Sin when you’re winning! This week we have not one, not two, but three exclusive interviews for you: • Antony Johnston on the continuing success of The Fringe • Mike Carey on what to expect from the X-Men graphic novel No More Humans • Tom Scioli and John Barber on …
Read More »George RR Martin To Appear At Shamrokon In August
The 35th annual European Science Fiction Convention will welcome the Game Of Thrones author to Ireland August is going to be a busy month for con goers. There’s Nine Worlds and WorldCon in London, an official Discworld con in Manchester… and EuroCon will be in Dublin (22-24 August). The true …
Read More »Son Of The Morning by Mark Alder REVIEW
Son Of The Morning by Mark Alder book review . An alternative Hundred Years War set in a world where God takes a direct interest in his creation, Son Of The Morning is a smart, gripping historical fantasy. Here angels dwell in cathedrals and fight for their kings. But Mark …
Read More »Arrow 2.18 “Deathstroke” REVIEW
Episode 2.18 Writers: Marc Guggenheim & Drew Z Greenberg Director: Guy Norman Bee THE ONE WHERE: Slade kidnaps Thea just as Moira prepares to contest the Mayorship against Sebastian Blood… THE VERDICT: “Everything is proceeding as planned,” declares Slade Wilson, in impeccable supervillain style. And he’s not wrong. A fine, …
Read More »The Amazing Spider-Man 2
No two subgenres are currently ruling the worldwide box office more consistently than superhero and young adult. So for all the backtalk about Sony playing bitter second fiddle to Marvel, their rebooted Spider-Man series does have one major advantage over the competition in that it combines both. It’s the only …
Read More »Wednesday Link-A-Mania
Game Of Thrones , Guardians Of The Galaxy , Doctor Who , Joe Hill’s Horns and Vertigo are all hitting the news today! • Variety confirms Game of Thrones has, unsurprisingly, been renewed for two more seasons. The return of the series to HBO on Sunday attracted the largest audience …
Read More »Arrow 2.15 “The Promise” REVIEW
Episode 2.15 Writers: Jake Coburn & Ben Sokolowski Director: Glen Winter THE ONE WHERE: As Oliver confronts Slade in his own home we flash back to the storming of the Amazo… THE VERDICT: I recently moaned that the island scenes have felt fiftful and inconclusive this season. “The Promise” addresses …
Read More »Arthur C Clarke Award Shortlist Announced
Who’ll follow 2013 winner Chris Beckett ? (opens in new tab) The shortlist for the 2014 Arthur C Clarke Award for the best science fiction novel of the year 2014 have just been announced. The books in contention are: God’s War by Kameron Hurley (Del Rey) The Disestablishment of Paradise …
Read More »Comic Review #6 On Sale Now Just 99p
The world’s first digital comics magazine – 99p every week On sale now from Apple Newsstand, the latest edition of the world’s first digital-only comics magazine, packed to bursting with reviews and galleries and previews. There’s also news, a look at the week ahead, an exclusive interview with Peter Milligan …
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Being Human writer Jamie Mathieson takes us on a trip to parallel worlds (opens in new tab) Jamie Mathieson is no stranger to high concept sci-fi. As well as penning several episodes of Being Human and an episode of Dirk Gently , he’s the man responsible for the 2009 comedy …
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