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Book Review: ‘The Jasad Heir’ by Sara Hashem

At just ten years old, she was the sole survivor of a massacre that killed her entire family and toppled her country. In the time since then, Sylvia has built a new life for herself. Far away from her home country, she has a job, friends, and simple hopes for her future. But her past is never far away. If anyone ever discovers who she

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Marvel Book Review: ‘Wastelanders: Star-Lord’ by Sarah Cawkwell

Even heroes eventually grow old, if fate is kind to them. In Wastelanders: Star-Lord by Sarah Cawkwell, Peter Quill, A.K.A. Star-Lord, and Rocket Raccoon have managed to achieve old age. But they’re no longer the heroes they once were. The rest of the Guardians are gone, it’s just Quill and Rocket trying to make ends meet. So they take a questionable job from an unknown

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The Witcher Book Review: ‘The Time of Contempt’ by Andrzej Sapkowski

Geralt is a witcher. He’s been trained to fight monsters and protect people but now he’s been drawn into something bigger. He’s tied himself to Ciri, a child of prophecy. Ciri has great power and will someday have the power to change the world for better or worse. If she can survive that long. But war is breaking out, coups threaten the wizard’s power, Geralt

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DC Showcase: ‘Superman: Son of Kal-El’ Comic Review

Superman: Son of Kal-El is an 18-issue comicbook series that follows the journey of Jonathan Kent, son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, as he takes on the mantle of Superman. It’s written by legendary comic book veteran Tom Taylor with stunning artwork by Ruairi Coleman, Clayton Henry, Bruno Redondo, John Timms & Cian Tormey. Son of Kal-El captivates with its compelling narrative, powerful character

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The Witcher Book Review: ‘Blood of Elves’ by Andrzej Sapkowski

Once again we journey to the land of The Witcher in Blood of the Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski  (Translated into English by Danusia Stok). This time we are treated to a full story instead of the anthology style of the first two books. At the end of Sword of Destiny Geralt was reunited with Ciri, the Child of Surprise that had been promised to him

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The Witcher Book Review: ‘Sword of Destiny’ by Andrzej Sapkowski

Once again we join Geralt the witcher on his adventures. From childhood he has been raised with one purpose: to destroy monsters at every turn. But that doesn’t make it easy. It’s up to him to determine what is right or wrong, who needs protection, and who needs protecting. Let’s continue journeying with Geralt of Rivia in Andrzej Sapkowski’s Sword of Destiny. (Translated into English

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The Witcher Book Review: ‘The Last Wish’ by Andrzej Sapkowski

In a world where fairy tales are born and monsters are real, lives a man who denies the first and kills the second. His name is Geralt and he is a witcher. From childhood he has been raised with one purpose: to destroy monsters at every turn. But just because something looks like a monster doesn’t make it evil, and appearing to be good is

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DC Showcase: ‘You Brought Me the Ocean’ Comic Review

You Brought Me the Ocean is a 2020 graphic novel by Alex Sanchez and Jul Maroh. Despite being published by DC Comics and name dropping a few DC characters, it’s completely unlike the rest of their superhero-heavy catalog. Instead of action battles or world-ending stakes, the soulful comic is as intimate as a personal diary. The story follows a teenager named Jake Hyde (someday Aqualad)

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Book Review: ‘Mockingbird: Strike Out: A Marvel Heroines Novel’ by Maria Lewis

Difficult divorce from a cocky jerk got you down? I’ve got a surefire cure: run off to Europe to look for a missing scientist with a handsome sweetie fellow spy. Narrowly avoid death multiple times and stop a potential new super soldier serum from falling into the wrong hands. Perfect right? Well, that might be a bit extreme but it worked well for Bobbi Morse,

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