West Midlands Avengers: Shard Endgame
Meet Captain Midlands, Birmingham Iron Man, Solihull Thor, Coventry Hulk and Ward End Black Widow... together, they are The West Midlands Avengers!
Comics’ Secret History: Outside Now!
Silver Age Superhero Comics were made by tough, no-nonsense guys who could throw a punch and hit a deadline. This is their story.
Comics’ Secret History: Toxic Fandom
A harrowing tale of kidnapping and comics. Contains cheap humour.
Blade Runner: The Cyberpunk Nexus
I've contributed an essay about the film Blade Runner to a new book called The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe
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 Boss of Me
A brief Springsteen anecdote.
Jaws 5: The Pool Shark
An inflatable promotional 'Jaws' shark from 1995 contains a foul and potentially deadly cargo…
The Gig Jacket
Full Denim Jacket.
Twin Peaks Video Shop of Horrors
In which David Lynch and a VCR plotted together to humiliate me in Hull...
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...
This is Captain Midlands
Move aside Captain America - here comes Marvel's shield-slinging Brummie, 'Captain Midlands'