ReviewBooks
The Charlton Companion by Jon B. Cooke (book review).
The publisher Charlton has different memories for people depending how old you are. In their time, they were the third major publisher next…
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.
December 2022
ReviewComics
Harley’s Little Black Book by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti and a host of artists (graphic novel review).
For those who don’t know, a little black book is your contact list, although I doubt if any of those in Harley Quinn’s…
November 2022
ReviewSuperheroes
The Boys, seasons 1 & 2 collection (blu-ray TV series review).
I have to confess that I haven’t read Gareth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson’s The Boys’ comic books/graphic novels yet, although I know…
ReviewScifi
Rayguns & Rocketships by Rian Hughes (book review).
If you do the page flick test with ‘Rayguns & Rocketships’, you could be mistaken to think its all about paperback covers. However,…
ReviewScifi
Illustrators: The Art Of Sydney Jordan/The Art Of Jim Holdaway (magazine review).
I should point out that ‘Illustrators: The Art Of Sydney Jordan/The Art Of Jim Holdaway’ is a limited 1000 copy print run and…
ReviewBooks
Brit Mania by Mark Voger (book review).
I did wonder at Mark Voger’s book, ‘Brit Mania’, as to whether it would fit our remit since the focus is on British…
ReviewScifi
Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland (book review).
I should point out that the ‘Plenty’ in Colin Greenland’s 1990 novel, ‘Take Back Plenty’, is actually a planetary destination in the solar…
ReviewBooks
Illustrators Special: The Modesty Blaise Artists (book review).
In many respects, this ‘Illustrators Special: The Modesty Blaise Artists’ is a long time coming, more so considering how The Big Palace has…
ReviewScifi
Curfew (2019) (DVD TV series review).
‘Curfew’ is an odd SF series. Don’t treat the cover as an example of the stars appearing throughout the 8 episodes because its…
ReviewMovie books
The Writers’ Room Survival Guide by Niceole Levy (book review).
The writers room is principally recognised as something that started in America and spreading across the world. In the UK, there are still…
ReviewIllustration
Illustrators #39 (magazine review).
The 39th edition of ‘Illustrators’ begins with a massive 40 page look at the work of American artist Gary Gianni (1954- ) from…
ReviewBooks
The Team-Up Companion by Michael Eury (book review).
For his introduction to ‘The Team-Up Companion’, writer Mike Eury describes what is the essential team-up comicbook and how it contrasts to the…