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February 4, 2019

Manchester Pride hikes up ticket prices – and people aren’t happy

You may recall that last year, when Manchester Pride weekend came around, I opted to sit it out. I still celebrated the weekend in my own way, but I didn’t attend The Big Weekend – the four-day event/party which takes place in the city. This year, it’s likely I’ll be sitting Pride out again –…

February 2, 2019

The digital revolution is frustrating

Regular readers of It’s A Stampede! will know that over the past year I’ve become a convert to digital media. When it comes to consuming and purchasing comic books and movies, I’m digital all the way, having now given up buying physical copies. As previously noted, there are a couple of reasons for converting to…

February 1, 2019

Happy 1st birthday to It’s A Stampede!

It’s A Stampede! is celebrating its first birthday! Hurrah! Yep, this blog is now one year old. How did that happen? I swear it’s still 2018. Either way, this past year has been a blast! I hope you’ve enjoyed reading what I’ve published, because I’ve enjoyed posting. When I launched It’s A Stampede! I wanted…

January 31, 2019

The nostalgia train rolls on…

Excuse the grainy image above. An explanation is on the way… So, a couple of weeks ago I posted about my current obsession with nostalgia. Oh, who am I trying to kid? There’s nothing ‘current’ about it – I’m always getting nostalgic! Anyway, the nostalgia train has got me bad at present, resulting in me…

January 27, 2019

The Gifted Season Two: Episode 13 – Live blog

Season Two of X-Men spin-off show, The Gifted continues on UK TV screens tonight with episode 13. I’ll be blogging along live from 9pm, so why not follow along too. If you’re running a little bit behind, then here are the blog entries for: eMergence, unMoored, coMplications, outMatched, afterMath, iMprint, no Mercy, the dreaM, gaMe changer, eneMy of My eneMy, meMento and hoMe. Read, digest and then come back for more. I’ll…

January 26, 2019

The 40th anniversary screening of Superman: The Movie was awesome!

Earlier today I had the good fortune to attend a special 40th anniversary screening of Superman: The Movie (1978) – and it rocked! The event – organised by 237 Signings – took place at the ODEON Great Northern, Manchester and not only included a screening of one of the greatest films of all-time (I’ll fight…

January 26, 2019

She-Ra has been nominated for a GLAAD Award – hurrah!

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. The DreamWorks TV series – which streams on Netflix – has been shortlisted for an accolade within the category of Outstanding Kids & Family Programming. Taking to social media to announce the news, DreamWorks TV said: “Thanks @glaad #SheRa has been…

January 25, 2019

Tickets for my first Comic Con of the year are booked… and it’s a good one

Last year, with the exception of one toy fair and a horror film festival, I was unable to attend many of the big events of 2018. This year I plan to correct this oversight by throwing myself into as many geekfests as I can. Tomorrow, I will be attending a 40th anniversary screening of Superman:…

January 25, 2019

Will Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse win the Best Animated Feature Oscar?

This week, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were announced. Amongst the various films that appeared on the nominations lists was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Into the Spider-Verse is currently in the running for the title of Best Animated Feature – but will it win? Hmm… The nominees for Best Animated Feature are as…

January 24, 2019

She-Ra renewed for second season – and it’ll stream pretty soon

Netflix has renewed She-Ra and the Princesses of Power for a second season! Hurrah! When will Season Two of She-Ra air? How about April 26th! Taking to social media, DreamWorks TV announced the news via the official She-Ra account. Yep, we’re just three months away from brand new episodes of She-Ra and the Princesses of…