Anghus Houvouras defends the controversial storyline leading in to Marvel NOW!’s Superior Spider-Man… The last few weeks have been a maelstrom of anger and rage over writer Dan Slott’s conclusion to The Amazing Spider-Man. Major spoilers ahead. Be warned… Leading up to the conclusion of nearly fifty years of stories, Slott has written a storyline […]
Ben Affleck on Justice League and The Avengers
Back when Justice League was announced in June, the first man whose name was attached to it was Argo director Ben Affleck. However the rumour was quickly debunked a few days later. In that time, Affleck has remained mostly quiet about the project but in an interview with Hitflix, he spoke out about Justice League […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Pacific Rim trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team share their opinions on the first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim… December has been a massive month for movies. Not only have we had huge releases like The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Jack Reacher and Life of Pi at the cinema, but we’ve also been inundated with new […]
Comic Book Review – Avengers #2
Anghus Houvouras reviews the second issue of Marvel NOW!’s Avengers…“The greatest heroes in comics together on one unbeatable team! The Avengers ‘go large,’ expanding their roster and their sphere of influence to a global and even interplanetary level. When Captain America puts out his call – who will answer? Big threats, big ideas, big idealism […]
Comic Book Review – FF #1 and #2
Anghus Houvouras reviews the first two issues of Marvel NOW!’s FF…“In the Fantastic Four’s absence, a hand-picked substitute squad—Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and Miss Thing—must guard Earth and the fledgling Future Foundation for four minutes. What could go wrong?“I love a good comic book that isn’t afraid to not take itself too seriously. Mike Allred has […]
Ways the World Might End According to the Movies
Nafissa Jeetoo gets ready for the apocalypse by looking at ways the world might end according to the movies… December 21st 2012, the last day on the Mayan calendar. It seems the apocalypse is now. But what is an apocalypse meant to be? We live our lives in fear of death, danger and doomsday, but […]
Star Wars comics moving to Marvel in 2014
This will come as a surprise to pretty much no one after the announcement that Disney had purchased the rights to the Star Wars franchise, but it seems that the comics are moving over to Marvel (also owned by the House of Mouse) in 2014.According to reliable Disney blog Blue Sky Disney, there will be […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Issue #12
Luke Owen reviews the latest issue of Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye… AUTOBOTS VERSUS DECEPTICONS! The crew of the Lost Light confronts a band of rogue DECEPTICONS—with terrible consequences. “As an AUTOBOT slips closer to death, a single decision sets in motion a chain of events that might just spell the end for RODIMUS […]
Comic Book Review – Mars Attacks #6
Luke Owen reviews the latest issue of Mars Attacks… “An exciting new story arc starts here! As human ramp up their defenses, the Martians unleash a new weapon from their arsenal… the freeze ray! Don’t miss any of the action in this runaway hit series!” IDW’s Mars Attacks re-launch for me has been a bit […]
Movie Review – Jack Reacher (2012)
Jack Reacher, 2012.Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, David Oyelowo and Jai Courtney.SYNOPSIS:A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.Jack Reacher is something of a rare treat for 2012. It’s a film which gets its style and pacing from […]
