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Illustrators #44 (magazine review).
This 44th issue of ‘Illustrators’ feels bigger than usual although it has the same page count. The usual page flick reveals a truly…
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August 2024
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #64 January 2007 (magazine review).
This issue of Alter Ego is mostly focused on Fawcett Publications, with Roy Thomas examining the most successful serial in Captain Marvel #22-46,…
ReviewBooks
From Science Fiction To Science Fact by Joel Levy (book review).
The sub-title of Joel Levy’s book, ‘From Science Fiction To Science Fact’, is ‘How The Writers Of The Past Invented The Present’. This…
July 2024
ReviewScifi
Robot Archie And The Time Machine by E. George Cowan/Ted Kearron (graphic novel review)
This book, ‘Robot Archie And The Time Machine’ by E. George Cowan/Ted Kearron, goes back to the UK’s ‘Lion’ comic 1968-1969 and two…
ReviewBooks
The Art Of Doctor Who by Jonathan Norton (book review).
‘The Art of Doctor Who’ is a remarkably slim volume that only recently resurfaced from my collection, having acquired it a couple of…
ReviewScifi
The Nico Mastorakis Collection Blu-Ray (blu-ray boxset review).
‘The Nico Mastorakis Collection Blu-Ray’ was brought to my attention because it contained a SF film, ‘The Time Traveller’ and although the intention…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #84 October 2015 (magazine review).
As should be obvious from this 84th edition of ‘Back Issue’s cover, the subject is the pre-Crisis Supergirl, specifically from the mid-60s to…
ReviewScifi
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Winter 2024, Volume 146 #771 (magazine review).
After a delay, this 771st issue of ‘The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction’ is finally here. The publisher notes that the delay…
ReviewScifi
The Crystal Cube (Children Of Pisces 3) by R.E. Lewin (book review).
During the Covid lockdowns, many people turned to writing or baking as a means of occupying time during isolation. R.E. Lewin already had…
ReviewBooks
The Art Of Clyde Caldwell (book review).
Another book I recently explored is ‘The Art of Clyde Caldwell’, primarily drawn to it by its captivating cover, having not encountered Caldwell’s…
ReviewScifi
The Utopia Of Us: An Anthology Inspired by Yevgeny Zamyatin’s ‘We’ edited by Teika Marija Smits (book review).
To celebrate the centenary of the original publication of ‘We’ by Yevgeny Zamyatin, editor/author Teika Marija Smits envisioned an anthology of fifteen stories…
ReviewHorror
Die, Monster, Die! (1965) (blu-ray film review).
“Die, Monster, Die!” is based on an H.P. Lovecraft story, “The Colour Out of Space.” Scientist Stephen Reinhart (played by Nick Adams) arrives…