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June 18, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Following on from the success of Titan Comics partnership with Hammer Horror at The Mummy: Palimpset a second title has been announced. Captain Kronos is a legendary vampire hunter and in the first series he and his assistants Grost and Carla have to investigate a deadly vampure plague deep in Eastern Europe.…

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.…

Dan Abnett’s Kingdom to get sequel; Fiefdom

September 24, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dan Abnett’s 2000 AD series “Kingdom” is an action-packed comic book series in which genetically created dog-soldiers defend the Antarctic from mutant insect horrors. It’s a post-apocalyptic future that explores loyalty, nature and nurture as well as the sense of belonging but is very much a blood soaked action drama in fitting with the best 2000 AD has to offer.…

Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #1

July 2, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Welcome to the first issue of Irregular Reconnaissance. This section of the blog acts as a quick fire series of reviews. Okay, it’s a way to sound off about the comics we’ve been reading and what we think.…

New Battlestar Galactica series

October 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

NBCUniversal have signed a license deal with Dynamite Entertainment to bring the classic Battlestar Galactica crew back to life in a new comic book series. The new Battlestar Galactica will be helmed by the British writing partnership of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.…

Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane

October 2, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a review of Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane that’s coming out of Solaris towards the end of this month. The collection has been edited by Solaris’ editor-in-chief, author of Twilight of Kerberos: The Call of Kerberos, Jonathan Oliver.…

The 2000 AD National Signing Day

August 9, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When we had the news of 2000 AD coming to the iPad we also mentioned the first ever 2000 AD National Signing Day. The event celebrates 35 years of Thrill-power, in one zarjaz day!…

Who’s in Guardians of the Galaxy movie?

July 15, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Marvel have confirmed that they will release a Guardians of the Galaxy movie in August 2014. The comic series is likely not as well known as names like Captain America for the “mainstream audience”.…

Durham Red returns to 2000 AD

May 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Made famous by the popular Strontium Dog series, Durham Red will return to 2000 AD tomorrow (or Friday if you download from the 2000 AD store). Durham Red is mutant bounty hunter driven to feed on blood.…

Primeval: Extinction Event review

February 3, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I enjoyed Primeval: Extinction Event far more than I thought I would. This is not the case of me judging a book by the cover – that features the character Abby Maitland, played by the actress Hannah Spearrit and would therefore rate very highly – but me worrying too much about the troubled Primeval TV series.…

Captain Kronos covers

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

Dan Abnett’s Kingdom to get sequel; Fiefdom

Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #1

New Battlestar Galactica series

Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane

The 2000 AD National Signing Day

Who’s in Guardians of the Galaxy movie?

Durham Red returns to 2000 AD

Primeval: Extinction Event review

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