I watched the film Constantine last night despite having avoided it for three years. It was three quid at Madame Zaza’s or whatever the Virgin Megastore is called these days, and I was at a loose end. For those who don’t know, Constantine is based on the DC/Vertigo comic Hellblazer although the main character first… Continue reading Constantwhine (can’t be arsed to think of a decent title)
Category: comics and geek culture
Which MP could this be referring to?
There are few crossovers between this blog’s twin main obsessions (2000AD and Libby Dem politics). A few years ago there was some dig at the Lib Dems in a strip called Thirteen but that’s pretty much your lot. So you takes your references where you can get them, as the accompanying panel taken from this… Continue reading Which MP could this be referring to?
Evening Standard piece on JK Rowling
This was published in the Evening Standard on Thursday, slightly edited: The Harry Potter series is one of the most derivative works of fiction ever devised, from its boarding school setting (The Four Marys, Billy Bunter), magical theme (too many to mention) and even its plot (drawing from the same well as Star Wars and… Continue reading Evening Standard piece on JK Rowling