YAOI REVIEW: OUTWARDS BY ELEPHANT WENDIGO

 

Outwards

Author: Elephant Wendigo

Publisher: Yaoi Revolution

Pages: 40

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:

In a dry inhospitable future world, the privileged live in big cities while the outsiders are forced to fight for a piece of bread in the desert. Mark Koch, a weapons builder and trafficker lives on the outside in a place known as The Colony within the rusty hull of a buried aircraft carrier. Tough and arrogant, he enjoys his position and free ways with the Colony women until one day he comes upon a stranger collapsed in the sand (Stefan). He takes this young man into the infirmary where he notices a striking tattoo on his cheek – a tribal design that marks this mysterious wanderer as a murderous renegade. 

ANIME REVIEW: DRAGON BALL Z KAI - SEASON ONE

Dragon Ball Z Kai - Season One
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 650 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 3/8/2015
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

When Goku faces-off against the evil Saiyan, Frieza, he doesn't defeat him as many would have thought, but instead is killed by a blast of immense power thrown back at him by his enemy. Now it is up to his son, Gohan to take on his work and defeat the evil Saiyan invaders, but is he up to the task?

FANTASY ART REVIEW: JIM BURNS HYPERLUMINAL

The Art of Jim Burns: Hyperluminal
Jim Burns
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 160
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Science fiction and fantasy artist, Jim Burns has won three Hugo awards, being the only non-American artist to have ever won it as well as winning more British Science Fiction Awards than any other artist. He has become a national treasure with his lifelike depictions of aliens and other far off worlds. Since he was a child, Burns had a deep interest in the fantastic. Being a pilot in the RAF might have meant he had to abandon his art from an early time, but he wanted his hobby to be his career too much and, after a few years of getting noticed, it did.

FANTASY ARTIST INTERVIEW: JIM BURNS

An Interview with Jim Burns
Conducted by Sandra Scholes

Jim Burns started painting back in the 70's and has a career so far that spans forty years. He has worked with some of the most famous writers to illustrate their novel covers; George R.R. Martin, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Peter F. Hamilton, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg and Joe Haldeman. For an artist who has such a rich career, The Art of Jim Burns: Hyperluminal is one book of many released to show what a captivating artist he is.

ALTERNATIVE NOVEL REVIEW: INVISIBLE CHILDREN'S BOOK INSTRUCTION MANUAL BY NICHOLAS ALLEN TILLEMANS

Invisible Children's Book Instruction Manual
Nicholas Allen Tillemans
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Pages: 25

From the writer who gave us Acetone Enema, a collection of short horror stories, comes this, a change from his usual fare that is as unusual as it is enlightening. In the blurb it asks the burning questions of what a parent wants a child to get out of their bedtime reading and whether it is at all one sided on the parent's part. Everyone wants to get something out of reading to their child, but there is the need to get the child to interact with the parent and see things on a new level they might not have thought of before.

PRESS RELEASE: BLEACH COMPLETE SERIES 14

Bleach Complete Series 14 

Fast sell:

The fight continues between Soul Society's Soul Reapers and Sōsuke Aizen's arrancar army!

More mature and more powerful, has Ichigo really reached a new stage of his evolution? Will he finally match for the relentless Captain Aizen?

PRESS RELEASE: NORAGAMI - COMPLETE SERIES COLLECTION

Noragami - Complete Series Collection

Synopsis:

Minor god Yato is down on his luck. Fed up with his slacker lifestyle, his partner abruptly quits. He has no money, no worshippers, and no shrine to call home. But just when things are starting to seem hopeless, a bus accident forces him to cross paths with Hiyori Iki, a sweet and perky high school girl. 

PRESS RELEASE: PUELLA MAGIC MADOKA THE MOVIE: PART 3 - REBELLION

Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Part 3 - Rebellion

Synopsis:  

Were all the magical girls truly saved from despair? Now… the great “Law of Cycles” leads the magical girls to their new fate.

PRESS RELEASE: BLEACH SERIES 16 PART 2

Bleach Series 16 Part 2 

The exciting conclusion to the Lost Agent story arc! With its quirky characters, wondrous twists, and stunning animation, it truly is not one to missed.

WIN ONE OF 3 COPIES OF ENTROPY BY ROBERT RAKER

Competition Time! Win Copies of Entropy by Robert Raker


For the chance to win one of three copies of Entropy, please #RT and #FOLLOW.

