Book Review: Vicious

By V.E. Schwab Published by Titan Books When two friends find a way to acquire superpowers, events will never turn out smooth. When these friends are intelligent, competitive, driven individuals, the top pre-med students at their college, whose friendship is shattered by acquiring their superpowers, their lives and the lives…

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Book Review: Red Country

By Joe Abercrombie Published by Gollancz Take a Western but with swords instead of guns. Set it in an epic fantasy world. Throw in a stagecoach chase, an attack by ‘natives’ around the wagons, a prospector town full of vice and criminals, and tough characters living in a harsh world.…

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Comic Book Review: Marada The She-Wolf

Marada The She-Wolf from Epic Illustrated magazine #10–11 (‘The Shattered Sword’), #12 (‘Royal Hunt’) and #23–24 (‘Wizard’s Masque’) Created by Chris Claremont and John Bolton Written by Chris Claremont Art by John Bolton Letters by Tom Orzechowski Edited by Jo Duffy Published by Titan Books I was first introduced to…

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Comic Book Review – Steed And Mrs. Peel: A Very Civil Armageddon

Steed And Mrs. Peel #0–3 Issue #0: written by Mark Waid, art by Steve Bryant, colours by Ron Riley, letters by Steve Wands Issues #1–3: story by Mark Waid, script by Caleb Monroe, art by Will Sliney, colours by Ron Riley, letters by Ed Dukeshire, edited by Matt Gagnon Published…

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Comic Strip Review: The Complete Newspaper Wallace & Gromit Collection

Wallace & Gromit: Comic Strips Collection – Volume 1: 2010–2011, written and drawn by various, published by Titan Comics Fact: everyone loves Wallace and Gromit [citation needed], especially if you’re British. This includes me. The charm, the inventiveness, the attention to detail, the quirkiness, the humour, the Britishness – the…

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Comic Book Review – Assassin’s Creed: The Ankh Of Isis Trilogy and Hawk

Assassin's Creed: Desmond, Aquilus, Accipter and Assassin's Creed: Hawk, written by Corbeyran, art by Djillali Defali, English-language translation by Mark McKenzie-Ray, published by Titan Books Confession: I have never played Assassin’s Creed, the massively popular video game series, although I did enjoy its spiritual predecessor, Prince of Persia. This means…

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