, included to the right for your viewing pleasure, has some half-constructed Death Star in the background, a giant lizard with grave-like protrusions from its back in the fore. […]

Oliver Davis reviews Hacktivity #1…. “Shawn Harris is a hacktivist, a software programmer / activist, who just pushed the boundaries too far. On trial for breaking into FBI systems, he’s just been found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in maximum security prison. As his trial starts getting media attention, people find the facts of […]

History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment, 2013. Starring Vince McMahon Jr., Triple H, The Rock, John Cena, CM Punk, Harley Race, Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase, Hulk Hogan. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on how World Wrestling Entertainment went from its roots as a regional US promotion to the global juggernaut it is today.   This […]