Created in 1954 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Fighting American is both a response to Captain America and a reaction to the culture at the time. The hero began as a serious superhero – a patriotic American fighting against evil Communists. In just a few episodes the series morphed into more of a humorous […]
Lost The Prisoner comic book to be published for 50th anniversary
Titan Comics have two new The Prisoner projects in the works, under license from ITV Studios and timed to coincide with the 50th Anniversary for the first US transmission of the show in 1968. The Prisoner aired in Canada and the UK the year before. Co-created, written, directed and famously starring by Patrick McGoohan (also […]
Short film: Orion
Orion is a fan film, not made for money, by Mario Escudero. Using 3D animation techniques the short follows the New God Orion has he flies into Apokolips. Sound sinister? It should; Apokolips is the machine and fire world ruled by Darkseid. Want to know more about this Orion short? There’s a Facebook fan page […]
A review of Monster Massacre
Monster Massacre is a graphic novel anthology from an impressive collection of artists and storytellers. The line-up includes Jack Kirby, Alex Horley, Joe Simon, Mark A Nelson, Andy Kuhn, Ron Marz, Sami Basri, Ian Edington, D’Israeli, Tony Raney, Vito Delsante, Dave Wilkins and Javier Aranda. There are 10 stories in the showcase and each one […]
Alien dragon hidden in Iron Man 2 Easter Egg
Fin Fang Foom is an alien from the world of Kakaranthara (aka Maklu IV). He, and fellow alien dragons, set out to find worlds to conquer and landed in ancient China. Unlike his colleagues, Foom entered a state of hibernation. The suggestion is that these dragon-like aliens are responsible for much of the Chinese dragon […]