Darque Edge

Well, nobody got it right. The answers were: Henry Baskerville, and Mycroft Holmes (In Hound of the Baskervilles, and Private Life of Sherlock Holmes respectively). Let's go with an easier one. Which famous film director has a short cameo as the IRS guy that the Blues Brothers give their money to near the end of the movie?

Half right.

Okay, the answer is: Hearst's pet name for his mistresses clitoris was 'rosebud'. Welles found this out (Hearst wasn't the most discreet), and added it in to wind him up. New question: Sherlock Holmes is the most often portrayed character in film. However, Christopher Lee holds a distinctive record when it comes to Holmes....in that he's played three parts in seperate Holmes movies. 1 is Sherlock. Name the other two.

It's a tricky one, so I will give a clue. The recent movie about Hearst (that had Eddie Izzard and Kirsten Dunst in) was called The Cats Meow.

In Citzen Kane, there is the mystery of what 'Rosebud' referred to. Now, the answer I'm looking for isn't the answer the movie gives. Orson Welles allegedley used the word 'Rosebud' for a very specific reason, and it had to do with the person who Kane was based on, Randolph Hearst. So what was Rosebud a reference to in real life?

Sean Young. She was originally meant to play Vicki Vale, and filmed a couple of scenes, however in the famous scene in which she and Bruce went horse riding, she fell off a horse. What famous scene? Exactly. It was cut.

Both hugely over-rated?

This is worth getting. It's a collection of stories (one off's, for the most part), which delve into John's past. We have a story of him as a teenager, as a kid, etcetera. It's very dark, and very gritty...there's a story about a heart which is pretty dark indeed. It's also funny - the Garth Ennis story explains why Chas is so devoted to John, and it involves a monkey. Various writers and artists - it also includes two extras. A Constantine Timeline (which is really useful, and explains a lot for newcomers), and Constantine's London. Probably the best Hellblazer graphic novel so far.

Shall we assume it's something other than 'they both have a shark as a character?' Or shall i guess that some character in Open Water is called 'Bruce' after the name of the shark in Jaws?

Yeah, he's gay. Mark Millar's confirmed it in more than one interview before now. Two points of interest: A - Note Colossus checking out Wolverine in the shower during the european tour (I think it was then). B - When the X-Men are fighting Magneto, Mags starts to attack Wolverine, which leads to Colossus beating the crap out of him, flying into a rage. It's probably not going to go anywhere, but it is intentional. Beast 'came out' a while back in the regular X-Men continuity (turning down newsreader/floozy Trish, saying he was gay). However, it wasn't real - Beast had recently had a secondary mutation, and felt very unloveable, and since he figured he wasn't going to be involved again, he decided to come out, since an ex-avenger coming out of the closet could only be a positive thing for the gay community. He's never publicly gone back in the closet either, I think. And yes, Constantine is bisexual - recent storyline involving the bloke who bought that mirror. Good story.

What, Hickenbottom?

To complete the irony, Michael Douglas changed his name to Douglas, as he originally went by his mothers name when his parents divorced (Dill).

Self explanatory. State why.

That is sad news, although at 87, it's hardly out of the blue. RIP

And out of the ones you've read? What did you think of them?

Man, talk about a difficult choice. Great subject. The first one, despite having the awesome Death story at the end, is probably the weakest of the lot - Gaiman has made no secret that he felt he didn't start to hit his stride until issue eight. The Dolls House is a better story, but a lot of people just don't like it - well, a lot of males don't anyway. It's one of the more feminine stories. There's a lot of good stuff in it, but it's weird having Dream not being the main character for such a long story. Dream Country is an awesome collection of stories, and in that sense, probably the strongest - however, I can't pick it as a result. If it's the best Graphic Novel, it's going to have to be a continuous story, for me at least. For Sandman fans, I expect Season of Mists to have a very high showing - it's the most action paced story, and it's got Lucifer as a villain...plus that awesome twist involving the key. It was, in fact, my second choice. It's a great introduction to the whole series as well, for newer readers. For Fables and Reflections, see Dream Country. For Brief Lives, see Dolls House. It's very similar, and again, more feminine...which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Delirium is just awesome in this, and the ending of the story is out of nowhere. 'There is an oracle who is of this family...' For Worlds End, it's probably both the weakest collection of short stories, and in some ways, the most interesting. There's some great stories in here, but they're just not as much fun as the previous collections. For the seasoned fan though, there's some really good stuff in here. Then we get to my pick - The Kindly Ones. Just a fucking awesome, awesome story, and while the art is offputting at first, once you get into it, it's perfect. It reads best as a graphic novel, rather than individual issues, as well. There's just so much good stuff in here, it's untrue. However, if you read it, avoid the introduction at all costs, because it gives away the ending...however obvious the ending is in retrospect. The Wake is gorgeous, but it's a comedown after The Kindly Ones...the slowing down after the action. The perfect ending, but not a better graphic novel.

Brent Bozell is still being a prick, I see. Comics have to have that darker edge - and I was possibly the only fan of Daredevil going. It was a story of a vigilante who became a hero. Still amazes me how many people missed that.

Yoda - it's been in paperback, for, like, ever. Try ordering from amazon.co.uk It could be a difficult book to turn into a movie, without it becoming 'Indiana Jones Lite' - since so much of the book is cerbral, that's not very visual. I don't want to watch people looking at stuff for ages, and I can't see how Ron Howard, who is the definition of workmanlike, is going to be able to make that element of the books exciting.

Am I the only one that has kept up with this? Was that latest issue awesome, or was that awesome? It felt like a couple of pages were missing (Cap going to SW so quickly), but even so, it was exactly what I was hoping would happen, and makes perfect sense. I thought this was brilliant stuff.

Rumours that I've heard indicate that it is 'The Sentry' - the alternative history bit. He's their secret weapon, basically.

If they're smart, they'll go for the Weapon X one, since they've made references to it already in the movies. Plus, hey, it's pretty much the best Wolverine story out there.

How is the game? My girlfriend bought it yesterday (hence me spending an hour and a half fitting a DVD drive to our PC), and I have the feeling I won't see her for at least a month, while she sims our relationship, rather than actually living it.

That's simultaneously the weirdest AND the coolest casting idea in history. Isn't he kind of young for the part though? They're all supposed to be in their forties or so. Personally, I'd have gone for William H. Macy.

My boss at work lent me the Box Set DVD of this series, and it's awesome. If I didn't have to be in work this morning, I would have happily sat and watched it through the night. I can see why it didn't really take off immediately, because a western in space is somewhat un-viewer friendly, but it's just so well written. Has anyone else seen it? Am I the only fan? And does anybody know anything about the movie?

It certainly has a lot more in common with Vertigo than, say, Marvel MAX. The fact that it's non-marvel universe stuff for starters. Actually, that reminds me. What the fuck was with Vertigo? I remember when half of the titles were DCU set (swamp thing, Hellblazer, Sandman), but now, they don't seem to be. John Constantine has gone to New York, for example, which doesn't exist in the DCU. Is it just me that finds this weird?