Alter Ego #149 November 2017 (magazine review).
It shouldn’t escape your notice that comicbook artist Gil Kane is the main subject of this edition of ‘Alter-Ego’. In
Read More
The Little Book Of The Avengers by Roy Thomas (book review).
The worse thing when opening this book is realising that in the nature of its small size that it won’t
Read More
Considering Watchmen by Andrew Hoberek (book review).
If you want a book to read in the early dark mornings then ‘Considering Watchmen’ by Andrew Hoberek would better
Read More
Stretching Things: an extended article by: GF Willmetts.
One of the most drastic types of super-humans are the pliable ones. They are also in small number with the
Read More
Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary, Vol 2 by M.R. James, adapted by Leah Moore and John Reppion, with art by George Kambadais, Abigail Larson, Al Davison and Meghan Hetrick (graphic novel review).
M.R. James (1862-1936) is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost exponents of the English ghost story. Across a long
Read More
How Comics Work by Dave Gibbons & Tim Pilcher (book review)
The dividing line between the way the writing was done in this book, ‘How Comics Work’, is defined in the
Read More
Jim Shooter Conversations edited by Jason Sacks, Eric Hoffman and Dominick Grace (book review).
I have a lot of respect for Jim Shooter. I was a fan of his ‘Legion Of Super-Heroes’ tales, which
Read More
Slugfest: Inside The Epic 50-Year Battle Between Marvel And DC by Reed Tucker (book review).
The title of Reed Tucker’s book, ‘Slugfest: Inside The Epic 50-Year Battle Between Marvel And DC’ gives away the subject
Read More
Jack Kirby Collection Seventy-Two (magazine review).
Easily the best thing in this issue of ‘Jack Kirby Collector’ is ‘The Four-Colour War’ by Christopher Irving, an in-depth
Read More
Kirby 100: 100 Top Creators Celebrate Jack Kirby’s Greatest Work (book review)
To celebrate the centennial of Jack Kirby’s birth in 1917, TwoMorrows Publishing asked one hundred stars of comics and animation
Read More