Comic Review: The Doomsday Clock #1
Writer - Geoff Johns, Artist - Gary Frank
The first issue of the 12 issue mini series that brings the DC universe with the world of the most acclaimed comic book series has just been published and the question is worth it? Well you can not judgements on just one issue but you can gain a feeling for what may follow. Johns just like Alan Moore did with Watchmen is transposing current political events on the story. The first issue deals with the fall out of Watchmen with an International manhunt on for Adrian Veidt after his deadly attack on Manhatten in order to defuse a geo-political crisis is exposed. Johns does some ground work in laying out the plot and introducing new characters with the final pages depicting how Superman could become embroiled. Gary Frank proves up to the task of following in the footsteps of Dave Gibbons in providing atmosphere, character design and a well choreographed fight scene in a prison cell. What the remaining 11 issues have in stored should be good given the set up this first issue has given us.
Friday, 24 November 2017
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Hanging Plot thread No 3
By the fourth season of 24 the character of John Keeler as played by Geoff Pierson had succeeded Dennis Haysbert's David Palmer as US President. However his term would see a massive terror campaign being waged on the USA with members of his cabinet being kidnapped and nearly being executed on the internet, train bombings and the safety codes for nuclear reactors being overridden. However for Keeler he himself would end being a target when flying on Air Force One. A terrorist stole a Stealth Fighter and shot down AFO though this turn out to be an attempt to steal the Football device which carried the codes to the US's nuclear arsenal. The last heard of Keeler was that he was taken to hospital. Only on 24 could the fate of the US President could be (sorry about the forthcoming pun) left up in the air.
By the fourth season of 24 the character of John Keeler as played by Geoff Pierson had succeeded Dennis Haysbert's David Palmer as US President. However his term would see a massive terror campaign being waged on the USA with members of his cabinet being kidnapped and nearly being executed on the internet, train bombings and the safety codes for nuclear reactors being overridden. However for Keeler he himself would end being a target when flying on Air Force One. A terrorist stole a Stealth Fighter and shot down AFO though this turn out to be an attempt to steal the Football device which carried the codes to the US's nuclear arsenal. The last heard of Keeler was that he was taken to hospital. Only on 24 could the fate of the US President could be (sorry about the forthcoming pun) left up in the air.
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Great British comic writers
Below is a list of 5 writers who have left their marks on comic books
Alan Moore
With just Watchmen alone Moore has left an impression on the art form bringing in a more adult tone. Moore brought contemporary politics into stories that would be consider fantastical like Watchmen.
Grant Morrison
Morrison has shown himself to be comfortable writing the adventures of the likes of Batman, Superman etc with more unusual material like The Invisbles which was said by some to be a influence on The Matrix
Garth Ennis
The writer of comics featuring hard as nail characters such as The Punisher saw his series Preacher turned into a TV show
Mark Millar
Having reshaped various Marvel character like Nick Fury. Millar wrote a string of titles turned films. Wanted, Kick-Ass and The Secert Service which was filmed as Kingsman
Warren Ellis
The one hand Ellis could comics like The Authority that feature action scenes that would not be out of place of a Hollywood movie and the other small scale titles like Hellblazer.
Below is a list of 5 writers who have left their marks on comic books
Alan Moore
With just Watchmen alone Moore has left an impression on the art form bringing in a more adult tone. Moore brought contemporary politics into stories that would be consider fantastical like Watchmen.
Grant Morrison
Morrison has shown himself to be comfortable writing the adventures of the likes of Batman, Superman etc with more unusual material like The Invisbles which was said by some to be a influence on The Matrix
Garth Ennis
The writer of comics featuring hard as nail characters such as The Punisher saw his series Preacher turned into a TV show
Mark Millar
Having reshaped various Marvel character like Nick Fury. Millar wrote a string of titles turned films. Wanted, Kick-Ass and The Secert Service which was filmed as Kingsman
Warren Ellis
The one hand Ellis could comics like The Authority that feature action scenes that would not be out of place of a Hollywood movie and the other small scale titles like Hellblazer.
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Awful quiz show answer of the day 21-11-2017
On an edition of Tipping Point a contestant was asked who was Ronald Reagan's Democratic opponent in the 1980 US Presidential election. The contestant exercised his option to pass the question to his rival who gave the answer George Bush Senior. Bush was of course Reagan's running mate while the opponent was Jimmy Carter. However the pass would prove to be in vain as the rival won.
On an edition of Tipping Point a contestant was asked who was Ronald Reagan's Democratic opponent in the 1980 US Presidential election. The contestant exercised his option to pass the question to his rival who gave the answer George Bush Senior. Bush was of course Reagan's running mate while the opponent was Jimmy Carter. However the pass would prove to be in vain as the rival won.
Monday, 20 November 2017
Ratings report 20-11-2017
Last night saw the importance of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here to ITV being underlined as the first show of this year's edition posted viewer figures of over 10 million. For the rest of the night ITV suffered badly under the double punch Strictly Come Dancing and Blue Planet II posted impressive figures for BBC1.
Last night saw the importance of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here to ITV being underlined as the first show of this year's edition posted viewer figures of over 10 million. For the rest of the night ITV suffered badly under the double punch Strictly Come Dancing and Blue Planet II posted impressive figures for BBC1.
Sunday, 19 November 2017
Saturday, 18 November 2017
The end of Murray and Who?
Reports are circulating that Murray Gold who has composed the music for every episode of Doctor Who since it's return in 2005 may be stepping away from the position of composer after this year's Xmas special. If true Gold will going of his own accord unlike Dudley Simpson who providing the music between 1964 and 1980, Simpson went to a lunch with the then new producer John Nathan-Turner telling him he was looking forward to working with him only for Nathan-Turner to sack there and then. Nathan-Turner later admitted for future sackings he did take the persons concerned to lunch to do it.
Reports are circulating that Murray Gold who has composed the music for every episode of Doctor Who since it's return in 2005 may be stepping away from the position of composer after this year's Xmas special. If true Gold will going of his own accord unlike Dudley Simpson who providing the music between 1964 and 1980, Simpson went to a lunch with the then new producer John Nathan-Turner telling him he was looking forward to working with him only for Nathan-Turner to sack there and then. Nathan-Turner later admitted for future sackings he did take the persons concerned to lunch to do it.
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