SNAPSHOT RuinWorld is a fantasy adventure comic about treasure a couple of hunters that find themselves in a heap of trouble after stealing a cursed chest. (official synopsis via Ruinworld/Tapas) If you’re ever tempted to steal a cursed chest in a land replete with fantasy and adventure, and some Continue Reading
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Get going! It’s time for Asterix and the Chariot Race
Growing up, I was exposed, whether by design or accident – I suspect a mix of both – to a wide range of reading material from right across the globe. The inclination to read this widely came from both my parents but particuarly my dad, borne of a belief Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: The beguiling sidewalk figures of Damon Belanger
Who doesn’t love a little magic injected into their everyday life? Sure there’s comfort in our routine, but without those remarkable little moments when something utterly unique and pleasingly different comes across your path, life can get more than a little pedestrian (wordplay most definitely intended when you see Continue Reading
Stuck for an answer? You should Ask a Cat
As a cat person of longstanding, I am firmly of the opinion that cats are the font of all wisdom and sociability. (Contrary to popular opinion, cats, well at least the cats I’ve owned, have been quite happy to spend quality time with their favourite feeders, I mean humans). Continue Reading
A beguiling universe: Dive into the mystery and wonder of The Constellation Chronicle
SNAPSHOT After a research team tasked with mapping the outer system goes missing and a strange artefact is recovered, the star system of La Sillia is plunged into a series of conflicts and struggles as they attempt to forge a new destiny amongst the stars. This sci-fi epic follows Continue Reading
Changing hearts and minds: It’s time to journey to the Promised Land
SNAPSHOT In Promised Land, a young Prince and a farm boy meet in the forest and a growing friendship between them blossoms into love. However, when the Queen re-marries, her sinister new husband seeks control of the enchanted forest and the land the farm boy’s family are responsible for Continue Reading
Love for the long haul: One woman’s cartoon love letters to her partner
There’s a popular perception out there that longterm relationships are the height (or depth) of drudgery and boredom. And while to some extent, yes, the novelty does wear off, with that loss of gloss and initial excitement excellent grist to the storytelling mill, the reality is that for many Continue Reading
Is she really Unqualified? You’d better ask Anna Faris
When first you hear about Anna Faris’s forthcoming book being called Unqualified, you think “How can that be right? She is quite likely, astrophysicists and medical specialists aside, one of the most qualified people to write a book about, well, almost anything. Except for, you know, astrophysics or medical Continue Reading
Life after un-death is harder than you think: The Burning World book trailer
SNAPSHOT R is recovering from death. He’s learning how to read, how to speak, maybe even how to love. He can almost imagine a future with Julie, this girl who restarted his heart – building a new world from the ashes of the old one. And then helicopters appear Continue Reading
Little girls everywhere she turns: Miranda Hart to play Miss Harrigan in Annie
Is there anything that Miranda Hart, star of her eponymous sitcom, budding Hollywood star (Spy), author extraordinaire and lover of the word “moist”, cannot do? I say no – she is simply too much “such fun” to not be absolutely brilliantly, fabulously, hilariously jolly good and far too versatile. Continue Reading