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by Martin Mulrooney | 20/03/2012 · 10:46 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Superior by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu (Graphic Novel)

By Marty Mulrooney

Superior

Superior by Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) and Leinil Yu (Secret Invasion) tells the story of 12-year-old Simon Pooni, a young boy with multiple sclerosis who is granted the wish of becoming a superhero by a talking monkey in a spacesuit named Ormon – Alternative Magazine Online kids you not. Simon no longer needs his wheelchair. Not only can he walk again, but he can fly. Of course, there must be a catch… This hardback edition from Titan Books collects issues 1-7 of the bestselling comic mini-series.

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BOOK REVIEW – Batman Versus Bane by Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan (Graphic Novel)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Batman Versus Bane collects Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1, Batman: Bane of the Demon #1-4, and three two-page origin stories taken from 52 #46 and Countdown #4 and 7. With Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film The Dark Knight Rises fast approaching, Titan Books offers fans both old and new alike the chance to delve into the history of one of Batman’s most dangerous adversaries, Bane.

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BOOK REVIEW – Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest

By Marty Mulrooney

FourandTwentyBlackbirds

Four and Twenty Blackbirds is a supernatural thriller written by award-winning author Cherie Priest. It tells the story of Eden Moore, an orphan watched over by three dead women as a gunman continually tries to hunt her down. Full of Southern flavour and African black magic, Titan Books have recently published Priest’s debut novel – originally released in 2005 in the US – as a paperback original for the very first time in the UK.

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by Martin Mulrooney | 12/03/2012 · 11:00 am

GAME REVIEW – Da New Guys: Day of the Jackass (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Da New Guys Day of the Jackass

Da New Guys: Day of the Jackass is a retro-styled point-and-click adventure game created by UK-based independent developer Chris Burton in collaboration with Wadjet Eye Games. Drawing inspiration from classic LucasArts graphic adventures and Saturday morning cartoons, the player takes control of Brain, Defender and Simon, three professional wrestlers caught up in a complex plot that will test their brains, as well as their brawn, to the absolute limit.

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