- Time to order for Christmas
Need something to watch over the end of year break? To ensure your order arrives in time for Christmas, we recommend placing orders before Sunday, December 17, 2023. Within 24 hours of placing your order, it will be manufactured, packaged and sent via Australia Post. All prices listed are in full, with no extra cost…
- Gaslighting: Reigning Word of the Year
At the end of 2022, Merriam-Webster announced their words of the year – those words which saw dramatic spikes in views of their online dictionary. As they prepare to announce the statistics for this year, we look back at the most searched word in their last announcement, ‘gaslighting.’ Gaslighting is defined as: the act or…
- 85 Years of Superman
85 years ago, in April 1938, Action Comics #1 arrived on newsstands, telling for the first time the story of an orphaned alien baby growing into a man of incredible speed and strength. The issue introduced Superman and his civilian disguise, the famously mild-mannered Clark Kent. The story would be retold and refined several times…
- Shazam! Captain Marvel’s History on Screen
Prior to appearing in big screen blockbusters, Captain Marvel had a troubled history. The character first appeared in comic books in 1940, quickly becoming the most popular superhero of the day – not even Superman could sell as strongly as Captain Marvel. In the years prior, National Comics – the precursor to DC – had…
- Win Captain Marvel on DVD
It will be a big few months for fans of Captain Marvel, with two major cinema releases on the horizon. This month sees the Black Adam spin off opening at cinemas, before the next film the Shazam series opens in early 2023. Captain Marvel became the first superhero to appear on film when Adventures of…
- The Lost Shield of Captain America
Captain America’s shield is one of the most iconic images in the history of comic books, but where was it when Cap’ made his cinematic debut? Captain America debuted in 1940, at a time when American comic books were experiencing a trend of patriotic themes in the midst of World War II. Americommando, Spy Smasher,…
- Black Adam and the Marvel Family Rogues Gallery
Captain Marvel first appeared in the first edition of Whiz Comics at the start of 1940. During the next decade, he became the most popular superhero, outselling even Superman comics. The character and his creators at Fawcett Comics faced several challenges, primarily a lawsuit by the creators of Superman for copyright infringement. The outcome saw…
- Dick Tracy vs Cueball: One of the worst films of all time?
Harry and Michael Medved, the reviewers famed for recognising bad films with the Golden Turkey Award, named Dick Tracy vs Cueball as one of the fifty worst films of all time. But is the movie really so bad? The second in a series of four feature films released in the 1940s about the famous comic…
- The Oscar winners of One More Reprise
The 93rd Academy Awards are only hours away. As we wait to find out which performances and films will be voted the best of 2020 and 2021, we look back through Oscars history. Our stars were there all the way back to the very first ceremony. Held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 1929, those…
- A Story of Sabu
In 1936, in the jungle outside the Indian village of Karapur, a camera assistant was recording footage in search of locations for an upcoming film production. Moving gracefully through the trees in the footage was an elephant, a 12 year old boy perched calmly on the animal’s shoulders. When the footage made its way to…