News: Zombies Ate My Neighbors & Ghoul Patrol Coming to Switch
A pair of mid-90s, 16-bit classics from LucasArts are headed to Switch on the 29th of June. Zombies Ate My Neighbors – published by Konami and known simply as ‘Zombies’ […]
Comic Book Review: Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – Alpha #1
Marvel’s big 2021 Star Wars crossover begins here. A spectacular blockbuster event is promised (though as comic fans know, it always is, right?), with chapters released at least once a […]
Rebellion Specials 2020 (Part 2)
Yesterday, I covered the first half of 2020’s one-off special comics that were published by 2000AD owner Rebellion. There were some fantastic titles in there, so if you haven’t read […]
Rebellion Specials 2020 (Part 1)
Despite all of the hurdles and challenges faced in 2020 – not least some restrictive lockdown procedures that many of us endured for several months of the year – Rebellion […]
Comic Book Review: The Cor!! Buster Easter Special
Though it’s a bit of a strange time for me to be reviewing a comic released for Easter, I’ve been determined to cover every one of the Rebellion Specials released […]
Comic Book Review: Misty Winter Special 2020
Halloween may have come and gone, but the long, cold nights are here for a little while longer – the ideal conditions to scare yourself silly with a pair of […]
Opinion: The Influence and Appeal of Retro Games
Note: This is an amended and expanded version of an article I wrote for the first issue of print magazine, Pixel Bison. There was a time back in the 90s […]
Comic Book Review: Misty & Scream 2020 Special
The spookiness doesn’t have to stop just because Halloween has come and gone, right? The nights are longer and darker, the air is cold and damp – surely it’s the […]
Comic Book Review: Tammy & Jinty Special 2020
In my quest to cover all of the Specials that Rebellion publish in 2020, it’s inevitable that I would come across a few containing material unfamiliar to me. Tammy & […]
Comic Book Review: Smash! 2020 Special
I’ve already taken a look at most of the 2020 Specials that have been released by 2000AD publisher Rebellion so far – so it was only a matter of time […]
Comic Book Review: Roy of the Rovers Summer Special 2020
This is a bit of a weird one for me. I have very rarely – in my 43 plus a bit years on this planet – had any interest in […]
Film Review: Future Shock: The Story of 2000AD
The first time I properly sat and read an issue of 2000AD was in the early 80s. I was with my Dad, visiting one of his mates; his son was older than me and had a copy of the latest prog (that’s ‘issue’ in 2000AD lingo) on the coffee table. I was bored as the adults chatted and started to […]
May The Fourth Be With You
No sooner has Alien Day come and gone than the next sci-fi movie themed day arrives. Both the Alien and Star Wars franchises are very dear to me, with Star […]
Film Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
I was a huge fan of sci-fi as a kid, to the point where I’d watch just about anything featuring spaceships, aliens and lasers. Star Wars is to blame; coming out the same year that I was born, it was always just there – I seemed to be around and at my most impressionable when hype was building for the […]
TV Review: Worzel Gummidge
For British readers of a certain age, Worzel Gummidge is forever entwined with the image of Jon Pertwee as the eponymous scarecrow. It’s so iconic that, even today – 40 […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin – 9: Driver: Parallel Lines
Version Played: Wii Current CEX Price: £1 I have a confession to make that may make me very unpopular indeed – I never really enjoyed the first three Driver games. […]
