ReviewScifi
Children Of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky (book review).
Children Of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky is the fourth book in the Children Of Time series of novels. The author won the Arthur…
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AndyWhitaker
I live in deepest darkest Essex where I enjoy photography, real ales, walking my dog, cooking and a really good book. I own an e-book reader which goes with me everywhere but still enjoy the traditional paper based varieties.
My oriental studies have earned me a black belt in Suduko and I'm considered a master in deadly Bonsai (there are very few survivors).
June 2026
January 2025
ReviewMagazines
Jack Kirby Collector Ninety Summer 2024 (magazine review).
The ‘Jack Kirby Collector’ is a quarterly magazine aimed at anyone with an interest or appreciation of the legendary comic book artist Jack…
ReviewBooks
Joe 90: Project 90 Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson & Jack Knoll, illustrated by Chris Thompson (book review).
Readers born after 2000 might not have come across ‘Joe 90,’ but it was big amongst the young in the 70s. Gerry and…
April 2024
ReviewScifi
Devil Girl From Mars (1954) (SF film review).
‘Devil Girl From Mars’ is an interesting film. First released in 1954, this black-and-white science fiction film has been restored and reissued. I…
December 2023
ReviewBooks
The Best Of Simon & Kirby’s Mainline Comics (book review).
By 1954, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby had already established a proven track record in creating successful comics. They decided to join…
ReviewMagazines
Jack Kirby Collector Eighty-Seven Summer 2023 (magazine review).
As always, a review of a ‘Jack Kirby Collector’ magazine has to start with the cover. Issue #87 Summer 2023 has a Kirby…
October 2023
ReviewBooks
Destroyer Duck (Graphite Edition) by Jack Kirby & Steve Gerber (graphic novel review)
This book, ‘Destroyer Duck (Graphite Edition)’ by Jack Kirby & Steve Gerber, is the size of a graphic novel and for the…
June 2023
ReviewFantasy
Imaginary Friends by Chad Musick (YA fantasy book review).
I do sometimes get a book to review that’s aimed at what they call the YA (young adult) market and this is one…
ReviewMagazines
Jack Kirby Collector Eighty-Two Winter 2022 (magazine review).
The ‘Jack Kirby Collector’ is a magazine published quarterly that celebrates the life and work of Jack Kirby. He’s mostly known for sketching…
ReviewMagazines
Jack Kirby Collector Eighty-Four Summer 2022 (magazine review).
I was cleaning out my office and stumbled across a copy of the ‘Jack Kirby Collector’ magazine. It’s issue # 84 from…
March 2023
ReviewScifi
The Definition of Luck or the Post-Modern Prometheus by Steven Paul Leiva (book review).
Every which way you look at it ‘The Definition Of Luck Or The Post-Modern Prometheus’ is not a good title for this book.…
January 2023
ReviewMagazines
Jack Kirby Collector Eighty-Five Winter 2023 (magazine review).
Of all the Jack Kirby magazines I have had the privilege to see, number 85 (Winter 2023) has to be the most…