ReviewFilms
The Spider Returns (1941) film series (film series review)
Despite assuring his wife Nita (actress Mary Ainslee) that he had put his Spider identity to rest, Richard Wentworth (actor Warren Hull)…
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ReviewScifi
Smuggler’s Guilt (Reese Daniels Smuggler series book 2) by T.D. Wilson (book review).
Reese Daniels might not want to be a hero but in the second novella in the T.D. Wilson’s series chronicling the smuggler’s adventures,…
ReviewBooks
Destroyer Duck (Graphite Edition) by Jack Kirby & Steve Gerber (graphic novel review)
This book, ‘Destroyer Duck (Graphite Edition)’ by Jack Kirby & Steve Gerber, is the size of a graphic novel and for the…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #147 October 2023 (magazine review).
As you can likely discern from the cover of this ‘Back Issue’, the spotlight is firmly on George Pérez. Given the length of…
ReviewScifi
Starter Villain by John Scalzi (book review).
‘Starter Villain’ by John Scalzi is a standalone near-future science fiction action thriller with a significant dose of humour. Former journalist Charlie Fitzer…
ReviewScifi
The Artificial Man And Other Stories by Clare Winger Harris (book review).
As I recently noted in another review, Clare Winger Harris (1891-1968) was the first female science fiction author to sell stories under her…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #13 December 2005 (magazine review).
I recently had the good fortune to obtain the 13th issue of ‘Back Issue’. Although its cover, which is dedicated to romance comics,…
ReviewFantasy
Under The Smokestrewn Sky (Up-And-Under Quartet Vol. 4) by A. Deborah Baker (book review).
Coming to the end of a sequence of books can either give a sense of satisfaction of a well-rounded conclusion or leave the…
ReviewScifi
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jul/Aug 2023, Volume 145 #768 (magazine review).
There was a time when it was common to note the number of recurring authors that appeared in magazines. Admittedly, there were fewer…
ReviewScifi
Androne by Dwain Worrell (book review).
In short, ‘Androne’ is a pretty darn good for a first novel. Set in the near future, Dwain Worrell imagines a world where…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #183 September 2023 (magazine review).
Much of this issue of ‘Alter Ego’ is dedicated to comic book artist Irv Novick (1916-2004). Writers John Coates and Dewey Cassell note…
ReviewFilms
The Spider’s Web: 1938 serial (film serial review).
Upon watching the initial half-hour episode of the 1938 film serial ‘The Spider’s Web,’ viewers will notice that the Spider, portrayed by Warren…