INTERVIEW: WITH THE HUNGRY TRAVELLER

Interview with the Hungry Traveller
Written by Sandra Scholes

Keen and avid writer, The Hungry Traveller has been around the world searching for the best cuisine that tingles the taste-buds and fills his readers with a new willingness to go out and try it for themselves, or make use of the recipes in the book Travel Bites and cook these authentic exotic dishes yourself!

YAOI INTERVIEW: WITH CHRISTIE GORDON

 
Enter a World of Vampires, Historical and Paranormal - Yaoi Interview
With Christie Gordon.

Conducted by Sandra Scholes

Yaoi, M/M author and artists, Christie Gordon writes in many genres, historical, paranormal, contemporary, vampire and fantasy genres. her characters are handsome, beautiful even, and to yaoi fans known as bishonen for their androgynous and almost feminine features, yet their bodies are muscular and sensual - so much so you will want to reach out and touch them.

BOOK REVIEW: THE BLUE DRAGON BY YIOLA DAMIANOU-PAPADOPOULOU

The Blue Dragon by Yiola Damianou-Papadopoulou
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes
Publisher: Wattle Publishing
Pages: 126
Out Now!

The Blue Dragon is only one of Yiola's novels, The Forest's Whisper, Our Heart's Journeys; A Life is Destiny, My Other Half; Hold on Through Your Dreams, This is How I Want to Remember; And the Slow Dance. For the novels she has won the Cyprus State Award in 1992 and the National Press Award and the Cyprus State Award for Children's Literature. As well as children's literature, Yiola also writes short stories for adults, Batoune and African Moments. She is a keen all-rounder and in this novel she excels.

YAOI REVIEW: FOR LOST IN THE SNOW: VOL: 1 BY VELVET TOUCHER

Lost in the Snow: Vol:1
Velvet Toucher
Publisher: Yaoi Revolution
Review by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Heavy snow falls over a forest of men, struck down in a bloody battle between noble brothers. The young victor, wounded and near death, is discovered by one of his own nameless soldiers and carried to safety -  an isolated cabin on a lonely mountain. This small comfortable peasants' home becomes a refuge for the unlikely pair as winter closes in around them.

YAOI PREVIEW: UNPRISON BY YAMILA ABRAHAM

Unprison
Yamila Abraham
Publisher: Yaoi Press
Pages: 105
Reviewer: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
A scrawny Princeton freshman gets sent to prison where he becomes the property of a powerful yet compassionate inmate. For adults only.

YAOI PREVIEW: NIGHTS ANOTHER NIGHT VOLUME 1 BY KOU YONEDA

NightS Another Night Volume 1
Kou Yoneda
Publisher: SuBLime
Reviewer: CuePanda

Synopsis:
A digital exclusive bonus story from the hit manga NightS! After months of waiting, Karashima finds Hozumi for one more night, resigned to taking only what Hozumi will give him.

YAOI REVIEW: SPECIAL DELIVERY BY MOMIJI AKUTAGAWA

 

Special Delivery 

Momiji Akutagawa

Publisher: SuBLime

Pages: 150

Reviewer: DantesKeeper

Synopsis: 

One day, delivery driver Nishina’s route takes him to an opulent, old-style Japanese estate. Who should come out to greet him but Reizei, the young master of the house—and the guy he gave his virginity to after a drunken binge!

ANIME REVIEW: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN BOX SET 21

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 21
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 300 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 10/8/2015
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Here Naruto looks back on his time as a ninja when Sasuke was in his squad and causing him to feel inadequate due to his sharingan. Naruto worked his way up from what Sasuke considered loser to what he considers winner, but from this flashback, it took a lot of time to get to where he is now. 

This is the start of the Fourth Great Ninja War with Kabuto taking the lead under the watchful eye of Madara, but Kabuto has undergone a lot of changes with his appearance; as a result of his use of Orochimaru's cells, he is becoming more snake like in looks and actions and even speech. 

PRESS RELEASE: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN BOX SET 21

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 21 

It’s the Attack of the Ninja Zombies! The Fourth Great Ninja War is upon us, and an army of Naruto’s old adversaries are, quite literally, back from the dead!

PRESS RELEASE: A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX COMPLETE SEASON 1 COLLECTION

A Certain Magical Index Complete Season 1 Collection

Science and sorcery make for an explosive mix in A Certain Magical Index, an enthralling experiment in sci-fi adventure!

PRESS RELEASE: KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA COMPLETE SERIES 1 COLLECTION

Knights of Sidonia Complete Series 1 Collection

Think Attack on Titan in space! With visually stunning battles between giant shape-shifting aliens and large mechanized weapons, Knights of Sidonia is a unique and fantastic hybrid CG animation.

