ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #149 February 2024 (magazine review).
This edition of Back Issue treads somewhat familiar yet new territory for me, as it delves into the 1980s’ independent comic book superheroes…
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ReviewComics
Harley Quinn: Vol. 6: Angry Bird by Frank Tieri, Inaki Miranda and Mirka Andolfo (graphic novel review).
Until recently, I hadn’t fully realized that these ‘Harley Quinn’ volumes were set in ‘The New 52’. This was primarily due to the…
ReviewFantasy
Tournament Of Shadows by Pauline E. Dungate (book review).
Pauline Dungate is something of an SF renaissance woman. She has been a past Arthur C Clarke award judge and is a noted…
ReviewFilms
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Brandon Sanderson’s take (film review).
Let’s swing into the wild web of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, with our film-reviewing fantasy author Brandon Sanderson in the hot chair. This…
ReviewScifi
The Humani by Stephen Palmer (book review).
The Humani is a Science Fiction novel by Stephen Palmer, an author who has penned over 20 novels, some in series, since the…
ReviewComics
Comic Book Creator #33 Winter 2024 (magazine review).
This latest issue of ‘Comic Book Creator’ commences with writer/editor Jon B. Cooke examining Stan Lee’s Excelsior Comics – four titles that were…
ReviewComics
Bootblack (New York Triptych) by Mikaël (graphic novel review).
‘Bootblack (New York Triptych)’ is a graphic novel set in 1930s New York and tells the story of a shoeshine boy and his…
ReviewMovie books
Warner Bros.: Hollywood’s Ultimate Backlot by Steven Bingen with Marc Wanamaker and Bison Archives (book review).
A long while back, someone recommended that I should look at the book, Warner Bros.: Hollywood’s Ultimate Backlot by Steven Bingen with Marc…
ReviewHorror
Occult Detective Magazine #10 (magazine review).
Here’s another edition of Occult Detective Magazine, the too-infrequent periodical dedicated to the heirs of Carnacki with stories that blend the fantasy and…
ReviewScifi
Dark Season (TV serial review).
In December, I watched a BBC documentary about Russell T Davies and it mentioned a children’s BBC series, ‘Dark Season,’ which was new…
ReviewFantasy
The Missing Mummies: Jesperson & Lane Book 3, by Lisa Tuttle (book review).
The Missing Mummies’ is the third outing for the crime-solving duo Jesperson and Lane, set during the 1890s in England. Miss Diane Lane…
ReviewScifi
Hopeland by Ian McDonald (book review).
One of the things that Science Fiction is very good at is speculating about possible futures based on current trends. It can highlight…