ReviewBooks
The Mighty One: Life Inside The Nerve Centre by Steve MacManus (book review).
In 1973, young Steve MacManus applied to IPC for a job at a football magazine. It was already filled but someone told him…
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May 2021
ReviewScifi
The 27 Run: 1 by Justin Zimmerman and Russell Brown (graphic novel review).
In the opening scene of ‘The 27 Run’, a young man wakes up to find himself dangling from cables in the pilot seat…
ReviewBooks
King’s Reach: John Sanders’ Twenty-Five Years At The Top Of Comics by John Sanders (book review).
The first thing to clarify about‘King’s Reach: John Sanders’ Twenty-Five Years At The Top Of Comics’ is what the title means. ‘At The…
ReviewComics
Suicide Squad Vol. 7: Drain The Swamp by Rob Williams, Si Spurier, Eduardo Pansica, Fernando Pasarin, Tom Derenick, Neil Edwards, Jack Herbert and Jose Luis (graphic novel review).
The penultimate volume of ‘Suicide Squad Vol. 7: Drain The Swamp’ for this reality is actually a restoration to form reprinting Suicide Squad…
April 2021
ReviewFantasy
The Knights Of Heliopolis by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jérémy (graphic novel review)
‘The Knights Of Heliopolis’ is a historical fantasy drama by Alejandro Jodorowsky with colourful and stylish art by Jérémy. The original work was…
ReviewComics
Legion Of Super-Heroes Volume 2: Trial Of The Legion by Brian Michael Bendis, Ryan Sook, Wade Von Grawbadger and Jordie Bellane (graphic novel review).
The second volume of the latest incarnation of the Legion Of Super-Heroes nearly side-stepped me. I knew one was due out around now…
ReviewComics
Suicide Squad Vol. 6: The Secret History Of Task Force X by Rob Williams, Barnaby Bagenda, Eleonora Carlini, Philippe Briones and Scot Eaton (graphic novel review).
The title of the sixth volume of Suicide Squad, ‘The Secret History Of Task Force X’ is a bit of a misnomer as…
ReviewComics
Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave!: 2000AD & Judge Dredd: The Secret History by Pat Mills (book review).
‘Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave!’ was the catchphrase of the villain Torquemada in ‘Nemesis The Warlock’, a Pat Mills series and is also…
March 2021
ReviewComics
Suicide Squad Vol. 5: Kill Your Darlings by Rob Williams, Guz Vazquez, Agustin Pailla, Juan Ferreyra, Giuseppe Cafaro and Adriano Lucas (graphic novel review).
The reprints of Suicide Squad # 20-25 in this ‘Suicide Squad Vol. 5: Kill Your Darlings’ has a total change of artists. An…
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Suicide Squad Vol. 4: Earthlings On Fire by Rob Williams, Tony S. Daniel, Sandu Florea, Neil Edwards, Stjepan Sejic and Tomen Morey (graphic novel review).
Amanda Waller certainly knows how to play with the devil. While she’s keeping Lex Luthor busy by having a drink with him in…
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The Simon And Kirby Library: Crime by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby (graphic novel review).
‘The Simon And Kirby Library: Crime’ is another fine volume in the Titan books series collecting old works by these stars of Golden…
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Fighting American: The Ties That Bind by Gordon Rennie and Andie Tong (graphic novel review).
The story of Simon and Kirby’s Fighting American and Speedboy in the 21st century continues in this second volume, ‘Fighting American: The Ties…