By Marty Mulrooney
Ember Fury by Cathy Brett is a book I began to read with some trepidation. Not for fear of the quality held in-between its covers might I add. Oh no, a quick glance inside shows a plethora of wonderful illustrations that is guaranteed to suck you right in from the get go regardless of the quality of the actual writing. Rather, the titular protagonist being a teenage girl had me worried that I wouldn’t be the intended target audience at all.
By Marty Mulrooney
Doug TenNapel is a man who has accumulated many fans over the years, for many different reasons. For starters, he created cult video game character Earthworm Jim in 1994. He then went on to create the cult classic PC adventure game The Neverhood (in collaboration with Dreamworks Studios) in 1996. Nowadays, he simply creates fantastic graphic novels. I was recently lucky enough to catch up with this multitalented individual and ask him a few questions for AMO’s readers. Enjoy!
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By Marty Mulrooney
I recently reviewed a fantastic book by Dan Wells called I Am Not A Serial Killer. His debut novel, I found the whole thing a wonderfully dark and thrilling look at serial killers, from the surprisingly effective viewpoint of a 15 year old sociopathic boy!
The novel gives the relatively stale monster/horror genres a much-needed injection of originality as well, which of course makes me very excited to read the sequel, which is due out early next month (entitled Mr Monster). Therefore, I am proud to present a recent chat between myself and Dan Wells, self-admitted armchair killerologist…
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By Marty Mulrooney
I recently reviewed the wonderfully comprehensive Studio Ghilbi: The Films Of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata (Kamera Books) by Colin Odell & Michelle Le Blanc, awarding it 9 OUT OF 10 and declaring it to be ‘the authoritative English language text on Studio Ghibli.’ It was therefore a great pleasure to be able to catch up with the authors and discuss this seminal work for a special interview exclusive to Alternative Magazine Online.
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