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New Who – a few opinions

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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Matthew had the cunning idea of several of us throwing in our tuppence worth on the eagerly anticipated return of Doctor Who to our screens, with not just a new season but a new companion, a new TARDIS, new show runner and, of course, a brand new, freshly regenerated Doctor, always a major moment in [...]

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Now we are Five…

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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It’s hard for me to believe but today marks the fifth birthday of the Forbidden Planet blog. It’s a peculiar feeling because in one way it doesn’t really feel like it’s been five years since I posted that first blog item but on the other hand it also feels like we’ve been a part of [...]

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The Banal Pig Landscape Anthology

Thursday, August 13, 2009

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The Banal Pig Landscape Anthology by oh so many fine folks… Banal Pig Publication. (Steve Tillotson’s take on Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow – the wraparound cover to the Banal Pig Landscape Anthology.) Banal Pig is Steven Tillotson and Gareth Brookes and they’ve been publishing under the pig label for a few years now. I’ve [...]

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Sparky O’Hare – Tiny comedy, big laughs.

Monday, August 10, 2009

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Sparky O’Hare by Mawil Blank Slate This is the second book from Mawil to be released by Blank Slate (the first; his very impressive look at young life and relationships; We Can Still Be Friends was reviewed here). But Sparky O’Hare is a completely different book; a cute, charming and ever so funny series of [...]

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Largo Winch: Dutch Connection

Monday, July 20, 2009

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Largo Winch Volume 3: Dutch Connection Written by Jean Van Hamme, Art by Philippe Francq. Cinebook (Comprises the original Volume 5: H and Volume 6: Dutch Connection) Largo Winch is an absolutely cracking thriller. Incredibly cinematic in it’s plot and pacing and essentially it’s a great James Bond movie but without the ridiculously overblown set [...]

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