Thick Skins by Serge Le Tendre, Pasquale Frisenda, Montana Kane (Translator) and Laurent Genefort (Draft Writer) My rating: 3 of 5 stars I had never read the original novel by Laurent Genefort that this is based on (or any work by the author to be honest) but I wanted to try this out because it…
Tag: Science Fiction
Book Review: The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction (Hachette India, 2019)
The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was very pleased when I came across this anthology – being from South Asia myself, it was very heartening to see a collection of stories that gave us science fiction tales with a South Asian flavour. Carefully curated by Tarun…
Comic Review: Sugar Shock (Dark Horse Comics, 2010)
Sugar Shock by Joss Whedon (writer) and Fábio Moon (Artist) My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars There’s not a lot I have to say about this comic to be honest. In short, it’s a surreal, absurd adventure of the quite Whedon-like variety. It’s got all his usual elements of cheeky, overly clever dialogue, quick pace,…
Book Review: Firefly – Big Damn Hero [Titan Books, 2018]
Firefly: Big Damn Hero by Nancy Holder My rating: 3.75 of 5 stars I’m a huge Browncoat and I looked forward to this book with great joy. I also kept my expectations low because it was a new direction for media based on the show which has been limited to live-action and comics and both are…
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: The Final Gauntlet (2019)
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: The Final Gauntlet WRITER: Donny Cates ART: Geoff Shaw, David Marquez Donny Cates does what Donny Cates does. He writes a kickass comic that has a fantastic cast of characters, gives a great focus on the core ones and is a remarkable combination of very innovative and creative and…
Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 1: The Judgment of Solomon [REVIEW]
Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 1: The Judgment of Solomon Story: Rafer Roberts Art: Darick Robertson & Juan José Ryp Harbinger as a series was one of the highlights of the vaunted and much hyped relaunch of the Valiant line – they all blew me and many readers away, but Harbinger and the adventures of Peter, Faith and all the rest…
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