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Wednesday 28 November, 2012
The Dark Knightfall
The Dark Knight trilogy that Christopher Nolan gave us has had a profound impact on Batman fans all over the world. I am one of them, and in my fugue state, I quite possibly am constantly obsessing about Batman, gushing over its awesomeness, unable to fill this constant hunger I have for Nolan’s treatment of [...]
Tuesday 10 July, 2012
10 Batman graphic novels to gear up for The Dark Knight Rises
With the worldwide release of The Dark Knight Rises only 10 days away, we’ve put together 10 Batman graphic novels that will get you geared up for the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend. While it isn’t necessary to read them to prepare for the film, it will certainly help you appreciate the characters better and [...]
Monday 02 July, 2012
Along came a spider
When the first Spiderman movie was released a decade ago, we hailed it as one of the best superhero films ever. So after a mere 5 years since the last one in its trilogy was released, was a fresh new take, based on demographics and marketing calculations necessary? With only a few lackluster trailers to [...]
Tuesday 11 October, 2011
Avengers, Assemble!
The first trailer for the upcoming Marvel superhero film, The Avengers has arrived! Take a look. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Mark Ruffalo (replacing Edward Norton as The Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) along with numerous other familiar faces such as [...]
Tuesday 04 October, 2011
Charles Dickens comes to Gotham City
This Christmas, Charles Dickens most beloved story, ‘A Christmas Carol’ will get a traditional Gotham City welcome. The immortal classic is re-imagined and interpreted as Batman: Noel, an original graphic novel that puts a dark spin on the tale of grumpy Scrooge and the three ghosts that visit him on Christmas Eve. And trust us, [...]
Tuesday 20 September, 2011
The minimalistic art of Ty Lettau
Ty Lettau, a San Francisco designer who goes by the moniker SoundOfDesign, is passionate about pop culture and art. His love for all things pop is reflected in his Flickr set entitled Cartooned. Here, popular characters from films, television, comics, music and video games find themselves re-imagined as cute minimalistic cartoons. With a gallery reaching [...]
Monday 05 September, 2011
The DC Universe reboot
If you’ve been following the buzz around comic world, especially after the uproar at the San Diego Comic Con, then you’re definitely aware of the massive change at the DC Comics headquarters. With all of the DC Universe undergoing a complete reboot, this is probably the biggest event in recent times to rock the comic [...]
Thursday 25 August, 2011
Why I am in love with Japan these days…
I never really cared much about Japan. I knew they had geishas and samurais, lots of weird fashion, crazy love for bizarre electronics and some very disturbing ideas about sex. But I never really paid much attention to that little country. And every time I heard the name of Japan it was always in connection with some [...]
Thursday 04 August, 2011
First glimpse of the Man Of Steel
Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have just put out a first look of Henry Cavill in the new Superman suit. And it looks exciting as hell! I love the large S shield, it gives the suit a very retro look that’s true to the comics. The suit colours are very muted, but that could be [...]
Wednesday 03 August, 2011
The nerdgasmic art of ZOMBIEHIPP
On one of my many routine missions scourging the web for awesomeness, I came across Zombiehipp, an artist who redefines nerd-art. This dude is not your regular fanboy. He lives, breathes and wears his nerdiness on his sleeve. And all this reflects in his art. A cross between Mike Mignola, Adam Warren and Bryan Lee O’Malley, [...]
