INTERVIEW WITH J.T. NICHOLAS AUTHOR OF RE-COIL FOR TITAN BOOKS

Author Interview with J.T. Nicholas and his new novel, Re-Coil for Titan Books conducted by Sandra Scholes.


In his new novel, J.T.Nicholas writes about a future where humans could become immortal through uploading their memories to a new body everytime the old body wears out, yet there are always problems with any technological breakthrough, and Nicholas points out the floors in our human compulsion to be younger, better, faster and stronger, even when we are naturally predisposed to age normally. This interview is for those of us who want to know more about the novel and how fascinating it is and how popular it will be in 2020.

ANIME REVIEW: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE SET 2 STARDUST CRUSADERS PART 1

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Set 2 Stardust Crusaders Part 1
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date:13/1/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Here Jotaru Kujo is the protagonist, the grandson of Joseph Joestar who has been trapped by an evil spirit after a fight at school. When Joseph meets him, he tells him all about what the evil spirit is. Joseph says it is a Stand which is made by a person's energy and being next to the person gives it that name.

ANIME REVIEW DRAGONBALL SUPER PART 10

Dragonball Super Part 10
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 24/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Now that the tension has built up over the previous parts, the Tournament of Power is at its final stage with a few universes battling it out for domination.

ANIME REVIEW: OVER THE GARDEN WALL

Over the Garden Wall
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 mins
Release Date: 2/3/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


When I reviewed Adventure Time last year, I didn't know that it's writer and creative director, Patrick McHale based this on a short film he made, yet this, the Cartoon Network's first mini series has an all-star cast voicing the sort of characters you would expect to see in Adventure Time.

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: ANNA GAIN AND THE SAME SIXTY SECONDS BY GUY BASS

Anna Gain and the Same Sixty Seconds
Author: Guy Bass
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pages: 66
ISBN:978-1-78112-916-6
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


Laura Border: Sheriff of Butts Canyon was one of my fave YA books of 2019, so imagine my delight that Barrington Stoke author, Guy Bass had released another title along the lines of popular 90s movie, Groundhog Day.

ANIME REVIEW: ZOMBIE LAND SAGA: THE COMPLETE SERIES

Zombie Land Saga: The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 10/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Most girls dream of becoming an idol in Japan, but very few realize that dream in reality, but Sakura Minamoto wants that dream to come true, yet she doesn't know how it will happen. One night, her dreams are shattered when she is caught up in a car accident and dies, but is given hope by a man who seems to rescue her from her fate.

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: MONSTER SLAYER A BEOWULF TALE BY BRIAN PATTEN

Monster Slayer A Beowulf Tale
Author: Brian Patten
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pages: 51
ISBN: 978-1-78112-932-6
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

When a mighty king holds a feast, he doesn't expect to wake the one monster who has been asleep for a hundred years and could destroy the peace they have known.

ANIME REVIEW: I WANT TO EAT YOUR PANCREAS

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 108 mins
Release Date: 24/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

There are several ways a high-school kid can get with a girl, but finding one is the main problem they face in most anime. When he finds a book called "Living with Dying," it is a journal kept by Sakura Yamauchi, the sort of girl who wouldn't have looked at him once, let alone twice, but she has a nice personality and one problem. She has a pancreatic illness and only has so long to live.

ANIME REVIEW: HOW NOT TO SUMMON A DEMON LORD

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord 
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 18
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 17/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Gaming has been a cultural phenomenon throughout the world and especially in Japan. No one is who they really are in the gaming world and that takes us to Takama Sakamoto, famous online in the MMORPG, Cross Reverie, but in real life, he has no friends; something with which many gamers share.

ANIME REVIEW: SSSS. GRIDMAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES

SSSS. Gridman: The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 3/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

How would you feel if you woke up without any memories? Well, this is how Yuuta Hibiki feels. Yuuta is a first-year student at high school, trying to piece together his memories with the help of Hyper Agent, GRIDMAN who communicates with him through his computer.

ADVANCED ANIME REVIEW: SAGA OF TANYA THE EVIL THE COMPLETE SERIES BLU-RAY/DVD EPS 1-12

Saga of Tanya the Evil The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 24/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

As we saw from How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, people's online persona is very different from their real-life identity. This is what happens in this anime. What the other gamers don't know about the cute, blonde-haired girl who fights in a terrible war is actually a male office guy who has dreams of making it up the corporate ladder any which way.

ANIME REVIEW: SAMURAI JACK THE COMPLETE SERIES (SEASONS 1-5)

Samurai Jack The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 1374 mins
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

There are some series you can get into and enjoy while there are others that due to their animation style take a bit of getting used to. Samurai Jack might be one where the style may detract from how good the story is.