Aug 25, 2022
James and James cap off this year's Avatar August with a return to the man from the Thames Delta himself: Warren Ellis.
Steampunk Sherlock Holmes? Check. Cast off ideas from Planetary? Check. Half-baked ideas drawn from popular science websites? Check. It's a perfect storm. Get your galoshes and brew your tea.
"But once...
Aug 21, 2022
Chris, James, and James continue with Avatar August.
In 2014 and 2015, Alan Moore (you may have heard of him) took some time out of his busy Northampton schedule to dig deep into his ongoing concerns about global ecological and civilizational collapse. The result was Crossed +100 #1-6. We decode the lingo, unlock the...
Aug 18, 2022
Chris, James, and James kick off this year's Avatar August with yet another look into the mind of Garth Ennis. Ever seen Alien? Event Horizon? Ever find yourself worried about Body Snatchers? How about all three?
Drop out of warp, quick! We've encountered something: Caliban.
"...the implications are enormous. And...
Aug 11, 2022
James and James take stock of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a franchise, talking very briefly about Sophie Campbell's recent teen-friendly work on the series and then looking in-depth at some classics of the past. Most of all, however, they satisfy their lust for the old ultraviolence reading Teenage Mutant Ninja...
Aug 4, 2022
Chris and James discover the raw power of what it means to be a boy in love with another boy. And also what it means to be a Japanese girl. Sorta. We also learn how to suck blood through our finger tips...? And sometimes we forget to reflect light off of our pale, immortal, puerile bodies.
Never ever, however, do we...