Monthly Archives: May 2016

A review that originally appeared in Black Static #12:- Brian Keene: Urban Gothic (Leisure paperback, 301pp, $7.99) Keene’s latest has a strictly minimalist feel to it as regards plot, with echoes of any teens in peril movie you’d care to … Continue reading →

I think the best super hero stories are the province of characters with minimalist powers and more down to earth adventures, and one of my very favourites has always been the man without fear, Marvel’s Daredevil. Daredevil – Ultimate Collection … Continue reading →

A review that originally appeared in Black Static #13:- Cern Zoo: Nemonymous Nine Edited by D. F. Lewis (Megazanthus Press paperback, 265pp, £10) This ninth volume in the Nemonymous series collects together 24 stories, all inspired by the cryptic tags … Continue reading →

Everyone’s favourite web slinger gets the Ramones treatment.

Excelsior, as Stan the Man might have put it. Three more offerings from Marvel’s House of Ideas. Red Hulk – Hulk of Arabia Written by Jeff Parker, illustrated by Patch Zircher Back when I was reading the comic the Hulk … Continue reading →

Continuing on from Monday’s post, three reviews comprising the second part of a feature on Telos Publishing that appeared in Black Static #43:- TELOS PUBLISHING (continued) Raven Dane’s collection ABSINTHE & ARSENIC (Telos pb, 244pp, £12.99) contains stories inspired by … Continue reading →

They may, technically, be super heroes, but all the same, I’ve never seen any “TMNT” media. I mean…  Seriously, turtles!!!

Warning: may contain spoilers. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) I have to admit that the Captain was never one of my favourite super heroes – I thought his costume and shield were naff, never quite believed in his ability … Continue reading →

Three reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #43 as the first part of a feature on Telos Publishing:- TELOS PUBLISHING Sam Stone’s novel THE DARKNESS WITHIN (Telos pb, 180pp, £10.99) is set on board the colony ship Freedom, fleeing … Continue reading →

Clark Kent’s alter-ego isn’t so much a super hero as the embodiment of a code of values, and that I think accounts for much of his appeal and longevity. Speaking personally, I’m all for truth, justice, and the American Way, … Continue reading →