February 2007
2 posts
On the Oscars (specifically Sky One’s highlights...
The Oscars are the one big sporting event of the year that I get really excited about. Without any access to Sky Movies, this year I had to resort to watching the two-hour highlights show on Sky One (many thanks to m’colleague Ms Slater), a hastily stitched-together abridged version of the night’s events.
Some observations:
All the frocks were really quite dull. Worst dress of the night has to...
Thoughts on comics, things based on comics, and...
After reading (and obsessively stroking) the awesome Batman: Hush last week, I’ve been hungry for all the comic action I can lay my hands on.
Inspired by Hush, I picked up a recent issue of Batman, only to find out that it wasn’t so much a comic as an illustrated short story. I don’t mind reading prose based on comics, but it was a bit disappointing, especially given Grant Morrison’s excessive...