ReviewBooks
Trinity: The Best Kept Secret by Jacques F. Vallée and Paola Leopizzi Harris (book review)
Trinity is a location in Nevada, close to the Manhattan Project and 30 miles from the first nuclear detonation with no real warning…
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September 2026
ReviewMagazines
Comic Book Creator #45 September 2026 (magazine review).
You can always expect a few surprises with Comic Book Creator, usually involving creators I’ve never heard of, such as Carol Lay, who…
ReviewComics
Doctor Strange Endless Nightmare by Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín (review).
Periodically, publisher Abrams has been releasing standalone stories using characters from the Marvel Universe. Here we have Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare by writer…
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Back Issue Annual # 1 2026 (magazine review).
TwoMorrows gathers the Neal Adams material from four hard-to-find issues of 'Back Issue' into a single 82-page annual, covering his DC Comics years…
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Alter Ego # 201 September 2026 (magazine review)
Reed Tucker profiles E. Nelson Bridwell, DC’s walking encyclopaedia and creator of the Inferior Five, in ‘Alter Ego’ # 201, plus a 1976…
August 2026
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Moon Knight Season 1 (blu-ray TV series review).
I remember when Moon Knight first hit the stands in his own comic book in the early 1980s, and actually meeting its artist,…
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Back Issue #24 October 2007 (magazine review).
# Back Issue #24 review This early issue of Back Issue deals with magic-based comic-book characters. Oddly, although there is an excellent interview…
ReviewBooks
True Brit edited by George Khoury (book review).
Trying to get hold of some of the early TwoMorrows books is rather like looking for gold. I’m not sure which is easier.…
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The Boys season 5 (TV series review).
The final season of The Boys has now been released on Blu-ray. One good thing straight away: there are nine extras this time.…
ReviewComics
Doom Patrol Vol. 6: Planet Love by Grant Morrison, Richard Case, Sean Philips and Stan Wock (graphic novel review).
This sixth and final volume of Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol runs from issues #58-63, followed by the Doom Force Special. Morrison’s six issues…
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Doom Patrol Vol. 5: Magic Bus by Grant Morrison, Richard Case, Ken Steacy, Stan Wock, Philip Bond, Mark McKenna and Scott Hanna (graphic novel review).
This fifth volume of Doom Patrol features issues #51-57. Did I mention that they originally came out in 1992? I can’t recall these…
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Doom Patrol Vol. 4: Muscle Bound by Grant Morrison, Richard Case, Mike Dringenburg, Mark McKenna, Jamie Howlett, Steve Yeowell and Ryan Hughes (graphic novel review).
This fourth volume of Doom Patrol covers #42-49, focusing particularly on Flex Mentallo. If you remember the old Charles Atlas adverts in comic…