The Lost Thrill of the Script Book
❉ We pay tribute to the script book, once an essential on the bookshelf of any comedy enthusiast.
Books
Will Eisner and the evolution of the graphic novel
❉ Will Eisner had a lasting influence on comics, writes Jean-Matthieu Méon.
‘Doctor Who: Ninth Doctor #11’ reviewed
❉ A brand new story arc for the Ninth Doctor begins, from the pen of Cavan Scott.
‘Chalk’ by Paul Cornell reviewed
❉ Paul Cornell plumbs the depths of magic and despair in Chalk, a brutal exploration of bullying in Thatcher’s England.
‘Unhistory’ by Lance Parkin and Lars Pearson reviewed
❉ A digital chronology of Doctor Who apocrypha – the spin-offs too weird to fit into the canon.
‘Soundtrack from Twin Peaks’ by Clare Nina Norelli
❉ As Twin Peaks returns, a new book delves into the original series’ classic soundtrack.
‘Granada’s Greatest Detective’ reviewed
❉ An extensive critique of Granada TV’s Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes series.
‘Scarred For Life Volume One: The 70s’
❉ A book about growing up in the dark side of the 70s with the darkest, most inappropriate pop culture ever.
‘These Great Ladies: Peeresses and Pariahs’ reviewed
❉ Lyndsy Spence introduces us to a truly fascinating group of Great Ladies.
‘Anno Dracula: 1895 Seven Days of Mayhem Issue #1’ reviewed
❉ A worthy addition to Kim Newman’s canon of fantastic, beguiling, and terrifying alternate history.