I posted a few thought on the film version of I Am Legend with Will Smith compared to Richard Mattheson’s superb 1950s original novel over on the Woolamaloo Gazette.
Dan Dare #2 and #3 reviewed
I’ve posted a joint review of the second and third issues of the new Dan Dare series from Virgin, written by Garth Ennis with art by Gary Erskine, now up on the Forbidden Planet blog.
Latest addition – Dan Dare issue #1
I’ve posted up a review of Garth Ennis and Gary Erskine’s first issue of the new Dan Dare comic published by Virgin on the Woolamaloo Gazette and on the Forbidden Planet Blog.
Seachd
Latest update is a brief review of Seachd: the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a very beautiful film in Scots Gaelic shot largely on the Isle of Skye over on my main blog, the Woolamaloo Gazette.
Exotique
I’ve posted a review of the CG art book Exotique from Ballistic Publishing over on the Forbidden Planet blog and a review of the new Yen Press manga work With the Light by Keiko Tobe, which follows the parents of a new child who has autism.
New addition – Regards from Serbia
Just added a link to a review of Aleksandar Zograf’s Regards From Serbia, a comics ‘diary’ of life in the former Yugoslavia during the civil war and the NATO bombing campaign, to the graphic novels section.
New review added – a 52 Second for Topsy
I’ve added a link in the Graphic Novel section to a new review of Scottish comics creator Malcy Duff’s new work A 52 Second Silence For Topsy, an unusual work about Thomas Edison, human cruelty and an electrified elephant.
Arthur C Clarke Awards 2007
John M Harrison’s Nova Swing, a sequel to his extraordinary novel Light, has won this year’s prestigious Arthur C Clarke award for Science Fiction writing.
General blogging
This site is only updated when I add in a fresh link to another online review, article or interview I have posted, but my personal blog, the Woolamaloo Gazette, is updated frequently each month and also contains more on books and graphic novels, as well as film, poetry, Edinburgh, Scotland, photos, video clips and smart-arse comments and observations.
Interview with Malcy Duff
I recently posted an interview with one of Scotland’s leading Indy comics creators, Malcy Duff, over on the FPI blog.
Eisner Awards shortlist
The shortlist for this year’s Eisner Awards, one of the major (mostly US) comics awards, went up in the last few days – I posted the full list and press release over on the Forbidden Planet International blog and was pleased to see several of the works we’ve recommended over the last few months featured on the shortlist. If you are looking for some good graphic novel reading it is well worth a look at the shortlist.
