Cult Q & A: SMERSH POD’s John Rain
❉ John Rain on Dog Man Star, Galton & Simpson, Peter Cook, Twitter and, of course, Smersh Pod.
Marvel
Countdown to TV action – Part 2!
❉ We count down the 25 greatest TV action themes… ever!
Sucker Punch: ‘Iron Fist’ reviewed
❉ This is Marvel-by-numbers, a bit like watching a student attempting tai chi without really understanding the art.
Hazy Cosmic Jive: DC Comics’ Starman – An Appreciation
❉ One of the best comics of the ’90s, James Robinson and Tony Harris’ Starman continues to stand the test of time.
‘Sky Doll 4: Sudra #1’ reviewed
❉ Barbucci and Canepa’s Sky Doll series is unabashedly sexy, with a deep, genre-spanning story to tell.
The Original ‘Doctor Strange’: Marvel’s Phase Zero
❉ Benedict who? Take a voyage to Trip Out City with the late 1970s incarnation of Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme.
Cult Q & A: Eddie Robson
❉ We’re asking, they’re answering. This week: Eddie Robson, creator of BBC Radio’s ‘Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully’.
‘The Manhattan Projects’ reviewed
❉ A comic series of outlandish brilliance, which calls to mind what Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons accomplished in ‘Watchmen’.
‘The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Collection’ Blu-ray reviewed
❉ The not-so-jolly green giant’s small-screen escapades spiffed-up in a suitably hulking 16-disc HD Blu-ray set.