ReviewComics
Phantom Lady: Collected Works (graphic novel review).
I first came across the Phantom Lady in the 1980s as part of DC Comics’ ‘Freedom Fighters’ teambook. In the introduction to volume…
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December 2025
ReviewDoctor Who
The War Between The Land And The Sea episode 5 by Russell T Davies (TV review).
Episode 5: The End Of The War by Russell T Davies So here we are for the fifth and last episode. Be careful…
ReviewDoctor Who
The War Between The Land And The Sea episodes 3 & 4 by Pete McTighe (TV review).
Thank you for your patience. I split some lemonade over the laptop keyboard, mopped it up and rebooted, and the screen played up.…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #194 July 2025 (magazine review).
This July issue of ‘Alter Ego’ covers editor Roy Thomas’ 60-year comic book career. Part of me does feel it odd that the…
ReviewComics
Harley Quinn: Black And White + Redder (graphic novel review).
According to Harley Quinn, ‘What is black and white and redder? A nun in a blender.’ Well, that and other things. A lot…
ReviewComics
Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (graphic novel review).
I read the sequel book, ‘Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder’, before realising that there was an earlier book that started the…
ReviewDoctor Who
The War Between The Land And The Sea episodes 1 & 2 by Russell T Davies (TV review).
OK, so there is no ‘Doctor Who’ this yuletide, but as ‘The War Between The Land And The Sea’ is set in the…
ReviewSuperheroes
Gen V Season 2 (blu-ray TV series review).
The main problem with ‘Gen V’, as with season 1, is remembering who everyone is. Usually, it’s easier to remember them by their…
November 2025
ReviewComics
Lady Luck (graphic novel review).
Lady Luck was a creation of Will Eisner and a couple of different scriptwriters for an American Sunday newspaper supplement back in the…
ReviewComics
The Invisibles: The Invisible Kingdom book 7 by Grant Morrison and assorted artists (graphic novel review)
I think the biggest disappointment with ‘The Invisibles: The Invisible Kingdom book 7’ opening artwork, mostly layouts by Philip Bond and Morris Pleece…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #119 August 2013 (magazine review).
Going back to 2013, this issue of ‘Alter Ego’ is full of material. For openers, we have Alberto Becattini interviewing comic strip artist…
ReviewComics
The Invisibles: Kissing Mister Quimper by Grant Morrison and Chris Weston (graphic novel review).
The more I read ‘The Invisibles’, even 25 years into its future, our present, bearing in mind I haven’t read any of the…