Freelance writer specializing in comedy and the geekier end of the pop culture spectrum.
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By Order of the Sleazy Geezers: British Fascist Gangs of the 1930s
British fascist gangs of the 1930s are largely forgotten, but what can we learn from Sleazy Geezers, Tecky Brothers, and Freaky Preachers?
Marvel vs DC: a Secret War in Crisis
A brief history of superhero sectarianism and the never-ending conflict between Marvel and DC fans. Contains jokes.
Hotel Pennsylvania and Other New York Stories
"The Hotel Pennsylvania hosted the world’s first Star Trek convention in 1972, although that was later retconned to 1997 by JJ Abrams." Once upon a time I took my dear oul Irish ma to New York City...
Featured Comics
Métal Hurlant: the French comic that changed the world
Some comics are defined as ‘classics’, while others are regarded as innovative titles years ahead of their time. Then there’s Métal Hurlant, possibly the most influential comic ever published...
The Comics Universe of Alejandro Jodorowsky
Cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky moonlights as the author of the most crazed, uncompromising, visually stunning comics you're ever likely to read...
Krazy Kat: It Started with a Brick
It was the original Itchy and Scratchy Show, a comic saga of love, bricks and misunderstanding that featured the strangest romantic triangle ever...
Featured Articles
Tom Waits, Grand Rex Paris, 29th May 2000
Remembering Tom Waits' unforgettable May 2000 performance at Le Grand Rex in Paris, the world's most beautiful cinema.
The Grandfather Clock
April 24th is my youngest daughter's birthday. It would have been my Dad's, too. Here's something I wrote about the two of them.
Latest Stuff
Meet Archie Flagstaff, the “man of the people” politician who hated people
What lessons can we draw from Archie Flagstaff, Britain's original beer-drinking, trout-faced, far-right buffoon?
By Order of the Sleazy Geezers: British Fascist Gangs of the 1930s
British fascist gangs of the 1930s are largely forgotten, but what can we learn from Sleazy Geezers, Tecky Brothers, and Freaky Preachers?
Five Great Comic Book Parodies of Daredevil
To celebrate the return of Marvel's Daredevil to Disney+, here's a timely look at comics that have poked fun at everyone’s favourite visually-impaired vigilante.
Tom Waits, Grand Rex Paris, 29th May 2000
Remembering Tom Waits' unforgettable May 2000 performance at Le Grand Rex in Paris, the world's most beautiful cinema.
Marvel vs DC: a Secret War in Crisis
A brief history of superhero sectarianism and the never-ending conflict between Marvel and DC fans. Contains jokes.
Alejandro Jodorowsky: A ‘Jodoverse’ Comics Reading Guide
An overview of Alejandro Jodorowsky's magnificently insane 'Jodoverse' comics
