Category: Books
Shall we look at some interesting cover art? Yes, we shall
As my paying gigs (or hopefully paying in the case of fiction) are taking up a lot of energy, this is the best I can manage. But it’s eye candy, …
The spy on whom the sun never sets: James Bond and England
When Ian Fleming published the first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1953, Britain was widely seen as a nation in a decline. During the war years, the UK had been …
What I bought, read, watched, or otherwise consumed – February 2022
It’s time to dive in – don’t be shy!
Darker than Deathstroke: The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
Writing about Identity Crisis last week, I complained that I often found comics attempts at doing hard-edged, “this is the real world, we can’t play fair” stories as naive as …
‘Sky Captain’ Interview, Part 3
I’ve been sitting on the last part of my interview with Kevin Conran and Michael Sean Foley for a few years now, waiting to coincide with the long-delayed release of Kevin’s beautiful book, Sky Captain and the Art of Tomorrow. That day is finally upon us; the release date is today, February 23, and with it, here’s the conclusion of our interview.