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Continuing the archive of independent Books reporting (Archive Page 111).

Improper Books announce a limited UK release of Night Post

October 31, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Night Post is the story of a strange mail service. This is one that starts at midnight and delivers to all sorts of supernatural creatures. A preview of the comic book is available below. Improper Books have announced a limited UK indie release of the book by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder will take place […]

Filed Under: Comics

Free to Download: Happy Halloween the horror collection

October 31, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Happy Halloween is a free comic from indie creators. It’s great to see the indie community giving back to their readers and fans. There are 13 stories in this 62 page collection. Who’s made this possible? Giuseppa Barresi, Brett Burbridge, Andy W Clift, Patrick Cline, Luke Cooper, Shaun Dobie, Mike Garley, David Hailwood, Samantha Holmlund, […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: free to download, halloween, horror, Mike Garley, Mike Stock

The end of the line: A review of Plague World

October 29, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Plague World is the third and final in the Ashley Parker series. If you’re looking for an easy read zombie trilogy to get your teeth into this Halloween then Dana Fredsti’s Plague Town, Plague Nation and then Plague World set is certainly one to consider. The book’s titles rather give away the escalation of Walker’s […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: dana fredsti, halloween, plague nation, reviews, Titan Books, zombies

Competition: Win a copy of Horns – now a Daniel Radcliffe movie

October 26, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 12 Comments

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has a new movie coming out. He’s not the clean cut goodie two-shoes now. The movie is called Horns and is based on the book of the same name by Joe Hill. You can buy a copy in paper, ebook or even as an audio download from Amazon. Why buy […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: competitions, Daniel Radcliffe, trailers

Retro-tech and xenomorphs: The Art of Alien – Isolation

October 21, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Set in 2137, that’s 15 years after Alien, the first-person survival horror Alien: Isolation is kind of a big deal. This is one of those games that begin to merge with the movie experience. The BBC featured it and the team’s approach to the creativity on the project. The interview included a chat with Sigourney […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: aliens, Dan Abnett, Titan Books, xenomorph

SAGA’s cover transformed into stained glass

October 16, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Everyone tells me I should read SAGA. The epic sci-fi comic is written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrted by Fiona Staples. I’ve stumbled across this project by Ravings Side that transforms the cover into an actual stained glass window. Isn’t it impressive? I think I prefer it without the light behind it. There’s more […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Saga

Surprising facts about Wolverine’s costume [infographic]

October 11, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It turns out that the iconic yellow and blue is not the costume which had the single longest run when it comes to Wolverine. However, he’s worn yellow and blue more often than any other colour. He’s also been without a nose. Need to know? This is a costume catch up infographic via Halloween Costumes.com.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: costume, infographics, wolverine, X-Men

Be an educated geek: Storm review

October 11, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s been out for years but until recently I hadn’t heard of Tim Minchin’s Storm. How come? I’ve seen Minchin on telly. Why do I think this is so bad? I’ll let the free YouTube version of this spoken-song/poem speak for me in a bit. But first; a quick introduction to Tim Minchin as it […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Neil Gaiman, reviews, Storm

Competition: Win The Lost Stars – Imperfect Sword

October 9, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Calling all Jack Campbell fans! Are you reading your way through The Lost Stars series? This sci-fi series is popular because it is very good. This week saw the release of book three – The Lost Stars – Imperfect Sword from Titan Books in the UK. The story picks up after the successful coup and […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: competitions, Jack Campbell, sci-fi

Naruto Manga to finish in just five weeks

October 6, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This year’s 50th issue of Shonen Jump on November 10th will contain the last ever Naruto. The series follows a boy who contains the spirit of the dangerous nine-tailed fox as he becomes a ninja, goes to war and tries to win his friends back. The end of the long-running and popular story was foreshadowed […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: anime, manga, naruto

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