Video Game Review: Avenging Spirit (Xbox Series X)
I’m always genuinely taken aback when I encounter a 90s arcade game that I’ve never heard of; having frequented arcades on a regular basis back then and devoured all kinds […]
Review: The Oliver Twins Collection (Evercade Cartridge 12)
With all profits from the sale of this cartridge going to The National Videogame Museum – which is a worthy and excellent recipient, given its focus on game preservation – […]
Comic Book Review: Street Fighter Classic Volume 1: Round 1 – Fight!
Capcom’s Street Fighter II was a groundbreaking arcade fighting game that changed the trajectory of an entire segment of video games, almost singlehandedly saving arcades from decline when it arrived […]
Comic Book Review: Alien Annual #1 (2022)
Before we even properly begin, we have to address the cover of Alien Annual #1. Just look at it, take it all in. Is it me, or is this one […]
Comic Book Review: She-Hulk #5 (2022)
Blindsided by a big, strong dude who has specifically set his sights on Jack of Hearts, Jennifer Walters tries to save her friend, with mixed results. Just who is this […]
Review: Xeno Crisis/Tanglewood (Evercade Cartridge 11)
Up until this cartridge came out, almost all of the Evercade compilations have been collections of genuine 8-bit and 16-bit games from yesteryear, with the odd unreleased title also thrown […]
Film Review: The Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022)
Though I’ve never disclosed this on my blog, I’m a huge fan of Bob’s Burgers. An animated sitcom featuring a family who run a burger restaurant, it’s full of relatable […]
Comic Book Review: GI Joe: 40th Anniversary Special (2022)
It’s 1984. The ‘real’ GI Joe: A Real American Hero’s 21st issue script has gone missing, leaving Marvel with a strict time limit to get a replacement issue ready for […]
Review: Technos Collection 1 (Evercade Cartridge 10)
Though most Evercade cartridge compilations have enough variety – and quality – in the games they include that there’s almost certainly something for everyone, the Technos Collection 1 is the […]
Comic Book Review: The Mandalorian #1 (2022)
Back in the pre-internet days, sometimes your only way of finding out what happened in a particular movie for months after it released in the States was its novelisation or […]
Comic Book Review: DC vs Vampires #7
As the cover for DC vs Vampires #7 rather dramatically – but accurately – states, the battle between the DC Universe’s heroes and the legions of super-powered vampires is over. […]
TV Review: Ms. Marvel: S1/E6 – No Normal
The Ms Marvel finale is already here – and sees Kamala and her friends desperately trying to save Kamran from the overzealous Department of Damage Control. Despite the stumbles of […]
VR Review: Walkabout Mini Golf (Oculus/Meta Quest 2)
I’m not much of a sports person; never really got into any sport – and golf in particular always bored me. Yet I see the appeal in video game versions […]
Film Review: Thor: Love and Thunder
As a big MCU fan, a lifelong Marvel Comics fan, a fan of Taika Waititi and someone who adored Thor: Ragnarok, I couldn’t have been more excited to see Thor: […]
Comic Book Review: Batman ’89 #6
The dive into an alternate reality – where Warner Bros weren’t scared into changing course by pearl-clutching merchandising partners – Batman ’89 has been a fascinating look at what could […]
Video Game Review: Jetboy and the Randomizer of Doom (Switch)
What at first feels like a competent modernisation of – and homage to – Rare classic JetPac becomes so much more as you make your way through Jetboy and the […]
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