ReviewBooks
DC Comics Cover Art by Nick Jones (book review).
In the introduction, former DC Comics editor/librarian Steve Korté points out the power of the comicbook cover in selling to the public, although…
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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.
March 2022
ReviewScifi
Mockingbird by Walter Tevis (SF Masterworks) (book review).
Walter Tevis (1928-1984) is perhaps better known for the 1963 SF novel, ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’, which became the 1976 film…
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Charlotte Pollard – The Further Adventures: The Mummy Speaks by Alan Barnes, Lisa McMullin, Eddie Robson and Nicholas Briggs (CD review).
We return to Charlotte Pollard’s early adventures with the Eighth Doctor. Its twenty years since ‘Storm Warning’ launched this dynamic duo and it…
February 2022
ReviewFantasy
The Angry Dead by Rosemary Pardoe (book review).
There are times when you come across a gem of a book and this is the best way to describe the stories within…
ReviewBooks
The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book by Alex Ross (book review).
Any book with Alex Ross’ name on it is going to sell. This book, ‘The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book’ contains 33…
ReviewMovie books
The Three Wells Of Screenwriting by Matthew Kalil (book review).
Suffer writer’s block? With ‘The Three Wells Of Screenwriting’, author and scriptwriter Matthew Kalil explains some techniques that can be used in all mediums…
ReviewScifi
Dark Matter: Complete Seasons One-to-Three boxset (DVD SF series review).
When a group of six people wake up out of hibernation on a spacecraft, they find they have no memories of who they…
ReviewBooks
Windows 11 For Dummies by Andy Rathbone (book review).
In the introduction to ‘Windows 11 For Dummies’, author Andy Rathbone points out that W11 doesn’t come with a manual and this isn’t…
ReviewScifi
Transfiguration by Michael Bishop (SF Masterworks) (book review).
Michael Bishop (1945- ) wrote ‘Transfiguration’ in 1979 and I think this is the first time I’ve read any of his books. The…
ReviewFilms
The Suicide Squad (2021) (blu-ray film review).
As a comicbook or film series, following a team of criminals coerced to work for the government in black op operations* by reduction…
ReviewComics
Metal Men: Elements Of Change by Dan Dido, Shane Davis and Jason Wright (graphic novel review).
With a potential ‘Metal Men’ TV series in the works, I thought I’d look at their latest 2020 12-part mini-series collected in this…
ReviewBooks
The Complete Slayer: The Unofficial And Unauthorised Guide To Seven Seasons Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Keith Topping (book review).
I should point out two things from the start. This book, ‘The Complete Slayer: The Unofficial And Unauthorised Guide To Seven Seasons Of…