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Joe has been a bookseller since the early 1990s, with a special love for comics, graphic novels and science fiction. He has written for The Alien Online, created & edited the Forbidden Planet Blog and chaired numerous events for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. He's more or less house-trained.
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In Review: Alan Moore takes us to The Great When
Joe Gordon checks out Alan Moore’s latest novel
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La Belle Adventure – A new European Graphic Novel bookshop in Edinburgh
Joe Gordon explores Edinburgh’s newest comic shop…
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In Review: “Le Monde Sans Fin” Exhibition, Edinburgh
Joe Gorodn checks out the thought-provoking exhibition at Institut Francais D’Ecosse
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In Review: Making It So, the memoirs of Sir Patrick Stewart
Joe Gordon checks out actor and director Patrick Stewart’s new memoir
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Autumn 2023 Slate Announced for Avery Hill, new books from Owen D. Pomery, Claire Scully and George Wylesol
The very fine Indy comics press crew at Avery Hill Publishing have announced their slate of planned releases for autumn of 2023, and those of us who have been following this publisher since the early days will be delighted to… Read More ›
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2023 Independent Bookshop of the Year Awards regional and country winners announced
The winners for the annual regional and country sections of the Independent Bookshop of the Year Awards, part of the British Book Awards and sponsored by Gardners distribution, have been announced. I’m beyond delighted to say that the small but… Read More ›
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Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder Exhibition
Joe Gordon explores the latest Doctor Who exhibition, now in Edinburgh
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“Pure joy” – Bumble & Snug and the Excited Unicorn
Joe Gordon has been waiting for this new book from Mark Bradley for AGES – and isn’t disappointed!
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BFI Announces Major Anime Season
Visit the BFI and be surprised that Anime can be so much more than you ever imagined…
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In Review: Art Deco Dredd with Megatropolis
Joe Gordon checks out a stunning alternate take on Mega City One from Kenneth Niemand and Dave Taylor…
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In Review: Putin’s Russia – the Rise of a Dictator
Darryl Cunningham delivers a complex, fascinating, disturbing history of Russia’s president, says Joe Gordon…
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In Review: The Stainless Steel Rat Deluxe Edition
Pitch perfect, it’s great to see The Stainless Steel Rat back in action
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In Review: Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates
Looking to excite younger readers? Joe Gordon firmly recommends Mark Bradley’s “Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates”
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Remembering Cartoonist and Writer Rod McKie
Joe Gordon pays tribute to the cartoonist and comic creator Rod McKie
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In Review: Breakwater
A beautiful, warm, engaging, gorgeously-drawn graphic novel
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In Review: Tripwire Winter Special 2020/2021
A cracking return to print for this longtime comics industry title
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In Review: The Sea Shepherd by Sean Azzopardi
Sean Azzopardi brings the motivations that inspired the Sea Shepherd organisation’s ongoing struggle to vivid and disturbing life…
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In Review: Edward Ross’s Gamish: A Graphic History of Gaming
This new graphic novel takes a very positive but thoughtful look at gaming…
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In Review: Judge Dredd – America, Lost & Found, The Rediscovered Scripts
Judge Dredd: America – Lost & Found, the Rediscovered ScriptsJohn Wagner, Colin MacNeilRebellion Review by Joe Gordon “Rights? Sure. I’m all for rights. But not at the expense of order. That’s why I like to see that Statue of Judgement… Read More ›
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In Review: Victory Point by Owen D. Pomery
Owen D. Pomery’s latest graphic novel is out soon from Avery Hill Publishing