Hopelessly late, Thrill Power Overload – the history of British comic 2000AD – finally arrived in the post yesterday. It was well worth the wait. For some reason, I wasn’t expecting a coffee-table book. I suspect the decision to produce it in this format was a relatively late one – hence the lateness and the… Continue reading Thrill-Power Overload
Category: comics and geek culture
Back to the fifties?
An article in the Guardian got me thinking: is the title “Ms” really unkown to women under 30? A straw poll of under 30 women in my office slightly reassured me as they all use the title, but then it is a very political office. The phenomenon however is wider than just this title. Only… Continue reading Back to the fifties?
DVD economics: what price Doctor Who? (UPDATED)
Can someone explain this to me? Life on Mars Season 1 Box Set DVD Release Date: 15 May 2006 Run Time: 472 minutes Amazon Price: £16.98 GBP Doctor Who Season 1 Box Seat DVD Release Date: 21 Nov 2005 Run Time: 585 minutes Amazon Price: £49.16 GBP Those 113 minutes seem awfully expensive. Is this… Continue reading DVD economics: what price Doctor Who? (UPDATED)