Andrew Leyland

It can’t have escaped your notice that DAREDEVIL – The Man Without Fear has turned 50 this year, what with all the hoopla and celebrations Marvel have been throwing at us. Wait. You mean that hasn’t been ANY hoopla or celebrations? Other than a new number 1 but that’s no […]

What’s that? You want an episode that harkens back to the glory days that maybe never were? Well, how lucky you are! Micheal and Andrew are here to kick it old skool with an episode that recalls those halcyon days when Andrew picked a comic and Micheal picked a comic. […]

In another All-Reader-Request episode, Micheal and Andrew discuss another project they know nothing about. People seem to want us to talk about things of which we have no knowledge – weird. Anyway, this week it’s the turn of the Robots In Disguise, THE TRANSFORMERS, specifically the UK comics. What will […]

In 1984, Marvel UK embarked upon a unique experiment. An all-new, completely original, UK produced comic strip. This adventure, by Micheal Collins and Barry Kitson, has never been reprinted and seems to have been all but forgotten by all but the most devoted Spider-Man fan. Fortunately Andrew and Micheal are […]

Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker wraps up with a rather long discussion on the recent multi-part EPIC – DEATH OF THE FAMILY! This much-hyped and extensive storyline, crossing over into pretty much any book with with a “Bat” in the title (and a few that didn’t) was the first large scale […]

It’s DREADFUL BIRTHDAY, DEAR JOKER! Part IV! It has talking. And conversations about comic books. Specifically THE JOKER, who is 74 this year. Even more specifically, the chat is about THE BATMAN ADVENTURES #28, BATMAN #663 and DETECTIVE COMICS #826.

Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker continues by looking at – Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker from Batman #321. We never said we WEREN’T predictable. Also, there’s a look at BATMAN #353 where The Joker wishes to make his face a true landmark and Batman #366 where The Joker Is Wild, but not […]

Emails are as random as ever but not as random as when Andrew and Micheal’s discussion on a classic Joker story and if the artist should have been allowed to tinker with it for reprint editions leads to Andrew revealing his true thoughts on the Star Wars special editions. But […]