I don't know how many of you may remember the BBC T.V. series of Neverwhere (if you live in the States even more so). I still have a battered first edition knocking around on my shelf at home. Well read but happy.

TV never quite did this justice, and the important thing I realised from re-reading this novel recently is that from doing so I now find very hard to picture it on TV at all. Neither can I picture it transferred as a graphic novel - the form Gaiman is most accreditted to. This is a work all of its own.

London below is a brilliant, ironic, dark an foreboding place with fascinates with each new place and character we are shown. I find myself believing that it almost could exist, and Gaiman's use of local historical knowledge and re-working the tube map creates a giant world of which i am left wanting to see more after the book has been finished and returned to the shelf.

For the snooty who think of Gaiman as a lesser writer for finding fame in graphic novels, I would strongly suggest you read this book. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

For those who don't have such strange heirs and graces read it also. I did and I've been smitten ever since.

What happens when you take Terry Pratchett - the father of fantasy comedy, and Neil Gaiman - the dark comic genius of the graphic novel, and cross the two of them with 1970s cult classic "The Omen". Well the answer is "Good Omens" and not only does it sound like a good idea in principle but this book delivers.

Anybody who has ever seen the Omen will find this to be possibly the finest horror parody of modern times, and the unitiated will find find it a hillarious and perfectly planned out novel.

The Devil sends his teaching through the voice of Freddie Mercury, on a car radio? And his son was mixed up with another kid at birth...

You simply must read this book. Regardles of if you've never seen a Discworld Novel, or read any of the Sandman Library, I assure you you will enjoy it. It is after all something totally seperate to both those series' and that is what makes it so special.

There is something so absolutely compelling about everything that Neil Gaiman seems to write. I don't know quite how he does it, but I always find myself picking up one of his books and being drawn into regardless of my own freewill or choice. Here in this collection of Short stories stands a fine example of something that many writers these days do not always succeed in - Gaiman shows us how a story should be told. These tales may be short but each of them is complete in their own way, and even at their darkest they can be amusing, and totally engrossing.

I would recomend to anybody with a few hours to kill that picking up this volume would be a couple of hours very well spent. Right from his introduction Gaiman makes the reader feel a part of these little worlds he's created and somehow you just have to read them all. If you haven't discovered this guy yet - it's about time you did.

This Fourth Volume is fantasic. Includes such valueable storylines as the conclusion to the Brood epic, Rogue's entry to the X-Men, Colosus and Kitty's early romance, the first encounter with the Morlocks, and Scotts Wedding to Madylyn Pryor. This is a truly essential addition to any x-fans library.

I was lucky enough to have played the role of Midnight when Eclipse was one of the plays to be performed by companies in the 1996 BT National Connections competition. Back then the script was only delivered to us in fragments. Rereading it in this form it has lost none of it's charm. The role of poetry and definite rhythm is something very rare to appear in theatre of the last 20 years, and in Eclipse it works incredibly well. Although originally aimed at young teenagers as a cast the play itself could also be performed by young adults without losing any of its charm and wonder. A play with many layers, and resonances, which had our audiences coming out with many theories as to Lucy Lime's disappearance, whether it was magic or murder, and fully engaging their imaginations. A great play which is definitely worth a look into.

While the first two volumes in this series may have included some real heavy weight storylines, this third installment should not be written off. Including Arcade's Murderworld, Appearances from Dr Doom, Dazzler, the Hellfire Club, The Fantastic Four, Kitty's first run in with Belasco and Cyclops' discovery that Corsair is his Father. Once again the sheer bulk of continueous story is well worth looking into.

For all X-Men fans this is an absolute must. Continuing where vol.1 left off this volume contains such fantastic milestones of X-history as The Dark Phoenix Saga and the justly classic Days of Future Past. It also contains Kitty Pryde's initiation into the X-Men. The sheer bulk of continuity makes this well worth it's weight in gold. Buy it. You wont be disappointed.

Hutchinson's Rat in the Skull is darkly humourous but the questions it raises are very serious ones. Yes, it is true to say that a lot has happened in the situation in Ireland since the play's opening in 1984, especialy in recent years, but the points raised are still very relevant to the situation today.

The language pulls few punches, it's gritty an coarse. But never in a way that is out of character. This play is tense and intimate, as we sit in on this interview, seeing all those T.V. news reports brought to life in front of us. In my opinion Hutchinson gets the balance just right in this play, and its revival in recent years proves I am not alone in my thoughts.

If you get the chance to read it, regardless what your political views, you should read it..

Yes, it's naughty words in the title. But there is a hell of a lot more to Ravenhill's masterpiece than bad language. It is exceptionally well written, and considered to be one of the most influencial pieces of contemporary British theatre.

Yes it's quite shocking, certainly graphic, but it also raises several important questions of modern society. For example can we justify anything in this world, no matter how unpleasant, if we call it a transaction?

You should most definitely SEE this play. But if you can't then you must read it.

Yes this is Jim Cartwright, but certainly not as many people might know him. "I licked a Slag's Deodorant," is a two person two act short play, featuring the character's Man and Slag. The man in this case is entranced after committing the title of the play. It very odd but shows Cartwright still has some grit as a playwright, and is a welcome addition to his works.