Control

They are the embodiment of the difference between film and video game: interactivity.  Video game controllers are the language of the gamer and -for the most part- excluding novelty items and attachments, here is a list of the top 15 coolest video game controllers ever. 15. Spacewar (1962) Possibly the first videogame ever; possibly the first controllers ever. Unfair advantages and discomfort while playing provoked the invention of these custom-made controllers. They featured two double-throw switches and a silent button. One switch controlled rotation; the other offered a selection of hyperdrive or constant fire and the button fired on your opponent silently, so they wouldn’t know when you were pressing it. Pretty sophisticated for a first crack at remote controlling. 14. Coleco Telstar Arcade (1972) Ok, so novelty lands this controller a spot on the list, but come on, just look at it. How cool is that for its time? The Arcade was the p

“Control #1” aspires to be modern hard-boiled noir crime fiction, but it struggles to present anything original to overcome its overused tropes. Andy Diggle and Angela Cruickshank’s script gives us Detective Kate Burnham, the tough female detective who may or may not have secrets, and Andrea Mutti’s art shows Washington D.C.’s seedy side, but both lack the cohesion necessary to give the story a smooth flow. Burnham and her partner begin the issue shooting pool in a bar, and Diggle and Cruickshank use their conversation to establish his characters, while the element of political intrigue — which will become important later — arrives via a television broadcast. Overall, it’s a serviceable introduction that doesn’t rely on outside narration. The relationship between the partners is strictly business, so their lack of rapport makes it difficult to sympathize with either one of them. As events progress and each partner makes life-or-death choices, readers accept the consequences while rem

Kate has discovered the deadly secret of the Black Room. But the men who hold the keys to power will not let her live to reveal it to the world. This is no time for politics and professionalism: it’s kill or be killed…  

It was never just a routine homicide case. Detective-Sergeant Kate Burnham tried to be professional about it. That didn’t work out. And now, as a well-laid trap is sprung and the bodies pile up in her wake, it’s about to get just a little too personal…

MATURE READERS Washington DC detective Kate Burnham interrupted an assassination attempt. Now the killer is back to finish the job, and he’ll let nothing stand in his way – including Kate! The noose is tightening… “With Control, we wanted to write a 100% police procedural, the kind of smart, character-driven, real-world crime drama that rules on TV. It’s about sex, power, and systems of control… and how the little guys have to game a system that’s rigged against them.” – Andy Diggle