Andrew Bates

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August 9, 2010
by Andrew Bates
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Under The Red Hood makes a complex story legend

Comic books fight between themselves and their own legends. Several times a month, comics try and tell new stories in Gotham City, but there’s a lot they can’t change. In the words of Grant Morrison, “Batman always must be Bruce … Continue reading

November 26, 2009
by Andrew Bates
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New Moon review: Not Even Worth It For The LOLs

The Twilight series is a strange beast. People take it so seriously that they stich together felt representations of Bella’s womb from the third book (it’s on craft site Etsy, seriously), but when you go to see it in theatres, scenes that were meant to be dramatic and suspenseful are met with not just a little laughter from around the room. Has New Moon turned the Twilight series into a parody of itself? Continue reading