Comic Review: Vowels by Skye Ogden
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor Vowels, written and illustrated by Skye Ogden and published by the Australian comic powerhouse Gestalt Publishing, is a graphic novel that only contains graphics. Not a single word is printed within any of its panels….
DVD Review: CardCaptor Sakura – Collection 1
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor A mash-up of different styles, CardCaptor Sakura – Collection 1 is probably unlike anything you have ever seen. The series begins innocently enough as we are introduced to 10-year-old Sakura, who lives with her father…
DVD Review: Wilfred (Australian Version) Series One & Two
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor A somewhat dark and bizarre Australian comedy series that has recently been adapted into an American release, Wilfred isn’t the sort of show that just anybody can enjoy. However for those whose minds are open…
Gift Guide 2012: Jayden’s Top 5 Interactive Star Wars Items
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor Star Wars fanatics: if you aren’t one yourself, it’s still a pretty safe bet that you know at least one person who is somewhat obsessed with George Lucas’ geek-tastic universe. Let’s just say that you…
Comic Book Review: Thicker Than Water
By Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor A fairytale strictly aimed at mature readers, Thicker Than Water is definitely not a fable suitable for children. For fans of B-grade slasher films however, this book should be right up their alley… Written and…
Blu-Ray/DVD Review: Battle Royale – Director’s Cut
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor Forget everything you might have heard about how “original” an idea The Hunger Games was, Battle Royale is where it all began. And what a battle it is. Prepare to enroll in the ultimate survival…
Blu-Ray Review: The Raid
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor An action film set in the slums of Jakarta, The Raid (otherwise known as The Raid: Redemption or Serbuan Maut in Indonesian) is a testosterone-fueled machine full of shootouts and kicks to the face from…
EB Games Expo 2012: Injustice – Gods Among Us Play-Test
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor DC Comics fans will have a vested interest in this next game. The guys at the Warner Bros. Australia booth were super awesome to us and gave us a hands-on technical demonstration (with commentary) of…
Comic Book Review: Digested Issues 1 – 5
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor A social commentary. An opinion piece. A journey of self-expression. An autobiography told through panels. Prepare yourself for a series that is vastly different to what you probably normally expect from the comic book medium….
Blu Ray Review: The Awakening
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor Wake up and smell the afterlife… Directed by Nick Murphy (The Story of 1, Manor House), The Awakening begins with a very creepy setup, as the viewer is thrown right into the middle or some…
DVD Review: Swift & Shift Couriers Series 1 + 2 Box Set
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor What do you get when you combine a satirical look at multiculturalism in Australia with over-the-top comedic racial stereotypes, crass humor and offensive language? That would be the SBS series Swift & Shift Couriers, without…
Book Review: The Excellent Adventures of Max and Madison
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor It’s not just for kids… OK, it’s pretty much entirely for kids. But it’s GOOD for the kiddies! The Excellent Adventures of Max and Madison is an imaginative collection of stories grounded in reality but…
Wii Game Review: Pandora’s Tower
by Jayden Leggett, Assistant Editor (Australia) Pandora’s Tower gives a new meaning to the term “Chains of love”, as players take on the role of hero Aeron (read: “bitch-whipped girly-boy”) as he uses his magical chain to vanquish monsters…
Exclusive Interview: All Star Comics – Retail in Melbourne Australia
by Jayden Leggett & Aussie Dave Lobato, Reporters If you reside anywhere remotely nearby to Melbourne’s CBD (that’s in Victoria, Australia, folks) do yourself a huge favor and drop in to All Star Comics (located at 1/410 Lonsdale Street in…
Comic Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3 – Issues 24 & 25
Have you ever been completely obsessed by a particular comic book series only to have it abruptly end without a proper sense of closure, with multiple questions left unanswered and various plot mysteries left unexplained? If you are anything like me you will have experienced this when Image’s run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came to a sudden close with issue 23. As this leg of the turtles’ journey involved many drastic changes to the turtles and their universe it was considered to no longer be “canon” for Mirage’s TMNT universe, and when Volume 4 began all of the events from Volume 3 were ignored and forgotten about. Until now…