Up, up and away with season 1 of the classic 90s TV series on DVD for our first classic review. Directed by various Written by various Purchase your copy @ Amazon.co.uk now Beware of spoilers… if that’s still possible 20 years later!It’s Friday; it’s the end of the week so why not dive in to the vault and review a good old blast-from-the-past TV show that was a big part of my childhood. It’s hard to believe that this show first premiered 20 years ago – September 12th 1993 to be exact – and still holds up well against modern…
Author: Neil Vagg
Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
So today Entertainment Weekly revealed a new poster for the upcoming Thor sequel from Marvel, Thor: The Dark World, due for release this winter. I don’t know about you, but it certainly reminds me of the old Star Wars posters – which in my opinion is not a bad thing – although they do seem to have included the ENTIRE cast; even the extras seem to get a look in! I’m not sure how I feel about this poster’s portrayal of Natalie Portman’s character Jane, as she seems more of a damsel-in-distress than the previous film made her out to…
Anarchy arrives in Gotham City. Directed by Curt Geda Written by Jim Krieg Watch it on Cartoon Network USA @ 10:00 Saturdays! Beware of spoilers! This week on ‘Beware the Batman’ Anarky arrives in Gotham City and to cause… well… anarchy. Here is another character with whom I am not familiar however he has recently been on my radar due to his inclusion in the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins game to be released in October. My knowledge of him still only extends to knowing that he’s not too dissimilar to the Riddler. After featuring Pyg & Toad in episode one…
It’s Magpie’s turn to step in to the spotlight in strong second episode to new Batman series. Directed by Rick Morales Written by Mitch Watson Watch it on Cartoon Network USA @ 10:00 Saturdays! Beware of spoilers! Its week two in the world of CGI Batman and this week he’s facing off with a villainess who starts out struggling to step out from the shadow of Catwoman to make a name for herself. I had the pleasure of being able to watch this episode live on TV in America as I was away on holiday for the original airdate. It…
Based on the hit comic mini-series a ripple in time caused by The Flash creates an alternative future with dire consequences. Directed by Jay Oliva Written by James Krieg Based on story by Geoff Johns and Illustrated by Andy Kubert Purchase your copy @ Amazon.co.uk now Beware of spoilers!’Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox’ is the next in the line of DC animated movies to be released directly to home video. The last being ‘Superman: Unbound’ released earlier in 2013. The film boasts an all star cast from the DCAU including Kevin Conroy (BTAS); Nathan Fillion (Green Lantern: Emerald Knights), Grey…
The Dark Knight takes flight in a new CGI animated cartoon series on Cartoon Network. Directed by Sam Liu Written by Mitch Watson Watch it on Cartoon Network USA @ 10:00 Saturdays! Beware of spoilers! ’Beware the Batman’ is the Cartoon Network’s latest Saturday morning incarnation of The Dark Knight and in the Batman timeline it replaces ‘Batman: The Brave and the Bold’ as the flagship Bat-show. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation in partnership with DC Entertainment the show is executive produced by Sam Register (co-producer of Teen Titans) and produced by Glen Murakami (Batman Beyond, Teen Titans) and Mitch…
Out with DC² and in with the Penguin in part 1 of ‘Emperor Penguin’. The results? Mixed. Cover by Mike Allred Written by Jeff Parker Art by Tye Templeton Coloured by Wes Hartman Purchase your digital copy @ Comixology now Beware of spoilers! After a strong introduction and a brilliant first story arc the reincarnation of Adam West’s Batman takes a knock in week four with a dramatic shift in art design and a lack of the DC² functionality which brought so much fun in previous chapters. This week kicks off the second story arc of the revived series and brings both…
The exciting conclusion to ‘The Riddlers Ruse’ arrives! Cover by Mike Allred Written by Jeff Parker Art & Coloured by Jonathan Case Purchase your digital copy @ Comixology now Beware of spoilers! Just like the old two-part stories of the first two seasons of the Batman TV show chapter 3 of ‘The Riddler’s Ruse’ picks up directly after the end of chapter 2 with the apparent destruction of the Meow-Wow-Wow club. Only as you would have expected Batman and Robin have survived thanks to a genius last minute plan by Batman. The jumping off point in this issue is a…
Re-introduce yourself to some familiar elements from the TV series in chapter 2 of ‘The Riddler’s Ruse’ Cover by Mike Allred Written by Jeff Parker Art & Coloured by Jonathan Case Purchase your digital copy @ Comixology now Beware of spoilers! Following on from last weeks successful first entry in to the new digital first Batman comic series Batman and Robin return to continue chasing after the Riddler. This week we get a first glimpse at several familiar aspects from the original TV series: the bust of William Shakespeare; the Bat-poles, the Batcave, Alfred and Catwoman (the Julie Newmar…
Adam West and Burt Ward return to the Batcave in new weekly digital series by DC Comics. Cover by Mike Allred Written by Jeff Parker Art & Coloured by Jonathan Case Purchase your digital copy @ Comixology now Like many other Bat-fans I have long been waiting for Adam West’s incarnation of Batman to come to home video. Like all those other fans I think I’ll be waiting a long time. But in March of this year we were all given a brief reprieve when Warner Bros. officially announced that it had acquired merchandising rights to the show meaning that the market…