SFX July 2021

BONE OF CONTENTION Ilona Kosmowsky, email Re: the Shadow And Bone feature in SFX 339. In the beginning of the article you stated that the Grishaverse books from Leigh Bardugo comprise Shadow And Bone, Siege And Storm, Ruin And Rising and the Six Of Crows duology. This is not quite right. You forgot to mention the novels King Of Scars and Rule Of Wolves. They are essentially a sequel to the other books and take place after the civil war, when Nikolai (who was a small protagonist in the other books) is king. I am reading Rule Of Wolves at the moment and Alina and the Darkling have a small part in the book. SFX Thanks for the info, Ilona. In our defence it’s kinda hard to make out the shelves in the…

BONE OF CONTENTION Ilona Kosmowsky, email Re: the Shadow And Bone feature in SFX 339. In the beginning of the article you stated that the Grishaverse books from Leigh Bardugo comprise Shadow And Bone, Siege And Storm, Ruin And Rising and the Six Of Crows duology. This is not quite right. You forgot to mention the novels King Of Scars and Rule Of Wolves. They are essentially a sequel to the other books and take place after the civil war, when Nikolai (who was a small protagonist in the other books) is king. I am reading Rule Of Wolves at the moment and Alina and the Darkling have a small part in the book. SFX Thanks for the info, Ilona. In our defence it’s kinda hard to make out the…

DARREN SCOTT EDITOR RAVES The Tomorrow War far surpassed my expectations. I enjoyed the various nods to genre greats, and it also properly pushed my jump scare buttons. I may have sworn at several points. An extended version of “Time And The Rani”? My time has truly come. Very excited for DC’s forthcoming Batman ‘89 and Superman ‘78 comics. Early looks at the new Netflix/Kevin Smith series Masters Of The Universe: Revelations are very encouraging. RANTS Finally caught up with Twin Peaks: The Return, and I’m still none the wiser. All my other rants this month are embargoed, which is probably for the best. IAN BERRIMAN DEPUTY EDITOR RAVES Excited that obscure surgical horror Corruption (starring Peter Cushing) is getting an extras-packed Blu-ray release (16 August). Pleased to see that Noughts + Crosses has belatedly snagged a second series. Bagpuss is now on…

DARREN SCOTT EDITOR RAVES The Tomorrow War far surpassed my expectations. I enjoyed the various nods to genre greats, and it also properly pushed my jump scare buttons. I may have sworn at several points. An extended version of “Time And The Rani”? My time has truly come. Very excited for DC’s forthcoming Batman ‘89 and Superman ‘78 comics. Early looks at the new Netflix/Kevin Smith series Masters Of The Universe: Revelations are very encouraging. RANTS Finally caught up with Twin Peaks: The Return, and I’m still none the wiser. All my other rants this month are embargoed, which is probably for the best. IAN BERRIMAN DEPUTY EDITOR RAVES Excited that obscure surgical horror Corruption (starring Peter Cushing) is getting an extras-packed Blu-ray release (16 August). Pleased to see that…

Would you jump into the future to fight a war to save a world you might not live to see? Many might argue that we’re living in a society that wouldn’t even help this timeline, let alone another. But The Tomorrow War did give me a lot to think about – not least because it was a rare occasion where I was seeing something new (albeit with some familiar sci-fi and horror nods) that I genuinely felt could open up to future adventures and other strange new worlds. It was an unexpected moment of freshness after a lot of repetition. Don’t get me wrong, I love being spoilt for choice – even if it means we struggle to get a lot of that into a magazine every month – but,…

Would you jump into the future to fight a war to save a world you might not live to see? Many might argue that we’re living in a society that wouldn’t even help this timeline, let alone another. But The Tomorrow War did give me a lot to think about – not least because it was a rare occasion where I was seeing something new (albeit with some familiar sci-fi and horror nods) that I genuinely felt could open up to future adventures and other strange new worlds. It was an unexpected moment of freshness after a lot of repetition. Don’t get me wrong, I love being spoilt for choice – even if it means we struggle to get a lot of that into a magazine every month – but,…