The new novel by J.C. Hutchins (author of the acclaimed 7th Son trilogy of podcast novels) is here, and it has been getting a huge amount of interest around the world, and quite rightly so. The book, a psychological thriller with some very unnerving supernatural elements, is more than just a good book.
How come? Personal [...]
Something that is becoming ever more evident, working surrounded by comic fans old and new, is the rise in interest in the graphic novel format. We’ve seen a steady increase in graphic novel popularity over the past year or so, and now they are more popular than ever before.
While individual comic sales have slowed, the [...]
We don’t get sent books a great deal from publishers, but when we do they tend to be superb. This excellent hardcover of George Zebrowski’s latest, ‘Empties’ is beautiful even before you start reading it. The edition is printed on heavy stock with a very glossy and well composed dust-jacket.
Despite the book’s scant length (only [...]
It’s that time of year again- Time for millions of geeks the world over to be seething with jealousy at the lucky people going along to the legendary San Diego Comic Con. This year looks set to be just as cool as the 2008 extravaganza, and we’re keeping ‘em peeled for the coolest movie collectibles [...]
Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott has stated that his new project, an adaptation of the classic science fiction novel The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman, is to be done in 3D. The famed director says that after seeing some of the work that James Cameron has been doing with the highly anticipated Avatar project, he had [...]
Marvel Movie Date Changes
There have been some big changes to the slate of Marvel movies to be released in the next few years, mostly in order to accommodate the new Spider-Man films. Only Iron Man 2 has kept its release date, and will be out in May 2010. Thor will now hit on June 17th [...]
There is much more to the work of Alan Moore than just Watchmen and V For Vendetta. Moore is responsible for some of the most memorable comic stories ever written, and there is a plethora of titles available to check out. Staff favourites include the original books of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Don’t let [...]
Aside from the watchmen graphic novel itself, there are some fantastic movie tie-in/making of books available. I can wholeheartedly recommend the title ‘Watchmen: The film companion’, which contains some incredible behind the scenes photos and the scoop on the shooting of Zack Snyder’s vision of the Watchmen universe. Check out some of these fantastic books [...]
While the world is becoming ever more open to the idea of geeks providing much of the entertainment industry’s biggest titles, there is still a bit of a stigma attached to geek culture and related books. Now, this is a crime, as there are some fantastic titles out there that will have you thoroughly amused [...]
The animated movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s hugely popular children’s fantasy novel Coraline is getting some incredible reviews pretty much across the board. With a sterling voice cast, wonderful production values and some of the best stop-motion animation seen onscreen in decades, people who go to see the Coraline movie are set to witness something [...]
