ReviewScifi
The Science In Science Fiction edited by Peter Nichols (book review).
The name ‘Peter Nichols’ should flash a recognition in your heads if you had the UK’s ‘Encyclopaedia Of Science Fiction’ and found it…
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TrailerScifi
Jurassic World Rebirth: six-limbed dinosaurs and a T. rex with an identity crisis (trailer).
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the genetically reconstructed jungle, along comes Jurassic World Rebirth—Universal’s latest dino-drenched sequel,…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #111 July 2012 (magazine review).
When I did a page flick of this 2012 edition of ‘Alter Ego’, I saw the long checklist of the Nedor Comics and…
ReviewFantasy
The Hamlet by Joanna Corrance (book review).
‘The Hamlet’ is another book in ‘NP Novella set 2’, distinguished from ‘NP Novella set 1’ by their smaller size, so Newcon Press…
ReviewScifi
The Illustrated History Of Science Fiction Comics Number 3 by Mike Benton (book review).
I came across ‘The Illustrated History Of Science Fiction Comics Number 3’ by Mike Benton purely by chance and at a low price.…
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Doctor Who series 15 (or 40 depending on how you count): Episode 6, The Interstellar Song Contest, by Juno Dawson.
I have mixed feelings about combining TV programmes with real-life events. It was done with ‘Doctor Who’ in one of the Olympics years…
NewsHorror
The Last of Us season 2: Mark Kermode’s TV review. Fungi, feelings, and a golf club to the soul.
In the warm spring of 2025, just when you thought your PTSD from The Last of Us Season 1 had mellowed to a…
TrailerComics
Superman: Up, Up and Reboot (movie trailer).
The blue tights are back, the spit curl is freshly set, and the red cape is once again flapping heroically in the wind…
ReviewMagazines
Comic Book Artist #15 November 2001 (magazine review).
This turn-of-the-century ‘Comic Book Artist’ had the sub-title ‘The ‘80s Vanguard’, as it looks at some of the creators who worked in the…
ReviewBooks
How To Write A Short Story, Get Published & Make Money: Short Story Writing Advice With Examples by Christopher Fielden (book review)
Books on how to write probably sell better than fiction. Everyone is familiar with the multimillionaire success stories of Stephen King, JK Rowling,…
ReviewFantasy
The Creator by Aliya Whiteley (book review).
NewCon Press has a new line of novellas in a little book A5 format. Note the dimensions above which translate to 7 x…
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Hawkgirl: Once Upon A Galaxy by Jadzia Axelrod, Amancay Nahuelpan and Driano Lucas (graphic novel).
I’ve always liked Hawkgirl. At least she had a better helmet to draw from different angles than her husband, Carter Hol. However, opening…