ReviewBooks
Not For Disclosure: UFOs: The World’s Best-Kept Secret by Jonathan Caplan (book review).
This latest book on UAPs has former King’s Counsel Jonathan Caplan as its author, which gives it a certain degree of credibility. For…
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August 2026
ReviewIllustration
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…
ReviewFantasy
Seasons Of Glass And Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar (book review).
People read collections of short stories for various reasons. Often it is because they have read novels by the author and don’t want…
ReviewScifi
Thunderbirds: International Rescue Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson & Andrew Clements (book review).
When you receive Thunderbirds: International Rescue Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson and Andrew Clements, a smile will appear on your face as…
ReviewSuperheroes
The Boys season 4 (TV series review).
I seem to be a little behind in getting season four of The Boys on Blu-ray. Googling tells me it was filmed in…
ReviewScifi
The Unreasoning Mask by Philip José Farmer (book review).
During a stopover aboard his starship, al-Buraq, Captain Hûd Ramstam discovers that he has a planet’s god in his cabin. That is, if…
ReviewFantasy
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (book review).
Words change. Sometimes it is their recognised meaning, as with ‘gay’, and sometimes their spelling. The word ‘gramyre’ evolved into ‘grammar’, although the…
July 2026
ReviewComics
Doom Patrol Vol. 1: Crawling From The Wreckage by Grant Morrison (graphic novel review)
I pulled this graphic novel, ‘Doom Patrol Vol. 1: Crawling From The Wreckage’, and the run of Grant Morrison written books late last…
ReviewMagazines
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…
ReviewScifi
Voice Of The Whirlwind by Walter Jon Williams (book review).
If you’ve followed my interest in the Wild Cards shared-world book series, then you may also have thought about looking at the individual…
ReviewScifi
Painkiller Jane: The Complete Series (2007) (TV series review).
The Painkiller Jane television series was shown in 2007, with this DVD set released in 2012. I’m not sure how I missed it.…
ReviewMagazines
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…