(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTWednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and Continue Reading
Comics
Graphic novel review: Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pamment
(courtesy Allen & Unwin Book Publishers) I can still remember how incredibly isolating and alone it felt to be bullied continuously and mercilessly during 13 long years of school. Like anyone under constant attack by bullies, I alternated between crushing despair, near-palpable loneliness and a sense that no one would Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
(courtesy Macmillan Publishers) It’s a sad fact of life that far too many people only seem comfortable in themselves when they’re adhering to a rigid set of social values in which there are two possibilities – you satisfy the often cruel requirements laid down by god-knows-who and are accepted, or Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Geiger by Geoff Johns | Gary Frank | Brad Anderson
(courtesy Image Comics) We are more than a little focused on the end of the world at the moment. Not that anyone actually wants it – far from it; a world of chocolate, great friends and wonderful animated films is something I love and would very much like to continue Continue Reading
Mini-mass of movie trailers: Jurassic World Rebirth and The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(via Shutterstock) A new year and a metric ton of new films! While we are currently awash in some very fine arthouse/indie films thanks to the overspill from awards season, which is in full swing, it’ll soon be time for blockbusters and plenty of them. Two that debuted this week Continue Reading
Comic strip review: Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story by Patrick McDonnell (Mutts)
(courtesy Abrams Books) From its launch on 5 September 1994, the comic strips Mutts by Patrick McDonnell, has always worn its heart very much on its sleeve. Far from being just four panels and a gag – though that is not a bad thing; whimsical escapism in and of itself Continue Reading
Festive comic review: The Flintstones: Christmas in Bedrock (with Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm)
Published in 1965, The Flintstones: Christmas in Bedrock is a fun-filled romp through a good old-fashioned Santa-is-in-peril-only-YOU-can-save-Christmas storyline. In this case, the “YOU” is good old Fred Flintstone who, after a trip out into the forest to get a Christmas tree – forgot the axe? Don’t worry! Bamm-Bamm has a Continue Reading
Halloween graphic novel review: The Stuff of Legend – Book 2: The Jungle by Mike Raight and Brian Smith with illustrations by Charles Paul Wilson III
Being afraid of the dark is one of those thing childish things we re supposed to put aside as we grow older. After all, the idea that evil and terrible things lurk in the places where there is no light, where our view is limited or outright obscured, is surely Continue Reading
Velma: This halloween needs to be more special! … and thoughts on seasons 1 and 2
(courtesy IMP Awards) VELMA 2024 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL SNAPSHOTWith just 24 hours to bring Velma back, the friends search for a dark spellbook while trying to avoid the wrath of a vengeful spirit. But as the annual Sexy Halloween party nears, Velma and the gang must face their biggest fears… if Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Alice Ever After by Dan Panosian (writer) and Giorgio Spalletta (artist)
(courtesy BOOM! Studios) SNAPSHOTAlice first visited Wonderland as a child. Now grown up, it’s become her only escape from a cold, harsh world that feels even less real—a distant family, a tormented lover, and a father with secrets he’ll do anything to protect. But in order to return to her Continue Reading