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FILM REVIEW – The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act

By Marty Mulrooney

The Amazing Digital Circus The Last Act

The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act combines the eighth and ninth episodes of the independent computer-animated web series The Amazing Digital Circus, created, written and directed by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch Productions. Giving fans around the world the chance to see the highly anticipated finale on the big screen, two weeks before its release on YouTube, The Last Act is the culmination of a journey – inspired by the computer-generated imagery of the ’90s and Harlan Ellison’s iconic techno-horror short story I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream – that began in October 2023 when the pilot episode went viral.

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BOOK REVIEW – Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones: Seasons 1-4

By Marty Mulrooney

Inside HBO's Game of Thrones

Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones: Seasons 1-4 is a beautiful boxset published by Orion Books that collects the official companion books Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones by Bryan Cogman (published in 2012) and Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones: Seasons 3 & 4 by C.A. Taylor (published in 2014). Each book features hundreds of set photos, production and costume designs, storyboards, insider stories and interviews with the cast and crew, providing a unique behind-the-scenes experience for fans of the ground-breaking show.

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BOOK REVIEW – The Killing II by David Hewson

By Marty Mulrooney

The Killing II David Hewson

In 2012 Alternative Magazine Online reviewed The Killing by David Hewson, a crime novel based upon the first series of the critically acclaimed Danish TV drama of the same name, describing it as “an unputdownable page-turner that deserves as much recognition as the television show that inspired it.” The Killing II is the novelisation of the second series of the show, once again following Detective Sarah Lund as she plunges headfirst into yet another complex murder mystery – this time involving the Danish Armed Forces – that only she can solve…

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MAGAZINE PREVIEW – Batman Automobilia: The Definitive Collection of Batman Vehicles

By Marty Mulrooney

BatmanAutomobilia

As described on the official website, ‘The BATMAN Automobilia Collection is a new fortnightly series bringing you die-cast official collector’s models of the most iconic vehicles ever to have been driven by Batman, along with a cool and informative magazine.’ Doug Wilson of Yomego.com was recently kind enough to send Alternative Magazine Online issues no. 2 and 3 to take a closer look – AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online video preview of Batman Automobilia!

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