PRESS RELEASE: PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA PART 1 & 2

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 1: Beginnings / Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 2: Eternal

New scenes and improved animation make this the ultimate way to experience the dark, twisted tale of Madoka Magica.

Key talent:

Screenplay: Gen Urobuchi (Psycho-Pass, Fate/Zero, Aldnoah, Zero, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet)
Chief Director: Akiyuki Simbo (Nisekoi: False Love, Bakemonogatari)
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto (Arakawa Under the Bridge)
Art Director: Ken Naito (Nisekoi: False Love, Baka and Test, ef: a tale of melodies, Vampire Knight)

YAOI PREVIEW: VANQUISHED PRINCE BY YAMILA ABRAHAM

Vanquished Prince
Yamila Abraham
Publisher: Yaoi Press
Pages: 75
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Young Prince Thurber’s wicked god demands he complete a quest in the perverse dragon underworld before he can become king.

YAOI PREVIEW: CLASS MATE VOL: 1 BY YAMILA ABRAHAM

 

Class Mate Vol: 1

Yamila Abraham

Publisher: Yaoi Press

Pages: 39

Reviewer: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:

 A magical oracle forces the austere Mr. Taggert to fall in love with his capricious student Duncan.

YAOI PREVIEW: DEMON CONSORT BY YAMILA ABRAHAM

Demon Consort
Yamila Abraham
Publisher: Yaoi Press
Pages: 80
Reviewed by : Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
As a bad joke born from desperation, priestly Prince Harsen offers himself as the ‘bride’ his demonic conquerors have demanded. Unfortunately for Harsen the bizarre prince Romi is thrilled to accept him.

YAOI ART ARTICLE: CHRISTIE GORDON - ART WITH A TOUCH OF THE EROTIC

Christie Gordon - Art with a Touch of the Erotic
by CuePanda

Christie Gordon is a writer of M/M Yaoi novels and short stories, and when she isn't sat at her computer thinking up naughty ideas for her bishies, she's drawing them.  Her art is drawn using Corel Painter X and a Wacom tablet.

YAOI PREVIEW: RUNNING WITH THE PACK: ALASKAN WERE BY YAMILA ABRAHAM

Running With the Pack (Alaskan Were)

Yamila Abraham
Publisher: Yaoi Press
Pages: 26
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Disillusioned with society, Kevin escapes to remote Alaska and is unwittingly turned into a werewolf by the resident pack.  He runs beside Joel, the were who took him in, and the mate his wolf spirit is drawn to.

YAOI PREVIEW: VAMPIRE RENT BOY: # 2 RHYMES WITH BITCH

Vampire Rent Boy #2: Rhymes with Bitch
D.L. Warner
Publisher: Sybaritic Press
Previewed by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Life for Tristan is getting stranger and stranger – quite a feat for a vampire who is centuries old. There is a coven of witches stalking him for some crime his family committed generations ago. Meanwhile, Klaus becomes convinced that Tristan is the heir to a vast fortune and holding out on him. And then, there is the trio of pale, black leather clad beings floating off the floor with hooks and pins shoved painfully in their flesh. They seem convinced that they can show Tristan wonders he has never seen. 

MANGA ARTICLE: WATANUKI - FROM TEEN TO MAN!

Watanuki - From Teen to Man
by Sandra Scholes

xxxHolic's frustrated and undermined assistant to the ever demanding Yuko, Kimhiro Watanuki first started serving his mistress when he accidentally bumped into Yuko's shop and needed her help to get rid of the bunch of spirits who had followed him home. Unfortunately for Watanuki, the price of her helping him meant he had to come work for her, tending to her every need, which meant cooking and running errands for her.

YAOI ARTICLE: OROCHI NO KISHI THE HOURGLASS BY ITOSHI & ALDARIA

 

Orochi no Kishi: The Hourglass

Writer/Artist: Itoshi & Aldaria

B/L Publisher Yaoi Revolution's novels all come with a professional looking cover art by various artists. This one is done by Aldaria that sets the scene for what to expect once you turn the pages of the latest manga.

YAOI ARTICLE: HOT ABS AND PECS - THE ART OF AENALUCK

Hot Abs and Pecs - The Art of Aenaluck

Aenaluck's art is so good it looks real, from hot-blooded Vikings to tattooed love boys, sexy thugs and sensual winged angels, the rendering seems to trick the viewer's eyes into thinking it's right there in front of you. Aenaluck does poster artwork for publisher Yaoi Revolution, and we can understand why - these men are anonymous and sexy.