Rover with young and older versions of Ace and Tegan behind her
#AprilListening 21) The Life and Death of River Song: Ace and Tegan
Disc two: Driftwood by Roland Moore a flashback to when Ace travelled with the Doctor recounts her first encounter with River aboard a doomed colony Spaceship but why is a time travelling assassin out to get her?
Poster shows a man speeding into an old fashioned microphone
#AprilMovies 37) The King’s Speech (2010) His the man who would become king George VI conquered his stutter
River song with older and younger versions of Ace and Tegan either side of her
Both get lots to do both separately and together. There’s some lovely comic moments as they try to blend in, especially Tegan struggling to recall the name of her (totally made up) late husband
#AprilListening 20) The death and life of Rover Song volume 2: Ace and Tegan
Disc one: Castaways by James Moran
In Victorian London River runs into two friends of the Doctor, cast adrift in time with holes in their memories. Although this is a River story neither guest star is underserved
Poster showing bronze tinted profile portraits of two men
#AprilMovies 36) At the Grand balcony (Au Grande balcon) (1949) following World War One pilots John forces to start an airmail service
Title card appears over a shot of a man behind shatterproof glass that has been riddled with bullets
#AprilViewing 37) The man from UNCLE 1.17 The Yellow Scarf Affair
There’s a fair amount of blackface in this one
A blonde woman in the foreground holding a gun, behind her a man and woman stand beside a red car and there are arrows buried in the ground all around
#AprilMovies 35) Americana (2023) Overly convoluted tale revolving around possession of a Native American shirt. There’s a good film in there somewhere but the executes it down
Louisa talks to a gentleman in evening dress in the hotel foyer. A doorman stands in the background and another well dressed man stands reading a newspaper with a dog beside him
#AprilViewing 36) the Duchess of Duke Street 1.5 A Bed of Roses
Again I’m thinking how did they fit that much plot into one hour long episode
Cover shows dredd standing with his back turned to the viewer head down and serious look on his face Caption Drokk Solid !
Future Shocks: the Vessel by James Peaty, Steve Yeowell & Joh Charles
Helium: Red October Part 03 by Ian Edgington & D’Israeli
#Aprilreading 10) 2000AD prog 2478
Judge Dredd: Flames & White Phosphorus part 3 by TC Eglington, Paul Marshall & Quinton Winter
Brink: the Call of the Void part 7 by Dan Abnett & Inj Culbard
Silver book three: malignant part 2 by Mike Carroll & Joe Currie
#AprilListening 19) Marvel verses Marvel: Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) part one
The story behind the cartoon series that reimagined Spidey as a teen SHIELD agent working for Phil Coulson
Superbly swooping down to arrest some crooks only to find a red haired girl with a spiders torso has already webbed them up. He wonders who she could be and she tells him to guess reminding him that he too has a secret identity
#AprilListening 18) Marvel verses Marvel Obscure DC: The insect Queen of Smallville
After Lana Lang rescues a stranded alien he gifts her a ring bestowing insect based superpowers to fit any occasion
A woman stands over muscular man crouching on the floor a spanner in one hand . As he pulls himself up the man says Smart arse little bitch ! No woman does that to me!
It’s a gripping arc with Harry, now back in the game but under his own terms, and Adele each pursuing their own vendettas until their paths inevitably cross in the game.
The change in artist actually suits the fact the story is told from a different perspective.
Herself the daughter of a Button Man who was killed for trying to boy walk away Adele has been trained by her Uncle Max to hunt down & execute his killers, but Max is actually a voice and he’s secretly grooming her to take her father’s place.
#AprilReading 9) Button Man: The Hitman’s Daughter by John Wagner,Frazer Irving & Fiona Staples
Frazer Irving takes over art duties from Arthur Ranson for the 4th and final Button man tale which also shifts the main emphasis from Harry Exton to a new character Adele
Cover shows Miles in a purple and red suit and T’Chhalla in black, caption reads Side by side with Black Panther
#AprilReading 8) Miles Morales: Spider-Man 36
Reprints Miles Morales (US) 27-28 Webs of Wakanda parts 1 & 2
Editor Brady Webb has again failed to reprint writer artist credits!
On a sidebar we are very close now to the Deadpool Crossover so a skip ahead is presumably imminent next month.
#AprilListening 17) Unspeakable 3.5 How to Cull Friends and Nickname people
With guests Desiree Birch, Max Fosh & Rebecca Front
Portraits of Bogart, Holden and Hepburn as well as a cute dog make up the poster for Sabrina
#AprilMovies 34) Sabrina (1954) Chauffers daughter Audrey Hepburn catches the eye of playboy William Holden. Humphrey Bogart runs interference in Billy Wilder’s pleasing romcom
John Barrie as Cork
#AprilViewing 34) Sergeant Cork 3.2 The case of the six suspects
A popular philanthropist is murdered
Book cover shows a house in the middle of nowhere
Was part of a series. It’s listed on Kindle (but not Kobo) as part of the Harbinder Kaur series though she’s only a supporting character here with Natalia, Benedict & Edwin the main players. A good mystery, kept me guessing. Would read more.
#AprilReading 7) The Last Word by Elly Griffiths
Cost whodunnit featuring a nicely diverse cast of PI’s - a gay pensioner, an ex monk & a Ukrainian health worker - investigating a series of murders of writers. Dipping into this blind having not encountered the author before I quickly realised this
Tigress island issue two Scantily clad women fighting
Today’s post
#Aprillistening 16) Kermode and Mayo’s Take
An interview with John Waters plus reviews of Glenrothan, Rebuilding and Wizard of the Kremlin
Keanu Reeves and Hu Chen strike action poses
#AprilMovies 33) Man of Tai Chi (2013) Keanu Reeves made his directorial debut with this old school martial arts drama
Poster with a portrait of Yvonne de Carlo and an inset showing three dancing girls
#AprilMovies 32) Casbah (1949) musical reworking of Pepe Le Moko by Henri La Barthe set on the crime quarter of Algiers
#AprilListening 15) Screenshot: Boxing
Ellen E Jones & Mark Kermode look at the history of boxing movies from the early silent shorts to the Rocky/ Creed franchise
