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The Doctor it seems is never happier when in the path of strange goings-on and confronted by fearful indigenous people, whether that is in the realms of unseen space or taking in the view across Sydney in Australia. The bigger the mystery, the more involved he becomes; even if at times he is coerced into the situation by those he may fondly think of as friends and when the situation calls for the biggest of cons.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Everybody has a book in them, it is a cliché that hangs around because it is true. It might not be appreciated by all, and the process of writing one gets harder every year as all the great ideas run dry and became less inviting and yet books are written and the word is kept alive.
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Everybody has something they desire, something they crave for, that they covet more than anything else in the world and in that sheer longing; the seeds of their own destruction can be sown.
Finding themselves on board a spaceship whose crew are looking for the long lost civilisation known as the Phaeron, The Doctor and Clara are thrust right into the middle of a journey that will not only test their wits but their perception of Time. The search for the Phaeron Road and the relics of a society long since turned to dust are the objectives of the crew of the Alexandria but there are secrets on board, there are desires to complicated to bring out into the open and the fear of what lies beyond the final stars of the Galaxy is enough to send shivers down the spine.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Whereas in recent years the sub-strata of characters that have made their way into the lives of Batman and Gotham City have been on the more colourful side of the nightmare situation that haunts D.C.’s favourite son, there is no getting away from the fact that there is one villain who has, and always will, dominated the thoughts of the reader and who is arguably more associated with his own nemesis than any other comic character created.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Every graphic novel has the desire it seems at least once in its publication to hark back to the golden era of comic books and assemble a team of disparate heroes, a squad of misfits and rebel loners who together are capable of beating the odds and taking down a force that threatens to engulf and enflame all that they hold dear. It is the staple of such ideological heroism that draws many to graphic novels in the first place and which is never truly captured in between the pages of any novel.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10
By what act does someone rule? Is it through force, by common consent, by noble succession or through unworldly power and legend? It is the theme of power and how it is employed that forms the basis of the Una McCormack’s Doctor Who novel Royal Blood.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
It was once claimed that a piece of vital evidence would one day come forward that it would prove without doubt the identity of the man who brought the East End of London to its knees during the latter half of 1888 and the answer would not be shocking. It would not have the world reaching for all the hundreds of books written on the subject once more and be leafed through with the luxury of zealot like gratification on deciding who was right or wrong, but in fact would leave armchair Detectives and Ripperologists scratching their head and going, “Who”?
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
There are times when all you want to do is get hold of Bill Willingham’s phone number and phone the writer to tell him in no uncertain terms just how grateful you are as a reader that he came up with the idea for the Fables books, which has to be seen as up there with Joe Hill’s Locke & Key series in terms of originality and continuing brilliance. The 15th in the series of combined Graphic Novels, Rose Red, is no exception to the rule.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10
It is so often the way that a new writer at the helm of what has become a genuine contender in the realm of graphic novel fiction can somehow be seen as a setback in the character’s development or in the way that it is perceived to be heading.
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The poet is always looking for new things to write about, new boundaries in which to cross, divide and focus a pin prick in time upon; for to challenge the muse is perhaps the main reason for getting up in the morning and putting the best possible foot forward. This can be quite a challenge when placed against the sometimes firm, sometimes loose under the weight of introspection, of testing yourself against walking from Minehead to Land’s End and doing a poetry performance every night along the way; there surely are better muses than making sure you don’t walk into something unsightly in Devon.