The Chopping Block is the second in the Grimm novels. Based on the TV show the story is set between the TV episodes “The Waking Dead” and “Goodnight, Sweet Grimm”. In other words; the grim is starting to ratchet up in Grimm. I was actually a little surprised at how gory The Chopping Block got […]
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Valentine’s dating tips for superheroes
Cyclops! You’ve broken the rules of dating etiquette. Bad mutant. Bad superhero. Via Toonhole.
Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #6
It is the first Irregular Reconnaissance: Comics catch up of 2014 and there’s more than half a dozen micro-reviews. In Irregular Reconnaissance I look back of recent reading to share opinion, insight but mainly opinion. The goal? There’s a wealth of comic book goodness out there and it can be hard to decide when to […]
The Big Yellow mystery: A review of The Better Part of Valour
The Better Part of Valour is the sequel to Valour’s Choice in Tanya Huff’s Confederation Novel series. I really enjoyed Valour’s Choice and sure enough the opening book proves to be almost impossible. I didn’t enjoy sequel quite as much. A step or two down from the first book is still safely in the “good […]
Competition: Joanne M. Harris’s #AskLoki Blog Tour
Here’s how you can win one of a limited collection of The Gospel of Loki gift bags complete with signed book, tote bag, bookmarks and posters. The Gospel of Loki is the first adult fantasy novel from Joanne M. Harris. Harris is known to millions through her general fiction including Chocolat, which was made into […]
From the Inkwell: Worldbuilding is a funny business
Robin Wyatt Dunn is the author of the forthcoming fantasy Fighting Down into the Kingdom of Dreams. In the book we encounter a giant metal rabbit, the lost dreaming of the Rat City of Roth and re-fight old battles with fusion weapons in a parallel New York City. Geek Native invited Robin to write a […]
Exclusive: The literary inspirations for The Red Knight and The Fell Sword
Written by Miles Cameron and published by Gollancz, The Fell Sword is the sequel to the highly acclaimed fantasy The Red Knight. Man lives in small patches of civilisation claimed from the Wild. Inside these pockets man leads a life of tournaments, politics and courtly love. Outside the walls man is prey. Last month Gollancz […]
17 DC New 52 superhero Valentine’s Day cards to groan at
Last year DC comics issues a bunch of pun-laden superhero Valentine’s Day cards. They did so in order to promote the 2013 “Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine’s Day Special“. In it Wonder Woman talks to Eros about her feelings for Superman, Aquaman treats his wife like a queen, Dick Grauson and the daughter of […]
Innerspace: A review of Solid State Tank Girl
This is not my favourite Tank Girl of all time. I didn’t come to grips with the art and I found the story too fantastical. Sure, Tank Girl stories are often on the fantastic side of zany but I can always pick up on that touch of survivalism in the post-apocalyptic world. Tank Girl is […]
Hope in the Legion of the Damned: A review of Andromeda’s Fall
Andromeda’s Fall is my first experience of a William C. Dietz Legion of the Damned novel. In fact, I took my prompt from the word “prequel” to go investigate the original series. There’s a tiny sliver of a summary on Wikipedia; When there’s no hope for the terminally ill or a condemned criminal they have […]
