Category Archives: Books

by Martin Mulrooney | 03/06/2011 · 1:30 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Kim Newman (Author, Anno Dracula)

By Marty Mulrooney

Kim Newman is an English journalist, film critic (Empire Magazine) and award-winning author (the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, the BSFA award). Anno Dracula, the first book in his alternative history vampire series, was published in 1992 to critical acclaim. With Anno Dracula having recently been reprinted in a brand new paperback edition by Titan Books and the rest of the series set to follow suit in 2012 (the eagerly anticipated fourth book is due in 2013), AMO caught up with Mr Newman for an exclusive online interview!

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by Martin Mulrooney | 02/06/2011 · 4:45 pm

BOOK REVIEW – FOOTPRINTS #1 by Joey Esposito and Jonathan Moore (Comic)

By Marty Mulrooney

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FOOTPRINTS is an independent comic book series written by Joey Esposito (the Comics Editor for IGN) with art from Jonathan Moore (FUBAR). An inventive twist on the noir genre, FOOTPRINTS stars Mr Foot, aka Bigfoot, as a world-weary detective trying to find out who killed his brother, Yeti, in a cryptozoological mystery that spans decades. Read on to find out AMO’s verdict and read FOOTPRINTS #1 absolutely free!

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by Martin Mulrooney | 01/06/2011 · 5:25 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Eoin Colfer (Author, Plugged)

By Marty Mulrooney

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AMO recently reviewed Eoin Colfer’s latest novel Plugged, describing it as a “phenomenal page-turner of a book that offers one of 2011’s best reads so far.” Much to our delight, Mr Colfer then kindly agreed to join us for an exclusive online interview where we discussed Plugged, his Artemis Fowl series of books and baldness!

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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Dyna Moe (Mad Men: The Illustrated World)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Following on from AMO’s recent review of Mad Men: The Illustrated World, we caught up with illustrator and comedienne Dyna Moe to discuss the book and all things Mad Men in an exclusive interview!

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