ReviewComics
Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (graphic novel review).
I’ve been hearing about ‘Batman: The Long Halloween’ a lot recently and how much of an influence it had on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Batman’…
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UncleGeoff
Geoff Willmetts has been editor at SFCrowsnest for some 21 plus years now, showing a versatility and knowledge in not only Science Fiction, but also the sciences and arts, all of which has been displayed here through editorials, reviews, articles and stories. With the latter, he has been running a short story series under the title of ‘Psi-Kicks’
If you want to contribute to SFCrowsnest, read the guidelines and show him what you can do. If it isn’t usable, he spends as much time telling you what the problems is as he would with material he accepts. This is largely how he got called an Uncle, as in Dutch Uncle. He’s not actually Dutch but hails from the west country in the UK.
February 2026
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #162 October 2025 (magazine review).
As the cover of this ‘Back Issue’ shows, it is going mad! Obviously, a reference to the usual cast of idiots but also…
ReviewBooks
What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger (book review).
I came across this book, ‘What Is Life?’ by Erwin Schrödinger, last year. If the author sounds familiar, it should be. Schrödinger is…
ReviewScifi
Wild Cards: House Rules (book 32) edited by George RR Martin (book review).
This thirty-second ‘Wild Cards’ book, ‘House Rules’, is a mosaic of six authors, as their stories are blended into a complete novel. Stephen…
ReviewMagazines
Comic Book Creator #40 November 2025 (magazine review).
Now, here’s something rather unique for ‘Comic Book Creator’; it’s gone square-bound for a special on the late comic book artist but really…
ReviewBooks
The UFO Casebook edited by Peter Brookersmith (book review).
Here’s a glimpse into the past. Back in 1980-83, the multi-part ‘The Unexplained’ magazine, which became a 26-volume set, was released. Unlike the…
ReviewBooks
The Collected Arthur Rackham Artworks edited by Leonard Stevens (book review).
There are two books published by Redcrest focusing on the works of Victorian fantasy artist Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). The first is ‘The Collected…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #41 November 2025 (magazine review).
As you can tell from the cover of this issue of ‘Retro Fan’, a major article by Herbie J. Pilato is spent on…
ReviewBooks
The Paintings Of J. Allen St. John: Grand Master Of Fantasy by Stephen D. Korshak with J. David Spurlock (book review).
J. Allen St. John (1872-1957) was a commercial artist and art teacher. As the paintings showed here in this book, ‘The Paintings Of…
January 2026
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #161 September 2025 (magazine review).
As new editor Roger Ash points out, previous editor Michael Eury had a new X-Men edition in the works for some time, and…
ReviewFilms
Thunderbolts: The New Avengers (DVD film review).
From the description, the Thunderbolts are Marvel’s equivalent of DC Comics’ Suicide Squad with a touch of ‘The Boys’. We get introduced to…
ReviewScifi
Jack Of Eagles by James Blish (book review).
I’ve been meaning to read ‘Jack Of Eagles’ by James Blish for some time. Don’t treat the cover as representative of the contents.…