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Marvel and its Mediocre Endings
Marvel became the most ambitious comic book adaptor in the industry after Iron Man, the film that changed the game. They were free to do
What do you mean you’ve never read Robin Hobb?
In my late twenties, I gave up reading fantasy. I thought I’d exhausted the genre, or it had exhausted me. Like many of my generation,
How Tolkien discovered fairy-tale through Beowulf and war
‘Tolkien’s Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary’ has been hailed for making available the insights of a pre-eminent scholar who transformed study of the Old English
Jenny Wu – Dragons, Swords and Jackie Chan
Header Late one night, whilst taking a much needed 2-minute intermission from painting, I was scanning through my freight train of social media and was drawn to a
Story Matrices by Gillian Polack. Cover Reveal
2022 approaches and Academia Lunare is getting ready to launch Gillian Polack’s Story Matrices: Cultural Encoding and Cultural Baggage in the Worlds of Science Fiction
The Campaign Trail – Parliament Hexagon Part One
The Campaign Trail is back! This second chapter sees our heroes arriving in the capital city, Parliament Hexagon. There are talking trees, talking doors, and
Vikings at Duncarron!
Credit: Clanranald Trust for Scotland The Clanranald Trust is waiting for you at Duncarron, Scotland’s living medieval village. Over the course of the year, many
GEMMELL AWARDS FOR FANTASY FICTION TO BE PRESENTED AT DERBY’S EDGE-LIT 7 EVENT
With the shortlist voting now closed, the Gemmell Awards for 2018 enter their final phase, building towards the prestigious ceremony at Derby’s Edge-Lit 7 event
True Cinematic Sci-Fi: “Dune” Review
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Zendaya as Chani (source: dunemovie.net) Frank Herbert’s Dune has a long history of cinematic adaptations. Most of them have
Pokemon Sword and Shield Out Today
Pokemon Sword and Shield finally launched today on the Nintendo Switch. Assuming, of course, that Presidential intervention doesn’t get it removed from store shelves. It feels like the