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Which is where Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton come in. Together they’ve discovered Goldtiger , a lost cult newspaper strip from the 1960s. Packed full of action, style and casual violence, Goldtiger was the last great work of Antonio Barreti and Louis Shaeffer, a writer and artist team who seemed …

Lost Girl 3.05 “Faes Wide Shut” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.05 Written by: Jeremy Boxen Directed by: George Mihalka THE ONE WHERE A sex-club run by The Bacchus is tied to the death of a cheating human husband, who dissolves into a pool of goo in front …

Doctor Who: The Nameless City by Michael Scott book review. The latest half-hour’s-reading Who ebook is a rather baffling mix of the Lovecraftian and the ludicrous. After Second Doctor companion Jamie is given a mysterious book which turns out to be the dreaded Necronomicon (yikes!), the TARDIS is hurled to …

The BBC Press office has just tweeted that the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special will be broadcast in 3D. According to the BBC press site in an article about BBC Drama chief Ben Stephenson’s plans: “As part of the BBC’s blockbuster celebrations to mark the Doctor turning 50, fans will …

The Vampire Diaries 4.13 “Into The Wild” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 4.13 Writer: Caroline Dries Director: Michael Allowitz THE ONE WHERE Everyone goes on a camping trip to the find the cure, except Klaus who’s still a danger to Caroline and Tyler despite being trapped in the …

In a recent issue of SFX , there was a list of five reasons why Luke Skywalker is better than Han Solo. (opens in new tab) As a life-long Luke fan, I was thrilled to see this (even if it may have been a little tongue in cheek), but I’ve …

I know a lot about a lot of genre things, but no one can be familiar with everything. There are some things that have simply flown under my radar through the years. Such is the case with Green Arrow . All I knew about this guy before watching his latest …

With wannabe reformed videogame bad guy Wreck-It Ralph about to hit UK cinemas this Friday, we look at some other digital evil-doers who may or may not want some redemption… By Stephen Kelly 10 Bowser (opens in new tab) SUPER MARIO BROS (1985) If the definition of insanity is doing …

“The Suicide King” , the first episode of the second half of The Walking Dead season three airs in the UK on Friday 15 February. We’ve had a sneaky peek, and here, in time-honoured SFX tradition, are some teasery, non-spoilery clues as to what to expect: It’s a brooding, ominous …

From motion capture to Murlocs, everything Hollywood needs to do to get World Of Warcraft right on the big screen (opens in new tab) It’s been in the rumour mill for over six years, but it finally looks like the World Of Warcraft movie will soon be going into production. …