The Life and Opinions of Andrew Rilstone

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1:  It used to be said that the three most famous fictional characters in the English speaking world were Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan and Superm...

  How did Stan Lee’s partnership with John Romita differ from his earlier, famously fraught collaboration with Steve Ditko? And how does tha...

1: Iconography 2: Responsibility and Power   3: Spider-Man Goes Mad 4: Peter Parker beats people up for a living 5: Peter Parker has no ...

I saw the Oresteia during   its original run at the National Theatre when I was in the Sixth Form. I don’t think I knew any thing about it, ...

I’ve just seen The Fantastic Four: First Steps for the second time. I’m happy to confirm that it doesn’t put a single foot wrong. It could ...