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The Thirteenth Floor - from the pages of SCREAM! & EAGLE *HALLOWEEN SPECIAL*

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Neil takes us on a journey through his comic collection with a timely look at The Thirteenth Floor.

This story originated in the short lived SCREAM! comic before continuing in the pages the EAGLE. Rebellion have subsequently issued the story as three hardback books and produced a continuation of the story over a number of specials.

The "missed opportunity" of the Comic Festival earlier in the year; COMICS SALOPIA

https://youtu.be/V9mhpVry-DA

For the Rebellion (2000AD) online store;

https://shop.2000ad.com/

For Hibernia;

https://hiberniabook.blogspot.com/

https://irishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/David_McDonald

https://www.facebook.com/EnniskillenComicFest/

For more information; SCREAM!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream!_(comics) http://screamcomic.co.uk/ MISTY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_(comics) http://www.mistycomic.co.uk/Welcome.html TIGER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_(Fleetway)

THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Floor_(comic_strip) https://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-book-from-hibernia-books.html https://britishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Floor

THE VIGILENT

https://britishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/The_Vigilant

HOUSE OF DAEMON

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Daemon https://hiberniabook.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-house-of-daemon.html

JOHN WAGNER

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wagner ALAN GRANT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Grant_(writer) DAVID HUNT

https://ukcomics.fandom.com/wiki/David_Hunt

IAN RIMMER

https://britishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/Ian_Rimmer

GUY ADAMS

https://www.guyadamsauthor.com/

Doctor Who The Collection Season 8 + Dæmons BONUS!

With Neil off to an event to meet Katy Manning he thought it time that he got around to opening Season 8 where her character Jo Grant makes their first appearance.

AND As a special bonus another DVD collection gets the unboxing treatment...

Marvel Gear + Goods - 'The Incredible Hulk' Unboxing! | Bruno's Boxes

This one's just a little late, join Bruno as he opens up another Marvel Gear + Goods box from Loot Crate. This time it's all about 'The Incredible Hulk' and contains all anyone would need for a hulking good holiday!

NO TIME TO DIE - FILM REVIEW (spolier free)

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A FILM REVIEW BY NEIL KENNY

Today in a very empty cinema I saw Daniel Craig's last outing as Bond in "No Time to Die".

So, what did I think...?

[spoiler free]

Well, I'll preface this by saying Craig has been very lucky in his tenure with the problems around Casino Royale, Spectre, Blofeld etc. being resolved and with this film Craig has added to or increased his Bond Top Trump scores heavily*.

As a film it is entertaining enough and very well crafted. The performances are extremely accomplished on the whole and without them the plot would not have any resonance. This film has real consequences and wouldn’t work as well otherwise.

The plot could confound casual watchers as this is a direct sequel to Spectre and reconfirms that these films are a separate continuity. Saying that the film does reference previous (pre DC) films a lot in the opening titles and in the music call-backs one particular Bond outing gets more than a passing nod.

The film is long and doesn’t really drag but it can go a bit slow in places. The middle section could actually be removed as it has no bearing on the plot at all and just seems to be there in order to accommodate characters who reappear and a smidgen of character development. If anything, the film would work well in a home environment when watched in sections as it is very episodic although you would lose the grandeur of the cinematography (fancy word for pretty pictures).

The dialogue was very witty throughout but did feel to be the result of different hands. The big bad guy does get some nice lines but in the end is pretty forgettable apart from the mask. The same goes for the lead henchman who apart from the gimmick was pretty forgettable.

The action sequences are very well done and there is a brutality in the quickness of them and all very well shot. In fact, the whole film does look very polished and the only thing that struck me was the limited colour palette as it went all in for the moody muted look.

Was it any good?

Well, I was entertained enough and would watch it again although like I mentioned earlier, I would probably watch it in sections due to its length. As I mentioned earlier Craig has been very fortunate with the availability of the Bond assets his tenure could access and it has led to a very particular series of films. Previous entries have all been very mixed for me with both good and bad and this instalment is very much the same. Some will hate it and others will love it and I fall somewhere in the middle.

Not the answer a review should give but this film is more than a film - it is a last entry in this particular run and tries to be the best of Daniel Craig Bonds.

[still spoiler free but I’m not taking chances as Bond nuts might deduce stuff]

There is one principal plot point which will be the talk of the town but even this has history (You Only Live Twice [novel]) and one thing to mention; remember how some Bond films ended – the last end credit card – well it's there.

* There is one category where he still gets a zero and I’ll leave you all to guess what it is but I’ll say that Ralph Fiennes doesn’t really count.

- Neil

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Playmobil - 70548 Star Trek - U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Unboxing! | Bruno's Boxes

Join Bruno for his biggest ever unboxing! This time Bruno unboxes the Star Trek toy of his dreams, the absolutely massive Star Trek - U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 playset from Playmobil!

More details here (including the hefty price-tag)