Archive for November, 2011

Superman Requiem is a film made by fans for the fans… It was released on-line only on 11th November 2011. Please don’t read if you have not seen the film yet, spoiler alert… It was conceived by producer Gene Fallaize who said he decided he was going to make an independent superman fan-film and thus began writing the script.  Tony [...]

Another film I missed at the cinema and only just got around to seeing on DVD.  X-men: First class is a prequel to the X-men films and tells the story of the formation of the X-men. Poland, 1944: a young Erik Lehnsherr is separated from his parents in a concentration camp; meanwhile, in an affluent [...]

On saturday 12th November 2011 I visited the Golden Orbit science fiction comic and card trade fair in Manchester.  It was my first time going to such an event and so I did not know what to expect.  Normally I buy comics from Ebay or car boot sales. Before going I was pretty nervous as I [...]

Are you Self Employed? Why don’t you get a proper Job? Have you ever been asked this? I have. ”Why don’t you get a proper Job?” is probably one of the most common questions self-employed people are often asked (in my opinion). Well…. First, what is a “proper” job. As companies continue to merge with competitors, downsize and cope with the continuing recession  a “proper” [...]