John Meredith's Blog

Found this site by accident. In a wierd way….I like it’s simplicity. One for the kiddies too… I especially like the Michael Phelps Nom Nom. So here are some Nom nom’s I’d like to see… Batman The Terminator Jarvis Cocker from Pulp Sally Field More @ Domo Nom Nom

Ah….they don’t quite seem to get it do they? The WSJ is printing a story that Warner’s are trying to combat Marvel’s dominance in the comic book adaptation area with trying to formulaically copy the Batman franchise to other comic properties such as Superman and Wonder Woman. This just smacks of blatant stupidity. “Like the [...]

Something intrigued me about Elizabeth Kostova’s “The Historian “. I am not a big horror fan, but a good story is something you cannot argue with. I will, however, argue with this one… The book started so well, and in fact trucked along at a fantastic pace for about two thirds of it’s length. But [...]

I have entered a competition to submit a first line of a book that would make you want read on. I am one of 5 finalists and you could vote at the following link. http://www.booktokens.co.uk/index.asp?m=22 I am entry number 1 (a good omen?), and although I don't think I am particularly impressed with my efforts, [...]

ARGH! I dunno. I like it but….dunno. It really grates on me. I mean really, really freaking grates on me that a comic can exist in its own world regardless of the context. [[Joss Whedon]]'s [[Astonishing X-Men]] is almost like a spin off from X-Men 3: The Last Stand. It's whole context is cinematic, and [...]

{mosimage}As much as I'm enjoying the Civil War arc that Marvel is making pots of cash from, one thing is really bothering me, and that's the timing of each part.  We have over a dozen different comics that bind together. Some go down the route of reprinting key scenes (Wolverine #42 features the BIG MEETING [...]

Dear Sir, Adrian Turpin's pseudo-article on the Superhero Power list in Wednesday's Independent was, to be fair, not very super. After a litany of mistakes, bad research and veiled mocking, as a proud comic geek I was left a little disappointed. First off, the cover statement of why we love Superheroes was not at all [...]

Since I have regressed to a 12 year old, I may as well put up the comic reviews. It’s odd that there is a huge proportion of adults who read comics, and there is obviously a huge following in modern western culture due to the iconic status of the likes of Spider-Man and Batman etc… [...]