This post is January in review: categories grouped together with links. Cheers.
Articles
- 2014 December in review
- Abigail Larson — artist
- Charlie Hebdo
- CJ’s Golden Globe Predictions 2015
- CJ’s Golden Globe Wrap Up
- Glitter bomb blows up in creator’s face
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO new sequel new author
- The Good, the Bad and the Average of 2014 — a list compiled by C J Dee
- The Peanut Gallery on sport and games. And dick jokes.
Competitions
Guest Blogs
- Jim C Hines: Isaac and the Doctor (aka finding magic in our world)
- Henry L Herz: Josh, Harrison & Dad’s Excellent Adventure
Interviews
Book reviews
- And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle, illustrated by Bruce Whatley — anti-war picture book
- The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black — YA fairy tale
- Dead but not Forgotten edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L P Kelner — Sookie Stackhouse anthology
- Emergence by John Birmingham — superhero comic book meets seriously military story; book 1 of 3
- Endsinger by Jay Kristoff — Japanese steampunk; book 3 of 3
- The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig — a post-apocalyptic dystopian novel; book 1 of 3 (I think)
- Half the World by Joe Abercrombie — fantasy; book 2 of 3
- Haterz by James Goss — a roman à clef satire of the SFF community and the interwebs
- Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Art and Design by Daniel Falconer — movie art & design book
- The Ice Dragon by George R R Martin, illustrated by Luis Roy — Game of Thrones fable for children
- Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine — set during Romeo and Juliet from a different point of view
- A Small Madness by Dianne Touchell — contemporary YA novel with sex & teen pregnancy
- There will be lies by Nick Lake — Native American mythology and Hansel and Gretel meet in the life of a deaf teenager
- A Town Called Dust by Justin Woolley — a post-zombie apocalypse YA novel
Game reviews
Movie reviews
- American Sniper (2014) — war movie based on a true story
- Beautiful Creatures (2013) — YA romance/fantasy
- The Imitation Game (2015) — based on Alan Turing’s life
- Into The Woods (2015) — fairy tale starring Meryl Streep
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) — James Bond movie with Sean Connery
- The Wind Rises (2013) — animé ode to WW2 Japanese aeronautics engineer
- Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2015) — a zombie road movie
- Ultimate James Bond List – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
TV reviews
- Doctor Who s09e00: Last Christmas
- Star Trek TNG s01e01: Encounter at Farpoint
- Supernatural s01e04: Phantom Traveller
- Supernatural s01e05: Bloody Mary
- The Walking Dead s03e16: Welcome to the Tombs
- The Walking Dead s04e01: 30 Days without an Accident
Merchandise reviews
- Club Nintendo: Super Mario 3D World OST (showcase)
- Legend of Zelda Monopoly (review)
- Nintendo Amiibo (showcase)
- Nintendo Monopoly
Art & Comics
- Brain tricks — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
- Bram Stoker — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
- Bugmonster — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
- The Filing Cabinet of Dr Caligari — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Items received
These are the items received since the last time I posted (about 6 weeks ago). This, people, is why I never catch up. I’ve also received electronic files but they are floating in the ether.
The pile of books on the right have already been read & reviewed. I’ve read a couple more and reviews are coming.
