Turbulence is a new breed of superhero novel and likely to appeal to both classic hero fans as well as fans of contemporary fiction. It starts as an episode of Fringe, Grimm, Alphas or one of the other TV programs that have made science-geek thinking acceptable. It starts with the premises that a BA flight full […]
A review of The Bloody Red Baron
The Bloody Red Baron is the sequel to Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula. It is set in 1918 and Graf von Dracula has surfaced as the commander-in-chief of the combined military might of Germany and Austria-Hungary. There are some familiar faces in The Bloody Red Baron. There is Charles Beauregard, from Anno Dracula, but this hero […]
A review of Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare
This Star Wars guide from Jason Fry, with help from Paul R. Urquhart, is a clever book. It’s aimed firmly at the hardcore Star Wars fans and its success is to hit so many interest points at once. Art and illustration is an important part of this Star Wars guide. At the back of the […]
Review of Spandex: Fast and Hard
Spandex is a comic that follows the adventures of a gay superhero group. There are seven of them; one for each colour of the rainbow. The digital home for the series is the Spandex blog and author-illustrator has been penning the series for years. Before Spandex, Eden wrote the superhero series The O Men. It […]
Lenore’s 20th birthday begin with issue 5 #YearOfLenore
Roman Dirge’s cute little dead girl turns 20 in 2012. Titan Comics will be releasing four brand new issues over the year as part of the celebrations. Issue #5, out on March 28th, kicks off the party. Lenore and her ragtag assortment of associates must team up to try and defeat the unstoppable creepig. Fans […]
A review of Tank Girl’s Bad Wind Rising
Bad Wind Rising is a Tank Girl from Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo. Dayglo knows the Tank Girl style well now and the hardbound comic book certainly feels right. It may, however, be Dayglo’s last TG. It took a while for Bad Wind Rising to draw me in. We like Tank Girl for the childish […]
Bioshock: Rapture review
No, you’ve not missed out on a Bioshock game. Bioshock: Rapture is a book. It’s a prequel from Titan Books and author John Shirley and is an engaging tale of the rise and fall of Andrew Ryan’s empire. I’ve spent hours in front of Bioshock. Never actually played it myself, though, it was always one […]
Jonathan Ross’ Turf review
Jonathan Ross may be best known for his voice talent on Fable 3. He worked alongside Stephen Fry and, oh, what… wait? Ah! Okay. I’m told Mr Ross is actually best known for being a mega-famous UK personality. You can tell he’s a heavy hitter because Mark Millar himself provides the intro to the graphic […]
Gordon’s alive! The Complete Flash Gordon Library
This is a big deal for vintage Flash Gordon fans. Comic strip historian Pete Maresca is on board with Titan Books for The Complete Flash Gordon Library. Titan Books are stepping up to publish, in restored full-colour, every strip from every story. The hardcover series will come out in volumes and I’ve noticed Amazon already […]
Win Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss [competition]
Geek Native has a copy of Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss to give away. The blog also has a brand spanking new Facebook Page to promote. Can you see what I’m going to do here? That’s right. To win this very shiny, hefty and sexy book you need to Like Geek Native […]
