Some of you have been asking us just recently to tell you some of the history of Solomon Grundy in DC Comics. As you know this villain makes regular appearances over the years and is firmly entrenched as part of the DC Comics mythology. I will give you a few clues below to finding him [...]
Today is new comic day, the weekly orgy of cool new arrivals. There’s some awesome titles hitting our shelves this week. Let’s take a look at some of the comics, graphic novels and movie/comics merchandise arriving today… AME COMI DONNA TROY VINYL FIGURE (The latest in the range of anime-style DC character figures), ANITA BLAKE [...]
GOD OF WAR MOVIE The latest in the line of video games adaptations to be heading towards shooting is the first movie based on the GOD OF WAR games. Brett Ratner is lined up to direct the dark fantasy epic, featuring the iconic games character Kratos, the eponymous God of War. SPIDER-MAN 4: KIRSTEN ON [...]
Well this is more like it. In an age where directors are thrown at projects in a less than sensible fashion, the forthcoming movie adaptation of Marvel’s THOR character has gone and got itself someone respectable. Not just respectable, fanboys and girls, we’re talking about Kenneth Brannagh. Yes. Kenneth Brannagh will be directing a big-screen [...]
The new episode of STARSTORECAST is now online! In this episode, we check out New Comic Day, chat about next year’s TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, Kevin Smith, comics and more! We also find out the full story behind Steve’s green stripes. Without further ado, click on the player below for the latest happenings here [...]
Ladies, gentlemen, boys, girls, Daleks and Klingons, we are proud to bring you STARSTORECAST, the new podcast series from STARSTORE.COM and The Last Picture Show. Presented by Andrew Hawnt with Jonathan Winwood and Rich Thorp, the show brings you chat, reviews and all the geek infighting you can eat. Covering the latest in movies, TV, [...]
NEW COMIC DAY Our favourite day of the week is upon us once again! New comic day is something we all look forward to, and is always our busiest weekday. The whole process of new comic day, and the days leading up to it, will be outlined in a forthcoming episode of our new Podcast [...]
No, this piece isn’t meant to be as patronizing as the title suggests. I’d like to talk a bit about how comics should be read, as a way of helping new readers getting to grips with the medium. There has been something of an influx of new readers to the comics world thanks to recent [...]
ARNOLD (SORT OF) IN TERMINATOR SALVATION On set pics and video have revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger is *sort of* in the new Terminator flick, currently filming under the direction of McG. Arnold is lending his voice to the project as well as his face, and was on location supplying dialogue for the composite version of [...]
What? WHAT?! WHY?!!! Come on, HBO are hardly the most family friendly outlet, so how come they could possibly be worried about the content of a Preacher show? The Preacher graphic novels are confrontational, controversial and excellent, but then, doesn’t that fit in exactly with BO’s output? Could it be they have finally chickened out [...]
