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There is magic within the mind of Geoff Johns that somehow seems out of phase with the rest of humanity, for who can argue against the man who turned round the fortunes of Aquaman and revitalised the whole D.C. universe, if that is not magic then the whole concept of art is somehow askew.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10
Snow White may have been the fairest in the land but she was not always wise in her choice of suitors. Happily married to Bigby Wolf, once enamoured by the charms of a Prince and former slave to the whims of dwarves, Snow White’s past comes back to haunt her as the truth of one the captors found in the ruins of Fabletown is revealed. It is a secret that will divide and break hearts, the mirror didn’t just speak the truth, it was able to crack glass.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
A tale well told is always something in which the reader must strive to find. Whether it is in the form of a short story, a lengthy novel or the life’s work that forms the whole of an autobiography or the succulent parts that fill across time as serials, the offerings an artist’s endeavour over several books, the tale must be told well and capture the moment, the road travelled.
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London is out of control, the age of science is gathering pace and all the while reason is thrown to the ravages of the age, peculiar goings on, dangerous events are set in motion where plagues, automatons and a changed society are at odds with each other. George Mann’s The Affinity Bridge is not just a reflection of today’s world but one in which asks the reader one thing: Who is in control?
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The power of a child’s imagination is one that can move mountains and level an entire city, it is perhaps only second in its strength to that of a parent who would tear apart a world in order to save their child. It is a power that award winning writer Bill Willingham in his much sought after Fables graphic novels captures with great joy in the book Cubs in Toyland.
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The Doctor it seems is never happier when in the path of strange goings-on and confronted by fearful indigenous people, whether that is in the realms of unseen space or taking in the view across Sydney in Australia. The bigger the mystery, the more involved he becomes; even if at times he is coerced into the situation by those he may fondly think of as friends and when the situation calls for the biggest of cons.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Everybody has a book in them, it is a cliché that hangs around because it is true. It might not be appreciated by all, and the process of writing one gets harder every year as all the great ideas run dry and became less inviting and yet books are written and the word is kept alive.
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Everybody has something they desire, something they crave for, that they covet more than anything else in the world and in that sheer longing; the seeds of their own destruction can be sown.
Finding themselves on board a spaceship whose crew are looking for the long lost civilisation known as the Phaeron, The Doctor and Clara are thrust right into the middle of a journey that will not only test their wits but their perception of Time. The search for the Phaeron Road and the relics of a society long since turned to dust are the objectives of the crew of the Alexandria but there are secrets on board, there are desires to complicated to bring out into the open and the fear of what lies beyond the final stars of the Galaxy is enough to send shivers down the spine.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Whereas in recent years the sub-strata of characters that have made their way into the lives of Batman and Gotham City have been on the more colourful side of the nightmare situation that haunts D.C.’s favourite son, there is no getting away from the fact that there is one villain who has, and always will, dominated the thoughts of the reader and who is arguably more associated with his own nemesis than any other comic character created.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Every graphic novel has the desire it seems at least once in its publication to hark back to the golden era of comic books and assemble a team of disparate heroes, a squad of misfits and rebel loners who together are capable of beating the odds and taking down a force that threatens to engulf and enflame all that they hold dear. It is the staple of such ideological heroism that draws many to graphic novels in the first place and which is never truly captured in between the pages of any novel.