ReviewBooks
Dredd by Gordon Rennie, David Bishop and Matthew Smith (book review).
‘Dredd’ is an anthology of three previously published novels about Judge Dredd, the twenty-second century lawman who has spent the last thirty-five years…
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Comics
Comics and graphic novels.
November 2012
ReviewComics
Shakara: The Destroyer by Robbie Morrison and Robbie Flint (graphic novel review).
Cosmic, man! But confusing, too, for the uninitiated so it’s worth going over the back story, which is revealed half-way through the first…
ReviewComics
The Intrinsic # 2 (comicbook review)
The second issue of The Intrinsic’ comic starts where the first edition left off. Ishmael Stone (Philosopher Rex), his accomplice Blind Jack and…
ReviewBooks
Hand of Fire – The Comics Art Of Jack Kirby by Charles Hatfield (book review).
One is always wary when the academics get their hands on popular culture. I was recently re-reading Kingsley Amis on the subject in…
ReviewComics
The Intrinsic (comicbook review)
The first edition of ‘The Intrinsic’ covers chapter 1 ‘Torment’. Before getting further into the plot I should mention that the story was…
ReviewComics
The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Dixon and David Wenzel (book review)
You don’t step on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind and above all else, you don’t mess with the classics. Thankfully,…
ReviewComics
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Q & A by Keith RA DeCandido (book review).
Anniversaries are funny old events. They’re a celebration of the past while at the same time, an opportunity to look to the future.…
October 2012
ReviewComics
Showcase Presents: The Spectre (Vol. 1) by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Bailey (comic-book review).
The Spectre was originally a Golden Age super-hero, created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily. First appearing in More Fun Comics # 51…
ReviewScifi
Strontium Dog: The Life And Death Of Johnny Alpha by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra (graphic novel review).
Johnny Alpha is dead. Only there is some mystery about it as journalist Precious Matson gets Middenface McNulty to help find out the…
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Modesty Blaise: Lady In The Dark by Peter O’Donnell and Enric Badia Romero (comic-book review).
It’s autumn and time for another volume of ‘Modesty Blaise’ to make you feel happier about the darker nights although reading in daylight…
September 2012
ReviewScifi
Savage 2: The Gov’nor by Pat Mills and Patrick Goodard (graphic novel review).
A graphic novel collection set in ‘another Britain’, neat shorthand for an alternative historical milieu, ‘Savage’ is the story of Bill Savage. He…