ReviewBooks
Gustave Doŕe: Masterpieces Of Art by Dan Malan (book review).
I’ve mentioned French artist Gustave Doŕe (1832-83) before but in this ‘Masterpieces Of Art’, Dan Malan shows how much he has influenced people…
The SFcrowsnest archive
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 2021
ReviewSuperheroes
Doom Patrol Season 2 blu-ray boxset (TV series review).
Y’know, it’s very odd. Granted they acknowledge the original 1960s creators of the Doom Patrol in the opening credits, yet the likes of…
ReviewComics
Suicide Squad Volume 3: Burning The House Down by Rob Williams, John Romita Jr., Eddy Barrows, John Ostrander and Gus Vazquez (graphic novel review).
Now here’s a problem. The third volume of ‘Suicide Squad Volume 3: Burning The House Down’ comprises of Suicide Squad # 11-15 and…
ReviewIllustration
Draw! #24 Winter 2013 (magazine review).
The major part of Draw! # 24 from 2013 is devoted to cover artist Glen Orbik showing how he and his other half,…
ReviewScifi
The Mechanics Of Wonder: The Creation Of The Idea Of Science Fiction by Gary Westfahl (book review).
I picked up this book over a decade ago having seen it pop up in a bibliography and had an inkling to pick…
ReviewComics
Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad (DC Universe Rebirth) by Joshua Williamson, Rob Williams, Tim Seeley, Jason Farbok, Tony S. Daniel and Howard Porter (graphic novel review).
I’m surprised that ‘Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad’ doesn’t come under the ‘Suicide Squad’ numbering system. After all, the indicia notes it contains…
ReviewBooks
The Alluring Art Of Margaret Brundage by Stephen D. Korshak & J. David Spurlock (book review).
I’ve heard the name of artist Margaret Brundage (1900-1976) but hadn’t really sought her out until this book, ‘The Alluring Art Of Margaret…
ReviewIllustration
Illustrators #32 (art magazine review).
With the latest edition of ‘Illustrators’, there is an introduction to Swiss artist Oliver Frey on the front cover and first article. Certainly…
February 2021
NewsOffworld Report
Editorial – Mar 2021: Read The Word.
Hello everyone, With all this apparent time to think in even deeper isolation, I’ve been contemplating about the state of our Science Fiction…
NewsScifi
Graduation With A Bullet: a story by: GF Willmetts.
It is said that everyone has someone waiting with a bullet with their name on it. These days, its common practice. After all,…
NewsCulture
The Problems Of A Secret Identity: an article by: GF Willmetts.
Back when super-heroes were first created, the nature of the disguise was, for the likes of Bruce Wayne, to scare felons by looking…
ReviewBooks
Perspective Made Easy by Ernest R. Norling (book review).
I occasionally come across this book, ‘Perspective Made Easy’ by Ernest R. Norling in artbook bibliographies and pulled a copy last year, only…