My thoughts on the 2nd John Carter (of Mars) trailer.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
I was left feeling particularly underwhelmed by the first trailer to John Carter, so approached this second effort with some trepidation. It is then with cautious optimism that I can report myself much more impressed by the new trailer. It’s still seriously lacking in context – is it just me, .. .. read more..
Review of John Carter: A Princess of Mars, issue 3
Thursday, November 17, 2011
I’m really loving the adaptation of A Princess of Mars from Marvel Comics. It’s a measure of how much that I’ve been checking the Marvel App religiously every day for the last week desperate for the latest issue to appear. The wait has been worth it. Issue 3 certainly does not disappoint, in fact it.. .. read more..
Review of John Carter: World of Mars, book 2.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Marvel has two distinct and very stylistically different comic books in production at the moment based around the forthcoming John Carter (of Mars) movie. A Princess of Mars is a straight up adaptation of the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, while World of Mars is a prequel of sorts to the Andre.. .. read more..
War of the Worlds Goliath, new trailer released.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
I have been following the long gestation of the new animated movie War of the Worlds: Goliath for some time now and with the recent securing of an international distributor, it looks like the publicity machine is gearing up. A new trailer posted to the Heavy Metal site certainly raises the hop.. .. read more..
When is a Panic not a Panic? The War of the Worlds under attack.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
There’s an interesting debate going on this morning about the War of the Worlds radio “Panic” of 1938 and the question of what was really going on that night. The crux of the argument hinges on the question, was it in fact a “Panic”? Professor W Joseph Campbell of the American University, Washington.. .. read more..