Keyword results: Comics

Comic Kingdom

29th Oct 08
Product: Objects
Anatomy: Whole body

Hole-in-the-wall, shit fight, rat's nest - you say that like it's a BAD thing.

True urban spelunkers know, buried amidst the rubble of these kinds of shops, one can find true gold. And on Liverpool Street in the Spanish Quarter sits a dusty treasure trove named Comic Kingdom.

The non-comic inclined needn't worry - there's plenty of other rad stuff here.

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The Walking Dead

9th Jul 08
Format: Comics
Motivation: Kill twenty minutes dead

Here's something that annoys me about interesting stuff: as soon as it gets juicy, it's all over. This truth I apply across the board to relationships, independent publishing, acne, everything. But especially to zombie movies. So many questions are still left unanswered in this, the greatest of genres.

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Iron Man

5th May 08
Format: Cinema
Mood: Epic

Bruce "My Parents Are Dead!" Wayne has great toys and fashion sense, but crippling angst. The first act of IRON MAN, though, is packed with such gonzo joy that you'll want to be a drunken billionaire arms manufacturer when you grow up.

The movie keeps Stark out of costume as much as possible, but when he gets into the Iron Man suit it feels suitably heavy - made of metal, and not shiny, physicsless CGI.

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Free Comic Book Day

30th Apr 08
Product: Books
Theft: Theft is likely

No doubt comic books will soon snake down to the bottom of the cultural ladder again, but for now, nicely-bound graphic novels are available in credible bookshops. Why would you enter the lowly, unwelcoming comic store? Four words and an exclamation point: Free Comic Book Day!

Once a year, publishers pick a single issue to give away in an attempt to lure new customers into the crack-like addiction of monthly comic buying.

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