ReviewComics
Back Issue #83 September 2015 (magazine review).
I did wonder when ‘Back Issue’ would get around to the New X-Men and Alpha Flight and they did so nearly six years…
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ReviewBooks
Pictorial Composition: An Introduction by Henry Rankin Poore (book review).
In his book, ‘Imaginative Realism’, James Gurney spent a lot of time on the mechanics of composition and how to engage the viewer.…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #105 October 2011 (magazine review).
It’s hard to believe that it was ten years ago that Alter Ego # 105 explored the Comics Code Authority. As Richard J.…
ReviewIllustration
The Art Of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker by Phil Szostak, foreword by Doug Chiang (book review).
I’ll be honest, readers, I’ve put off reviewing ‘The Art Of The Rise of Skywalker’ ever since I emerged, blinking into the sunlight…
ReviewSuperheroes
WandaVision: season 1, episode 4 (heavy spoilers review).
Here’s the heavy spoilers review of WandaVision: season 1, episode 4, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. This is a bit of a…
ReviewFantasy
The Magical History Of Mermaids by Russ Thorne (book review).
I’m fascinated by how mythologies along similar themes exist across the world. Oddly, as Russ Thorne points out in this book, ‘The Magical…
ReviewIllustration
Draw! #21 Fall 2011 (magazine review).
The main section of Draw # 11 is devoted to an interview with artist Dan Panosian by Mike Manley as they discuss the…
ReviewMusic/Audio
Westworld: Music From The HBO Series Season 2 by Ramin Djawadi (TV series soundtrack review).
When you have a successful TV series with an endearing music piano intro, its logical to look to see if the soundtrack has…
ReviewBooks
Imaginative Realism by James Gurney (book review).
No, that’s not James Gurney on the cover but as you catch up with the painting inside his 2009 book, ‘Imaginative Realism’, he…
ReviewFantasy
The Invisible Life Of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab (ebook review).
In ‘The Invisible Life Of Addie Larue’ by V.E. Schwab, Adeline Larue grows up in the village of Villon Sur Sarthe in early…
ReviewScifi
Inscape by Louise Carey (book review).
Set in a high-tech future London that has been built on the ruins of its pre-meltdown predecessor, Louise Carey’s novel ‘Inscape’ is a…
ReviewHorror
Tales From The Weekend edited by David J. Howe (book review)
‘The Road To Holly Tree Farm’ by Paul Lewis launches ‘Tales From The Weekend’, a short collection of weird fiction from Telos Publishing.…