Number 1s of 2009: 20 September 2009
The rapid turnover continues, with yet another new number one. Actually, a new number one was virtually inevitable this week, because Pixie Lott's "Boys and Girls" crashed to number 6 in its second...
View ArticleThe X-Axis - 27 September 2009
Thank heavens for Diamond UK. This would have been a rather heavy week for me, but fortunately the brave distributors have managed to lose Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine: Origins (along with six other...
View ArticleFlashforward
I'm not convinced.They were trailing this show almost incessantly while I was in America. It's clearly a big deal for the network. Presumably it didn't impress the British so much, since it's ended up...
View ArticleX-Men Forever #1-5
Because you demanded it... "Love -- and Loss!"Writer: Chris ClaremontPenciller: Tom GrummettInker: Cory HamscherLetterer: Tom OrzechowskiColourist: Wilfredo QuintanaEditor: Mark PanicciaX-Men Forever...
View ArticleHell in a Cell 2009
It's been a while since I've done one of these. That's not because they've eased off on the pay-per-view schedule; it's because the last show was during my holiday. Actually, the schedule remains as...
View ArticleThe X-Axis - 4 October 2009
I was planning to get around to that "Old Man Logan" review today but... well, yeah, maybe tomorrow. And thanks to Marvel's ever-crunched publishing schedule, two more Wolverine storylines wrap up this...
View ArticleOld Man Logan
"Old Man Logan"Wolverine #66-72, Giant-Size Wolverine: Old Man LoganWriter: Mark MillarPenciller: Steve McNivenInker: Dexter Vines (with Mark Morales and Jay Leisten)Letterer: Cory PetitColourist:...
View ArticleHouse to Astonish, episode 24
With Al back from his holidays, we return to our normal schedule with a new episode of House to Astonish. This week, we've got the usual news round-up plus reviews of the final issue of Planetary, and...
View ArticleThe X-Axis - 11 October 2009
There's not too many X-books this week (which is good, since I've still got a backlog of storylines I wanted to review in full), but we do have a ton of other stuff.Obligatory plug time: don't forget...
View ArticleNumber 1s of 2009: 11 October 2009
Taio Cruz finally interrupted the hectic weekly turnover of number one singles, by hanging around for three weeks. But here we go again...That's Chipmunk, "Oopsy Daisy." He's eighteen, and he's yet...
View ArticleUtopia
"Utopia"Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: UtopiaUncanny X-Men #513-514Dark Avengers #7-8Dark Avengers/Uncany X-Men: ExodusWriter: Matt FractionPencillers: Marc Silvestri, Terry Dodson, Luke Ross and Mike...
View ArticleNumber 1s of 2009: 18 October 2009
This one's so predictable, I wrote most of it yesterday...It's a two horse race this week, but not a very close one. The new number one single is Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida, "Bad Boys". The...
View ArticleHousekeeping
There won't be any capsule reviews this weekend, since I won't get a chance to read this week's books until Monday. Might do the first arc of Wolverine: Weapon X if I get the time.
View ArticleMarvel Index #13
The generic solicitation for January's Marvel Index #13 promises to cover Spider-Man starting from Amazing #523, Iron Man from Invincible Iron Man #2, and X-Men from Uncanny #514. Granted, the exact...
View ArticleBragging Rights 2009
The WWE's over-packed pay-per-view schedule means that we've got another show this weekend, only three weeks after the last one. A three week build is absurdly short for any show, and I'm pretty sure...
View ArticleHouse to Astonish, episode 25
This week, con wars, turtles, solicitations, and reviews of Anchor, Sugar Shock and Azrael. Download it here, or visit the podcast webpage, or subscribe via iTunes.
View ArticleThe X-Axis - 25 October 2009
It's been a couple of weeks since I've written one of these, so we've got something of a backlog to get through. And of course, as always, don't forget to check out the podcast for more talk about...
View ArticleNumber 1s of 2009: 25 October 2009
It's hard to overstate just how much The X-Factor dominates the charts at this time of year. For the benefit of the Americans reading, The X-Factor is the show that replaced Pop Idol a few years ago....
View ArticleThe X-Axis - 1 November 2009
Right, then... I am honestly, definitely, genuinely going to catch up on reviewing some recently-completed storylines. There's a pile of them building up next to my desk, "The Adamantium Men" from...
View ArticleWolverine: Weapon X #1-5
"The Adamantium Men"Writer: Jason AaronArtist: Ron GarneyColourist: Jason KeithLetterer: Cory PetitEditor: John BarberThe launch of Wolverine: Weapon X has been less than auspicious. By all...
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