ReviewBooks
Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual by Richard Atkinson and Mike Tucker (book review).
What would the Doctor be without the Daleks? Most likely a footnote in TV history, a forgotten SF show that a couple of…
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Laurence Boyce
Laurence Boyce is a film journalist who likes Bond, Batman and Doctor Who (just to prove the things he enjoys things that don't just start with a 'B'). He is also a film programmer for various film festivals in the UK and abroad.
March 2021
ReviewBooks
The Marvel Art Of Mondo Poster Book (artbook review).
Originally, a small store in the basement of a Texan cinema, the legendary Alamo Drafthouse, ‘Mondo’ is now a worldwide boutique store in…
ReviewScifi
Beyond Kuiper: The Galactic Alliance by Matt Medney and John Connelly (book review).
As ‘Beyond Kuiper: The Galactic Alliance’ is written by Matt Medney, the current CEO of the legendary ‘Heavy Metal’ magazine, alongside aerospace engineer…
December 2020
ReviewComics
What If?: The Complete Collection Volume 4 (graphic novel review).
In the modern era of comicbooks, alternate realities are ten a penny. Whether it be Elseworlds, DC Black Labels or Ultimate Marvel Universes,…
ReviewScifi
Aliens Vs. Predator: The Original Comic Series (30th Anniversary Edition) (graphic novel review).
Ever since a xenomorph skull turned up in the background of ‘Predator 2’ (a most underrated film I might add), the fates of…
May 2020
ReviewBooks
The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack – 10th Anniversary Edition by Nicholas Gurewitch (book review).
If long running comic strips like ‘Peanuts’, ‘Doonesbury’, ‘Calvin And Hobbes, et al are akin to sit-coms then one panel cartoons are more…
ReviewBooks
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Script Book by Jess Harrold (book review).
Insomniac Games’ ‘Spider-Man’ has been one of the most well received computer games of the past few years and has gone on to…
ReviewComics
Death’s Head: Freelance Peacekeeping Agent by Simon Furman, Walt Simonson and Ferg Handley (graphic novel review).
Those of a certain age might remember Marvel UK’s late 80s attempt to create a series of ‘American format’ comic franchises. There was…
April 2020
ReviewStar Wars
Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise Of Skywalker (film review).
It truly was a long time ago and a galaxy far, far away when ‘Star Wars’ was seen as not much more than…
August 2018
ReviewComics
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Ant Man And The Wasp (graphic novel review).
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the characters Ant Man and the Wasp have become something of a symbol of light relief. The epic…
ReviewComics
Star Wars – A New Hope: The 40th Anniversary by Stuart Immonen, Adi Granov and Kevin Wada (graphic novel review).
Marvel and ‘Star Wars’ have always had a strong relationship. In 1977, a comicbook adaptation was based on ‘A New Hope’ and swiftly…
July 2018
ReviewComics
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Deadpool Reloaded by Fabian Niceieza, Joe Kelly, Daniel Way, et al. (graphic novel review).
‘The Definitive Deadpool Reloaded’, the ‘Reloaded’ part meaning it’s another collection, so even more ‘Definitive’ then before, is something of a cheat. It…