Are We In A Crisis Event? You know that bit in every Batman film where Bruce Wayne goes inwardly moody … More
Category: Superheroes
Branded a Tyrant: Rescuing Superman Video Games with the ‘Injustice’ Series
In 2017, with the release of video game Injustice 2, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Guinness World Records recognised … More
“We’ll always have Iceland, Indy”: Indiana Jones and His Adventures in Video Games
Founded by George Lucas in 1971, Lucasfilm is the production company famously behind the Indiana Jones and Star Wars movie … More
‘The Ghost in the Shell’ and the Anxiety of the Machines
Shirow’s The Ghost in the Shell, together with titles such as Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira (1982-1990) and Yuzo Takada’s 3×3 Eyes (1987-2002), represent the cultural … More
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Comic Book Movie Women of 2017
With the full force of both Marvel and DC movie campaigns raging with their spectacular, firework-laced steam, comic book women … More
Playing With Harley – A Guide to Harley Quinn’s Character in Video Games (Part 2)
The first game in Rocksteady’s Arkham series, Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) uses the same voice cast as Batman: The Animated Series (including Arleen Sorkin as Harley … More
Playing With Harley – A Guide to Harley Quinn’s Character in Video Games (Part 1)
In the comparatively short period of 25 years that Dr. Harleen Quinzel has been dressing a certain way, following a … More
Who Teaches the Daleks?: ‘Doctor Who’ and Fulfilling the BBC’s Remit for Educational Programming
Operating as a public broadcasting station since 1927, the BBC has been required by Royal Charter to serve the public … More
‘Doctor Who’ and the BBC’S Remit for Education and Information
With recent debates and discussions surrounding the government’s Green Paper and the BBC’s Charter review (how the BBC should be … More
“Though This Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In’t”: Speculating on [Joss Whedon] Adaptations of Shakespeare
To borrow from Hamlet‘s Polonius, there is something of a method to the madness in Whedon shooting a “homebrew” adaptation of … More
Scene Location: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (2009)
Although the first X-Men film was shot in Toronto, the following three films in the franchise have all brought their … More
Scene Location: ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005)
According to the Marvel Universe, the most prominent buildings of New York City are all inhabited by superheroes. The Fantastic … More
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