Tag Archives: Blogs

BLOG The British Comic Awards

The very first British Comic Awards was held on Saturday 17 November as part of the Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds. The categories were streamlined and the nominees of an incredible standard. As one of this year’s judges, I found it a very difficult decision choosing between some wonderfully inspiring …

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BLOG The Man Of Glass REVIEW

The Man of Glass Written and Drawn by Martin Flink Published by Accent UK £3.95 http://www.accentukcomics.com/man_of_glass.html That being said, there’s real authority to his art. Simple lines combining to drive home the physicality of the characters to touching effect. The boxer is a wall, not of unlikely Olympian muscle, but …

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BLOG Bryan Lee OMalley And Hope Larson Vs Nottingham

(opens in new tab) Guess whose favorite character is Wallace (and not as in …And Gromit. I mean Wallace Wells)? You guessed right! I have a deep, abiding love for both the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels and the criminally under-rated fight musical that Edgar Wright turned it into. They’re gloriously …

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BLOG Aurora Rises To Defy Tragic Shooting

(opens in new tab) All C’s Collectibles is the only comic shop in Aurora, Colorado. As a result, they’ve found themselves front and centre in the press coverage of the horrific shooting at the town’s cinema. A number of the victims were their customers. One of their staff was in …

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5 Things Sci-Fi Shows Should Learn From Eureka

BLOG The last episode of Eureka airs in the UK tonight after five successful years. SFX Editor-in-chief Dave Bradley explains what surviving shows should learn from it The series finale of (A Town Called) Eureka airs tonight in the UK. It was broadcast in the US on 16 July so …

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BLOGBUSTERS Greatest Sci-Fi Music

What in your opinion is the greatest piece of science fiction theme music ever produced? This week though, I added a caveat. If someone wanted to choose the Doctor Who theme tune they could, but they had to choose something else as well. So, let’s see who’s humming what tune, …

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BLOG Fox Tales: More Than Just Nunsploitation

(opens in new tab) Adele Wearing may be allergic to sleep. As well as founding book review site Un:Bound , vital post apocalyptic wisdom nexus The Girls’ Guide To The Apocalypse and running Alt Fiction , she’s just launched her own publishing company, Fox Spirit . I talked to the …

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PURE GOLDER Dont Give Up On Awake Just Yet

(opens in new tab) The cancellation of Awake couldn’t have come at a worse time for its UK broadcaster Sky Atlantic. Only one episode of the show had aired over here when the news broke, and immediately I started seeing posts on various online forums to the effect of, “Well, …

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BLOGBUSTERS A Doctor Who Companion Piece

Hello everyone, welcome to Blogbusters, in which this week a group of our bloggers have crossed oceans of time to answer the one question that burns in the hearts of all Doctor Who fans. Well, the one question that burns there now that the last burning question – “Is the …

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