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Antony Esmond is a comic reviewer and writer - his hips don't lie.
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In Review: Start Again #1
Written and created by Jamie Me Art by Toni Doya Colours by Sean Callahan Available through Vault29 | £3.50 | Full Colour NOTE: Adult and Maure Themes The Story: Start Again is a superhero boy meets girl comic set… Read More ›
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Petrichor by Gareth A. Hopkins – An Unusual Review for an Unusual Book
“The war rages. People are slain. Vince Hunt decides he doesn’t like pork pies. This week, Dan Butcher doesn’t imagine painfully murdering someone on the commute – and the world will never be the same again.” Yes, you’re absolutely right…. Read More ›
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A Few Thoughts on The Human Beings Issue 4 from SJ McCune
The Human Beings Issue 4 Written and drawn by SJ McCune Published by Millicent Barnes Comics “I’m already in a different place. I left where. I let the tether out more and more. I am losing sense of where I… Read More ›
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In Review – Gamayun Tales: The King of Birds
Written and Drawn by Alexander Utkin Translated by Lada Morozova Published by Nobrow 67 pages – Full Colour Hardback – £12.00/$19.95 The Story: This is the story of how a small golden apple started a great battle. It all began… Read More ›
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In Review: The Devil in Disguise Issue One
Written by Matt Garvey Art by Robert Ahmad The Story: This opens on a man named Nate snoozing in a tube train carriage, a briefcase on his lap and an umbrella at his side. He is woken by the moans… Read More ›
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In Review: “Tomorrow” by Jack Lothian and Garry Mac
Written by Jack Lothian Art by Garry Mac Colours, design and lettering by Sha Nazir and Kirsty Hunter Flatting by Greg Watt 51 pages – Full Colour – Published by BHP Comics The Story: This is a book that opens… Read More ›
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In Review – Read Em and Weep Book Two – Goodnight, John-Boy
Written by Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill Available through Amazon on Kindle and Paperback See also: Read Em and Weep Book One – Serial Killer The Story: The Geek Detective is back! Now comic book editor and armchair serial killer,… Read More ›
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In Review: white NOIR #1 by Matt Garvey and Dizevez
Written by Matt Garvey Art by Dizevez Self Published. Full Colour. The Story: A man wakes up in a crashed car that has apparently veered off the highway and hit a stag. You can tell that it has hit this… Read More ›
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In Review: Out of Nothing by Daniel Locke and David Blandy
Created by Daniel Locke and David Blandy Foreword by Dr. Adam Rutherford Full Colour – Hardback – 248 pages – £16.99 The Story: “Surreal sequences take us from Gutenberg’s printing press to Tim Berners-Lee’s World Wide Web, Grand Master Flash… Read More ›
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In Review: Mann’s Best Friend by Sophie and Scarlett Rickard
Written by Sophie Rickard Art by Scarlett Rickard Published by Gluepot Books Full Colour 164 pages, £14.99 The Story: Terry Mann has a dead-end job, a raft of mounting bills, an annoyingly needy sister and an inordinately large dog called… Read More ›