ReviewHorror
Cryptology # 10 August 2026 (magazine review)
Don’t be squeamish with this edition of Cryptology. It’s only spiders, and they aren’t really there to eat you.
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Magazines with a genre focus – science fiction, fantasy and horror.
October 2026
September 2026
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #9 June 2026 (magazine review).
The Cryptologist doesn’t like the summer months, but I suspect vampires aren’t keen on them either. No leisurely meals, just a quick bite…
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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…
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Cryptology #8 April 2026 (magazine review).
You can always tell when a magazine is taking off when some issues seem to be selling out. Cryptology #8 came out in…
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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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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…
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Illustrators #51 (magazine review).
Like a lot of people, my first exposure to Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud (1938-2012) was in the magazine Heavy Metal. I thought his work…
July 2026
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Comic Book Creator # 44 July 2026 (magazine review)
This issue of ‘Comic Book Creator’ starts off with the first of a three-part interview by Glen Cadigan with writer Joe Hill. For…
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Back Issue #168 July 2026 (magazine review).
This edition of Back Issue is sub-titled Here There Be Dragons! I’m a little curious about some of the choices, but you certainly…
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Alter Ego #200 July 2026 (magazine review).
Any magazine reaching a hundred issues is doing well. To double that is exceptional. It’s hardly surprising that this issue of Alter Ego…
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Back Issue #7 December 2004 (magazine review).
I managed to get the seventh issue of Back Issue recently, which specialised in super-teams. One thing I’ve been careful about is keeping…