James P. Blaylock is one of the founding fathers of steampunk and The Aylesford Skull is his first full-length steampunk novel in twenty years. Lots of reasons to be excited and do note the competition mentioned at the end of this review. I hadn’t read any of Blaylock or his Professor Langdon St. Ives character […]
A Glass Thorns: Touchstone review
Glass Thorns: Touchstone is the first in a series by established writer Melanie Rawn. It’s an interesting book to review. More on that later. Touchstone is set in a high fantasy world not terribly long after a terrible magical war. On the surface it seems like quite a cheery world now but scratch below the […]
Review of VS Comics v1
VS Comics is a monthly, digital comic from Mike Garley (Dead Roots, Collider) and James Moran (Doctor Who, Severance) and an impressive line of guest contributors and assistance. The creator owned project uses a format that has Moran and Garley contribute ten-page stories each month and multiple guest slots. In issue one we bring in […]
The Company of the Dead review
Depending how your festive period went and perhaps how much liquid lubrication was involved in your Hogmanay celebrations; time travel may sound like a good idea. However, changing even a small event can have serious unforeseen consequences, so what would be the effect of saving the Titanic? This is the premise for the “The company […]
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
S.D. Perry, author of a supporting host of Res Evil books, first published Code: Veronica in 2001. Titan re-released the book in December 2012. Fancy that; a novel of a horror computer game getting published more than ten years after it first saw print. That says a lot. I’ve asked around and the consensus seems […]
Shadows of Esteren review: Fantasy done darkly
Shadows of Esteren first appeared on my radar when it smashed its Kickstarter campaign to get translated into English. I scratch my head because I do not believe I backed the campaign but even at this stage the game oozed quality. Let’s face it; grim fantasy games are hard to do well. Even at the […]
Resident Evil: Nemesis
S.D. Perry’s novel of the third Resident Evil game – Resident Evil: Nemesis, the fifth book in the franchise, first came out in the year 2000. Nearly 13 years later and it’s back in print, in fact, Amazon UK only has a few copies left. No doubt the recent movie is partly due to the […]
Archeologists Of Shadows, Volume 1: The Resistance
Septagon Studios is home to a rather interesting graphic novel. Archeologists Of Shadows is a successful blend of drawing, photography and digital painting. That’s not all; there’s photo manipulation and even sculpture. The result is impressive. There’s plenty of examples of the style in this review, even a small gallery at the end of the […]
Kuro review
It’s rare for me to be as excited about a RPG when it is initially announced as I was about Kuro. The promise of Japanese style horror blended darkly into a cyberpunk aesthetic was a strong one. From the outset, Kuro had an expectations battle for this review – I was expecting a lot from […]
Supercrooks hardcover review
Supercrooks is a four part comic series from Mark Millar. There’s already a movie on the way. In the hardcover edition all four are put together in a single book and it’s a fantastic way to dive into the clever story. As the name suggests – Supercrooks follows a band of super powered villains. They’re […]
