UK FHM - October 2007

If you are into the TV Cult series 'Heroes' at the moment then this month's FHM has a treat for you in the form of Hayden Panettiere in her apparently first Men's magazine shoot. Would have preferred Ali Carter... The Hayden shoot also includes Maki Oka (the Japanese guy that can stop time), the shoot itself looks well executed and sharp although Hayden is fully clothed with some close-up head shots throughout perhaps the only slight gripe against it as the evidence of the paparazzi beach shots show that she has something worth showing off. The style of shoot is again pretty similar to Arena's style of photography.

As far as the rest of girlie content goes, not a lot to say - there is a couple of shoots but they are of complete unknowns, some girl of UFC (Ultimate Fighting) who holds up the ring boards as an example. I never heard of them anyway and they are nowhere near the quality of the Hayden shoot.

A decent issue with some features and articles that again will interest most readers, perhaps though not as good as the last issue but still FHM is moving the right direction. The feedback FHM has received over it's rebrand has been on the whole positive according the letter's section but I guess they would put the the positive feedback letters in though wouldn't they?

Playboy's Playmate Review - Aug/Sep 2007

It's that time of the year again when Playboy releases it's annual Playmate Review of the previous year's 12 Playmates. They market it as a collector's edition but if you regularly buy the SE's and Playboy magazine itself you won't see much new here. Quite a few pics are recycled from previous shoots that have featured in issues before this one and within the CyberClub. Playmates featured are (from Jan 2007 - Dec 2007) Athena Lundberg, Cassandra Lynn, Monica Leigh, Holley Ann Dorrough, Alison Waite, Stephanie Larimore, Sara Jean Underwood, Nicole Voss, Janine Habeck, Jordan Monroe, Sarah Elizabeth and Kia Drayton.

Sara Jean Underwood is Playmate of the Year so she graces the front cover. The overall content quality of the pics is quite good although as usual the print lets it down in some areas. Notable pics worth seeing are Nicole Voss, Sara Jean Underwood and Monica Leigh.

This bunch of Playmates' from 2006 is a decent selection, something for everybody I think. Although I wish a few them was smile a bit more at the camera, something that needs addressing across all issues.