ReviewIllustration
Draw! #7 Fall 2003 (magazine review).
Measuring my luck at an auction, I acquired this 21-year-old 7th edition of Draw! It begins with a lengthy interview with comic book…
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ReviewScifi
Persepolis Rising (book 7 of The Expanse Series) by James S.A. Corey (book review).
‘Persepolis Rising’ by James S.A. Corey is the seventh novel in ‘The Expanse’ space opera series. Decades have passed since the Marco Inaros…
ReviewScifi
Alien Survival Manual by Owen Williams (book review).
I’m not sure how I missed Alien Survival Manual by Owen Williams, more so as Carlton Books doesn’t exist anymore. It isn’t as…
ReviewComics
Batman: Three Jokers by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson (graphic novel review).
Following on from The Darkseid War, the Batman is back in Gotham City, or rather, having some injuries stitched by Alfred in Wayne…
ReviewStar Trek
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Two (TV series review)
Ten more episodes of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ in its second season and continues on from the end of the first season…
ReviewComics
Justice League: The Darkseid War by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Francis Manapul and Brad Anderson (graphic novel review).
Now, I’ve reached the pivotal point of reading ‘The New 52’ Justice League. Interestingly, it’s not categorized under its original numbering but falls…
ReviewScifi
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2023, Volume 145 #770 (magazine review).
Many Science Fiction authors consult experts to help them with technical details when the direction of their writing takes them away from their…
ReviewMagazines
Comic Book Artist #8 (magazine review).
I was fortunate enough to win some early issues of ‘Comic Book Artist’ at an auction. Issue 8 is notably text-heavy. While the…
ReviewSuperheroes
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law (TV series blu-ray review)
Trying to find disk version of ‘She-Hulk: Attorney At Law’ has been a pain in the whatsit. Putting a search on the…
ReviewBooks
Collected Essays Volume 5: Philosophy, Autobiography & Miscellany by HP Lovecraft edited by ST Joshi (book review).
In some ways, this volume of the excellent perhaps even essential ‘Collected Essays’ series is the most difficult to review objectively. While HP…
ReviewFantasy
New Edge Sword & Sorcery #1 (magazine review).
In his introduction, editor and publisher Oliver Brackenbury promises us sword and sorcery stories ‘made with love for the classics, and an inclusive,…
ReviewStar Trek
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one (TV series DVD review).
The Star Trek franchise seems to be cannibalizing itself. This time, it delves into the era when Christopher Pike captained the Enterprise, introducing…