This week ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ finally came home to fans in the UK on blu ray and DVD having previously been released to download via iTunes. The physical release takes place shortly in the US following the same setup of an earlier release on iTunes. While the film itself continues to impress many critics and fans – and the polar opposite with others – there has been a huge debate spanning the length and breadth of the web this week about the bonus content shipping with the film. I have received my steel book edition which is an Amazon…
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.
Josh Brolin discusses ‘Man of Steel’ sequel role that never was. So all this time it was true! What do you think Bat-fans? Who would have been the better choice?
A new poster for ‘Thor: The Dark World’ had debuted online via impawards.com the film is in UK cinemas from October 30th. What do you think? Are you hyped for this next instalment in Marvel’s ‘Phase 2’?
Cover by Ivan Reis Written by Geoff Johns & Jeff Lemire Pencils by Doug Mahnke Inks by Christian Alamy Purchase your copy @ Comixology now! BEWARE OF TRINITY WAR SPOILERS! ‘Justice League of America’ #6 acts as part 2 of the ‘Trinity War’ which kicked off in ‘Justice League’ #22 the events of which are now rippling through the other Justice League teams in existence. The story is bookended by appearances of Question who also acts at the narrator to this issue. The opening page serves as a brief introduction to the character for the uninitiated before diving back in…
Cover by Mike Allred Written by Jeff Parker Art & Colours by Jonathan Case Purchase your digital copy @ Comixology now! BEWARE OF BAT-SPOILERS! Long live the team of Jeff Parker and Jonathan Case! This week ‘The Hatter Takes the Crown’ introduces The Mad Hatter to the book, originally portrayed by David Wayne in the series. I don’t remember much about his appearances in the show but I do remember his crazy hat and the ‘special effects’ that went along with it. This week Parker has taken a few cues from the reference laden opening chapter of The Joker arc…
Cover & Pencils by David Finch Written by Geoff Johns Inks by Richard Friend Colours by Sonia Obak Purchase your copy @ Comixology now. BEWARE OF SPOILERS! Each September since the launch of ‘The New 52’ DC Comics have pulled something big out of their bag, last year it was ‘Zero Month’ which gave us glimpses of the world of the 52 prior to its launch and this year it’s ‘Villains Month’. Many of the flagship titles in the DC catalogue are releasing up to four issues this month, chronicling some of the most prestigious villains to ever grace the…
Purchase your copy on DVD @ Amazon.co.uk now! Are there any spoilers left from a 1975 TV series?! As comic fandom moves on from the excitement of the first ‘Avengers’ movie the focus now turns to how DC Comics can pull together its first live action ‘Justice League’ adventure. We’ve seen modernised and hugely successful reboots of Batman and Superman on the silver screen and Green Arrow on the small screen but one of DC Comics greats who remains to be transformed for modern day audience is Wonder Woman. Her comics remain popular and the recent DCAU short has ignited interest…
Cover by Greg Capullo Written by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Pencils by Rafael Albuquerque Inks by Rafael Albuquerque & Danny Miki Purchase your copy @ Comixology now! BEWARE OF SPOILERS! I realise this review seems a little out dated to be reviewing issue #22 when both issue #23 and #23.1 have now been released but unfortunately the way my subscription works I’m always a month behind on Batman. The ‘Batman’ title has failed to do any wrong for quite some time and with the introduction of the ‘Zero Year’ arc it continues to break new ground in the Batman universe…
Cover by Jason Fabok Written by John Layman Art by Andy Clarke & Jason Fabok Colours by Blond & Emilio Lopez Purchase your copy @ Comixology now. BEWARE OF SPOILERS! ‘Detective Comics’ is going through something of a creative surge right now which has brought us the Wrath arc. The Bat-verse has been plagued by massive story arcs featuring villains who have sprawled across various titles so following on from the Court of Owls, Leviathan and The Jokers return in ‘Death of the Family’ it’s an interesting change of pace to have Batman face of against a formidable but not…
Cover & Art by Alex Maleev Written by Gregg Hurwitz Colours by Dave McCaig Purchase your copy @ Comixology now! BEWARE OF SPOILERS! ‘The Dark Knight’ as a title has a bit of a chequered past having launched in January 2011 delays meant that the second issue was released roughly four months later, issue three arrived three months after this and only then did it manage to release issues in concurrent months. The title was brought about in order to re-introduce Bruce Wayne to the character of Batman after ‘The Road Home’ arc which saw him essentially return from the…