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On Spec: The Canadian Magazine Of The Fantastic vol 26 no. 2 # 97 (magazine...
On Spec # 97 gets the fiction started with ‘Bugzapper’ by Mikey Hamm, this issue’s author interviewee. It’s a dense story about Josh, a teenage genius who is planning a date with a princess from...
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Uncanny Magazine # 2 January/February 2015 (emag review).
The second issue of the new speculative fiction magazine, ‘Uncanny Magazine’, is with us and, by all accounts, it’s a rather good read. It has got off the mark running and let’s hope it keeps up the...
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2015, Volume 128 # 717...
The first issue of ‘The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction’ for 2015 is packed full of content, including five novelettes, six short stories, two poems and the usual set of non-fiction columns....
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Comic Book Creator # 6 Presents Swampmen (magazine review).
I often wondered about the American love of swamps. Certainly, they have more of them than we have, so it’s pretty much a climate thing. When you include how dark and murky they are, it’s a natural...
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On Spec: The Canadian Magazine Of The Fantastic vol 26 no. 3 # 98 (magazine...
After the contents page and the subscription information, On Spec # 98 opens with an editorial: ‘The Future Of On Spec And The Challenges We Face’ by Diane L. Walton, Managing Editor. Small arts...
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Uncanny Magazine # 3 March/April 2015 (emag review).
Maybe a slight hint of panic in the editorial of ‘Uncanny Magazine’ regarding future funding but otherwise this new magazine seems to be going along quite well. With the third issue, ‘Uncanny’ has...
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2015, Volume 128 # 718.
The latest issue of ‘The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction’ starts with some big news. Gordon Van Gelder, who has published and edited the magazine for the last eighteen years, has decided...
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Back Issue # 68 (magazine review).
Although I’ve nearly completed my whistle-stop tour of ‘Legion Of Super-Heroes’ material outstanding since DC Comics have removed them from their titles. I thought it was about time I had a look at...
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Alter Ego # 120 (magazine review).
I think the cover of Alter Ego # 120 should give away why I pulled this magazine that was released in 2013. This was the first cover for The X-Men # 10, as drawn by Jack Kirby and inked by Chic Stone...
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Apex Magazine Issue 72, May 2015 (magazine review).
It’s been a couple of months since I last read ‘Apex Magazine’ and the first thing to hit you is the cover artwork by Beth Spencer which is striking to say the least. It’s not often you see a steampunk...
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On Spec: The Canadian Magazine Of The Fantastic vol 26 no. 4 # 99 (magazine...
The fiction doesn’t start until page 32 of this issue of ‘On Spec’, when you have ‘My Pink Galoshes’ by Krista D. Ball. (Is that a pseudonym?) Galoshes, I believe, are what we in England call...
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/Jun 2015, Volume 128 # 719...
The May/June 2015 issue of ‘The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction’ is the second one to be edited by C.C. Finlay and he takes the opportunity to do something unusual again, after leading the...
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This Long Vigil by Rhett C. Bruno (short story review)
‘This Long Vigil’ is the perfect short story. While the voyage of the ark ship Hermes does raise questions I’d love to see answered in a longer tale, the glimpse we have is succinct. Perihelion...
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Apex Magazine Issue 73, June 2015 (emag review).
It’s another month which means it’s another ‘Apex Magazine’. After the last couple of issues, where it seemed to be losing direction and struggling for content, I had reservations about reading this...
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Comic Book Artist No. 3 Winter 1999 (magazine review)
One of the odd side effects of reading some of TwoMorrows books and website is seeing the adverts for earlier editions of their books and magazines and then finding, especially with the latter, that...
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On Spec: The Canadian Magazine Of The Fantastic vol 27 no. 1 # 100 (magazine...
Feel lucky, punk? This here is a ‘punk’ themed anthology of fantastical stories to celebrate the 100th issue of ‘On Spec’. In the opening editorial, Diane L. Walton lists the various sub-genres that...
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Encounters Magazine April/May 2015 issue # 13 (e-mag review)
As the cover date shows, I got to this ‘magazine late. ‘Encounters’ is one of the many small on-line magazines that publish Science Fiction, fantasy or horror by not so famous authors. Paying one cent...
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jul/Aug 2015, Volume 128 # 720...
I’m a bit behind with my reviews of ‘The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction’, as the July/August issue got lost in the aether. The lovely people at F&SF were kind enough to send a...
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Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine # 61 (emagazine review)
Maybe a bit late in coming out, the new issue of ‘Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine’ (ASIM) is nevertheless welcome. Anyway, wouldn’t it be a bit boring otherwise, like having the same thing for...
View ArticleStar Wars: Jedi Master Magazine (magazine review).
I can’t deny that this is a pretty kick-ass looking painting of Yoda flying towards me on the cover of ‘Star Wars: Jedi Master’ magazine, a new monthly American publication from Titan Comics and Disney...
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