Quickie Reviews
Chimera is the concluding part of Mira Grant’s Parasitology trilogy. You can read my full reviews of Parasite and Symbiont on the blog which will give you a better idea of what these books are about. A large part of…
Comics Catch-Up
After realising I was going to be on a comics panel at Nine Worlds last weekend, I had a bit of a binge of comics. The panel went fine (no one stood up and yelled imposter at me) and I…
Lazarus: Family
I hadn’t reached my graphic novel quota on the last day of May so I delved into my Humble Bundle hodgepodge of comics for something quick and pulled out the first volume of Lazarus, story by Greg Rucka and art…
Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray
I thought the artwork in Five Ghosts was excellent but the first volume didn’t really do it for my story and character wise. The series was recommended to me on the London Bookshop Crawl so I imagine it’s one that…
Nimona
Nimona is so much fun but also pretty moving in places. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a supervillain and Nimona is a young sidekick looking for a position with a supervillain. Perfect! Except that Blackheart isn’t really looking for a sidekick,…
Through the Woods
A family left alone in their house awaiting their father’s return. A new wife haunted by singing at night. A brother who can’t be and a friend who only pretends to hear the dead. Something in the woods which means…
Revival: You’re Among Friends
Revival is a “rural noir” comic series by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton (with additional illustrations by Mark Englert). Volume one was included in one of the Image Comics Humble Bundles that I’ve bought over the years and, with an…
Riders of Berk: Dragon Down
How to Train Your Dragon needs no introduction and I bet you’re all excited about the release of the sequel, even if you won’t admit it. Riders of Berk is a series of comics following Hiccup, Toothless and the rest…
Saga: Volumes 1 + 2
Alana and Marco are from different sides of an interplanetary war. As the story opens, Alana is in labour with their child. Can they remain on the run with a baby in tow? Is their offspring symbolic, or just an…
Q+A with Christopher Golden
Co-author of the new graphic novel series, Cemetery Girl (out now), with Charlaine Harris. There were lots of people involved in Cemetery Girl, how did you go about pulling it all together? CG: That’s always the case on a comic…
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