Monthly Archives: February 2011

Comics – Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey #9 (DC Comics) Writer: Gail Simone; Artist: Inaki Miranda; Colorist: Nei Ruffino; Letterer: Dave Sharpe; Editor: Janelle Siegel In this issue, we hit part 3 (of 4) of Simone’s “The Death of Oracle” arc. Not that I … Continue reading

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Comics – Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman #607  (DC Comics) Writers: J. Michael Straczynski & Phil Hester; Pencillers: Dan Kramer & Eduardo Pansica; Inkers: Andy Owens, Sean Parsons & Ebar Ferreira; Colorist: Alex Sinclair; Letterer: Travis Lanham; Editor: Brian Cunningham Right from page 1 of … Continue reading

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Comics – Batgirl

Batgirl #18  (DC Comics) Writer: Bryan Q. Miller; Penciller: Dustin Nguyen; Inker: Derek Fridolfs; Colorist: Guy Major; Letterer: John J. Hill; Editors: Sean Ryan & Janelle Siegel In Issue #18, Bryan Miller gives us a stand-alone story where Batgirl gets … Continue reading

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Comics – Batman and Robin

Batman & Robin #2  (DC Comics) Writer: Peter Tomasi; Penciller: Patrick Gleason; Inker: Mick Gray; Colorist: Alex Sinclair; Letterer: Patrick Brosseau; Editor: Michael Marts There used to be a time when you would get quite a lot of story in … Continue reading

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Television Series Sets – Sherlock

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman When I first heard of this “modern update of Sherlock Holmes,” I shrugged. I like my Holmes set in his original period (I was never keen on the Rathbone Holmes-versus-Nazis type versions). It seemed to … Continue reading

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Music – Sherlock Holmes

Composed by Hans Zimmer The score Hans Zimmer created for the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes vibrates with considerable fresh sound and energy. The first notable thing about it is its avoidance of sweeping string sections and fanfares of horns. There … Continue reading

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