Joe Gordon reviews this beautifully-told autobiographical tale of inter-generational strife…
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In Review: Billionaires by Darryl Cunningham
Written and drawn by: Darryl Cunningham Published by Myriad Editions Out: Now Ever since Blank Slate first published his achingly honest Psychiatric Tales I have eagerly anticipated each new work by Darryl Cunningham, who has, with a mixture of detailed… Read More ›
In Review: Rob Davis triumphantly returns with The Book of Forks
Joe Gordon reviews “Book of Forks”, the final book in Rob Davis’ incredible surreal fantasy adventure series, which began with ”The Motherless Oven”…
In Review: Benjamin Dix and Lindsay Pollock’s powerful “Vanni”
By Benjamin Dix and Lindsay Pollock Published by Myriad Editions & New Internationalist New Internationalist and Myriad Editions have collaborated on another graphic reportage work, following the fascinating and moving Escaping War and Waves by Olivier Kugler last year (reviewed… Read More ›
In Review: Sensible Footwear – A Girl’s Guide
By Kate Charlesworth Myriad Editions Out: 25 July 2019 Now this, my friends, has been one of the Brit comics works on my Must Read Radar for 2019; I know Kate Charlesworth has been working on it for a long… Read More ›
We Read Comics Podcast discusses Archer Coe
The fourth episode of the We Read Comics podcast was recorded this week and is now live on the Radio Summerhall website. As we mentioned in a previous post, this new podcast is a monthly series, roughly following a book… Read More ›
In Review: 2000AD – Regened!
Joe Gordon reviews the latest 2000 AD, a special issue of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic offering an all-ages take on the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. Does it deliver?
Oldham Comic Con this weekend is biggest yet
Hot on the heels of Free Comic Book Day, the free Oldham Comic Con returns to the northern town’s Library and Lifelong Learning Centre this Saturday, 11th May – and is set to be the event’s biggest and busiest yet.
We Read Comics Podcast spotlights Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston’s “Black Hammer”
Radio Summerhall is a group of arts podcasts coming out of the Summerhall arts hub in Edinburgh, and it has recently added the We Read Comics podcast to its roster. There are two shows up already, the second of which… Read More ›
Hugo Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the annual Hugo Awards, pretty much the biggest deal in the world of science fiction and fantasy, has been announced. When a graphic category was first added to the Hugos it wasn’t always the best selection of… Read More ›