Luke Owen reviews Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #13… SHORE LEAVE! The AUTOBOTS visit the planet Hedonia—and get a chance to put recent events behind them, ingest some energon, and relax. Everyone, that is, except Swerve, who faces the toughest challenge of his life: in just six hours, he has to teach Ultra Magnus […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers Spotlight: Megatron
Luke Owen reviews Transformers Spotlight: Megatron…MEGATRON IS BACK! Writer/artist Nick Roche (Last Stand of the Wreckers) takes us back to the last time MEGATRON returned—when he found his DECEPTICON forces in tatters under the control of STARSCREAM. In this never-before-revealed tale, we learn exactly how Megatron reacted… and how Starscream survived! Taking place before the […]
How J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Film Will Look
The very funny folk over at Something Awful have put together a few imaginings of what J.J. Abrams’ new Star Wars film might look like. They mostly involve either lens flare or members of the cast of Lost… That opening text scroll is going to be really difficult to read…
Chris Pratt cast as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel Studios has finally ended its search for the lead in the forthcoming Phase Two space epic Guardians of the Galaxy, with Deadline revealing that Chris Pratt has secured the role of Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord, the half-human / half-alien leader of the futuristic team of superheroes. Pratt, whose credits include Everwood, Parks and Recreation, […]
Disney developing two standalone Star Wars movies
When Disney completed its shock purchase of Lucasfilm back in October, the studio announced that it would relaunch the Star Wars saga with a new sequel trilogy, as well as expanding the franchise with standalone features based upon the various inhabitants of the galaxy far, far away. Of course, with Star Trek Into Darkness director […]
A conversation with Yale Stewart, creator of the JL8 webcomic
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 […]
Movie Review – Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Wreck-It Ralph, 2012. Directed by Rich Moore.Featuring the voice talents of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Joe Lo Truglio, Ed O’Neill and Dennis Haysbert. SYNOPSIS:A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the […]
The Terry Gilliam Retrospective Part 1: Ironic Origins
Paul Risker begins a retrospective on the films of Terry Gilliam… Before we begin I’d like to take the opportunity to briefly talk a little about the history of this ‘Retrospective’ feature series. I originally started out intending only to re-evaluate the career of ‘Master of Horror’ John Carpenter, an idea that was first implanted […]
Comic Book Review – The Crow: Skinning the Wolves #3
Anghus Houvouras reviews the third and final issue of The Crow: Skinning the Wolves… The Crow is one of those endearing concepts capable of creating some truly memorable stories – a supernatural revenge scenario that has yielded some really good comics over the years (and even a couple of good movies). There are, however, times […]
Thunderbirds Are Go! as ITV orders a new CG-animated reboot
The classic British TV series Thunderbirds is set to return fifty years after it first graced television screens, with ITV announcing that it has placed an order for 26 half-hour episodes of Thunderbirds Are Go! to air in 2015. The new series will be co-produced by New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop, the visual […]
