Greg Broadmore

What mysteries and marvels will he uncover? Golly, it's so exciting thinking about it that I've just peed myself a little. Read on!

Dr. Grordbort Presents: Victory - Scientific Adventure Violence for Young Men and Literate Women reads like a scientific journal of a time long passed that hasn't happened yet. In this retro-futuristic world, we have traveled to Mars, Venus & the Moon and have discovered the varied and sometimes dangerous inhabitants of these planets. The hero of our tale, Lord show more Cockswain, basically blunders his way through one adventure after another, always seeming the hero even though it is the circumstances surrounding him and his ignorance that proves otherwise.

The entire thing is entirely told tongue-in-cheek. There are advertisements for Dr. Grordbort's latest ray guns, advertisements for the latest military weapons, advertisements to encourage young men to join the military and explore the solar system, tales of the adventures of Lord Cockswain. I found myself giggling several times throughout the book.

In direct contrast to the over the top writing is Greg Broadmore's gorgeous art. Broadmore works at the Weta Workshop (you know, the people behind the Lord of the Rings films) and has worked on such films as District 9, King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His artwork throughout ranges from the slightly silly to downright engaging. It's this contrast of such striking art and comical writing that makes Dr. Grordbort Presents: Victory such a fun book to read. show less

A very superficial steampunk kind of glimpse into an alternate future where British colonial values rule a pulp science fictional solar system. The pictures are nice but the language and ideas woeful, concentrating on the most negative stereotypes of the era. There's an emphasis on violence and destruction. It's written tongue-in-cheek I know but it comes across as juvenile.

A fantastic catalogue of Victorian ray-guns, replicas of which can be ordered on-line at exorbitent cost! The designs are fun, and the Goliathon 800 "Moon-Hater" death ray would look pretty good in anyone's conservatory! Peace through Superior Firepower!

It's a catalogue of ray guns. It has 'Contrapulatronic' in the title. It's steampunk at it's begoggled best.