ReviewScifi
Sacrifice by Sam Humphries and Dalton Rose (graphic novel review).
There’s a moment in Sam Humphries’ graphic novel ‘Sacrifice’ where you see Ian Curtis’ ankles. It’s a startling connection with reality, showing a…
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ReviewBooks
Robert Holmes: A Life In Words by Richard Molesworth (book review).
Is Robert Holmes your favourite ‘Doctor Who’ writer? For me he’s definitely up there on the High Council, alongside Castellan Davies, Cardinals Baker…
ReviewBooks
The Television Companion: Volume One (The Unofficial And Unauthorised Guide To Doctor Who) by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker (book review).
Don’t know what to get the ‘Doctor Who’ fan in your life for Christmas? Replica scarf, as modelled by Ingrid Oliver in ‘The…
ReviewFantasy
Slaine: The Book Of Scars by Pat Mills, Clint Langley, Mick McMahon, Glenn Fabry and Simon Bisley (graphic novel review).
‘Slaine: The Book Of Scars’ is a beautiful book. Not only is it packed with some of the most gorgeously bloody fantasy artwork…
ReviewFantasy
Middle-Earth Envisioned: The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings: On Screen, On Stage And Beyond by Paul Simpson and Brian J Robb (book review).
I’m a big fan of Tom Bombadil. No, no, come back, please… I enjoy his encounter with the Hobbits in ‘The Fellowship Of…
October 2013
ReviewFantasy
The Riddles Of The Hobbit by Adam Roberts (book review).
‘…Sometimes the beautiful Peasant’s daughter, an eager-armed, Proud woman grabs my body, Rushes my red skin, holds me hard,…
ReviewComics
Fashion Beast by Alan Moore, Malcolm McLaren and Anthony Johnston (graphic novel review).
There’s every chance, though I haven’t verified it, that the late Malcolm McLaren loved the sample-heavy, scattergun mentality of the band Pop Will…
ReviewFantasy
Wisdom Of The Shire by Noble Smith (book review).
Wouldn’t life be better if we could all live in the countryside? If we could all eat homemade food and drink beer every…
ReviewDoctor Who
About Time: The Unauthorised Guide To Doctor Who: 2005-2006 Series 1 & 2 by Tat Wood (book review).
When I first saw the listing for this book crop-up I was delighted. I’d devoured the first six volumes of Tat Wood’s ambitious…
ReviewHorror
British Gothic Cinema by Barry Forshaw (book review).
When I think about horror, I think about Tony Blackburn. No, that’s not fair. When I think about horror films, I think about…