Working-Class Comic Book Heroes edited by Marc DiPaolo (book review).
As editor Marc DiPaolo points out in his lengthy introduction to the book ‘Working-Class Comic Book Heroes’, this isn’t just
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Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard And The Golden Age Of Science Fiction Kindle Edition by Alec Nevala-Lee (ebook review).
The difficulty with this sort of book for the fan/reviewer is how to describe it without summarising it. While reading
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Beyond Bombshells by Jeffrey A. Brown (book review).
Much of Jeffrey A. Brown’s book, ‘Beyond Bombshells’ focuses on the growth of women as lead heroines in a film,
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First Man (2018) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
‘First Man’ is a film that speculates on and tries to recreate the experience of being Neil Armstrong, going from
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Logo-A-Gogo by Rian Hughes (book review).
I have to confess to not knowing who Rian Hughes is but looking at the people praising him prior to
Read MoreEditorial – October 2018: Dystrophic Science Fiction rarely ends well.
Hello everyone I blame ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ for bringing dystrophic Science Fiction back into vogue, although really, it hasn’t gone
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Sven Scheurer (10 September 1964 – 09 September 2018): a remembrance by: GF Willmetts.
We were informed by SFcrowsnest contributor and writer Sven Scheurer’s widow, Heidi, that he died unexpectedly on 9th September 2018.
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Rodents Of Unusual Size (2018) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
This is a documentary about nutrias. These are the world’s largest rodents, weighing in the range of 20 pounds or
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Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus In A World Of Lost Attention by Maggie Jackson (book review).
‘Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus In A World Of Lost Attention’ by Maggie Jackson is an update of her 2008 book.
Read MoreEditorial – September 2018: Geek on my sleeve.
Hello everyone When I was young, I often wore something that would give away my interest in comics,
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