Skip to Content

‘Gotham Academy’ #7: Is this really it for Damian and the ‘GA’ gang?

It’s a shame that Gotham Academy #7 seems to be a one-off because there is so much potential for Damian as a regular member of the cast. If you’re looking to get into Gotham Academy, this probably isn’t the place. The impetus for the story and the emotional beats rely on a familiarity with the characters that isn’t established here. You should go pick up the first six issues (and the excellent Endgame tie-in), and then race your way back. Because it’s well worth it.

Read More about ‘Gotham Academy’ #7: Is this really it for Damian and the ‘GA’ gang?

‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’ is the ultimate Gothic odyssey

Over the many years since the SNES and PSX had their day in the sun, their legacy and influence have still been felt with regular validity. Legend of Zelda games are still compared to SNES classic, A Link to the Past, Final Fantasy games are still measured by the stick of Final Fantasy VII, and exploratory action-platformers are leveled into a prestigious subgenre known as “metroidvania”.

Read More about ‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’ is the ultimate Gothic odyssey

31 Days of Horror: Ken Russell imagines classics’ inception in ‘Gothic’

Gothic Written by Stephen Volk Directed by Ken Russell UK, 1986 Natasha Richardson (in her leading role debut) plays Mary Godwin, later Mary Shelley, in Ken Russell’s fictionalised take on the inception of both her classic novel Frankenstein and John Polidori’s The Vampyre. It is based on the Shelleys’ visit with Lord Byron at Villa …

Read More about 31 Days of Horror: Ken Russell imagines classics’ inception in ‘Gothic’