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Comic reviews
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The DC New 52 — Week 4

And so it comes to an end. The final week of DC's New 52 launch, Parri takes us through his pick of the final batch of #1 issues.
by Mathew Parri Thomas
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John Wagner
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Darkie’s Mob The Secret War Of Joe Darkie

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Overall Review 4.5 / 5 - Almost perfect
Must Buy
by Tim Pelan
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Comic reviews
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The DC New 52 — Week 3

Now three weeks in, our Parri is a becoming a fully entrenched comic book reader. With this week's offerings looking a little weak on a first glance, what did this comic book noob make of the selection on offer?
by Mathew Parri Thomas
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Comic reviews
Demon Knights #1 - panel

The DC New 52 — Week 2

Mathew Parri Thomas continues his comic book pilgrimage/experiment as he delves into week 2 of the DC new 52.
by Mathew Parri Thomas
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Author Appreciation
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Author Profile: Alan Furst

If John Le Carre is the master of the Cold War spy novel, Alan Furst has the pre and wartime Europe fog of war sown up. Tim Pelan tells us why Furst is an author you must read.
by Tim Pelan
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Comic reviews
Superman

The DC New 52 — Week 1

After finally finding a way to be the comic book reader he's always wanted to be, Mathew Parri Thomas takes a noob's-eye-view at a selection of the DC New 52. Here's how week one went down.
by Mathew Parri Thomas
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A beginner's guide to...
The New 52

The DC New 52: or how I learned to stop worrying & read comics

Our Parri finally gets his chance to buy some elasticated waist slacks, an ironic slogan T-shirt and become the comic book nerd he's always dreamed of being... it's the DC New 52 reboot.
by Mathew Parri Thomas
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Ian Nathan
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Alien Vault

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Overall Review 4.5 / 5 - Almost perfect
MUST BUY
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Interviews
SimonSylvester

Tweet Petite – The Nanofiction of Simon Sylvester

A picture paints a thousand words, but 140 characters can do so much more. We speak to the master of the very short story, Simon Sylvester.
by Richie Brown
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Features
Booktrack

Booktrack : Atmosphere or Distraction?

It's the latest, greatest, multimedia, multi-sensory craze fresh from the States. It's some kind of literary karaoke. It's Booktrack.
by Richie Brown
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Author Appreciation
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John Wyndham

Throughout the 1950s, John Wyndham made a name for himself as the master of the 'cosy catastrophe' and, even to a modern audience, his dystopian Sci-Fi stories remain grippingly fresh and provocative.
by Mark Woffenden
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A beginner's guide to...
Charley's War

Charley’s War

Charley's War, author Pat Mills and artist Joe Colquhoun's brilliant WWI comic strip from the pages of Battle Picture Weekly, has been beautifully reprinted in hardback volumes for several years. Volume 8 is expected around Nov...
by Tim Pelan
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