It’s a battle of the bands in Off the Shelf this week, with “The Slayer” going up against “Clash”. Will the former reign in blood, or will Mohammad Diab’s tale of young Egyptians fighting the law and the law winning do an, er … … does anyone else know any […]
Podcasts
4-Panel 102 – Smooth Willie Beats Out Crime
San Diego Comic-Con is over and there’s a whole bunch of news like Captain Marvel being set in the ‘90s, Justice League needing re-shoots because of a moustache, a new Spawn movie and more. Our featured comics are Wynonna Earp volume 1, The Sixth Gun #1 to 6, Project Superpowers: […]
Literary Loitering 72 – A Face Only A Mother Could Punch
While we lament the fact that Nipples On My Knee didn’t win the Diagram Prize, Grr Martin makes some interesting announcements about books. In other news, beloved children’s book and TV character (and first UK cosplayer), Mr. Benn may get an opera, Philip Pullman wants “pernicious” book discounts to stop, […]
Keyframe 85 – The Adventures of Trevor the Whip Guy
The Summer anime season has started so we put some of the new shows under the first impressions microscope to find out if they’re any good. Since there are too many to cover in one episode we’re starting off with Angel 3Piece! (Tenshi no 3P!), Magical Circle (Mahoujin Guruguru), A […]
4-Panel 101 – They’re Mandible-Licking Good
With the next DCEU movie confirmed as Shazam, DC also announce the third instalment of the “popular” Colonel Sanders – Justice League crossover. Meanwhile, Sega and Archie Comics end their partnership and we take a look at the BBFC’s most complained about movies. Our featured comics and manga are Shirtless […]
Cinema Eclectica 124 – Valerian’s Geordie Space Market
We get a guest expert in on this show, which is fortunate as one of the team reveals he’s never seen a film before. Despite this handicap we press on with our review schedule with Graham unearthing the forgotten British TV movie “Miss Morison’s Ghosts”, Mick enjoying the drokk out […]
Keyframe 84 – Give ‘Em The Laaaaazy Eye
With Bleach getting a live-action movie, we take a look at the current trend of anime to live-action adaptations. We also discuss the potential bankruptcy of long-running anime studio Artland. Our featured anime are 11 Eyes (Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo), and School Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!). Tune in […]
Literary Loitering 71 – Rob and Andrew’s Science Corner
Jane Austen finally arrives on the £10 note so everyone should be happy, right? Well, not quite … In other news, J. K. Rowling’s habit of writing on anything but paper continues, an Argentinean artist uses banned books to build the Parthenon, the Twilight Zone gets a stage adaptation and […]
4-Panel 100 – The New Communism of Manga
While Marvel try to avoid issues of racism with the Black Panther movie and seem to have an inability to count, DC are giving away a comic for free, and have a new candidate to sit in the director’s chair for Suicide Squad 2. Oh, and Jim Zub’s Wayward may […]
Cinema Eclectica 123 – Even David Cronenberg Has His Limits
Above all else, Cinema Eclectica wants to heal your soul. Do you have traumatic memories of Watership Down? Ryan’s review of BFI Flipside’s “The Orchard End Murder” might be able to help. Is your home life confusing? It can’t be as confusing as Vittorio De Sica’s “Marriage, Italian Style”, reviewed […]