Vicious Circle by Mike Carey Felix Castor is back in this second novel for more action in the London-based world of exorcism. His ‘trainee’, the succubus Juliet, asks him for his help on the possession of a church near Wormwood Scrubs. His best friend, Rafi, seems to be miraculously free…
Alice In Sunderland by Bryan Talbot How cool is my library? To have Bryan Talbot’s Alice in Sunderland in stock so soon after it is published? And what a book it is – a massive, impressive hardback tome, heavy with knowledge and delight. It just defies easy description – it’s…
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1–6 by Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine The continual nature of superhero comic books requires the necessity of the retcon to introduce new elements to the otherwise static nature of the narrative. In the early days, continuity wasn’t a big deal; it was the development of the…
The Originals by Dave Gibbons Dave Gibbons (didn’t he try to be ‘David Gibbons’ at one stage, to be taken more seriously? I understand the dilemma – I’ve never liked the ‘Dave’ contraction myself, only allowing it in sport situations – but history and common knowledge will out, so Dave…
Fantastic Four #527–532 by J Michael Straczynski and Mike McKone Welcome back to From A Library Week. Today is the collection of the first six issues of the Fantastic Four written by JMS. I looked in the book for the name of this collection but couldn’t find any indication of…
Welcome to From A Library Week – a whole week of reviews of comic books that I borrowed from my excellent local library. First up, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. I enjoy reading reviews, particularly on the internet. The discussion of stories and the introduction to things I…
No Dominion by Charlie Huston I really enjoyed Already Dead, the introduction to Joe Pitt and the Vampyr Clans of Manhattan, and so was really looking forward to the second book, No Dominion. What I didn’t realise was how good it was going to be. Joe is going through tough…
You'll be happy to know this is the last in the series. Nine films on four flights (including one where I slept throughout) is quite impressive, even if I do say so myself. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (or, as I call it, At Wit’s End – I'm…
As with before, In-Flight Film reviews come with the caveat of being watched in a cylindrical tube 33,000 feet in the air on the back of the seat of the annoying twat in front who seems to have a constant twitch and likes to recline. A lot. Next I’m obviously…
I know I said I wouldn’t talk about the China trip, but this is only tangential – films watched while flying there and back. I know that watching movies on the back of somebody’s chair isn’t quite the experience that most filmmakers want for their product, but it’s still a…