‘The Return Of Mr. Campion’
❉ Paul Abbott revisits the gentleman detective, best known for Peter Davison’s TV portrayal.
CULT BOOKS
Indiequential #3: Indie Comics Round-Up
❉ Our latest comic book roundup! This time: Fractured Worlds, Nasty Girls and Gold Rushes.
Watch That Man: ‘Bowie’s Piano Man: The Life Of Mike Garson’
❉ Bowie’s veteran sideman takes centre-stage in this readable, eclectic biography, thoroughly revised and updated for 2018.
‘Apocalypse Barnes’ – Author Q & A
❉ Combat juggling, a deadly farmer’s market, and a zombie Roger McGough – the zombie book for people who can’t stand zombies.
Adam Scovell’s 1970s ‘High-Rise’ Trailer
❉ Adam Scovell has created a trailer for a nonexistent 70s TV series of J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise.
Slaughterhouse Five on DVD and Blu-ray
❉ George Roy Hill’s adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel.
He Bangs The Drums: ‘You Can Drum But You Can’t Hide’ reviewed
❉ Simon Wolstencroft’s memoirs are a Who’s Who of the Manchester indie scene and the stuff Rock n Roll dreams are made of.
The Head of Orpheus: Russell Hoban
❉ We celebrate the life and work of legendary cult writer Russell Hoban, on what would have his 92nd birthday.
‘The Black Archive #9: The God Complex’ reviewed
❉ We review the latest in Obverse Books’ Black Archive series, putting individual Doctor Who stories under the microscope.
Noel Langley’s ‘Land of Green Ginger’: An appreciation
❉ After Aladdin – Love, adventure and a button-nosed tortoise… We celebrate a timeless Winter warmer.