Category Archives: Books

by | 28/02/2011 · 7:00 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer by Dusty Higgins and Van Jensen (Graphic Novel)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer is a 2009 graphic novel by Dusty Higgins and Van Jensen. A horror-themed follow-up to the original story by Carlo Collodi (where Pinocchio stays a puppet at the end rather than transforming into a real boy), this is an inventive – and often comedic – take on the iconic character, drawn in a highly stylised black-and-white manner. It was named among the Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens by YALSA in 2010 and the first printing sold out within a few months.

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by | 04/02/2011 · 12:00 pm

BOOK REVIEW – A Sickness In The Family (Graphic Novel)

By Marty Mulrooney

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A Sickness In The Family is the debut graphic novel of award-winning author Denise Mina. One of the leading figures in Scotland’s ‘Tartan Noir’ genre of crime fiction, she made her comics debut with a 13-issue run of Hellblazer in 2010. Here, she collaborates with artist Antonio Fuso, who has drawn such comics as Fear Agent and GI Joe: Cobra, to tell a deliciously dark tale of betrayal, deceit and murder…

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by | 01/02/2011 · 11:00 am

BOOK REVIEW – Night Of The Living Dead (Behind The Scenes Of The Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever) by Joe Kane

By Marty Mulrooney

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Night Of The Living Dead (Behind The Scenes Of The Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever) by Joe Kane offers fresh insight into the classic 1968 George A. Romero zombie horror film of the same name. Shot on a shoe-string budget of $114,000, the film grossed over $12 million domestically and $18 million internationally and remains a hit with audiences even today. Joe Kane – recognised as ‘the best movie critic in America’ by Entertainment Weekly – not only goes behind the scenes of this classic horror film, but also details the five-decade legacy that it has created. The book also includes the original Night Of The Living Dead screenplay by John Russo.

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by | 28/01/2011 · 2:10 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Lost At Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Graphic Novel)

By Ian McCabe

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Canadian writer and cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley stated in his third ever graphic novel that ‘his only goal in life was to become rich.’ The book in question was the second instalment of the smash-hit series of Scott Pilgrim graphic novels. Joking or not, the Pilgrim series and the Edgar Wright adapted film have surely and undoubtedly made O’Malley a very rich man indeed. However in 2003, a year before the glitz and glamour of Scott Pilgrim, O’Malley introduced us to another character, in his debut book Lost At Sea.

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