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Category Archives: Books
Weird Detective: The Stars are Wrong
Taking another week off video games I wanted to share news of a special treat I found. I did not grow up as a comic-book kid. I had a few, I recall distinctly. There was a Godzilla issue with a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Comics, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction
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The Prisoner: Shattered Visage
The Prisoner ends with Fallout which is such a major piece of television history that it almost defies description. But not content to end there, I read the graphic novel Shattered Visage, which takes place 20 odd years later and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Shattered Visage, The Prisoner
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Doctor Who: Scratchman
News flash: TOM BAKER IS AWESOME. Let’s call a spade a gardening instrument: Tom Baker is 100% the reason I fell in love with Doctor Who as a show. He showed me that it was perfectly acceptable to be quirky … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doctor Who, Fourth Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Scratchman, Tom Baker
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The Target Storybook
When I was a kid, nothing was more exciting than getting a new Doctor Who book from the TARGET book range. I utterly adored them. Then, one day, I finished the collection and there were none left to collect. When … Continue reading
Haruhi Suzumiya Manga Series
Over the last six months we have written about every episode of Haruhi, plus the film, but our journey through Haruhi’s world wouldn’t be complete unless we take a quick look at what comes after that. And that means looking … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Manga, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
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Bunny Drop (Manga)
Earlier this month I wrote about the anime series Usagi Drop, based on the manga series of the same name. When I say the same name, the manga series actually bothers to translate the Japanese word usagi, so you will … Continue reading
Doctor Who Annual 1986
We are at the end of a fascinating journey, looking at each and every one of the original run of Doctor Who annuals. The range started off in the 60s as gloriously bizarre affairs, descending into thrown-together messes in the … Continue reading
Posted in Annuals, Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Science Fiction, Sixth Doctor
Tagged 1986 Annual, John White, Master, Peri
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Doctor Who Annual 1985
Promoted as the “21st Year Anniversary Issue”, although oddly the 20th was never mentioned, the 1985 annual features seven short stories, and two articles that go behind the scenes on the production of Doctor Who. The first of those is … Continue reading
Posted in Annuals, Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Science Fiction, Sixth Doctor
Tagged 1985 Annual, Master, Peri
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Doctor Who Annual (1984)
“Get back, Doctor!” One step closer and I trigger the bomb!” That’s not a bad opening line for the first story in a Doctor Who annual, is it, but before we get to all that it’s worth mentioning that this … Continue reading
Posted in Annuals, Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Fifth Doctor, Science Fiction
Tagged 1984 Annual, Master, Peter Davison, Tegan, Turlough
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Doctor Who Annual (1983)
The 1983 Doctor Who Annual might have the blurriest photographic cover ever, but there seems to be a genuine attempt to make it more appealing to fans of Doctor Who than previous annuals. The big change is the effort that … Continue reading
Posted in Annuals, Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Fifth Doctor, Science Fiction
Tagged 1983 Annual, Adric, Master, Nyssa, Peter Davison, Tegan
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