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Comic Book Review – Lady Baltimore: The Witch Queens #1

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Calum Petrie reviews Lady Baltimore: The Witch Queens #1… When I see the name Mike Mignola on a comic I am very much excited, but also anxious and worried. The mix of emotions is usually because I discovered the joys of his stories later in life, which in turn makes me worried that I need […]

Comic Book Review – Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1

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Calum Petrie reviews Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters #1… The Storyteller series always reminds me of childhood, sitting in front of the TV and being lost in the wonderful tales being told. The comics of The Storyteller are very much the same, yet we have a lot more stories and a lot less restrictions putting […]

Video Game Review – Planet Coaster: Console Edition – Vintage & World’s Fair Bundle

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Calum Petrie reviews Planet Coaster: Console Edition – Vintage & World’s Fair Bundle… Planet Coaster first came onto the scene back in 2016, and I am ashamed to say that I unfortunately had not played it until recently. The fact that the game is on Xbox Game Pass made it extremely fortunate that I could […]

Comic Book Review – Once & Future #16

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Calum Petrie reviews Once & Future #16… The later the issue the number, the darker the story. That’s my thoughts on Once & Future as a series, and the story arc that is currently running is incredibly gripping. The weaving of mythology and modern adaptation is outstanding, and the dark overtones make for some incredible […]

Comic Book Review – Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #1

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Calum Petrie reviews Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #1… I have come to love my time spent with the Hellboy comics. I’ve only previously reviewed one-shots and shorter stories, and find them extremely dense with story, leaving the reader feeling very satisfied with the experience. This latest jaunt into into the mind of Mike Mignola […]

Comic Book Review – Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons #4

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Calum Petrie reviews Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons #4… The last issue in this series has an unusual tone of finality to its story. The tale in which a group of friends who have had stranger adventures in real life than some people ever have in D&D. Over the four issues, we see the […]

Comic Book Review – Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins 3 #1

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Calum Petrie reviews Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins 3 #1…   The addition of Percy and Pike in season 2 brings just about all the characters into the fray and we are nearly at a complete adventuring party. The band are still at the beginning of the journey which will launch them into timeless figures […]

Comic Book Review – The Witcher: Fading Memories #3

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Calum Petrie reviews The Witcher: Fading Memories #3… The mystery of Badreine, a case of unnatural and hard to explain events, has caught the attention of Geralt of Rivia. The further down the rabbit hole he goes, the more the mystery comes to truth, yet the tighter his predicament becomes. The last issue revealed the […]