ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #131 October 2021 (magazine review).
Editor Mike Eury points out in his editorial that TwoMorrows other publication, ‘The Kirby Collector’ deals with Jack Kirby’s comicbooks. However, after 130…
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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.
October 2021
ReviewScifi
The Science In Science Fiction by Robert W. Bly (book review).
Sometimes you can learn more about a book by its sub-title. With Robert Bly’s book, ‘The Science In Science Fiction’, its ‘83 SF…
ReviewMovie books
Grande Illusions: The Art And Technique Of Special Make-Up Effects Original Books I & II by Tom Savini (book review).
On a whim, I thought to look up Tom Savini’s ‘Grande Illusions’ book and came across this volume, ‘Grande Illusions: The Art And…
ReviewComics
Adventureman Volume 1: The End And Everything After by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson (comic-book review).
With New York being threatened from a menace in the skies, the mayor has no choice but to contact the retired Adventuremen and…
ReviewMagazines
Comic Book Creator #26 Summer 2021 (magazine review).
One of the many things I like about ‘Comic Book Creator’ is when it steps into areas that I normally don’t have any…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #17 November 2021 (magazine review).
The latest ‘Retro Fan’ is a Halloween special since last year’s edition sold so well and is now going to be a regular…
ReviewScifi
Escape Room 2: Tournament Of Champions (blu-ray film review).
With the success of ‘Escape Room’ last year, it shouldn’t be hard to see a sequel. Actually, two versions of ‘Escape Room 2’.…
ReviewBooks
Comic Book Artist Bullpen edited by Jon B. Cooke (book review).
Now here’s an oddity. Once upon a time in 2003, there was a fanzine called ‘Comic Book Artist Bullpen’ that ran for 7…
ReviewHorror
Vampires From Another World by Simon Bacon (book review).
For this book, ‘Vampires From Another World’, author Simon Bacon in his introduction contests that because HG Wells’ ‘The War Of The Worlds’…
ReviewScifi
Alien Invasions!: The History Of Aliens In Pop Culture edited by Michael Stein (book review).
Looking at the picture on the cover of ‘Alien Invasions! : The History Of Aliens In Pop Culture’, it should quickly become apparent…
ReviewBooks
Doctor Who And Science edited by Marcus K. Harmes and Lindy A. Orthia (book review).
I’m not altogether sure if I agree with this book’s editors Marcus K. Harmes and Lindy A. Orthia that ‘Doctor Who And Science’…
ReviewMovie books
Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age by Dan Attias (book review).
What I like about the books from Michael Wiese Productions is how they get people from inside the business to talk about the…