Of all the new MCU tv shows - WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier - the one I was most looking forward to was this, Loki. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is a fascinating character, as is his evolution in the Marvel universe: from pure, if faceted, villain in both Thor (2011) and Avengers (2012), the character was so … Continue reading Loki (season 1)
While I would never say that Suicide Squad (2016) was a great movie, I didn't seem to hate it quite as much as the rest of the world. And now it seems I really don't love the slightly-sequel-y reboot anywhere near as much as everyone else. Seriously, people are raving about this like it's the best comic … Continue reading The Suicide Squad (2021)
I've enjoyed the What's Up Beanie comic strip online for a while now, a cute look at little pink-haired Beanie - sometimes as a child, sometimes older - and some 'acutely relatable' (as the tagline states) life situations. In this book the author takes a few of those plus a whole pile of new ones and … Continue reading What’s Up Beanie? – Alina Tysoe
There's nothing like a studio/company cancelling a new show when you're halfway through watching it - cheers for that, Netflix. But, was it deserved or should it be offered a reprieve? Jupiter's Legacy is split between two timelines. In the 'now', we have a modern world where superheroes are real and have been for 90 … Continue reading Jupiter’s Legacy (season 1)
Dani Moonstar (Blu Hunt) loses her parents in some strange and horrific event one night. She awakens in a secret facility led by Dr Reyes (Alice Braga), where several young mutants - because yes, this is the X-Men universe - are either being helped, or held prisoner - or both? They are a danger to … Continue reading The New Mutants (2020)
My love for The Umbrella Academy was clear from season 1, with its quirky, irreverent take on the superhero genre. Season 2 would finally solve the cliff-hanger ending, but would its appeal wane with the shifting story? Well I'm delighted to report: absolutely not! In fact, there's as much if not more to love here 🙂 … Continue reading The Umbrella Academy (season 2)
Adaptations of video games rarely go well, and even less so when the game itself didn't really have a plot to speak of. Still, I have fond memories of my Sonic-playing days, and if nothing else, the disastrous first attempt at a look for the blue speedster piqued my interest. So, in need of something … Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Being the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn 🙂 Following the events of Suicide Squad (2016), 'Mr J' (Joker, but not the Joaquin Phoenix one!) and Harley Quinn have split up. She's taking it well (!): time to adopt a new pet (hyena) and blow some stuff up. But, her party days of doing whatever she … Continue reading Birds of Prey (2020)
In its first season, Legion established itself as 'a bit weird' (!). However, right from the word go, season two is just... bizarre. We finally see the interior of Division 3, and alongside strange design and twisty architecture, we find it's run by a man with a basket on his head, who communicates via a … Continue reading Legion (season 2)
We meet David Haller as a patient in Clockworks mental institution, where he's been for the past several years after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. But what if the voices he hears aren't mental illness at all - what if he's actually one of the most powerful mutants on the planet? Legion is part of the … Continue reading Legion (season 1)
