I’m running a day late this week, so sorry about that. However, I did get a HUGE review of Congress of the Animals up on Tuesday, so I think that excuses me Find that review here. As my “day job” is an evil night/third-shift schedule (11 p.m. – 7 a.m.), I can never make it [...]
The weekly reviews are back! Last week we took a break to do a big advance review of Com.x’s Bluespear (check it out here), but now they’re back! This week, in the spirit of DC’s “big news”, everything is a #1 issue! As my “day job” is an evil night/third-shift schedule (11 p.m. – 7 [...]
Bluespear is a 40-page graphic novel written by Andi Ewington & Eddie Deighton, and illustrated by Cosmo White. The book will be published in July 2011 by Com.x. Bluespear is a sequel to last year’s smash hit original graphic novel Forty Five. Forty Five was an incredibly unique graphic novel, which was written as series [...]
It’s weekly comic review time! As my “day job” is an evil night/third-shift schedule (11 p.m. – 7 a.m.), I can never make it downtown during the week, because I mostly sleep during daylight hours, like a Vampire. However, due to the magic of the internet, and publishers who are living in this century, I [...]
It’s weekly comic review time! This week we’ve got BOOM!, one from Dark Horse, and one from Image! Don’t forget to check back in a couple of days time when I will be reviewing Thr3d World Studios’ Stuff of Legend, Volume II! As my “day job” is an evil night/third-shift schedule (11 p.m. – 7 a.m.), [...]
Hate Annual #9 is a 32-page comic, written and illustrated by Peter Bagge. The book costs $4.95, and was released by Fantagraphics Books on April 27th, 2011. You can order a copy direct from FB by clicking here. Here’s the blurb: Buddy & Lisa — back to Seattle! In the first full-length Buddy story in [...]
Time again for some weekly comic reviews! This week we’ve got one from Image, one from BOOM!, and one from Dark Horse. I was hoping to have a copy of Hate Annual #9 to review, but it looks like Diamond failed it to deliver to my store this week. Grr! As my “day job” is [...]
Dark Horse Presents #1 is a Dark Horse Comics release (duh!), which was released on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011. The comic rings in at a massive 80 pages, for the low price of $7.99 an issue. The stories in the issue are written by Frank Miller, Harlan Ellison, Howard Chaykin, Neal Adams, Richard Corben, Carla [...]
Sugar Glider is a UK small-press comic which is written by Daniel Clifford with artwork by Gary Bainbridge. Sugar Glider #1 is a 22-page, black and white comic, which was launched at Thought Bubble in November 2010. You can pick up a copy of the comic for £3 from http://cottageindustrycomics.bigcartel.com/. Set in Newcastle upon Tyne, [...]
Followers of this site are probably aware of the fact that my reviews tend to be 1 -2 K word affairs, that pull the comic apart and critique ever aspect. Not everyone’s cup of tea, I know, but it’s just the way I write, and lots of people tell me they like my review style, [...]
