Jack Morris reviews The Private Eye #1… Brian K. Vaughan is well known within the world of comic book fans as the creator of Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina and most recently the stand out hit of 2012 Saga, and today he has released his latest offering with artist Marcos Martin, The Private Eye. […]

Considering he named one of his sons Kal-El, it’s pretty obvious Nicolas Cage is a big Superman fan, so it must have been a dream come true for him back in the mid-90s when he signed on to portray the Man of Steel in Batman director Tim Burton’s reboot Superman Lives. Sadly for Cage, the […]

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #3… “The year-long celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary continues! “Now listen to me!” It’s time to fire up Bessie, as the Third Doctor takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor! “ As some of you comic […]

Last month it was reported that Harrison Ford had officially signed on to reprise the role of the smuggler turned Rebel hero Han Solo in Disney’s upcoming Star Wars sequel trilogy. However, since then we’ve heard plenty of talk suggesting the studio is yet to finalise a deal with Ford, or his Star Wars co-stars […]

Paul Risker continues his Terry Gilliam retrospective…. The Fisher King and Twelve Monkeys represent a hiatus for Gilliam from penning and developing his own scripts. This period in Gilliam’s career is a period of transformation, in which he continued to break his own rules. Despite having already deviated from these on The Fisher King, the […]

Chris Cooper reviews the final issue of IDW’s four-part miniseries Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret History of the Foot Clan… “In the present day, the TMNT have rescued historian Dr. Miller from the Shredder. With Miller’s help, the TMNT can now learn what ancient Foot Clan secrets have been lost to time. In the past, […]

Chris Cooper chats with Mateus Santolouco, creator of the four-part miniseries Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret History of the Foot Clan… 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 […]

Following our interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS, Alice Rush looks back at her VHS memories… Let’s face it, everyone loves a special edition box set. Everyone (should) love Star Wars. Put the two together and you get my very first VHS: The special edition gold Darth Vader VHS boxset. You simply cannot get […]

Martin Deer reviews the latest issue of Batman… “In the wake of the loss of Robin, Batman begins to lose control of his rage, when a new ally helps to bring him back to the world. “ If you lived on say a desert island, and had your comics air shipped to you, you would […]

With Trance heading into cinemas next Wednesday, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at their favourite Danny Boyle movies. First up, Helen Murdoch looks at 1994’s Shallow Grave… Before he was a national treasure, before he reinvented the zombie film and before Trainspotting, there was Shallow Grave. I see it as quite simply one […]