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Monthly Archives: May 2013

Star Trek - Zachary Quinto as Spock
Graphic Novel Reviews

Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness TPB Review

May 31, 2013 Carl Doherty Leave a comment

All in all, Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness justifies its existence and does actually enhance the overall Into Darkness experience. Which, I guess, automatically places it a notch above almost every other TV/movie tie-in I’ve read in recent years.

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The Castle - Franz Kafka
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Kafka’s The Castle Receives Graphic Novel Treatment

May 29, 2013 Carl Doherty Leave a comment

Graphic novel publisher SelfMadeHero has been raising the bar on literary adaptations, and its latest offering is the difficult The Castle, Franz Kafka’s existential novel on bureaucracy.

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Wolves of Summer #2
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Wolves of Summer #2 is Out Now

May 26, 2013 Carl Doherty 1 Comment

The second issue of Tony Keaton’s excellent series Wolves of Summer is out now.

comic booksDigital Comicsindie comicsNazi Werewolvessmall press
The Leaning Girl
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‘The Obscure Cities’ Gets English Translation, Kickstarter Appeal

May 26, 2013 Carl Doherty Leave a comment

Alaxis Press will be publishing Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten’s The Leaning Girl, translated into English for the first time.

comic booksFranco-Belgian comicsKickstartersmall press
Dr Who and the Daleks
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Dr Who Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review

May 22, 2013 Carl Doherty Leave a comment

No, not Doctor Who, Dr Who. Amicus Productions’ two movies feature a time traveller who is no Time Lord, but a seemingly senile scientist whose surname happens to be Who.

British CinemaDoctor Whofilms / moviesscience fiction
Freda Warrington - A Taste of Blood Wine
Features

Read an Extract from Freda Warrington’s ‘And Their Blood Will Be Prescient to Fire’

May 20, 2013 Carl Doherty 1 Comment

The folks at Titan Books have been kind enough to supply Shelf Abuse with an extract from Freda Warrington’s rare short story ‘And Their Blood Will Be Prescient to Fire,’ set within the universe of the Blood Books.

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