Author: Neil Grimshaw

This is without doubt a golden age of comic book adaptations to the screen. But which has done a better job: film or television? The first major comic book film was 1978’s Superman: The Movie. It proved that a comic book character could be brought to life on the silver screen. In this case not just any character but one of the biggest! The first comic book TV series that was a hit was Batman in the 1960’s. Even though very camp and silly, it showed these characters could occupy the small screen with great entertainment. In 1989 Batman got his…

Iron Man and Captain America are about to get it on. There are two sides to every story. Whose side are you on? Civil War will be Marvel’s most explosive movie yet. It pitches Avengers against each other in a story that will completely change the cinematic universe forever. Let’s face it, Iron Man and Cap have never really seen eye to eye. They have some respect for one another but ultimately their views and philosophies are so far apart it’s no wonder that they are going to clash and give Batman and Superman a run for their…

As Dawn of Justice grows closer, It has made me think about the Man of Steel and what makes him so special to people all over the world. Most would argue that Batman has now taken the mantle of greatest DC superhero. He’s certainly had a lot of limelight of late from the exceptional Nolan trilogy to the brilliant Arkham video games. I feel Superman gets a bad rap and this is largely due to poor execution of the character. I, like many, grew up with the Richard Donner Superman films. To me Christopher Reeve embodied the character to perfection. The term lightening in…

He was instrumental in the destruction of the second Death Star and Lando Calrissian’s co pilot in Return of the Jedi. Nien Nunb is instantly recognizable but not a character we know much about. He also appeared in Episode VII as one of the fighter pilots for the new rebellion. Controlled by puppeteer Mike Quinn, Nunb is a former Sullustan arms dealer who joined the Rebel Alliance to take on the Empire. It would be nice if the character got some back story in the second film of the new trilogy and even subtitles for his dialogue. He had a lot…