After the poor reception of Batman Versus Superman it looks like Suicide Squad will be going through quite a lot of reshoots. In other news, Marvel have released teasers for upcoming events and DC team up with Random House to produce a series of young adult novels featuring famous superheroes. […]
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Literary Loitering 40 – Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant
It’s been a strange week with the passing of renowned architect Dame Zahar Hadid, the news that King Arthur may have been from Yorkshire, and a children’s book about The Queen finding the right crown to wear. Our featured books are Adventure Time: The Enchiridion & Marcy’s Super Secret Scrapbook, […]
Cinema Eclectica 65 – The Internet has no Doghands
Keyframe 46 – Hajime no Tucky
4-Panel 49 – Kevin Sorbo: Film Critic
So Batman Versus Superman opened to almost universal boos, but don’t lose hope as Lego Batman will save us all! In other news, Marvel cancel more titles, Robbie Rodriguez will retire after “Gwenom” and Kozue Amano’s “Amanchu” will be adapted for anime. Our featured comics and manga are Forget Me […]
Cinema Eclectica 64 – Criterion Collection Special
Literary Loitering 39 – The Noble Fort Peddlesmut
There’s weirdness afoot as the NRA add firearms to fairy tales, adult colouring books cause a global shortage of colouring pencils and Fifty Shades of Grey gets repurposed for defence. Our featured book is Dancer’s Lament: Path to Ascendancy (A Novel of the Mazalan Empire), by Ian C. Esselmont. Tune […]
Cinema Eclectica 63 – Golden Era Crazy Eyes
Keyframe 45 – Chairman Meow’s Little Red Bowl
This week we dive right in to a heap of trailers including Ice Age, April and the Extraordinary World, and Rudolf the Black Cat. In other news, Kadokawa are planning an 88-stop anime-themed “pilgrimage” for tourists and Oxford University release a Vocaloid textbook (of sorts). Our featured anime are Mobile […]
4-Panel Episode 48 – Captain America’s Chicken Noises
We’re back to once more peruse the exhibits in the hallowed halls of sequential art including the world’s “oldest” comic-book, a Nigerian start-up’s ethnic origin superheroes and the worst Captain America and Iron Man storylines. Our featured comics and manga are Identity Crisis, Inuyashiki volume 3, Dragon Age: Magekiller #4 […]