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Doctor Omega and the Shadowmen by Arnould Galopin

marvelous_mop's review

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This is a rather hit or miss short story collection, the main issue is that sometimes it just expects you to know who these pulp characters are despite no-one caring about them, and in one story they neglect to mention that 2 of the characters are monkeys! 

It also features some of the most blatant copyright infringement I've seen which isn't really a problem, it just makes me wonder why they keep trying to be subtle with how Doctor Omega is meant to be Doctor Who when they even tell you at the back-page of the book who made these original characters such as the space baby "Kal-L" and "Bat-Man".
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