ReviewComics
Alter Ego #185 January 2024 (magazine review).
In the latest edition of ‘Alter Ego,’ the cover features six unknown characters with ‘Novelty Comics’ in the cover blurb, leading one to…
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Magazines
Magazines with a genre focus – science fiction, fantasy and horror.
December 2023
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #109 May 2012 (magazine review).
This 2012 edition of ‘Alter Ego’ spotlights comic book artist Bernard Baily (1916-1996). Although not widely known, Baily co-created the Spectre and Hour-Man…
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Jack Kirby Collector Eighty-Seven Summer 2023 (magazine review).
As always, a review of a ‘Jack Kirby Collector’ magazine has to start with the cover. Issue #87 Summer 2023 has a Kirby…
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Alter Ego #107 February 2012 (magazine review).
The significance of Alter Ego #107 lies in its transition to full color, a milestone marked by a vibrant Dick Sprang cover. Inside…
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Alter Ego #106 December 2011 (magazine review).
The 2011 issue of Alter Ego delves into the life of editor/inker Dick Giordano (1932-2010) and editor Roy Thomas’ challenge in finding new…
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Alter Ego #101 May 2011 (magazine review).
Exploring the 2011 issue of Alter Ego, the cover features heroes that aren’t immediately recognizable. One might wonder, who is Victor Fox and…
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Back Issue #22 June 2007 (magazine review).
This issue of ‘Back Issue’ from 16 years ago delves into the theme of ‘dynamic duos’, extending beyond its cover star. Let’s highlight…
November 2023
ReviewScifi
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sep/Oct 2023, Volume 145 #769 (magazine review).
Maybe it’s the time of year that makes editors turn towards horror, the creepy and the macabre. Certainly, this issue of MF&SF has…
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Alter Ego # 63 December 2006 (magazine review)
This 2006 issue of ‘Alter Ego’ is devoted to comicbook artist Alex Toth (1928-2006). Reading his history by writer Greg Theakson, Toth preferred…
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Alter Ego #180 March 2023 (magazine review).
Much of this edition of ‘Alter Ego’ is devoted to a Roy Thomas-produced DC Comic, ‘The Young All-Stars,’ from 1987. Created to replace…
October 2023
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #25 March/April 2023 (magazine review).
Due to international postal delays caused by COVID-19 and issues with the British Post Office, several issues of TwoMorrow magazines did not arrive…
ReviewIllustration
Illustrators #42 (magazine review).
The latest edition of ‘Illustrators’ begins with a spotlight on the legendary Rich Corben (1940-2020). Despite his global acclaim, Corben was notably reserved,…