Torchwood – ‘Children of Earth’ Review

Torchwood returns for a third season – but things have changed. Airing on a new, bigger channel across five consecutive nights – and with the episodes cut down from 13 to 5 – does ‘Children of Earth’ feel like the Torchwood of old?

The Walking Dead – ‘The Tower’ Review

For now, with this and that currently halting production, ‘The Tower’ is acting as the season finale. But even in those terms, it’s a fun and effective episode that both sets up the impending threat and introduces us to a very different new character.

Torchwood – Season 2 Review

When Torchwood came back for its second series, it had it all figured out. The adult elements had been fine-tuned, the stories were more confident, and there was a real sense of self-awareness about the whole thing. For the most part, it’s really excellent science fiction.

What I’m Reading – ‘Batman: Digital Justice’ by Pepe Moreno

‘Batman: Digital Justice’ is like a time capsule from the early 1990s. From it’s weird “ground-breaking” 3D art to it’s cautionary message about technology, it’s aged like milk. But surely there’s something of merit here?

The Walking Dead – ‘Look At The Flowers’ Review

Daryl and Negan bond a little, Carol has her dark night of the soul, Beta reveals his rootin’ tootin’ true identity, and we meet a new character who just might be the ray of light our heroes need.

What I’m Reading – ‘Batman Incorporated’ by Grant Morrison

Batman has gone global. After making a spectacular return from the dead, Bruce Wayne decided that there needs to be more than one Batman. In fact, he settles on there being a whole team of them, all over the world. Letting Dick Grayson continue as the caped crusader back home in Gotham, Bruce travels the globe, recruiting heroes who have all in some way been inspired by the bat. He trains them and gives them the resources they need to fight crime from their corner of the planet, as well as drafting them into his own Bat-Army.

What I’m Reading – ‘DCeased’ by Tom Taylor

DCeased is more than just a good title. It’s a story that offers us a new and often horrifying glimpse into the DC Universe, by ravaging the world with a deadly techno-virus. Imagine a zombie, but with powers of the Flash or Superman and you’re on the right lines.

The Walking Dead – ‘What We Become’ Review

Feeling more like an episode of Lost at it’s peak than The Walking Dead – ‘What Comes After’ delivers a thoughtful, emotional, and surreal ending for one of the greatest characters. We’ll miss you, Daito.

The Walking Dead – ‘Walk With Us’ Review

Last week, I was unsure how the gang would escape. But I was still pretty confident that they would escape. But in ‘Walk With Us’, Hilltop is not just beaten, it’s decimated. And all of the heroes are thrown to the wind.

Torchwood – Season 1 Review

I feel like Torchwood has kinda got a bad reputation since it aired. Billed as the “adult” version of Doctor Who, the show lived up to the description. It’s full of the sort of violence, swearing, and sex that would make The Doctor blush. And yeah, some of it’s pretty silly. And a lot of it hasn’t aged particularly well. But once you get past that, it’s a really fun science fiction show with a consistent first season – with a good number of episodes that are truly superb.