Plot development and character development abound in the latest episode of Steven Universe. When it rains, it pours. Spoiler warning: don't read ahead if you don't want 'When It Rains' spoiled for you.
Let's get this out of the way: CUTE MOMENTS. This week's superb CUTE MOMENTS include (but is not limited to) Garnet's declaration of love (OH MY GOD SO CUTE), Peridot's fear of thunder and rain, and Steven and Peridot's hand-holding.
Steven and Peridot's relationship continues to build in what is unusually [.....]
Comic Book TV Round-Up: 05/10/15
It's that time of the year again when the house is filled with the pitter-patter of comic book-inspired television. Already I'm being kept up at night by superhero programming crying out to be burped and changed and streamed.
It's been tricky keeping up with comic book television over the past couple weeks and with upcoming premieres, so we're undergoing a little bit of a change of how we cover these shows. Welcome to the first installment of a new weekly column rounding up spoiler-free reviews of [.....]
Manchester Animation Festival Tickets and Passes Now Available
Tickets and passes for Manchester Animation Festival became on sale today. MAF will be filled with guest speakers, workshops, masterclasses, retrospectives, panel discussions, and feature screenings over the 17th, 18th, and 19th November at HOME Manchester.
Tickets for individual screenings and events range from £6 to £12, day passes are £40, whilst passes for the full festival are £85. Concessions on the ticket prices are available for students, people aged 60+, those with a registered disability, and those who are registered unemployed or claiming Jobseekers Allowance. [.....]
A new Doctor Who spin-off by the BBC has been announced. The spin-off will be aimed at teenagers and will be written by young adult fiction author Patrick Ness, pictured below.
The series, titled 'Class', will be set in a school in modern London but be filmed in and around Cardiff like Doctor Who itself. Class will consist of eight 45-minute episodes and will air on BBC Three in 2016.
I'm astounded and thrilled to be entering the Doctor Who universe, which is as vast [.....]
New Marvel's Jessica Jones Teaser Trailer
A new trailer for Marvel's Jessica Jones dropped yesterday. In the brand new teaser trailer, we catch a glimpse of Krysten Ritter as the titular superhero post-bar brawl.
In the comics, Jessica Jones is a former superhero with super strength, durability, and the ability to fly. It's still unclear exactly how much of the character will translate to screen, but from the way she taps the jukebox, I'm willing to bet she retains her super strength.
The entire series will drop on Netflix on [.....]