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Locke & Key: “Welcome to Lovecraft” by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez

By Jon Magne | Published: September 24, 2008
This was one of the first things I bought when I decided to get into comics and it’s also one of the best. Joe Hill, the prodigal son of Stephen King, became one of my favourite writers last year when I read his chilling début novel “Heart-Shaped Box” and his fantastic short-story collection “20th Century [...]
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Locke & Key: Nr. 1 – “Welcome to Lovecraft” | Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodríguez

By Jon Magne | Published: March 2, 2008
Joe Hill isn’t a superstar like his father, Stephen King. But he will be. The surest sign of this is of course that he was awarded the the SABA (Slightly Apocalyptic Book Award) for “Best New Author” here at this very blog. He received that honour because of his marvellous short-fiction collection “20th Century Ghosts” and [...]
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(Take) COVER (!) (It’s the) ART (!)

By Jon Magne | Published: February 11, 2008
I love reading books. I love it above nearly any other form of past time activity. I try to read as often and as much as I can, yet I never seem to get do enough. There’s always another book to read, another story to hear. Yet there are some books that you simply can’t [...]
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Slightly Apocalyptic Book Awards of 2007

By Jon Magne | Published: January 3, 2008
Welcome to my own personal award ceremony where I list and honour the books I read and reviewed in 2007. Here you’ll find my list of top releases along and the awards for Best New Author, Most Disappointing Novel, Best Book Review Blog, Best Book Forum and lastly, the books I think are most likely [...]
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20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

By Jon Magne | Published: November 26, 2007
When I reviewed Joe Hill’s debut novel, “Heart-shaped Box”, earlier this year, I said that I would be following this author with a keen eye. I found his first effort to be a flawed, albeit in the end very entertaining read that was ripe with potential, and I could immiediately tell that this was a [...]
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