It is always fantastic to see comic books (especially locally produced comics) cater to a wide audience, not just for adults but for children as well. Not aimed at girls or boys but just a general audience, PIZZA ASSASSIN has a strong appeal and a sense of humour to match. How could someone not want … Continue reading
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[Comic Review] “A Dream” from David Goei
It must be stated that A DREAM is not exactly a comic, but rather a book that is filled with poetry and imagery. This piece stands on its own two feet as a unique experience, something that does not come along very often and when it does it simply blows all expectations out of the … Continue reading
[Book Review] H.G. Wells’ The Island Of Dr Moreau
H.G. Wells was perhaps ahead of his time with the books he wrote, he had such amazing ideas that seemed to suit what he would consider the future, not the present he was born into. This made him such an interesting figure, and his books extremely popular. Amoung some of his most well known works … Continue reading
Paul Bedford’s The List [Graphic novel review] by Bea Harper
Writer: Paul Bedford Illustrators: Henry Pop and Tom Bonin Published: April 1st 2012 Here is a question that all of us have asked each other and ourselves- how far would we go to achieve what we desire? How much would we believe in the actions we took would benefit a higher goal? It’s a question … Continue reading
[Book Review] All I Know by Mary Coustas
All I Know – A Memoir Of Love, Loss and Life Author: Mary Coustas Year: 2013 Publisher: Allen & Unwin I don’t feel I can really review this book in the usual manner, it is though a beautiful piece written from the heart and it is an emotional roller coaster. It is well written of … Continue reading
[Book Review] Origin: Wolf Creek Book 1 by Aaron Sterns and Greg Mclean
Origin: Wolf Creek Book 1 Author: Aaron Sterns and Greg Mclean Year: 2014 Publisher: Penguin WOLF CREEK was a film that certainly took off with the horror genre, and it gained a worldwide audience. It did for the outback what JAWS did for the water, all thanks to the sick and sadistic Mick Taylor (played … Continue reading
[Book Review] Extreme Evil – Taking Crime to the Next Level
Extreme Evil – Taking Crime to the Next Level Author: Phil Clarke, Tom Briggs, Kate Briggs Year: 2011 Publisher: Futura As a heavy reader of true crime books, I am always on the look out for anything new to further my knowledge. With a title like Extreme Evil, I really had to pick it up, … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton (2009)
Pirate Latitudes Author: Michael Crichton Year: [2009] By the shivering timbers of Davy Jones, this book is a blast! Posthumously released after the unfortunate departure of Michael Crichton, this swashbuckler is loaded to the gunwhale with adventure, intrigue, memorable characters and thrills of almost every description you can conceive of when you think anything pirate- sea … Continue reading
[Book Review] Bite: A Vampire Handbook by Kevin Jackson
Bite: A Vampire Handbook Author: Kevin Jackson Year: 2009 Publisher: Portobello Books Author’s Note: Before I start with this review, I’d like to send a big thank you to Bea Harper (one of our lovely site contributors) for gifting me this book. Vampires are and have been for a long time a source of fear, … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] The Woman In Black (1983)
The Woman In Black Author: Suzanne Hill Year: [1983] Let’s face it, in a global saturation of vampires, were-creatures, demons, slashers, very rarely is intelligent horror given a look-in and rarely still is it so simple yet irrepressibly effective. Susan Hill’s gothique novella “The Woman in Black” is an exercise of a sparse genre (the ghost … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank (1947)
The Diary of a Young Girl Author: Anne Frank Year: [1947] “The Diary of a Young Girl” is one of the most enduring, personal and most heart-breaking books ever because it is not a work of fiction but one of fact as seen through the eyes of a girl during the Holocaust during the Nazi … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006)
“World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” Author: Max Brooks Year: 2006 Allow me to be controversial with you- I am not a huge zombie fan. Let me elaborate- I’m not a huge, indiscriminate zombie fan. I’m not one of those folks who jumps at everything zombie related because truth me told, … Continue reading
[Graphic Novel Review] Changing Ways Book 1
Writer & Artist: Justin Randall The Book: Changing Ways is easily one of the most unique and messed up books I have read for quite some time (Paul Bedford’s The List also goes in that category). Going into the book for the first time, I really had no idea what I was in for, I … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (1979)
I am an enormous fan of fairy tales because they were a huge part of my childhood and have been a huge influence on me as a writer (yeah, I write, whodathunk?). Grimm’s fairy stories were my bread and butter in the later years of primary school and that seeped into my high school years, … Continue reading