WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS OF JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX Last night I went to the cinema and saw Joker: Folie a Deux. As soon as the trailers started showing for this film, I got excited. A massive Batman fan (I’ve touched every Batmobile and driven the 1960s one- not relevant but if I get a chance …
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The Power of Comics
Recently, the National Literacy Trust did an extensive survey of 64,066 children and young people aged 8 to 18 years to explore their enjoyment of reading in their spare time. Shockenly, the research showed a crisis. The number was the lowest since records began. Of course, the amount of media content on platforms is insane, …
Hero Worship
We all love superheroes- and we have proved it with four superhero movies taking up the top ten highest-grossing movies of all time. But why are we so fascinated with the caped crusaders? I must admit, I heavily fall into this camp. I read comic books, I am sat there front and centre on opening …
Cover Story
Book covers. They are just as important as the title of any book. The covers are the first thing people will see, quickly followed by the title of your novel. Covers are tricky. They not only have to be eye-catching, standing out from a sea of competition, but they also have to relate to the …
Big Joke Joker
The Joker in Batman is one of my all time favourite characters. I love how unpredictable he is, completely sadistic and insane. He must be so much fun to write. Fairly recently, I read this comic: It came out pretty recently and it reproduced the first time the Joker had his solo comic. The original …
Batwoman Rules!
I must admit I am a newbie to the Batwoman character. I know about Batgirl, Babs Gordon but I knew virtually nothing about Kate Kane. As a comic book fan, like many others, I like to give tv series a try when a new one comes along. So, I did with Batwoman. I did not …
We need a touch of Amidala kick-ass!
I am a Star Wars fiend. Show me something with the epic trilogy, any episode, any strand, and I want it. When I first saw the Padme Amidala comic I got excited. To me, Padme is one of the most under-rated characters of the entire galactic saga. George Lucas thought up great female characters, actual …
Geek Girl Eats Cake 