Review of The Psychedelic Journal of Time Travel Anthology
Back To The Future. The Terminator. The Time Machine. What do these films have in common? I mean, aside from being flippin’ awesome. And incredibly geeky. Give up? They all involve time travel, in some...
View ArticleReview of Tales From A Lonely Planet Anthology
I’ve been on a huge anthology kick just recently. I simply cannot get enough of them. Collections of stories featuring a variety of great creators based around a theme, or a genre… Comic book...
View ArticleReview of Toxic Storm #3 by Adam Cheal & Renzo
Horror. Is there a better genre? My answer will always be no, especially with the plethora of films, comics and video games I wile away my hours with. Horror comics are a creature of the same genre,...
View ArticleReview of Doc Unknown #1 & #2 by Fabian Rangel Jr. & Ryan Cody
A lot of our favourite comics started out back in the day as pulp fiction, and modern comics have a lot to thank Will Eisner for. Combining 40s/50s sensibilities with action and often supernatural...
View ArticleWhere Have I Been?
My last post here was on the 25th October, which is almost two weeks ago. That’s eight regular posts that I haven’t written, and eight posts where I haven’t talked about why I liked or didn’t like...
View ArticleGeek Gear #1- Review of Game of Thrones Red Wedding Tee From Twisted Envy
I’ve decided to start reviewing something new and different here on my blog. As someone who buys (and proudly wears) a lot of geeky gear, I love sharing good finds with the world, and this will be no...
View ArticleAriellalphabet’s Week: All of the Bows!
Well here it is. I’m on my reading week. And I will be spamming you guys with an assortment of shiny posts! Since I got super distracted rewatching The Guild and then playing board games with my...
View ArticleZombies + Big Brother = Dead Set
“They’re coming to get you Barbara!” zombies have been in films for years. The shambolic undead reaching out their hands to grab the last, desperate survivor is a theme many people are familiar with....
View ArticleReview of Pulp by Jeremy Holt and Chris Peterson
Oneshot comics can sometimes be hard to pull off. The writer needs to be able to tell a complete story within the confines of twenty-four paltry pages, complete all character arcs, and keep everything...
View ArticleRIP Marcia Wallace
I grew up watching The Simpsons. Every weekday at 6, my Dad and I would sit down with our tea, turn the TV on, and watch the crazy antics of the Simpson family and the occupants of Springfield. I’ve...
View ArticleReview of Gravity
Sci-fi films have come a long, long way. There are the gargantuan franchises, like Star Wars and Star Trek. Singular epics like 2001: A Space Odyssey. Modern, quietly unsettling films like Moon, but...
View ArticleAdvance Review of Afterlife Inc. Volume Three: Lifeblood
I'm proud to count the charming and wittily funny Jon Lock amongst one of my friends. I first met him at Thought Bubble Leeds, where he had a table for his comic series Afterlife Inc., which at that...
View ArticleAriellalphabet’s Week: Leeds Adventures and T-Bubbz
I have been less active here (again) over this last week. However, I have a good reason! I’ve been biding my energy for Thought Bubble at the weekend. As a result, I’ve done very little… of anything,...
View ArticleThought Bubble 2013
Comic conventions are some of the places to go. Not just to scope out new talent, meet creators or make new friends, but the undeniably fun and amazing community feeling that you get. Since I am unable...
View ArticleReview of The Way We Write by Rachael Smith
As many of you know, I recently hit up Thought Bubble Sequential Arts Festival. While I was there, I met a lot of new creators, finally met a lot of folk I’d only spoken to online, and picked up some...
View ArticleGeeks on E4
As a subculture, geekdom is fascinatingly vast. As a movement, it’s gathering speed and fast, as it becomes cool to be a geek. As people, we have some similarities, and a lot of stereotypes based on...
View ArticlePS4 Lock-In Event with Playtime Sheffield!
As many of you avid gamers know, the Playstation 4 release is almost upon us. The next generation of gaming will usher in some incredible advancements on the already booming industry, and the consoles...
View ArticleAriellalphabet’s Week: Birthday Treats and The Hunger Games!
I’ve been abandoning my poor old blog once again… As the seasonal demands of Christmas and my birthday became a crazy whirlwind, I’ve left my blog to its own devices. I’m grateful for the views I’ve...
View ArticleAll I Want For Christmas 2013
1.) Nightwing shirtHaving fully immersed myself into the Bat-Universe this year, I have found a new favourite comic book character in the form of original Robin, Dick Grayson. When he’s not having the...
View ArticleReview of Geeks Episode Three
It’s that time of the week again… The night after reality show Geeks airs on E4, and people get annoyed about it, taking to the internet to post deeply critical reviews. Last week, I simply couldn’t...
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